Check out a great Fundamentally Dog T giveaway below! Who Love you?
Lately, it may seem that Green Talk is totally going to the dogs! I was approached by Fundamentally Dog to review their cuddly organic t-shirts. Even if you don’t own a dog you will appreciate the whimsy of this Company’s t-shirts with slogan like ” Live for the Moment” and “Shake it Off.” But why another organic t-shirt company or better yet, why another dog loving t-shirt company? We know that our dogs are our best friends, but do you have to wear your heart on your back?
Nancy Mayes, the founder of Fundamentally Dog (pictured above with Fletcher, her Great Dane) explains:
“The idea truly started as a joke with my husband that our dog, Fletcher, needed a job. The joke became an idea that stuck in my brain for awhile and eventually grew into Fundamentally Dog. A dog-themed tee shirt business is not a new concept, but we believe our take on it makes FunDog distinctive and unique. Our products are “green” and our dogs are dogs. They don’t surf or play soccer. They’re just dogs being dogs. And in the process of just being dogs, they sometimes teach us valuable lessons, such as to “live in the moment” or to just “shake it off.” We also feature a variety of dogs, not a single character, and our artwork is fun and whimsical.”
All the designs are created by Elizabeth Sawinski, Fundamentally Dog’s artist in residence, who also owns three Great Dane dogs. Looking at her designs, it is obvious that she is a dog lover, since she has clearly captured various dogs’ personalities.
Here are some of the other designs:
In addition, the Company sells notecards on FSC certified paper with envelopes that are made of 100% recycled content paper featuring four of the FunDog designs. Each package contains 12 notecards and is wrapped in a biodegradable bag tied with a hemp string.
Want to know more about the dog designs? Check out the Company’s website, which is as whimsical as their t-shirts and chalk full of information about their products as well as their environmental stance . Once there, you can meet the people cast of the Company as well as the dog characters that make Fundamentally Dog so much fun.
Perhaps your dog is like the diva, Mavis, who likes pretty things and being the center of attention? Maybe, your dog is like Cisco, the flirt, who loves kisses but really enjoys the chase more? Maybe these dog personalities are more like your own? Some would say I am like Peggy Sue, the bossy, maternal type, who is in charge and everyone is okay with that. (Well, they better be…)
You have to love a Company that has a FAQ on just Fletcher. Want to know how much he eats and poop? Check out Fletcher’s FAQ. People and their dogs! Seriously?
Besides being fun, Fundamentally Dog looks out for all little creatures on this Earth by being mindful of their own footprint. All of their shirts are made from high quality organic cotton and screen printed with eco-friendly water based dyes. I can attest to the high level of the t-shirt. I have never felt one that was as soft and thick as the one they sent me, by the way in an Eco-Shipper®, which is made out of 40% recycled fiber. They pride themselves on using minimal materials in shipping their products. In addition, the Company is committed to donating a portion of their profits to pet-related charities such as non-profit rescue organizations and animal health projects.
To boot, their notecards, as noted above, are made with FSC certified paper.
I questioned Nancy about shrinkage since another competitor’s organic shirt that I owned shrank. She assured me that her shirts shrink very little and only get softer as you wear them. As for picking the right size, the Company states:
“The women’s sizes are a “fitted” style, so if you like your shirts loose, you may want to order a size larger or a men’s size (if available.) The men’s and unisex sizes are cut longer, but run true to average tee-shirt sizes in the shoulders and chest. The men’s sizes are a bit narrower through the bodice than the unisex sizes for a more tapered fit. Check the size charts for more info.
To give you a frame of reference the shirt I have is an XL but it look more like a loose medium.
Shirts can be purchased online and are priced at $29.50 for short sleeves and $34.50 for long sleeve. Note cards are priced at $16.99. Fundamentally Dog is graciously offering Green Talk reader’s a 10% discount by simply inserting GT0209 in the coupon code. Offer is good until March 31, 2009, just in time for spring and long walks with your dog.
As much as I would like to keep my fundamentally dog t-shirt that was sent to me to review, I would rather give it away to a lucky Green Talk reader. (See the picture above) It is a size XL but I feel it is a loose medium/large. I don’t wear clothing very fitted. Here are the rules to entering the contest:
In order to enter the giveaway contest, you must live in the US or Canada, and be 18 or older and follow the rules below:
- Leave me a comment here telling me what is your favorite characteristic of your pet. If you don’t have one, just say so.
