
Every litter is different, and every mother is different. I have used colostrum with many of my dogs over the years, but I do not think I have ever gone through as much colostrum with a nursing mother as I have with Chianti. Looking back, I am incredibly grateful that I had it on hand.…
Most breeders know how much calcium they are giving. Far fewer know whether all calcium sources deserve to be treated as nutritionally equivalent. That question changed the way I think about reproduction, growth, recovery, raw feeding, and supplementation as a whole. Key Takeaways: CALCIUM IS NOT CALCIUM A few years ago I was sitting beside…
A PMR & TCVM-Aligned Guide With Functional Terrain Enhancements Not all dogs thrive on the same parts of the prey. By observing your dog’s temperament, constitution, and symptoms, you can fine-tune their nutrition through whole-food adjustments. This guide helps you match health concerns with targeted Prey Model Raw foods, based on Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine…
Part 1: I’ve always been—and still am—completely opposed to the idea that feeding dogs should be dictated by centralized systems, corporate labs, or profit-driven algorithms. Yet that’s exactly what’s been happening. The big players—Purina, Mars, Hill’s, and now the polished subsidiaries of “raw” conglomerates—continue to act as though we were meant to feed our dogs…
There comes a time in every dog lover’s journey when the standard answers stop making sense. When the kibble-fed, vaccine-stacked, vet-dependent model begins to crack… and something ancient within us starts to stir. You begin to wonder:What if health isn’t found in products, but in patterns?What if nature didn’t fail our dogs—we just stopped listening?…
I used to think calcium was calcium. 🦴✨ Give the pregnant girl a squirt of gel at the start of labor, toss in some bone dust for the puppies, and call it balanced. I trusted what I was told—until one day, the protocol didn’t hold. I watched a healthy, intact female lose momentum during second…
By Timea R. Bodi – Canine Nutritionist, PMR Advocate, Natural Rearing Breeder Minerals are the silent architects of health—and in today’s world of repetitive meals, overprocessed food, and overmedicated dogs, even raw-fed canines are quietly slipping into deficiency. We see it in subtle but chronic signs: flaky skin, nervous reactivity, poor healing, and immune weakness.…
Every time someone reaches out, desperate to save their dog from disease — from cancer, autoimmune chaos, neurological spirals, gut shutdown — I feel it.The urgency. The heartbreak. The craving for answers. And yet… they don’t really hear me. They’re listening for the next miracle product. The supplement they haven’t tried. The protocol they haven’t…
Introduction to Manuka Honey: Nature’s Golden Remedy Manuka honey, derived from the nectar of the Leptospermum scoparium bush native to New Zealand, has long been revered for its potent antibacterial, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties. While raw honey in general possesses health benefits, Manuka honey stands apart due to its unique chemical composition—making it an unparalleled…
The immune system is an extraordinary biological defense network, finely tuned to protect, adapt, and heal. As dog owners, we often hear phrases like “My dog must have a weak immune system; he keeps getting sick.” But what does that actually mean? Rather than viewing the immune system as something to “boost” randomly, we should…