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Sep 17, 2018

About Dog Nutrition Naturally and Sandra

About Dog Nutrition Naturally is where you'll discover the benefits of whole food nutrition and natural healing for dogs.

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Sep 16, 2018

Our girl Penny

We adopted our Jack Russell Penny from a shelter in 2010. Her story was she was in a puppy mill since birth and had numerous litters of pups that were

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Sep 09, 2018

Josephine Anne

I adopted Josephine (Josie) in 1998 when she was 8 weeks old. She reached thru the cage she was in with her Mom & 2 siblings. She loved to play with

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Sep 02, 2018

My Little Jasper

Jasper and I met 18 and a half years ago. I can still remember him as a puppy, where he fit solidly in one hand. From the beginning, I knew he was

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Aug 13, 2018

Words From Lyric to Me

I lost my Doberman quite a few years back. I've had lots of dogs but something about that boy touched me in such a way I've never been touched before.

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Aug 07, 2018

Use Intermittent Fasting for Dogs to Boost Better Health Quickly

Intermittent fasting is the natural way to help heal a sick dog. Here are two ways to do healthy fasting for dogs.

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Aug 04, 2018

Rest in peace Faith

Faith was a beautiful black miniature schnauzer. She was born on April 7th, 2010. She had a great life. She lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba with a family who

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Jun 26, 2018

Lil Bo peep

I had my beloved Baretta for 15 years. She has led a long life & enjoyed being doted on and spoiled. My two young boys and I will always continue to remember

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Jun 25, 2018

Still Afraid of Feeding Raw?

Are you somebody who still feels afraid of the potential risk of feeding your dog a raw food diet? Have you considered feeding raw and then scrapped the idea because of the fear of pathogens, infection from bacteria that could either make your dog sick, or worse yet...make you or a member of your family sick?

Well, I'd like you to think about this. I hope it puts your fears to rest. Peace at last! Peace at last! Here's how to change your thinking about raw feeding without feeling the fear.

Your dog eats poop and doesn't die!

Your dog eats garbage and doesn't die!

Your dog drinks from the toilet bowl and doesn't die!

Your dog scavenges something suspicious on a walk and doesn't die!

Therefore,

Your dog eats poop, doesn't die, and you don't either, even though he is probably shedding pathogens as I'm telling you this!

Your dog eats garbage, doesn't die, and sheds pathogens that could potentially kill you, but they don't!

Your dog drinks from the toilet bowl, doesn't die, and neither do you, even though he licked your face and shed pathogens directly on you!

Why didn't anyone die?

Because both you and your dog each have immune systems that work to protect you from random pathogens. There is no vaccine to protect you from life and shit that happens! Dogs will continue to eat poop and drink from the toilet bowl.

A little common sense goes a long way.

So feed your dog raw. Don't worry about the zoonotic ( transfer from animal to human ) risk.

Wash your hands before and after preparing food for your dog and yourself...and relax, breathe. Haven't you got enough to worry about besides this topic?

All is well!

Jun 07, 2018

Why Do We Love Dogs?

We all love our dogs.

If you ask someone WHY they love their dog, they'll probably say something along the lines of " my dog loves me unconditionally " or " it doesn't matter what I do, my dog still loves me " or " my dog makes me feel better when life sucks " or " my dog is always glad to see me " or ' Nobody loves me like my dog loves me "...and on and on.

It's all true.

So, the question is, why are dogs able to live their lives in this ultra loving, compassionate, all forgiving way and still be happy, asking nothing for themselves and giving everything they have to us willingly every day for years.

They just don't seem to care. If things go right, they go right, if things go wrong, they go wrong.

If they're healthy and well, that's great. If they're sick, that's OK too. They just live with it, or die. Whatever is, is whatever is!

Dogs don't seem to have opinions about anything. They just live every day as best they can. That's it then. That's the secret. Scrap your opinions! You can even scrap your opinion about what I just wrote!

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Jun 02, 2018

Privacy Policy at Dog Nutrition Naturally

The privacy policy at Dog Nutrition Naturally is for you. Read how we are protecting your private information

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May 27, 2018

My Baby Boy

Never having a pet as a child I never thought that the attachment you feel would be so strong. Losing one dog a few years back hurt but nothing like the

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May 24, 2018

Neuropathy is a horrible thing

My 11 year old Shepherd developed neuropathy his mind is as sharp as the day it was a puppy but his back end legs from his waist back went numb no quality

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May 13, 2018

Dog Owner vs Dog Parent

Recently someone took issue with me because I used the term ' dog owner '. That person told me she found the term offensive. She didn't want to think of herself as ' owning ' her dog like she did a pair of shoes. Just another consumer acquisition.

I get it.

Let's take a closer look.

Many people ' get ' a dog from a shelter or breeder. They pay money and essentially ' buy ' the dog.

A shelter dog is considered a ' rescued ' dog. Really? You bought it. Now you own it. I realize shelters need to pay the rent and help dogs find homes. I'm just saying that the sale of dogs from a shelter pays for this. They're not selling you a gold bracelet and then giving you the dog for free as a bonus. Right?

A dog from a breeder costs more. That dog now becomes a ' commodity ' since the breeder sells dogs for profit. Don't shit on me. True or true!

If you get a dog for free, maybe you're off the hook, but then what?

The dog comes to live with you. That's lovely, but is he free? No. You make all the decisions. You decide what the dog eats, how much he eats, where and when he eats. You decide whether or not to stick him with needles for vaccines and drugs for health problems. Right? You decide whether or not to put pesticides on the back of his neck to kill fleas/ticks and other nasty bugs because you don't want them in ' your ' house. He didn't decide to do that. You make all the decisions.

You make decisions about his freedom of movement. You let him into the back yard for some free time. That's big of you! You decide whether or not to take him for a walk, where to walk, how long to spend walking. If he's really lucky you'll take him to the dog park so he can see his ' friends '. Your friends, more likely!

The WORST thing is, you put a leash on him, tie him up in the yard, you tether him by the neck like a slave, buy a tag from the city to say you own him. Human beings have a long history of enslaving other humans and animals. That doesn't sound like freedom to me!

A slave is defined as the legal property of another and is forced to obey the owners bidding. Sounds like dogs are slaves that get to sleep in the bed with you.

Do I have a solution for this dog owner vs dog parent problem? No I don't. Do I put a leash on my dog and make all his decisions for him. Yes I do.

Do I feel like I own my dog. Yes. Do I consider myself a good dog ' parent '. Yes.

Nuff said.

Feb 18, 2018

Making Your Own Dog Food is the Way to Better Dog Health Starting Now

Making your own dog food using healthy whole food ingredients provides better dog nutrition naturally

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