The Terrible Touch-Me-Nots..
Ingredients to AVOID in personal care products
What you put on your skin can go into your body to affect your health and sense of well-being - either negatively or positively. You can choose which … if you know the facts.....READ MORE

Dogs - Anatomy of a Carnivore and Dietary Needs - There are some differences in dogs and wolves, according to Ray Coppinger, a professor of biology at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He reports dogs skulls, teeth and brains are smaller than wolves, with a 20% smaller brain. Dogs can also carry traits of a sickle-shaped tail, floppy ears and pie-bald color patterns. Domestic dogs also come into heat twice a year, while wolves only do so once a year. Dogs also continue to show submissive behavior all their lives, such as licking and greeting their masters the way wolf puppies do to the older pack members.....READ MORE

Vaccinations... Too Many, Too Often? - Vaccinations, vaccinations, vaccinations. Dog and cat owners have been told by veterinarians and pet health care providers for years that annual vaccinations for Rabies, Distemper, Parvovirus, Feline Leukemia and on and on...are required yearly. Annual vaccinations, also called annual boosters, have certainly played a major role in disease prevention in dogs and cats.....READ MORE

Vaccinosis: Dr. Richard Pitcairn - In this article we begin to address the subject of vaccinosis, the general name for chronic dis-ease caused by vaccines. For some readers the very idea that vaccines are anything but wonderful and life-saving may come as a surprise, and it's not a very pleasant one. After all, the general population pictures vaccines as one of modern medicine's best and brightest moments, saving literally millions from the scourge of diseases like poliomyelitis and smallpox.....READ MORE

Vaccinations - More Harm than Good? - Four years ago, a dog of mine suffered some strange reactions. He developed lameness in his right leg, an ulcer on his eye, scaling of his skin, yeast infection in his right ear, loss of pigment in his gums and loss of hair coat. After many consultations and research, I finally found an article on vaccination reactions. My dog's symptoms all came within 10 days of a combination booster and rabies shot.....READ MORE

Vaccination Decisions - by Susan G. Wynn, DVM - Veterinarians claim that annual vaccinations have decimated the incidence of formerly common viral diseases such as feline panleukopenia, rhinotracheitis, feline leukemia, canine distemper, hepatitis, and canine parvovirus. While this is undoubtedly true, many pet owners and some veterinarians have begun to question both the need for annual, life-long revaccination, as well as the long term consequences of vaccination in general.....READ MORE

The Danger of Toxins - The EPA has reported that toxic chemicals found in the home are, on the average, three times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor airborne pollutants.... READ MORE

A Sample All-Natural Raw Diet - This ‘Sample Diet’ is a sample of a raw feeding program for the ‘long-run’. If you are switching your dog from another type of diet to a raw diet, please start with a plan such as the ‘Getting Started On Raw’ plan that follows.....READ MORE