by Cat Lane | Sep 29, 2011 | Blog, Canine Nutrition
Many of my readers know a little bit about my beloved Ridgeback Daniel, the dog who rescued my heart after I lost Luke so suddenly and so cruelly back in 2006. Danny has been a soulmate for me since the day I clapped eyes on him, a wide eyed, sweet faced puppy of 10...
by Cat Lane | Sep 1, 2011 | Anam Cara, Blog
You know those little funny, cute, goofy things we all say to dogs when we love them so much and we’re focused on them day to day? Yeah – you who are reading this blog surely do. I had a few of those with my Luke…Wildewit’s African Jabulani...
by Cat Lane | Jun 30, 2011 | Blog, Canine Nutrition
…and I don’t mean eggshell, although that’s pretty much a constant around here.. It’s been a month since I’ve been blogging – due in part to a heavy consulting workload, and then a two week “vacation” that has turned to...
by Cat Lane | May 22, 2011 | Blog, Canine Nutrition
I know, I know – I have promised (and am working on!) entries about canine cancer, allergy, yeast, anxiety and more…but hey, it’s been a busy week (new students, lots of client work) and it’s the weekend (a long one here in the frozen north)...
by Cat Lane | May 11, 2011 | Blog, Nutrients A-Z
Since this sub-category is “Nutrients A-Z” – and since I am always going on about zinc, I thought we might start with a short entry on the role, requirements and optimal sources of zinc in the canine diet. In contrast to the never-ending tomes I...
by Cat Lane | May 4, 2011 | Blog, Canine Nutrition
In this entry I want to take a closer look at some of the main foods we could use to form the carbohydrate portion of our dogs’ home made diets, and then look at a sample diet. The higher-calorie/starch foods I see people using in home made diets often...
by Cat Lane | Apr 29, 2011 | Blog, Herbs for Dogs
…and wonderful for multiple other purposes as well. I mentioned in the last entry that along with foods and supplements, some herbs can assist the body in coping with an upswing in radiation exposure, or simply deal with the everyday levels we and our dogs...
by Cat Lane | Apr 29, 2011 | Blog, Canine Health Conditions
This entry is long overdue, but the topic is always relevant. Many people have become concerned about radiation since the terrible disaster in Japan last month; I believe the dietary steps we take to address these concerns are important not only immediately following...
by Cat Lane | Apr 23, 2011 | Blog, Recipes
Life can get pretty dull if we take everything oh so seriously; that includes the topic at hand, which I take very seriously, as it is my life’s work. That said, I appreciate a little whimsy from time to time, and so do my dogs. Well, they appreciate most...
by Cat Lane | Apr 20, 2011 | Blog, Canine Nutrition
Over the course of the past week I’ve received a LOT of email about the entries on carbohydrate, some voices in support of my approach (no vilification of whole nutrient groups, multiple factors considered in dietary decision making) others who strongly oppose...
by Cat Lane | Apr 15, 2011 | Blog, Canine Health Conditions
We all want to see our dogs calm, confident, happy and relaxed. And hopefully most of the time they are those things… but, anxiety is an issue that can and does arise in the dog psyche more often than we’d like – related to veterinary visits,...
by Cat Lane | Apr 15, 2011 | Anam Cara, Blog
“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough” Rabindranath Tagore There is something about the late afternoon in springtime, the force and slant of the sun, that brings about in me this tendency to reflection. I have always been...
