The Possible Canine’s Blog
My Top Ten Indispensable Herbs for Dogs
This is always difficult, but every blog seems to need one. My top ten herbs for dogs, unlike my top ten for humans, is pretty static - these are the alltime necessities, the must-have, can't-live-without tinctures, fresh and dried plants, powders and extracts I use...
Think Like a Nutritionist: Carbohydrates Part One
Let's face it; people are really bothered by carbs these days. And with good reason, in many cases; excessive carb, especially simple sugars and those that contain gluten, contribute to not only our own, but our dogs' tendency to gain excess weight, plus a whole host...
Let’s Start with a Poem
I've loved this one ever since I first read it, somewhere online, many years ago. How true, start to finish (although I know none of you would be using a choke collar!) I lie belly-upIn the sunshine, happier thanYou ever will be. Today I sniffedMany dog butts — I...
Preferential Carnivore
Over the past two decades, there has been a veritable explosion of information about canine nutrition, with books such as Dr. Billinghurst's series on raw feeding, Richard Pitcairn's venerable Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, and a multitude of newer recipe books -...
Silybum Marianum – Milk Thistle
Milk thistle has become, over the last decade, one of the most commonly used herbs in natural veterinary medicine, addressing a whole host of issues most often related to active liver disease, or in hopes of slowing the likelihood of liver problems associated with...
Nutritional Philosophy
It has been a long time coming, this post. Many years ago, when I set up the original website, I had planned to add articles of all variety, and earnestly tried. Alas, I was not in control of the site, I had to find a time when my super helpful but equally very busy...