The Possible Canine’s Blog
Easter Treats and an Everyday Cookie
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 everything,...
Carbs, Part Three
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 the use...
Anxiety
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, thunderstorms,...
Moment by Moment
"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 affected by...
Twenty Questions
Or, as the case may be, five of them for now. I started this concept as "Top Ten Things I am asked all the time" but it rapidly evolved into Twenty... now a blog entry covering all of these would be pretty cumbersome, so I'm starting with five per day. I'm basing my...
Dogs are our link to Paradise…
"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace." - Milan Kundera
Carbs Part Two:Fiber
You are all going to think this is my favorite topic. ...the reality is, I am passionate about teaching others to be unbiased, well-informed - good critical thinkers and researchers when it comes to canine nutrition. And as I've been emphasizing, carbs are very...
"Just" my dog…
He is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds. He is the part of me that can reach out into the sea. He has told me a thousand times over that I am his reason for being; by the way he rests against my leg; by the way he...
Reverse Sneezing
Today a client emailed me to ask about something her dog had been doing that she hadn't put on the questionnaire because it had slipped her mind, as she focused on the problem she's consulting me about. She wasn't sure what the thing her dog does really is,or whether...