Today's Kool Idea: Dog and Cat Staple-Free Staplers

Yesterday, The Daily Kool took a family trip to shop for school supplies. Trust us, that was not easy, even at Staples...no matter how often we pressed that darned button. Anyway, a whopping $80 later (no joke), we still had to go online to get a couple of things the stores didn't seem to carry. One was a staple-free stapler. Call us dopey (that's okay...many people have), but we didn't know that staple-free staplers even existed. Apparently, this requirement is just one of many "earth friendly" solutions that our son's Pre-K teacher is trying to bring awareness to. That's what we get for putting him in private school, we guess. Don't get us wrong...we are big supporters of going green. It would have been nice though, if we had been given a clue as to where to get a staple-free stapler...it's only Pre-K for goodness sake! So, naturally we went online to continue our search.

Okay, once we saw these adorable dog and cat staple-free staplers, can you blame us for getting them? Thank goodness our four year old son doesn't have a macho image to maintain. After we did some reading, staple-free stapling is actually a very interesting concept. Simply put, these dog and cat staple-free staplers cut out tiny strips of paper and use them to stitch and collate up to five pieces of paper together. Staples are a thing of the past, at least for the smaller jobs...we'll stick to our traditional Slimline for the big ones. For children, the dog and cat staple-free staplers are not only environmentally friendly, but safe as well.

The dog and cat staple-free staplers are not just for kids, though. What a great gift they'd make for any environmentally conscious pet lover! Our son is going to be the "koolest" kid in his Pre-K class when he brings in these whimsical little guys. Okay, now where's our Sharpie? We are definitely going to put his name on them in permanent ink.

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Today's Kool Idea: Skineez Dog Toys

Pepper (our pampered pooch) is crazy about soft plush toys.  Unfortunately, a new toy will maybe last an hour or so before the stuffing is all over the house.  Sound familiar?  A follower of the DailyKool told us that he keeps a collection of fluff toys in the basement to indulge his canine's compulsion.  It's an expensive and messy outlet for our dogs, but they have so much fun conquering these toys, we hate to deprive them.

Meet Skineez...a fluff-free (yes, you heard us correctly) dog toy that is specially designed for dogs who love stuffed toys and the parents who don't.  They are about 24" long, and come in three different animal designs:  the fox, raccoon and skunk.  We have both the fox and raccoon; our dog, Pepper is particularly attached to the raccoon.  The flattened shape will bring out your dog's prey instinct, and each comes with two squeakers (one in the head, the other in the tail).  Even without the stuffing, these Skineez dog toys are silky soft, yet much more durable than we expected.  The long and floppy body makes it easy for any size dog to grab, hold and carry.

We at the DailyKool love Pepper.  We pamper him with the best food, daily exercise and lots of loving.  He even has a series of "PoodlePicks" videos and blog writings for sports and other events (check them out and become a fan on Facebook).  And boy, does he love to play with his Skineez raccoon...and we love to see him happy (even when the squeaking wakes us up at 2am).  Check out this "kool" dog toy...not only will your dog be thrilled, but so will you.