- To double your chances of winning the shirt, consider joining Green Talk’s . Come back and leave a separate additional comment that you joined my forum.
- To triple your chances consider joining my Feedburner email list or subscribe to my RSS feed. Both subscriptions are listed on the upper left hand column. Be sure to come back and leave a separate additional comment to tell me which one you joined.
- To quadruple your chances of winning, twitter about this contest and come back and leave a separate additional comment of the url (weblink) of your twitter comment.
- You must enter by March 18, 2009, 6 PM EST time to win. A winner will be chosen at random on Thursday, March 19, 2009. Good Luck everyone!
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favorite characteristic- is that they each are unique and show their personalities and are just like brothers and sisters and have good days and bad days
The love and companionship are beyond value…they complete a good life.
Love the shirts
I do not have a house pet at this time – sadness!
My favorite charachteristic of my pet is his ability to be so happy and playful all the time. He will even throw a ball to himself is no one else can join in.
My favorite characteristic of my dog is that she howls to music whenever it is on and high pitched, just like she is singing the words to the song! Makes me laugh!!
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My cat is so cute, and playful. He loves the sink haha
have good days and bad days
Please enter me!
Thanks for the lovely giveaway opportunity!
My favorite charachteristic is that my dog is now a confident goofball. He was a severaly abused rescue that feared people and other dogs. With LOTS of positive rehab, you’d never know where he was in life when he first came to live with us. He’s more popular with the neighbors that we are!
My favorite characteristic of my dog, Kouga is his ability to bring love and joy to the residents of nursing homes. He is a certified therapy dog and we are so proud of him.
LOVE MY DOG AND WOULD LIKE A DOG T SHIRT
I have 3 dogs and 1 cat…
I love when one of my dogs turns her head in different ways when I am talking with her.
I dont have a household pet at this time.. but I used to have a beautiful beagle named dolly but I left her behind when i moved. I left her with my brother and his family…She had the cutest personality so loyal and so stubborn.
Two naughty cats. … They’re okay, left behind by the kids. . . lol. ..Thanks for the contest.
I love everything about my 10 year old rescued dog, Dusty. What a personality!
I lost my precious doggie last year and still miss him very much. However, my favorite trait that he has was his loyalty and unconditional love!
My favorite characteristic of my dog can also be the most annoying: his stubbornness…..everything else I see as a result of this and it truly gives him a unique personality and I wouldn’t want him any other way!
i am an auntie to a very cute little puppy which my kdis babysit LOL would love to have this shirt for my daughter
my kitten’s surprising intelligence, creating games and interaction for both of us!
I don’t have a dog, but my sister does. I’d love to win this for her.
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my turtles have such different personalities
I love that my special Pug Pansy snores. Too cute.
Favorite charachteristic is his little kissies he gives me in the morning.He is a Yorkshire Terrier.
love throw the bone
Favorite characteristic is her moxy
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I am glad i seen this contest! Loyality,loving, smart and pretty is my pet. I couldn’t imagine life without her,plus she sleeps with me every night. lol thanks jacquecurl@gmail.com
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A lot of personality in a little package.
i want to win
I love that my dog is very crazy, hyper when she gets excited. She loves to play and always makes me laugh. She goes almost everywhere with me. She is also so happy to have her picture taken and I love to take her picture.
I don’t have one
Her wagging tail.
My miniature dachshund, Templeton, is a bit bow-legged. Because of this, the way he walks makes his tail swing back and forth so it looks like he is always wagging his tail.
Love the shirts
I love that he’s so affectionate and playful.
We have three dogs; my favorite thing that all of them do is their “bat cage” trick. When we’re leaving I say to them “To the bat cage doggage” and all three take off running for their cages. They’re all able to paw open their own cage doors and put themselves inside the cage. All I have to do it pass out a cookie and latch the door.
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My little dog is so loveable and does funny things that make us laugh. Thanks for the chance to win this.
Favorite thing about my dog would be her sleeping all goofy upside down and snoring contently
My favorite characteristic of my pet is that he is very calm and easy! lol… Thanks for the great giveaway!
I like that our greyhound always waited at the door for us. She is no longer with us.
I love that my dog is a bit of a coquette, just like her owner. Upon meeting a new person, she happily stretches up their leg. When they try to pet her, however, she scampers away and does this odd c-shape while wagging. It’s completely bizarre, but then again she’s a quirkly little Schnauzer.
I like the way my dog waits for me to lift the covers so she can get in bed with me.
