
Many years ago I found myself sitting in Arizona attending a Zoopharmacognosy course taught by Caroline Ingraham, and at the time I had no idea that a single class would permanently change the way I looked at animals interact with herbs. Like many people working with dogs, I had spent years learning nutrition, health, behavior,…
I had one of those moments recently where the freezer was humming in the background, one of the dogs was watching me with that suspiciously intelligent poodle expression that always makes me feel like I am the one being evaluated, not them, and I was standing there with my phone in one hand and a…
A few days ago, Dr. Kristy Wilson asked me a question that opened the door to a much larger conversation. The question was not whether hormones matter, but what responsible hormone preservation looks like in everyday life. How do families manage intact dogs, prevent unplanned litters, and navigate the realities that come with preserving reproductive…
This will be another long post, but one I believe is worth your time, because what I am about to share is more than an abstract theory—it is a bridge between veterinary science, physics, and the kind of lived experience that leaves you forever changed. At the AHVMA conference I sat in on a session…