Greendog holds grand opening

Canines — and some humans — got the “green carpet VIP treatment” at Greendog‘s grand opening party last night, Richard Eldredge writes in Atlanta Magazine’s ATL Blog.

Attendees included dog owner and Atlanta city councilman Kwanza Hall and Action News reporter Tom Regan who was also there covering the opening for WSB-TV.

From the cleaning solutions to the front desk made out of recycled concrete to the pricey Greywater water recycling system that magically relocates doggy bath water to the center’s low-flow toilets, [Greendog owner Jennifer] Nichols has put much thought into making Greendog as green as possible.

Down to her hair.

The lifelong dog lover and former cook at Bacchanalia and Floataway Cafe has even dyed her hair green.

“The biggest challenge was doing the research to find the right environmentally friendly cleaning products and finding ones that would also kill the parvovirus,” she explained.