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If you have to use a groomer, don’t just ask about price or availability.

✅ Ask about their qualifications.
✅ Ask what training they’ve completed.
✅ Ask whether they routinely perform a**l gland expression and what training they have to perform it.
✅Ask how they handle fearful, anxious, or reactive dogs.

Save these questions. I’ll be sharing them on my Stories.

And one more thing…

‼️If you’re recommending a groomer to someone, don’t recommend them blindly. ‼️

Recommend them because you’ve asked the right questions and understand their qualifications not just because your dog came home looking cute. 🤦🏾‍♀️

The pet industry is still largely unregulated.

Until that changes, pet parents need to raise the standard by asking better questions.

Your pets advocate,
T

Most small dogs never get bones. 🦴

Because sometimes their humans are either:
• Too scared to offer them.
• Unsure which bones are safe.
• Or they’ve tried before and their dog ended up with diarrhea.

But appropriately sized raw meaty bones are a natural part of a dog’s diet and small dogs shouldn’t get left behind.

Bones support dental health, provide bioavailable minerals like calcium and phosphorus, exercise the jaw, and satisfy your dog’s instinct to chew.🙌

If your dog develops diarrhea after a bone, that’s not a reason to avoid bones forever.

It usually means it’s time to look at the type of bone, the amount offered, your dog’s gut health, or how the bone was introduced.

Raven is very particular about the bones that she will choose, she has never refused the lamb ribs, which is why it’s a steady staple, and you’d always find it in my freezer

Quality matters.

If you’re feeding fresh, one of the best things you can do is build a relationship with your local butcher.

Know where your dog’s food comes from.

Ask questions about sourcing and how the animals were raised. Whenever possible, choose grass-fed meat.

If conventionally raised meat is all you can access or afford, don’t stop feeding fresh.

Instead, be more intentional.
Rotate your proteins, feed a wide variety of whole foods, and prioritise nutrient density to help support your dog’s overall health.

Gucho and Raven were raised on pasture-raised meat but since it’s no longer available in the UAE grass fed protein is the next best bet!

It costs nothing to be respectful to your butcher or supplier. Those relationships matter. The more you learn from the people sourcing your food, the better choices you can make for your dog.

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Am I always out with the doggies 🙊🙊🙊 maybe! They are after all my BEST friends , honestly, if they could talk, I probably wouldn’t speak to any other human 🙈

Today is also a full moon and the energy just feels amplified. Use this energy today to express gratitude and say it out loud.

On a health related topic - the air is dusty outdoors, and I would definitely skip the evening walk. Dust dirt pollution, all impact lung health. I will share a reel on everything I do to support respiratory health. And how small changes can make a huge difference so stay tuned for that.

I honestly had SO much fun filming the video with The K9 Kitchen | Pet Nutrition 🐾 Go check it out !!

Everything came so naturally and that’s exactly why I love my page so much. Because right here - you are guaranteed real, RAW (pun intended😊) and authentic living. 💃

So as I was prepping meals very early today, I thought I would share exactly what I do and how easy it is to feed real fresh food!!!

Raven is enjoying the Complete Camel Recipe The K9 Kitchen | Pet Nutrition , and yes, I’m adding my veggie blend. Why? Because it’s made with ingredients that support the body’s natural detoxification pathways and helps add extra phytonutrients to the bowl.🙌🙌

‼️‼️ please always use a kitchen scale‼️ I’ve been doing this for years now … so I can eyeball it Please don’t guess and use the feeding guidelines as a starting point and adjust based on your dog’s body condition.

Summer is thriving on her raw diet, and this routine has become second nature in our home. She hasn’t been doing well on beef, so I’m adding beef and lamb recently and she’s doing amazing.✅✅

IIf you haven’t watched the K9 kitchen YouTube video yet, head over to the their YouTube channel - there’s so much great content there and so much more we can learn!