What Did My Dog Eat Today?
Some people say a homemade dog food diet is not healthy because it’s not balanced. While that can be true, …
Featured Ingredient – Butternut Squash
Butternut squash is an excellent food for dogs. How can you incorporate it?
Variety Vs. Consistency in Homemade Dog Food
Autumn is a sweet, sensitive soul… inside and out. When it comes to diet, she has a sensitive GI tract. If I add too many new ingredients too fast, she may experience GI upset.
What Did My Dogs Eat Today?
Some people say a homemade dog food diet is not healthy because it’s not balanced. While that can be true, a homemade diet for your dog can also be very healthy – it’s up to us humans to make sure it’s healthy and balanced! Here is a list of foods my dogs ate today.What do you think… sound balanced?
Using Phytochemicals to Protect Your Dog’s Health
Phytochemicals are chemicals in plants (‘phyto’ = plant) that don’t contain nutrients, but do contain qualities that can prevent or protect against disease.
Cod Liver Oil for Dogs – Vitamin D, Omega-3 and More
The more I thought about it, the more I thought, hmm, if vitamin D deficiency is so common in humans — especially northerners who don’t get adequate sunlight, and those who wear sunscreen — then what about in dogs?
Yeast Infections in Dogs
Yeast infections are common in dogs. They can occur either on the whole body or locally in one spot. Some areas are more likely than others to be affected, including eyelids, facial and oral folds, ears, throat, anal glands or between the toes.
Dementia in Dogs
Dogs can develop dementia just like humans. Finding the most effective, least invasive method of dealing with, or preventing, this occurrence is important to dog parents.
Prostate Cancer Prevention in Dogs
Dogs can get prostate cancer just like humans. Diet and lifestyle changes can help reduce risk, and some recommendations for humans may also be helpful for dogs. These suggestions, originally written for humans but probably helpful for our furry friends, include…
Urinary Incontinence in Dogs
I have been dealing with urinary incontinence in my older dog for over a year now. She was always flawless in her housetraining, never the kind of dog who would go potty in the house. This is in contrast to previous dogs who may have left ‘presents’ occasionally.