My kitties, Abbey Road & Penny Lane each have their own personalities.
I love how Abbey likes to climb onto the back of my shoulders and just chill out as I am at the computer, or even as I walk around the house.
Penny Lane is so adorable as she follows me about the house and when it comes time for my fiance or I to leave for work, she rushes to the door to walk us out.
They both love to cuddle and get their chins & necks scratched while they are curled up in my lap.
They are so adorable, I love them so much I even have their faces tattooed on my thigh, and their paw prints on my hip.
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I don’t have a pet, but I have lots of family members who do. My favorite characteristic about them is that their love is truly unconditional. They love you even when you don’t have time to play with them or walk them. They don’t know how to do anything else
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I love how my doggie wags his tail on command! Great shirts!
I love their trust and affection.
I love how my chihuahua gets excited before being put on a bed. It’s adorable the way she runs around wildly because she is usually not very active and friendly.
I love our crazy dog, who pulls every drain cap off the line and sleeps with them in his doghouse. He may also be the sweetest puppy, because he’ll stand in front of the baby to keep him from climbing stairs and he’ll give kisses to my daughter when she falls on her bike (without jumping on her). Oh, Ludo, I could expound upon your many virtues, but we don’t have the space!
I have 5 dogs… ages 22 yrs to 2 year… cattle dogs to my tiny 3 lb mix… been working as a groomer for 41 years… I go into my clients home… and all my clients become MY KIDS… so I have lots of dogs and cats in my family… all my dogs make my husband and I smile… just watching them are better than any TV… and it will always amaze me how they know when you need a buddy and when it might be a good time to keep away from MOM… love them and will always have dogs and horses in our lives
loves to be on yuour lap all the time. my poodle.
My favorite charachteristic of my dog Zak is he loves to snuggle and thinks he’s a lap dog even though he weighs 65 lbs. I love the T-shirts!
I love both of my labs, but I especially love when my black lab starts running around the house with a toy in her mouth, she goes crazy!
I love the fact that he is so tolerant of my 2 1/2 year old daughter. Letting her do just about anything to him.
I know that dog in general are loyal, but that is my favorite characteristic of my dog. He is friendly, but can be fierce if pushed.
I have a rottweiler, and so she has these brown spots over her eyes. They look like little eyebrows, and they’re so expressive! She speaks to me with her eyebrow/spots!
Had a willful Huskie for 14 years who insisted on sitting in my lap whenever we drove anywhere — even when I was the one doing the driving
My dog Pepper is a small chihuahua terrier mix. My favorite trait is she thinks she is very big. She will bark and growl at the bigger dogs until one comes up to her then she is at my legs begging to be picked up.
I love the contented sigh our Westie gives when he snuggles up against one of us. Second best is when he sighs and then leans his head back against my chest to look up at me. Either one is as if he’s saying, “Hi, Mommy/Daddy, I feel safe here.”
We have 2 beautiful English Labs, Walter (chocolate) will be turning 6 on Thusday! (Happy Birthday Walter) Jack (black) is 11months. I love to watch them play together, sleep together and eat together. Walter is calm and loving and Jack follows his lead. We have a full house of 3 boys ages 16 yrs, 4yrs and 2yrs. It is wonderful to have Walter and Jack as part of our family they make it complete!
We have 2 beautiful English Labs, Walter (chocolate) will be turning 6 on Thusday! (Happy Birthday Walter) Jack (black) is 11months. I love to watch them play together, sleep together and eat together.
cute t’s – I like throw me a bone best
I love my best dog last year but am planning to get a new friend at the shelter very soon. I love all your shirts they are fantastic. Thanks for this contest!
My Ringo is a cattledog/doberman mix. He loves to talk back in his doggie language when he doesn’t want to do a command.
I have two poodles, no matter what they always show their undying love!
MY FAVORITE CHARACTERISTIC OF HIS IS HIS SHEER JOY OF LIFE,HE IS ALWAYS GRINNING.
I really love ALL dogs, but I own a schnoodle, and I must confess, I think he is absolutely TOP dog! He is very smart and sooooo cute! I can’t imagine a day without him waking me 5 minutes before the alrm goes off, or telling me when it is time for bed… he is THE BEST!
I just lost the cat that adopted me when I didn’t much like cats 17 years ago. I always wanted a dog like we had as kids.
That cat & all the critters that followed her into my heart & home (well, encouraged me to buy them a house, they made it a home) just teach me to appreciate every day. They enjoy simple things. Humans complicate everything; we can learn so much from our four legged family. Hopefully soon we adopt a dog & another kitty.
