A Dog With A Lesson To Teach

By Robert Mueller It is so touching when I receive testimonials from my clients. Not only is it refreshing to hear a client’s story on their experience with raw diets, but I am able to hear how I have changed the life of their pet’s. This customer takes me through her experience with raw diet from the very beginning.  “I’ll believe it when I see it,” as the saying goes. Well, I see it, but I can hardly believe it. Bella, a Labrador retriever mix who was 13 years old on February 13, has been part…

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What your pup’s poop is really telling you

Have you taken a good look at your pupā€™s poop recently? It may not be at the top of your to-do list and certainly isnā€™t on your WANT to-do list. However, while cleaning up after your pet, youā€™re going to get up close and personal with it on a daily basis. And, as itā€™s an excellent indicator of health, you might as well keep an eye on it. In fact, itā€™s a bit remarkable just how much your dogā€™s daily poo (or two) has to tell you.     Truth…

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What’s Really Causing Those Allergies?

Ask An Expert By Robert Mueller Pet allergies can cause discomfort Sometimes the simplest answers are the most remarkable. For example, we often resort to treating an allergic reaction in an animal by applying what I call “band-aid” fixes. That is, we try to mask the symptoms rather than targeting the core problem, which can often be found in the immune system. Focusing on the immune system is by far the most “advanced” medical approach known to man today. The explanation is simple…strengthen the immune system, and you have targeted…

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Debunked: Omega 3, 6 and 9 for dogs

First, let’s talk about how the fatty acids are named. “Essential” meansĀ needed, thus our bodies don’t make the fatty acid. The biochemical structureĀ is what makes them fatty acids and helps with the different names. “Fatty”Ā means the EFAs are used in the body in lipid (fatty) layers of cells andĀ tissues. Where the first double bond is in the fatty acid molecule helps in the naming – an omega-3 fatty acid has the first double bond 3 carbon atomsĀ from the naming end; an omega-6 has 6 carbon atoms until the first doubleĀ bond;…

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The skinny on soy: Exposing a popular pet food protein

W. Jean Dodds, DVM: Hemopet / NutriScan As those of you who read my posts and follow my work are aware, I advocate that optimum health begins with optimum nutrition. This is not just an ā€œopinionā€; it is a fact born out by the latest scientific research, which is focused on functional foods designed for the individual person or animal. This is also referred to as nutrigenomics. Nutrigenomics (which I will talk much more about in the coming months and in our upcoming book titled, Nutrigenomics: Foods that Heal Your…

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