The journal
Plain explanations of what is going on with your dog, and what a supplement can and cannot do about it. Written by us, checked against the evidence, no filler.
Why joint supplements take six weeks
Cartilage has no blood supply. It is fed by the fluid around it, which is why nothing you give a dog reaches it quickly, and why a week is not...
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What a proprietary blend is actually hiding
One combined weight for eight ingredients tells you nothing about how much of any of them you are buying. Here is how...
The itch comes back before the coat does
Omega 3 rebuilds the skin barrier from the inside, and the order things improve in tells you whether it is working.
Does your dog need a multivitamin? Probably not
A complete commercial food is formulated to a legal profile. If your dog eats one, a multivitamin is usually spending money on...
What to do about a dog that will not take tablets
Half a tub goes to waste before most owners admit the tablet is not going in. Powder, food, and the tricks that...
Reading a certificate of analysis
Every batch we make comes with one. Here is what the columns mean and which lines are worth your attention.
Stiff mornings are not just old age
The pattern owners describe first is almost always the same, and it has a mechanical explanation worth knowing.
Antibiotics and the gut, three weeks later
The course ends and the stools stay loose. What is actually going on, and how long it reasonably takes to settle.
Cranberry, D-mannose and what they can and cannot do
Both work on adhesion rather than infection. That distinction decides whether they are useful to your dog or a waste of your...
