by Vanessa Charbonneau | Nov 9, 2020 | blog, Guest Posts, Uncategorized
By Vanessa Charbonneau, RVT, KPA-CTP, CTC It’s not uncommon for pet parents to think of leash walks as the go-to for physical exercise. You get a puppy, you walk him, right? It’s a no brainer. While I am in no way discrediting the value of a leash walk, because gosh,...
by Kathrine Christ | Sep 22, 2020 | blog, Guest Posts, Uncategorized
It’s time to stop blaming competent practitioners. Natural Remedy The other day, I read about a woman using bloodroot salve to try to heal suspected cancer on her nose. Her face sloughed off. Bloodroot, a plant native to North America, is touted for its medicinal...
by Kristi Benson | Aug 23, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Dogs. They’re magic, aren’t they? They’re magic to us two-legged beasts, at least. They’re sisters and brothers to the big bad wolf, but they’re content to sleep snuggled up on the couch with us as we watch a movie. They’re sleek and fast, or tiny and endearing, or...
by Kristi Benson | Jul 23, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
We love books. And we love dogs. This summer has been…well, if not the summer of our discontent, certainly arduous and fraught. But being at home this much has given some of us the time and space to crack open a book, sit back in the patio chair and read,...
by Toni Clarke | Jun 23, 2020 | blog, Guest Posts, Uncategorized
by Toni Clarke, CTC “She’s afraid of the hall again,” my young client said, her voice tense. “And she’s also flinching when she hears the elevator. She’s regressing more and more!” “She” was Nellie, a 5-month-old Rottweiler mix who had been rescued from an abandoned...
by Zazie Todd | May 19, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Many people delay vet visits because their dog won’t like it – but training your dog can help. By Zazie Todd, PhD I’ve never forgotten the time we took my late dog Bodger to the vet for a paw injury. We had recently adopted him, aged 2 and a half, and to say he had...
