ByRobyn Harris
As most pet guardians now spend less time preparing food for themselves and their children it is not surprising that they are less likely to give their animals a varied, unprocessed diet. Many people buy commercial pet food because they honestly believe it is best for their pet, and because it is convenient and affordable. …
ByRobyn Harris
In the first part of this series I started to explore the commercial pet food market and why it can be so difficult to get reliable information on what constitutes a good diet for your cat or dog. Supermarkets now have large sections devoted to selling pet food, but often these are the cheaper brands. …
ByRobyn Harris
I just shared an article from Dogs Naturally Magazine giving ’10 Simple Rules to Get You Started’ on raw feeding your dog. This prompted me to repost this article that I wrote a while ago on dog and cat nutrition: Let’s start by looking at the commercial food market… The food we feed our pets…
ByCatherine Green
We said goodbye to a family dog late last week. She was my grandparents’ companion, and had lived a long and happy life. It hadn’t started out so well. Maggie was severely malnourished, terrified and pregnant when my Nan and Grandad brought her home. She had been found on the streets. They took her in,…
ByCatherine Green
I could not pass up the opportunity to mention my gorgeous four-legged baby. He is my Boy, my first child, my darling dog, Baxter. Yes, I am a dog lover. And technically, Baxter is not my first doggy child. Before him I had Toby, a handsome Yorkshire Terrier, who died when he was 11. Baxter…
ByRobyn Harris
Last week I started sharing a little about a recent zoopharmacognosy (self selection) session with a canine client of mine. Rachel Windsor-Knott, of My Animal Matters, sent a box of samples to Willow’s owner and, via Skype, talked us through how to offer them and what signals to watch for. Having offered some essential oils,…
ByCatherine Green
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a very misunderstood breed of dog. In recent years these animals have been bred for dog fighting and have been used as so called ‘status’ dogs among gangs of youths. It is a shame that there has been so much media coverage about the poorer side of the nature of…
ByJean Logan
My husband Dean and I adopted Jesse, a medium sized black mixed breed dog from the local Humane Society. We got her to be a companion for our mixed medium sized hound, Roscoe, who we also rescued from a traumatic existence of abuse and starvation. Roscoe was delighted with the playful companionship of Jesse; however,…