Tuesday Treasures: Spot Organics

He gives kisses on command and waits to eat until you get home from work. He never laughs when you shriek during scary movies, and he lets you cuddle up against him whenever you like. And the time you left him on his own for an entire week while you went skiing with your girlfriends with nary a word of explanation, he still greeted you with enthusiastic joy when you got home. Oh sure, his pedigree might be lacking, and he sometimes eats his weight in shoes, but for all the happiness your dog brings you, shouldn't he be pampered too?

Certified aromatherapist Kyla Sims thinks so. When her best friend Sasha developed allergies at the age of three, Kyla put her talents to use and developed a line of all-natural grooming products for pampered puppies and problematic pooches like Sasha. All of Spot Organics' products are formulated from 100% organic herbal ingredients, from soothing lavender to refeshing lemongrass and exotic ylang-ylang, and chemical-free bases of sweet almond and essential oils.

The Spot Organics product range is astonishing. Sims has covered every need a dog could have. In addition to the prerequisites like organic flea and itch shampoos, Spot Organics also offers ear wipes and cleansers, and "Aromutt-therapy" products to meet every dog's need. There are specially formulated sprays to deodorize bedding, fight fleas, freshen breath and sooth itchy skin, while essential oil blends can calm a hyper dog, fight travel sickness, even help prevent embarrassing canine pda's. Skeptical? Spot Organics offers samples at reduced prices, or try the Pampered Pup Kit. It features five of Spot Organics' most popular products and is a steal at only $28.00

Dog can not live by spray alone, so Spot also carries pillows and bedding. My favorite is the organic travel bed that rolls up and has straps for easy storage. I wish I'd had one when I used to travel with my very large german shepherd. All are washable, and the beds can be ordered as-is or custom-made.

Spot's prices are excellent; much less than most organic pet products and even most non-organic ones. The site is cute, clean, and easy to navigate, and contains full descriptions of each product: how it works, what it's made of and how to use it. There's also an ingredients page, a listing of brick & mortar shops carrying Spot products, and a blog to keep you up on all the latest Spot Organics news. (I think it should be called "On the Spot," but I suppose that's a little too cute...!)

So whether your best friend is large or small, high or low-maintenance, the very model of decorum or a Jack Russell terrier on speed, he gives you every bit of love and adoration he has. Doesn't he deserve a little in return? No matter his needs, Spot Organics has the perfect product to pamper him with. ...Just keep your Manolos safely in the closet.