[VIDEO] Can Dogs and Cats Go Vegan, Too?
In this four-part video series, Jan explains the benefits and potential pitfalls of feeding a vegan diet to canine family members.
Hot and Hearty Winter Meals for Your Animal Friends – and You
This past week, the first winter storms are causing headaches in the Southeast and on up the Atlantic coast. My sister tells me her bones are feeling the chill of yet another gloomy, drizzly day in Ohio. Here in California the sun is brilliant, but we’re still mending pipes after a rare hard freeze a [...]
Chase Away Wintertime Aches and Stiffness
Winter’s rain, snow, and chills have arrived, and many of us feel the change of weather in our bones. Whether your friend has an old injury that occasionally acts up, or is simply feeling the effects of age in her joints, you might find her a little more stiff or sore as outdoor temperatures drop. [...]
Supporting the Immune System for Good Health Today—and for Many Years to Come
Every year about this time, Peña Adobe Park near Vacaville, California, fills up with thirty or forty dogs or more, most of whom outweigh the average human teenager, and all of whom have endured abandonment, abuse, or in some cases imminent execution. This is the annual Great Dane Walk sponsored by Great Dane Rescue of [...]
Fast Food Can Be Healthy Food
Summertime is play time, and that means we’re on the go more than ever. Long days lend themselves to after-work jaunts to the park, and warm weekends invite us to head for the beach or an overnight campout. With all the fun to be had, who wants to spend hours in the kitchen cooking dinner? [...]
Fleas and Ticks: Keeping Bugs at Bay – Naturally
I went outside just after sunrise to say good morning to my horses, Tess and Tomar, as they came for their usual early visit at the edge of the deck. It was good to feel the warm sun after so many weeks of California’s winter rain. The air smelled like spring, with the sweet lilacs [...]
Can Dogs and Cats Be Vegan, Too?
When compassion for all living beings is a core value in your life, it can be disturbing to feel your commitment to a vegan lifestyle is compromised by your desire to feed canine and feline family members the best possible diet. You may have eliminated animal products from your own diet, sworn off buying leather [...]
Simple Strategies for Really Good Food
You’ve made the commitment to feed your animal family members the way you feed everyone else: fresh and wholesome, prepared with your loving touch. Maybe you began by serving up an extra portion of your own meals, and that’s an excellent way to start. But you wonder if your friends are really getting all the [...]
Holiday Home Cooking for Everyone in the Family
Savannah and I shared a Tofurkey as part of our Thanksgiving dinner this year. I get a kick out of the way they put together a meal that presumably resembles the traditional holiday fare. And any effort to make it easy for revelers to save the life of a bird gets my vote. But novelty [...]
Holistic Health Care: Beyond Body, Mind, and Spirit
It’s safe to say that “holistic health care” is pretty much a household term these days. But while we all know it’s important to care for the whole individual, it’s not always clear what the best ways are to support the body, mind, and spirit of our animal friends. Is it just a matter of [...]