Animal Naturopath – Are Annual Vaccinations Really Necessary?

July 8, 2012 by  
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Do you have your dog vaccinated annually? You may want to ask your vet to test your dog instead, to see if that’s really necessary. It seems from research that was conducted by surveying vets on their vaccination protocols, many of them would consider testing dogs antibody levels rather than giving routine vaccinations. In addition, […]

Dogs just want to have fun

May 3, 2012 by  
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Jennifer Viegas said in her article (in Discovery News, 15.5.08): “Pampered pooches are so driven to play and please that these urges can overtake other instincts, such as being wary of strangers, a new study shows. Socialised dogs don’t even seem to care who they play with, the study says, as long as the person […]

Dogs Prefer Winners

March 8, 2012 by  
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The following article was written by Jennifer Viegas (published in Discovery News, 26.9.06: “Dogs seem to enjoy watching other dogs compete against each other and gravitate towards the winners at the end of the game, according to a recent study. The UK researchers, who publish their research in the journal Animal Behaviour, believe their discovery is […]

Single gene causes stubby legs in dogs

February 24, 2012 by  
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The following article was published in AFP/Reuters (17.7.09): “The stubby legs appear to be the result of a wolf gene that got spliced back into the dog genome, say researchers. The stubby, curved legs of dog breeds such as dachshunds, corgis and basset hounds stem from the mutation of a single gene early in the […]

Dogs Really Do Look Like Their Owners

February 14, 2012 by  
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The following article was written by Anna Salleh (2.4.04) ABC: “It’s official. Dogs look like their owners, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego showed that people choose purebred dogs that resemble them. But they weren’t so fussy when it came to choosing a mongrel. Psychologists Michael Roy and Professor […]

Small dogs originated in the Middle East

February 6, 2012 by  
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The following article was written by Jennifer Viegas (26.2.10), Discovery News: “Small dogs the world over can all trace their ancestry back to the Middle East, where the first diminutive canines emerged more than 12,000 years ago. A new study, which appears in BMC Biology, focused on a single gene responsible for size in dogs. […]

PUPPY FARMS TO BE BANNED

January 28, 2012 by  
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I have been lobbying against puppy farms for years and at last action is being taken to stop them in Queensland. Hopefully other states and territories around Australia will soon follow. This is an article published in the Sunday Mail (22.1.12) about the issue:    DOG FARMS TARGETED The Queensland government aims to wipe out […]

CANINE GENETICS

January 22, 2012 by  
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I’m currently doing some research on canine genetics and epigenetics (which relates to the alterations in genes due to environmental or lifestyle factors such as diet, toxicity, etc), when I came across the article below on canine genetics and thought I would share it here.  It was written by Elizabeth Norton and published in Science […]

ANIMAL NATUROPATH – WHAT CAUSES DOGS TO AGE MORE RAPIDLY?

January 18, 2012 by  
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Over the years that I’ve been helping pet owners improve their dogs health, I have found there can be many factors that determine how long a dog lives and what quality of life they have. In my experience, dogs that have been fed a healthy natural diet; have been kept within a normal weight; get taken […]

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Natural Animal Health for pets, specialising in natural health for dogs. Naturopathic dog therapy with a holistic approach to animal health may complement conventional vet treatments. We offer expert naturopathic advice for dogs from a qualified animal naturopath that specializes in natural dog health. We are based in South Australia's Adelaide Hills region but consult throughout Australia and internationally, with clients in South Australia, Queensland, Victoria, the ACT, NSW, the NT, Tasmania, Western Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the US and other countries throughout the world. While we specialise in dogs health problems and natural animal therapy we also treat people with naturopathic medicine and offer clinic services in natural health. Many clients have found natural animal therapy to be more effective or less invasive than conventional vet services. Our clients have a common interest in the health and wellbeing of their dog and are looking for natural preventative health programs and natural remedies for dogs such as herbal medicines and homeopathy that are often not offered by veterinary practices or veterinarian clinics in Australia and New Zealand. Canine natural pain relief and natural animal therapy for inflammation are common conditions that may benefit from naturopathic animal health treatments and holistic pet care.


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