My dog always knows when I’m upset.
i love that my cat follows me around everywhere!
My dog was very laid back, a great quality in a best friend.
I love it when my dog Pebbles, sunbathes outside and lets me rub her belly, because she is so adorable and cuddly and is like a baby!
She’s always upbeat. When I’m down, she always brings me back up!
i love my cattle dog’s strong will
I have two dogs and I love everything about them! If I had to pick on thing it would be how happy they are to see me when I get home from work
I love the way Frisco my new puppy turns his head right and left trying to figure out what in the world I’m trying to tell him! So adorable.
I love when my dog lays on her stomach and stretches her legs straight back. She’s completely flat because she’s so flexible!
I have a Sheltie and two Papillons. The male Papillon thinks he’s “god” or dictator of his own private country.
The female is chubby and sits like Buddha.
The Sheltie’s theme song was sung by the scarecrow in THE WIZARD OF OZ…”If I Only Had A Brain.”
My dog is always ready for a walk and is so goofy!
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The best thing about my dog is his total devotion to me.
My favorite characteristic is that no matter what my dog loves me and at night she sleeps with her head on my leg keeping me safe
my favorite characteristic is the unconditional love and companionship
I lost both my dogs last summer (old age), but I still remember those happy tails every time I walked in the door.
My dogs are always there for me
My favorite characteristic of my dog Lola,is that she loves to cuddle with me.
And also that she will take one of her toys to anybody she thinks will play with her. She is all together an awesome rescued dog.
I love that my dog is so snuggly. It is nice to curl up with a good book and have him sit on my legs and keep me warm
I love how my one dog wants to be petted from time to time!
My rescue dog used to climb in my lap and snuggle on the side of my neck when she was a baby. Now, she still loves that position even if she is alot bigger…she sticks her nose up in the air and smiles while giving her hugs.
The unconditional love they show to me.
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When I open the front door and say “Car!”, all the dogs run out and jump in it for a ride.
I have a 125 lb. Warlock Doberman and love that he thinks that he’s just a little puppy. He wants to be a lap dog.
I love the designs of her shirts.
The favorite trait of my Angie dog is the way she sleeps on her back totally relaxed.
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My dog follows my son everywhere he goes It is so cute
I do not have a pet.
Love these shirts. So cute.
My favorite thing about my dog is that she is so loving.
my favorite characteristic is the fact that all my pets have a personality all to themselves…things that make them unique and loved individually for who they are
he always lets us know when he has to go for a walk so he doesn’t have an accident on the rug.
I love how my dogs always meet me at the front door after work with several kisses.
I love my pet because she loves me unconditionally. She is always here when I need her!!
I absolutely melt when Fritz taps me with his paw. I know that’s a sign of dominance but he has the little pout-ty look when he does it.
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The love and companionship are beyond value.
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I don’t currently have a pet, but I love that t-shirt!
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favorite characteristic is when I ask them if they want me to get off my fat A** & get them a treat? They go crazy barking & dancing all around.
Some times all I have to say is : Do you want to get fat?
They Dance & bark & scratch at my leg when I ask them this things.
least favorte: when they eat their own poop! GAGGGG!
the dogs i used to have were very personable and i loved them very much.
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Favorite characteristic would be her ability to try to talk like a human, you’d have to hear it to believe it, very smart kitty we have and we love her so!skyxsky27(at)gmail.com
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My favorite characteristic displayed by “Dragon” my chihuahua is that every time he greets me he rubs his head and face in my clothes as if to get the scent of me or himself exchanged. He just seems so lulled by that action is has become endearing. Its something he started doing more once he realized I didn’t like to be licked.
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Congrads, Sarah Z! I loved everyone’s comments and I wish I could give everyone a shirt. Lots more great contests coming up. Be sure to sign up for my email or RSS feed so you know when they are happening.
BTW, this is Sarah’s 2nd time entering one of my contest, and she won the second time. So, maybe next time, it will be you? Who said greening your life wasn’t fun? Not me.
I just realized that I have some Fundamentally Dog notecards in my package from the Company. I got to pick another winner.
Congrads, Michelle for winning these. Wow. I am glad I checked the bag before I sent it off so someone else could win. Again, Michelle has also entry other GT contests!
Thank you, the cards came today and I love them..they’re fantastic. Thank you for sending them my way, I’ll get a lot of use from them if I can bear to part with them!
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