Health and Wellness

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How to use a body condition score before your dog goes from fit to fat.

An astounding 54% of dogs in America are overweight or obese, according to the Association for Pet Obesity. That’s right! A whopping one-third of American pets fall into that category. And while most people don’t seem too concerned with their pet’s weight (I mean, they’re just dogs right), this can lead to some serious health …

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What’s all the buzz about superfood bee pollen?

We all know that bees are amazing. If you don’t know that I’m here to tell you, they are. They support the worlds food supply, isn’t that enough? But not only that, they produce some pretty awesome superfoods themselves. One of them is bee pollen. What is bee pollen exactly? Flowering plants produce pollen and …

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4 ways to help maintain your dogs healthy gums and teeth

February is not just about valentines and candy hearts.  Another reason to love February is that it is National Pet Dental Awareness month. Dental health is a very important topic and can often be overlooked for our pets.  When was the last time a visit to your trusted vet included an exam of your pet’s …

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Titer Testing: Step by Step to Protect Your Dogs Health

Do you have an itchy dog?   A dog that suddenly has issues with certain foods or proteins?   Maybe a dog with chronic yeasty ears or feet?   Doesn’t that seem peculiar that suddenly your dog became allergic to the environment or their food?  Or why sudden overgrowth of yeast? These symptoms of dis-ease …

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Learn how Canine Fitness is for all Dogs

Do any of these sounds familiar? Your new puppy’s rear half seems to move at a different speed then its front half. The sweet senior dog struggles to get to its feet after a cozy nap. Your high speed “powering through life” sport dog is dropping bars or jumping short of their personal best during a …

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Realizing Connection Through Disconnection

I had the best day yesterday! I must have really needed a day off from work, but it wasn’t just that. It was about the connection I felt with myself and with my dogs. I disconnected from the rest of the world and embraced our time together without any outside distractions. I had taken a …

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Fresh foods are best for your dogs nutritional needs

Deb’s journey to feeding her dogs a whole food diet.

As a kid,  I remember the dog foods of the 70s and 80s.   Many of these brands made their way into our family home.  The criteria was simple, what ever was on sale.  They were convenient, inexpensive , and these companies poured money into their marketing departments to appeal to the growing numbers of …

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Healthy options of fermented vegetables

DIY Fermented Vegetables

Fermented foods are chock-full of probiotics (good bacteria) and vegetables are one of the easiest foods to ferment! You probably already know about probiotics and why they are so important to your health.  Just how important are they? There is growing evidence that the health of your gut influences the overall health of your body …

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