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Chihuahua Star says her clean fur makes her feel beautiful and gives her more confidence

While visiting from Los Angeles, Star agreed to try our new Pet Shampoo Bar. After staying in two shelters and having a cargo seat on a plane, Star wasn’t smelling her best, so we gave her a bath with commercial dog shampoo. Now she didn’t smell like dog, she smelled like a dog who had rolled in rose petals, which was just wrong. Worse, the shampoo contained some ingredients like sodium laureth that we’re a little leery of. This spurred us to develop an unscented pet shampoo. Because a pet’s sense of smell is 1,000 times more sensitive ours, we felt it important to make it unscented for your pet’s comfort--and dignity at the dog park. Our all-natural pet shampoo...

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New Custom Soap Molds Help Ramp Up Production

Whew, we're tired. We just finished making 500 bars of soap with our fancy new custom molds. The soap is curing now and will be ready for the spring season. Check out our schedule of upcoming events. The first one is Craftstravaganza at the State Fair Grounds on May 7. There we will introduce our new seasonal line: The Duck Stops Here election soap. 

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An Eaglet is Hatched

We know eagles are ducks' sworn enemy, but we at Gray Duck Soap are just a little addicted to watching the Minnesota DNR's EagleCam. Today the first eaglet has hatched and proud Mommy Eagle is hovering over her young. (We are trying to ignore what looks like a mallard that room service has brought to the nest.)

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The Duck Stops Here: Caucus Tuesday in Minnesota

It’s the Tuesday caucuses when the parties get ever closer to deciding on a candidate for the great November vote for the White House. The decision can’t come soon enough for Gray Duck Soap as we are waiting with baited breath to design our new The Duck Stops Here line of election year soaps.   Who will it be Rubio Ruby Red Soap, Hillary Blue Soap, Trump Garish Gold Soap, Sanders Sandalwood Soap? The possibilities are endless and we are open to suggestions. If you have a good idea for Democratic or Republican themed soap, let us know your idea for color, scent and soap name and you may win a Duck Stops Here soap.    Meanwhile, get out and vote!

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