Irene has helped our family go "greener" by just being herself. Instead of using the car, we go for long walks, we swim and play, and if she has a poop, I don't use bags, I pick it up with a cat scoop and put it into a plastic container, take it home where it goes onto a pile which in the summer gets used for fertilizer. I don't need any exercise machines with her around, we play "Mommy go fetch" where she'll bring me a toy, waits for me to bend down to get it, then grabs it, runs a few feet, then repeats this around 4-5 times, then I get it, throw it and we start again. Irene cleans the dishes better than a dishwasher and without chemicals, not only does she warm our bed, she also warms our hearts.