
Autoimmune disease has quietly become one of the most defining health challenges in the modern Poodle, yet it is still spoken about as if it were rare, mysterious, or unavoidable. Addison’s disease, immune mediated anemia, immune mediated thrombocytopenia, sebaceous adenitis, autoimmune thyroiditis, lupus like syndromes, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, steroid dependent skin disease and post…
We are living in an in-between space in canine health. Between what we were taught and what no longer holds up under observation. Between systems that promised wellness and bodies that quietly broke down anyway. Between control-based protocols and a deeper knowing that something essential has been lost. That space is uncomfortable. It asks questions…
This is something I have wanted to write for a long time, because it sits at the very heart of my journey with dogs, with health, and with unlearning much of what I was taught early on. For over a century, we have been taught to fear viruses. We were taught they are invisible enemies,…