In Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of the Health and Longevity Course for Dogs, I touched on two topics. One, how to determine what toxins are in your dog's body and two, how to get rid of them. Today, I would like to touch on the topic of pharmaceutical drug use. While I am not opposed to their use in some cases, I would like to help you understand the effect of pharmaceutical drugs and why I choose to avoid...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

Did you like chemistry at school? I wonder what your answer is because most people have a love/hate relationship with chemistry. The complex structure of chemical compounds makes most peoples' head spin. I had quite a few years of chemistry at school and I even remember having a chemistry kit where I made solutions bubble up, change color or transform from liquid to a lava-like substance. Chemistry touches every part of our lives from food and clothing to traveling on airplanes. ...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

If you are like most dog lovers, you are looking for ways to keep your canine friend healthy and happy for many years to come. This article will answer questions many people ask, like is it important to give our dogs vitamins? Is it necessary to give my dog vitamins if I am already giving minerals or other supplements? How does one recognize which supplements are good and which ones are not?  In Chapter 5 of Health and Longevity Course...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

What is the pinched hose principle? In Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 of the Health and Longevity Course for dogs, I wrote about the essential building blocks of your dog's health - minerals and vitamins. But there is another key component to your canine friend's good health and long life and that is energy, blood and nerve flow. Humans work hard but fail to create what nature creates effortlessly If you have ever watched a house under construction or have...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

In Chapters 1 to 7 of the Health and Longevity Course for Dogs, we went through the following topics: The first principle for good health, Hair testing, Detox and cleanse, How to keep your dog safe from conventional drugs, Mineral deficiencies, Comparison of whole food vs. synthetic vitamins and The pinched hose principle. Last time, I talked about energy flow in the body and how it can be compared to the watering system in a garden. When the garden hose gets pinched or twisted, the carrots and...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

For a few days now, I have been thinking about how to start Chapter 9.  If you have read the previous chapters of the course, you may be starting to get the sense that creating a healthy and long life for your dog is more a series of common sense steps than luck. In Chapter 7 and Chapter 8, I dove into the principles of blood, energy and nerve flow in the body and what happens when it stops. Today,...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

I love how real life situations bring me the ideas for each chapter of the Health and Longevity Course for Dogs.  Just recently, I went for a dinner with a friend who asked me how life was when I lived in Europe, what the family structure was like and who is in charge in heterosexual marriages.  I thought for a moment and remembered a saying that answered the question perfectly. A man may be called the head of the family,...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

The health of your dog's heart is in your hands and that is why I have decided to dedicate this 11th chapter of the Health and Longevity Course for Dogs to the heart. If you have not gone through the previous chapters of the course, and especially Chapters 8, 9 and 10, please make sure that you read them as soon as possible. They contain knowledge that will add years to your dog's lifespan, based on what I have seen...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

If you are looking for the short version - scroll down to the title "Lung diseases from a medical point of view." For the less dry Dr. D version, continue reading here. Today, I will tell you a story that very few people know about. More than 20 years ago, I adopted another dog before Skai but, if someone asks me how many dogs I’ve had in my life, I always say only one, Skai. As a young vet, I...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

Pancreatitis is a common and sometimes life-threatening disease in dogs that can be successfully treated or prevented by drug-free, natural, holistic methods.  In the previous chapters of the Health and Longevity Course for Dogs I wrote about energy channels that lead to the organs and how it affects their function. Read more here. HOW DOES THE PANCREAS WORK? The pancreas is an exocrine (enzymatic) and an endocrine (hormonal) organ. Pancreatic secretions contain enzymes for the digestion of all three major...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

The story of Daisy, the dog Daisy was one of those dogs that everyone loves and I was no exception. I met her and her ‘mom’ Paula in the early 2000s and loved their visits at my practice. Sometimes there was nothing wrong with Daisy, but Paula loved to come for a little chat, especially after her husband passed away. One wintery weekend my family and I visited my sister in Whistler, B.C., a ski resort that many Vancouverites visit...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

One cause of inflammatory bowel disease and diet allergies that is often missed  Some time ago, I wrote that one of the deepest expressions of love is to clean up diarrhea after your poor dog has an accident in the middle of the night. We put on the gloves, take a mop and a bucket, and instead of worrying about losing sleep, we worry about our dogs and making sure they are ok. That is love!  When my dog Skai...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.

How to keep your dog's anal glands healthy          Most vets learn about anal glands in vet school, but I had the pleasure of learning about them much earlier in life. It was our family dog - a dachshund named Gerda who taught me about the less pleasant part of living with a dog.  Dachshunds are very passionate when it comes to tracking and they love being in the forest and Gerda was no exception. She especially...... Continue ReadingYou aren't signed in.