A tail of 6 dogs with 20 paws, 5 pairs of eyes and 1 pair of wheels - running alongside my 3 springers is Maz a 2 legged wise street dog from Afghanistan, Bambi a paraplegic boy from the streets of Romania and Inka my blind girl found at 3 weeks of age in a Romanian river.  Disabled these 3 may be but these dogs are awesome you can't feel sorry for yourself ...

When I first started learning about essential oils and safe use with my pets I realised it was a minefield out there with so many different choices it seemed impossible trying to figure out what the best one was to pick.  I also realised there was a lack of regulation so it was hard to sort the wheat from the chaff but I was realistic enough to realise that ...

So currently we are in the UK summer and maybe you are familiar with this time of year when your eyes start to water and itch like crazy, your nose drips, and the back of your throat is scratchy? Or maybe your dog is suffering this or has an itchy tummy from grass allergies - I am seeing this more and more.  Many poor dogs are scratching like mad and being s...

One of the things I get asked most about for animal aromatherapy is calming dogs whether it's anxious dogs, reactive dogs,  dogs with canine cognitive disorder, it's all about calming.  There are so many different essential oils that can be used to support the emotional health of our dogs and  what is used largely depends on what the situation is that's goin...

Does your dog or cat have gut intolerances, skin sensitivity, ligament issues (studies show decreased injury in humans when on a digestive enzyme), need immune support? Digestive enzymes are becoming popular supplements and a lot of their popularity is due to minimal side effects and intolerances and I often wondered if they were actually necessary and so I ...

This week is dementia awareness week so I thought I would focus on pet dementia this week and look at some ways to maintain brain health in our pets and support them as they get old. Dementia or cognitive dysfunction syndrome to give it its correct term is a neurobehavioural disorder affecting geriatric dogs and cats that is characterized by an age-related d...

I have 4 canicross dogs and I have found so many benefits using essential oils to support their fitness. I’ve focussed this post around canicross but this will apply to other sports disciplines too and to be honest to dogs with mobility issues but as I compete in canicross I wanted to focus this more specifically on the sport I do as this is what I know best...

It is that time of year again and everyone wondering how to prevent fleas and ticks naturally.  Now if you are like me you have tried a whole range of things over the years but every year have had a failure.   However, that was until I started using pure essential oils with actual constituents in them that fleas do not like!   When you buy cheap oils they do...

This weekend we had a brilliant one competing in the final race in the CaniX UK championships! For both dogs and myself essential oils played a massive role in getting us here!  This finale was a 2 day event on a very very hilly route and with some treacherous switchbacks needing all the technical skills I and my dogs have. Very scary downhills too, I was in...

Travelling with dogs can be difficult if your dog is anxious in a vehicle but this is something that can be addressed using essential oils. Firstly, you need to establish if your dog is anxious because they feel sick or are they anxious because the vehicle or the travel stresses them out.  This is important so we can get to the root of the problem.  Have the...

March is Pet Anxiety Month so to start this off did you know that every emotion your pet experiences can be linked to a physical response in their body? 🤯 Mind-blowing, I know. The reasoning is found in the limbic system within the brain. 🧠  The limbic system is the part of the brain that involves their behaviors and emotions that they need for survival, l...

Health and wellness for your dog or any animal for that matter encompasses a lot of different areas and although far more numerous than 5, these are 5 key areas that I believe are crucial. These are my top 5 tips for dogs that are always incorporated into any animal aromatherapy session along with my chosen oils to support them. If you would like to get oils...

I hate it when my dogs are poorly, you just wish you could explain and help them more.  There is a gastric bug going around in doggies at the moment in the UK Rowan had it after xmas and was vomiting loads - so I thought I would share about what I used to support him and some digestive tips in general.   Day 1 he was vomiting and not keeping anything down an...

On a lot of pages for pets particularly dogs you may see CBD oil mentioned time and time again, this oil is not the cure all it often seems to be as I will explain, but an alternative product Copaiba essential oil has advantages that CBD just does not have.  And Copaiba oil is in daily use in my house for myself and all my pets.  Read on to learn more about ...

Last week an overseas dog newly arrived in the UK was lost and found tragically killed on railway tracks. This poor dog was from Cyprus but this story is not unusual amongst dogs from overseas, too many sadly go missing within a very short period of time of their arrival in the UK to live with their new owners and next week there will be another tragic story...

This Christmas period can be overstimulating for both dogs not to mention us but that is the subject of another blog post see Christmas Peace .   Anyway for our dogs and other pets, the lights, festive scents, music, visitors and travelling can be too overwhelming, so I thought I would write about some ideas to help you and your pets through this time.    N...

Starting with essential oils or any natural well-being modality for your pets can be daunting as who do you speak to, what websites or books are good, what are bad and that is even before you look at the products. The internet is a wonderful thing but Dr Google can also be a font of some really poor knowledge and scary too which as a doctor I frequently enco...

I was pretty devastated when I found out my diminutive springer Evie aka the pocket rocket had bad arthritis - not that it stops her but being only 8 it suddenly hit me that she was getting old.  Like any springer she is so full of oomph and we have shared many a cani-cross adventure together fast, reliable and gentle on me when racing downhill (unlike her b...

Keeping your dogs active is important for their physical and mental heath just like us but dogs also need mental enrichment and a good walk can easily encompass both.  It is important to realise that we can over exercise our dogs if we focus too much on tiring them out physically.  So a combination of activities is important for all round health and fitness....

It is difficult to own a reactive dog and many people are familiar with the downward spiral of the reactivity increasing and increasing til you get to the frequent occurrence of a dog lunging uncontrollably on a walk whilst you the owner struggles to maintain hold let alone control.   This escalation occurs as the undesirable behaviour - lunging, growling, b...