by Cat Lane | Jan 10, 2015 | Blog, Canine Nutrition
This is a topic that I am pretty sure I’ve written about before, but every time someone asks me – which is frequently – I can’t seem to find where. So today, I thought I might revisit the whole topic with a new post. Vegetables in the canine...
by Cat Lane | Jan 7, 2015 | Blog, Canine Health Conditions, Canine Nutrition
As Danny starts to get a little older, I am in the process of overhauling some of his diet, exercise and supplements, looking ahead to a long and healthy life. He is only 8, but this is the time to start thinking about what changes we might implement to help ensure...
by Cat Lane | Jan 1, 2015 | Blog, Canine Nutrition, Courses, Updates
With so many self-styled dogfood “gurus” and such a mountain of (mis)information on the Internet, people who want to home prepare meals for their dogs, are often confused about what to feed. It’s critical to ensure not only wholesome foods but...
by Cat Lane | Dec 16, 2014 | Blog, Herbs - General
I’m so excited to announce that the GREAT herb site www.herbmentor.com will be featuring my articles in their new Herbs For Animals column. Initially, we talked about using blog entries from this site, but I’ve decided to write totally new content on a...
by Cat Lane | Dec 7, 2014 | Blog, Canine Nutrition, Courses
As the Old Year winds down and we all prepare for the holidays, I`m offering a bit of a gift myself, in the form of a new course – one I have been asked for, and urged to do for years – at a very special, one-time-only price. This is the Canine Dietary...
by Cat Lane | Nov 15, 2014 | Blog, Canine Nutrition, Recipes
As most of my readers know, I cook for my dogs all the time, and I have for almost 20 years. In addition, I took years of training, and I formulate recipes for other people’s dogs, often very sick ones, sometimes sick with several conditions that contradict...
by Cat Lane | Oct 17, 2014 | Blog, Natural Care
Well, at last – I have a spare hour today, and after many requests, thought I’d offer up a few ideas for making your own shampoo. I’ve been asked so many times, and there are mighty good reasons to do so; first off, most commercial shampoos contain...
by Cat Lane | Oct 16, 2014 | Blog, Canine Health Conditions
Few scenarios we doglovers face are as frustrating and even frightening as dealing with an inappetent dog. One of the things I am asked most about is, what to feed the dog who doesn’t want to eat, and are there any herbs that can help? Yes to both of these –...
by Cat Lane | Aug 1, 2014 | Blog, Home Safe Home
One of the problems I sometimes encounter, working and hanging out as I do, with savvy dog folks and herbalists and nutrition geeks, is I tend to forget that many people in the world are not all that aware of things like chemicals in the environment and the dangers...
by Cat Lane | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog, Canine Nutrition, Courses
The new “Lite” version of the popular Basics of Canine Nutrition course, that is! By popular demand – I have developed an 8- module version of the more intensive course, which covers much of the same material in a more abbreviated format, and is...
by Cat Lane | Jun 23, 2014 | Blog, Canine Nutrition, Courses
Every other day or so I receive an email from someone trying to find out when the “next session” of the Basic Nutrition course or the Intro to Animal Herbalism will be starting. I feel I have failed to convey the reality – they are both, always, open...
by Cat Lane | Jun 7, 2014 | Blog, Herbs for Dogs
A bit of a pet peeve of mine (and many other herbalists I know) is the recent trend in herbal “information” in popular magazines and online sites and blogs. The trend looks fairly innocuous at first glance, to the non-herbalist anyway – what could...
