We need your video ideas

In the next two weeks we want to produce a winning video for the Intuit Contest.  If judges and voters like it, the video can earn BayingHound.com $25,000! The theme of our video will be “We sell the most eco-friendly outdoor gear.  Now we want to become the most environmentally friendly online store complete with [...]

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Finalists!!

Remember all those annoying updates about the Intuit Contest? Apparently they worked because y’all voted and we are Finalists! Thank you!!! The contest administrators are sending us a flip video camera right now. We then have until May 17 to submit our video which will earn us $5000. Another round of voting will take place [...]

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Visit Rachel at Baby the Planet Expo

I will be at the Baby the Planet Expo, part of Columbus Parents Expo, this Saturday and Sunday, 11 AM – 5 PM.  I am working in the Sprout Soup booth to help with sales of our water bottles and yoga mat bags. The Expo is held at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.  You can [...]

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Visit the Hound at Orvis Days Dayton

On Saturday May 9, we will be part of the Orvis Days celebration at the Dayton Orvis Store. We will be speaking about water sourcing and purifying education in a 20 minute seminar and also staffing a booth about our eco-friendly products from 11 AM – 4 PM. Other activities include Canine Good Citizen testing, [...]

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24 hours left to vote for Baying Hound!

This is the last time we will ask you to vote for Baying Hound in the Intuit Contest. The voting ends in 24 hours! We want to be the online source for the finest eco-friendly outdoor gear. Here’s how we plan to grow should we advance in the contest: -finish our web redesign with the [...]

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Earth Day Giveaway Winner!

Random.org chose the 23rd entrant in our earth day contest, Amy. Amy will now have $39 to spend as she wishes in our store, perhaps on a Klean Kanteen she mentioned in her entry. Didn’t win this time? Sign up for the newsletter or follow this blog to keep up with all our news and [...]

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Last day to enter the Earth Day contest!

Read all about it on the announcement page. The contest ends tomorrow April 21 at midnight EST; winner announced April 22!

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Bike to Work Week 2009 is coming!

Every year, cyclists around the US participate in Bike to Work Week.  The League of American Bicyclists promotes May as National Bike Month.  Bike to Work Week is May 11 – 15.  Bike to Work Day is Friday May 15. There are special events held in many communities.  Find happenings in your town through the [...]

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Local Harvest

One of the biggest changes you can make to minimize your impact on the environment is to make local food choices.  Shopping at the farmer’s market and participating in CSAs ensures your food doesn’t travel far wasting precious resources.  Usually food is minimally packaged.  Eating locally also gives you peak of the season selection which [...]

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Earth Day Contest

To celebrate Earth Day, we are offering an eco-fabulous giveaway! We will give away a $39 gift certificate to www.BayingHound.com in honor of the 39th anniversary of northern hemisphere Earth Day on April 22, 2009.  Started in 1970, Earth Day is a time to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. Environmental conservation is [...]

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