The Possible Canine’s Blog
Update on the Formulation Course-extended deadline
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 balance and adequacy,...
Herbmentor Column – Herbs for Animals
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 variety of...
Here at last – the Formulation Course!
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 Formulation...
Home Cooked Recipe Books for Dogs – Let the Buyer Beware
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 each...
Natural Shampoo — DIY for every dog
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 a list of...
Inappetence – when your dog just won’t eat a thing
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 –...
First Do No Harm
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...
It’s Here!
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 specially geared to...
FYI – both courses are open
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 for enrollment....