Sometimes we are smelly little dogs with no tails, or so they claim. Personally, I thinks that we smell just fine, but the people who live with us seem to disagree. Then they give us water tortures. Here is what I think of water. Does that look like a happy face to you? (Thank goodness they got rid of that terrible torture pool!)

Then, some nice people representing Fresh Dog sent us a way to smell nice without water tortures! It is Fresh Dog Dry Shampoo and Fresh Dog Waterless Bath Foam!

Evie got all excited about the Waterless Bath foam, so Secretary Mommy tested it on her first.

To use it, have your waterless bath assistant put some on their hands and then rub it into your fur. It has a fairly light, clean grapefruit scent.

Be sure to spread it around evenly. Secretary Mommy put a big glob on Evie’s back and said she should have dotted it around a bit first. Well, of course she should have!  Silly Mommy! Evie smelled very nice after using this and I kind of wanted to smell like that too.

Evie and I next smelled the Dry Shampoo, and it smelled quite girly, like Lavender!  Evie approves of girl smells, but I would rather smell more manly. So what does Secretary Mommy do? She put the girly smelling one me!

*Secretary Mommy Note: Ty was really stinky, he needed the stronger scented dry shampoo.

* Puppy on a Roomba Reply: No I didn’t, I smelled just fine! Kind of like nice dirty socks! When can I write my bloggy without an editor?

* Secretary Mommy Reply: When you learn to type.

Mommy says the powder is very easy to apply. She just sprinkled it on me and rubbed it in. It looked fine with my black fur too after it was rubbed in fully. It has a rather strong fragrance, I guess to make a dog smell super fresh. It worked, but I smelled like a girl! That still is better than a water torture though! Maybe next time Mommy will switch them around and give me the foamy one instead.

*Secretary Mommy Note: Only if you don’t already smell like dirty socks.

Overall, these products are Little Dog With No Tail Approved! We like them to freshen us up with less time spent in the water torture bath! Buy the foam for a lighter scent and bit less messy to apply option and the dry shampoo for a stronger scent to address stronger dog smells.

Disclosure: Secretary Mommy says the FTC requires me to tell you that a representative of  the Fresh Dog company sent me these products for free for us to review. I’m just a little dog with no tail, so I don’t know what an FTC is.  Mommy says it is the Federal Trade Commission. I thought it might mean For Tailless Canines?

My worm farms have perfect soil!

How to start:

To have a successful worm farm at home or mass produced from a farm/small holding you have to make sure the temperature outside is not too cold or too hot. The area you decide to grow your compost can be done in an old bath and must remain moist at all times, not soggy. You can begin your worm farm with old leaves and dirt and keep adding any old scraps from the kitchen, including egg shells, banana peels, carrot skin etc. Depending on the size of your farm add 50% manure that can be bought at any garden shop. You then add enough water to make the soil moist. The soil must be completely decomposed before any earthworm is added. Remember that the earthworms will try escape if the soil is not right for them; you have to keep track of the environment they live in.

Find the right earthworms:

For your earthworm farm you will need roughly 1000 worms. The most common species used is the ‘red wriggler’ which can be purchased from a worm farm.

They also need to eat:

The Earthworms will feed on the organic produce you have laid out. You need to add kitchen waste every day, but do not overdo it otherwise it will begin to smell. A smelly area might lead to the earthworms trying to escape. A tip to avoid a smelly area is to make a hole and bury the waste; this will avoid fruit flies as well. You will start to work out how much is needed daily from trial and error.

Citrus fruits are not particularly good for the worms, so add in moderation and maybe only once or twice a week.

Grass and leaves are actually the best and easiest food to give them. This can only be done is NO pesticides were used on the grass.

Avoid dairy products, meat products, onion, spicy foods and anything oily as they ruin the digestive tract of the worms. The earthworms will feed according to their weight, everyday. As the worms begin to multiply you can add more waste.

Harvest time:

Earthworms need to be harvested often. The production rate of earthworms is too fast, therefore either you can sell the worms or use the soil on your grass to make it grow green and lush. For interest sake earthworms can be sold for $70 for a bucket.

A neat trick:

To have a healthy earthworm farm it has to be well oxygenated. To do this added shredded pieces of newspaper. Make sure your earthworms are out of direct sunlight. Always keep an eye on the bin, don’t go away for the weekend and completely forget about them.

Nicole enjoys writing content about do it yourself projects, most recently she wrote about trailer manufacturers,water tankers and farming projects.