What Dog Lovers Need to Know About Lavender Essential Oil

What Dog Lovers Need to Know About Lavender Essential Oil

One of the first “natural” products I purchased for my dogs was a flea and tick repellent made with lavender essential oil and other ingredients. Today, more than ten years later, lavender is still one of my favorite scents and I use it regularly with my...
10 Pet Parents We Meet in Raw Feeding Groups

10 Pet Parents We Meet in Raw Feeding Groups

I've been a member of many raw feeding groups. It's a requirement if you're trying to learn how to feed raw. Over the years, I've learned to identify various types of personalities in the raw feeding groups. I'm not an active member of these groups today, but I still...
AnimalBiome DoggyBiome Microbiome Testing Kit Review – Pt 1

AnimalBiome DoggyBiome Microbiome Testing Kit Review – Pt 1

This review of the AnimalBiome Doggy Biome microbiome testing kit was originally published in April 2019. A friend introduced me to AnimalBiome and I ordered two kits (BOGO Deal) and tested two of our dogs. What Is AnimalBiome? AnimalBiome (aka DoggyBiome) is a...
What You Need to Know About Feeding Raw Fish to Dogs

What You Need to Know About Feeding Raw Fish to Dogs

Source: DepositPhoto When I was new to raw feeding, I wasn't comfortable feeding raw fish to my dogs because I worried about parasites or salmon poisoning. After joining the local raw food co-op and meeting more raw feeders, I decided to try raw sardines and I never...
5 Reasons My Raw Fed Dog Vomits and When I Call the Vet

5 Reasons My Raw Fed Dog Vomits and When I Call the Vet

While I don't deal with this all the time, there are days when a dog vomits. It's part of life with dogs. I've been feeding raw for nearly ten years and I've found that my dogs vomit for a variety of reasons. It's not fun, but it can be informational. Please keep in...
5 Natural Alternatives to Apoquel to Treat Dog Allergies

5 Natural Alternatives to Apoquel to Treat Dog Allergies

Have you noticed that Apoquel has commercials now? Now that we’re in the midst of spring allergy season (I’m feeling it) many pet parents are noticing that their dog is uncomfortable. With allergy season comes red, itchy paws, red inflamed skin, and gunky ears – to...
The Farmer’s Dog Food Review by a Raw Feeder

The Farmer’s Dog Food Review by a Raw Feeder

I recently updated a blog post about The Farmer's Dog and took advantage of a 50% discount for new subscribers. In this blog post, I'll share the ordering process, the proteins offered versus what I chose, the shipping, Rodrigo's thoughts, and my experience with The...
An Easy DIY Gravy Recipe for Dogs

An Easy DIY Gravy Recipe for Dogs

I love how innovative people in the pet industry are; someone is constantly coming up with something new. I'm always tempted to try new things, but I'm particular about ingredients and spending money on something I can make at home. So when a company asked me to write...
DIY Home Treatment for My Dog’s Yeasty Skin

DIY Home Treatment for My Dog’s Yeasty Skin

Years ago, one of our dogs, Sydney, had recurring yeast issues that presented in her ears, on her tummy, armpits, and groin area that I called “yeasty skin.” I got tired to repeat visits to the veterinarian that didn't resolve anything and chose to treat...
Garlic for Dogs: A Natural Flea Repellent That Works

Garlic for Dogs: A Natural Flea Repellent That Works

Summary: Garlic has many health benefits for dogs, including helping dogs naturally repel fleas and ticks, detox the system, and fight cancer. For dogs that weigh 10 to 15 pounds, 1/2 clove of garlic is recommended. For dogs that weigh 20 to 40 pounds, one clove of...
Veterinarians Share Main Concerns About Raw Feeding

Veterinarians Share Main Concerns About Raw Feeding

As a raw feeder, I'm surprised when I connect with pro-raw local veterinarians.  I'm lucky to live in a progressive area where people love their dogs – I'm not the only Crazy Dog Lady.  Despite my pro-raw stance, I understand entirely why veterinarians...
5 Pet Safe Houseplants that are Easy to Grow

5 Pet Safe Houseplants that are Easy to Grow

I love gardening (vegetables and flowers), and I'm eagerly waiting for the day when I can head off to the nursery to get seeds and starts for my raised vegetable garden. Until I can get started, I'm looking for pet-safe houseplants that are easy to grow. Despite years...
7 Easy Ways Dog Owners Can Prevent Urine Grass Burns

7 Easy Ways Dog Owners Can Prevent Urine Grass Burns

When we switch our dogs to raw, we expect a lot of changes beyond an improvement in our dogs' health. I expected shiny coats, less doggy smell, no issues with fleas, and no grass burning when they go potty. Raw feeding held up to the hype. But urine grass burns are a...
Laverdia | A New Cancer Drug for Dogs {Review}

Laverdia | A New Cancer Drug for Dogs {Review}

In 2021, the FDA gave conditional approval to a new drug for dogs diagnosed with canine lymphoma, Laverdia. That same year, my dog was diagnosed with lymphoma (but prior to the FDA approval). Scout went through the CHOP protocol, which is a chemotherapy protocol that...
Glacier Peak Holistics Pet Sensitivity Testing [Review]

Glacier Peak Holistics Pet Sensitivity Testing [Review]

A couple of years after I transitioned Rodrigo to a raw food diet, he had a setback with his health. He went from occasional loose stool and diarrhea to daily diarrhea and experiencing rapid weight loss.  I was feeding my dogs a raw diet, everything had been...

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