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Rachel Knott
Applied Zoopharmacognosy
Optimising the health and well-being of your animal
Supplier of high quality natural remedies for animals

18/11/2025

Teamwork makes the dream work and it’s true for animal communication too.
When you chat with friends you don’t just fire loads of questions at them. It’s a 2 way process. And this is no different.
There may be things you are dying to ask them and things they’re desperate to share with you.
Or you may have zero clarity but are just drawn to explore a deeper connection.
My role is to be the bridge for you both so both parties are heard.

24/10/2025

Why do we have dogs?
Maybe one of the reasons is because they’re simply themselves.
Always authentic. No self control, editing, or playing themselves down. It’s beautiful and enviable. And we’re drawn to it.

It may not always look pretty as we’re so used to chasing ‘happy’, being ‘nice’ and beating down anything that’s not deemed to be a ‘high vibe’.

We’ve forgotten how to honestly feel. Controlling and pushing down and fighting through emotions has become something to admire.
But it’s not sustainable. And it’s also the opposite of living to the fullest.
I don’t believe we’re meant to experience life in such a complicated way. We only have to look at our dogs to get how life can be. Rich, ever changing, exciting and full of unconditional love.

This is a clip from episode 5 of our Unruly by Nature Podcast.
The first episode drops onto all the podcast channels next week so if you want to be the first to listen, drop me a dm or comment below with an emoji🎧🐶🌿💯

23/10/2025

It honesty can be that simple.
Hanging out, digging stuff, sniffing stuff, exploring stuff, no a-b route, no fixed destination or time. Just doing s**t together.

Firework season is coming… and while we might love the sparkle in the sky, many of our dogs find this time of year terri...
14/10/2025

Firework season is coming… and while we might love the sparkle in the sky, many of our dogs find this time of year terrifying.

The sudden bangs, the bright flashes, and changes in vibration can send even the calmest dog into total panic.

It’s so hard to watch and feel like you can't help isn’t it?
The shaking, panting, pacing, hiding....

But nature has beautiful ways to help. 🌱

Essential oils, when offered gently and respectfully, can change how a dog feels in their body, helping them move from feeling fearful to calm and feeling more safe.

When a dog inhales an essential oil, aromatic molecules travel straight to the limbic brain, the emotional centre that controls breathing, heart rate, and hormones.
This means scent can literally shift physiology.

And when we sit with them, breathing the same oils, something shifts in us, too.
Our heart rate slows, our breath deepens, and they feel our steadiness and presence. 💞

Here are three plant allies that can make a world of difference:

🌳 Frankincense – Sacred and grounding. It slows the breath, settles trembling, and brings a deep sense of peace.

🌿 Valerian Root – Earthy, strong, and deeply relaxing. Perfect for dogs who pace or can’t settle when the noise starts.

🌹 Rose Hydrosol – Gentle and heart-softening. A comforting mist that helps ease tension and restore emotional balance after the fireworks end.

💫 Tip: Offer one aromatic at a time. Let your dog choose. They’ll approach what they need and turn away from what they don’t. Choice and listening is an essential ingredient.

This year, I’ve put together a little Calm Companion Kit featuring these beautiful aromatics to help your dog (and you) through the season with more peace, connection, and ease.

I’ll pop the link in the comments below. 👇
https://myanimalmatters.co.uk/product/firework-season-support-kit/

Let’s help our dogs and ourselves feel safe, calm, and held through the noise.

Have you ever felt your animal looking at you and somehow just knew what they were saying?That quiet knowing isn’t woo-w...
06/10/2025

Have you ever felt your animal looking at you and somehow just knew what they were saying?

That quiet knowing isn’t woo-woo — it’s energy.

In my latest blog, I share how our bodies sense before we see. And how reconnecting to that awareness deepens our bond with the animals we love.

🌿 Read The Unspoken Bond Between Humans and Animals — link in the comments ⬇️

What’s a moment your animal showed you they understood, before you said a word?

🐾 “I’ve been trying to show you…”"Hey, it’s me... your dog.I watch you sometimes, head full of thoughts, chasing the nex...
05/10/2025

🐾 “I’ve been trying to show you…”

"Hey, it’s me... your dog.

I watch you sometimes, head full of thoughts, chasing the next thing,
Trying so hard to make sense of it all.
You look at me and smile, but I can feel when your chest is tight or your heart feels far away.

And I wish I could tell you
you don’t have to live up there, in your head.
You can come back down here, with me.

You see, my life isn’t as long as yours,
but I live every single moment of it.
I feel the world through my paws, my fur, my breath.
The smell of rain, the sound of your voice,
the way the air changes before a storm
I’m in it, completely.

That’s the secret I’ve been trying to share with you.
How to feel again.
How to listen with your whole body.
How to let the world speak to you the way it speaks to me.

You call it energy. I just call it life.
It’s in everything, in the earth, the wind, the warmth of your hand.
And it’s been whispering to you all along.

So when I look at you that way,
quiet and steady, eyes soft,
I’m not asking for food or a walk.
I’m inviting you back
to this moment, to this breath,
to the place where words fall away and you can finally feel.

That’s where we meet.
That’s where we’ve always met. 🐾💛

If your heart feels a little tug reading this,
that’s me, reminding you to slow down and listen again.

You already know how to hear me, not with your mind, but with your heart.
Sometimes you just forget.

My friend Rachel helps humans remember.
Her Foundations of Animal Communication course begins in January
Gentle, small, and full of the kind of love we already share.

Maybe it’s time you learned to listen the way I do. 💛"

🌿 Why your dog doesn’t need fixing — and neither do you 🎧We’ve been having some really rich, honest conversations lately...
04/10/2025

🌿 Why your dog doesn’t need fixing — and neither do you 🎧

We’ve been having some really rich, honest conversations lately for our podcast, Unruly by Nature. It’s a space where we (Sue, Kim, and myself (Rachel)) talk about dogs, plants, people and all the beautiful, messy connections between them.

In this episode, we asked ourselves what actually feels meaningful in our work and life with dogs and their people.

What do we really value beyond “training” or “fixing”? What happens when we stop trying to correct, control and start getting curious instead?

We talk about how behaviour is really just energy expressing itself, why we reach for certain oils (hello, lemon and angelica root) and what they opened up for us, and how one dog’s “problem” can turn into a mirror for our own growth.

It’s warm, a little funny, and full of those moments that make you pause and smile. 🐾

🎧 🎧🎧 Full episode links in the comments 👇

✨ No two paths are the same ✨One of the things I love most about this journey with our animals is that no two people rec...
03/10/2025

✨ No two paths are the same ✨

One of the things I love most about this journey with our animals is that no two people receive information in exactly the same way.

In my current Animal Communication Foundations group, some students see colours and images. Others feel tingles, warmth, or emotions in their body. Some simply know things without knowing how. Each way is valid. Each way is perfect.

That’s why I keep the groups small. I want every student to feel truly seen, not pressured to compare themselves, but encouraged to honour how their senses are waking up.
And as we share in circle, we learn from each other’s stories, recognising that energy speaks through many voices.

This last week, we have been connecting with one essential oil. The whole group came alive in different ways. One saw birds in flight, another felt tingling across her chest, another was moved to tears.

It’s like moving from black-and-white into colour vision, or finally hearing a song that’s been playing in the background all along.

And the most beautiful part? We do it together.

The next 6-week Animal Communication Foundations course begins in January.

If you’d like to be part of a small, supportive circle where your own way of listening is honoured, send me a message to join the waitlist.

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