Cherry Valley Holistics

07/20/2024

07/13/2024

⭐️STORE SPOTLIGHT ⭐️

We’ve restocked the amazing 4 times in the last 2 weeks! Make sure to stop in while their shelves are full for the best selection! We’ve been so excited for this opportunity - we love working with local, family owned businesses!

07/08/2024

How cute is Oscar?! 🥰

Such a great way to support TWO small businesses! Lisa just stocked up and they don’t last long, so get them while they’re in! 🐶

Ask us about our favorite, healthy treats and chews from !
We have duck feet, chicken breast, beef trachea, pork ears and more fresh in stock!
Boarding guest Oscar says its DELICIOUS!

Available for purchase at the House Bairon Barn 😋

04/13/2023

Hi local friends! I wanted to share this wonderful event happening next month! If you’re available Sat, May 20th and looking for a great way to support a local organization - this event is going to be amazing! ❤️🐾

20th Anniversary Gala - Tickets on Sale Now!

Saturday, May 20th - Medinah Shriners, Addison, Illinois

We asked and you donated. Thank you so very much! We have a wonderful auction and event planned. We now need your support by attending the “golden” event of the year!

Purchase your tickets for May 20th and bid on a great selection of live and silent auction items. Enjoy fun games, where you could win a diamond circle necklace, a bowl of assorted gift cards, or take a chance and win a surprise bottle of wine or dining gift card. We have it all!

Live Auction Highlights
• Week vacation in a two-bedroom, Florida condo on the gulf coast
• Sailing Adventure on Lake Michigan for up to six people, dinner included (Get together with friends to bid on this one)
• Wine & Food Pairing at Aspen Lane Winery in Aurora for twelve

Silent Auction Highlights
The silent auction has wine and liquor baskets, golden memorabilia, bed and breakfast packages, jewelry, home décor and more. Sports enthusiasts will enjoy our Cubs, Sox, or Bears’ tickets.

We’ve worked hard to plan an evening full of fun, food, and fundraising. We hope you’ll join us. Together we can make a difference in the lives of goldens in need, all while enjoying the fellowship of other golden lovers.

A special thank you to everyone that donated items, purchased a sponsorship, or made a donation for this gala event. Now we need to join together to celebrate, have fun, and BID TO BUY!

Watch your email for more “sneak previews!”

PURCHASE GALA TICKETS HERE:
https://events.readysetauction.com/asgoodasgold/2023gala/shop/tickets

06/28/2022

Moxie wishing everyone a Happy 👅🐾 I’m pretty sure the tongue is him licking his lips excited about his meal and not him being sassy because I made him sit for pictures before he could eat…. 🫣🤣🤷‍♀️

Have a wonderful rest of your week friends!

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05/24/2022

Treat sample anyone? 🙋‍♀️

We are so excited to include our air dried, single ingredient, responsibly sourced treat samples with every order now 🥳

What is your favorite treat?!

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05/08/2022

Nadja wanted to come on here to wish all the Mom’s out there a very Happy Mother’s Day! Hope you are all being spoiled beyond measure today! 💐

Those puppy dog eyes though 🥺🤣

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05/03/2022

Transitioning to a raw diet 🥩

Transitioning your pet(s) to a raw food diet will look different in every household, every individual pet is different! It is important to remember to feed the pet that is in front of you 👏🏻

Some pets can make the switch quickly and easily with no issues, while others don’t. These pets may resist the change or have a weaker gut at first from previously eating a kibble diet for a majority of their lives, therefore making a raw diet more difficult to digest because the two are very different. A raw food diet is rich with living enzymes and nutrients requiring a very different digestive environment. In those cases, feeding additional gut enhancing foods and pre/probiotics can help ease the transition ➡️

If you are new to raw and/or interested in feeding CVH, we recommend a slow transition over the course of several days to best support this change in your pet’s diet:

* 75% old food, 25% new food - Feed for a few days or until pet’s stomach has adjusted to this portion
* 50% old food, 50% new food - Again, feed until pet’s stomach has adjusted to this portion
* 25% old food, 75% new food - Once more, feed until pet’s stomach has adjusted to this portion
* 100% new food - Transition complete! 🥳

What was your experience with transitioning your pet to raw? Was your pet resistant or was it love at first sniff?

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04/26/2022

Happy Tuesday friends! We just got back from a beautiful trip to Savannah and Tybee Island, GA. 🤗 It’s absolutely gorgeous there! And the weather was refreshing too ☀️🌴🌊

We’ve been busy at work since we’ve been back, but sure enjoyed some beach time.

Do you have any vacation plans coming up?

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04/19/2022

Did everyone “eat up” over the holiday weekend?! 🍽

We can’t wait to share some very exciting news about our complete formulas soon. Be sure to stay tuned! 👀🤗🥬

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04/17/2022

Happy Easter from CVH! 🐣🐰

Eggs are an exceptional addition to our pet’s bowls and provide many benefits (they are tasty too!):

🥚 Provide extra protein due to their outstanding amino acid profile
💊 Filled with vitamins & minerals (such as vitamin A, iron, vitamin B12, selenium, etc.)
🦴 Eggshells are a great boost of calcium, and the membrane is rich in collagen, hyaluronic acid, glucosamine, etc.

When buying eggs to feed our pet(s), it is important to avoid eggs that may have been chemically treated. Most store bought eggs tend to have these chemicals on the shell, so if you do feed - we recommend not feeding the shell!

The best eggs to include in our pet(s) diet are from pasture raised animals directly from the farm - Shopping for eggs locally will get you the best quality product and you would be supporting a small business in return!

Does your pet(s) love eggs? What kind?

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04/05/2022

Why feed a raw diet?⁠

In honor of we thought it’d be fun to share a beautiful bowl pic and talk about all the benefits of feeding raw!

Feeding a raw diet has been shown to dramatically improve a pet's overall health, including:⁠
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🐾Increased life span with lower vet expenses⁠
🐾Shinier coat, cleaner teeth and fresher breath⁠
🐾Smaller, firmer and less smelly stools⁠
🐾Reduced risk of chronic disease⁠
🐾More energy and happier demeanor⁠
🐾Healthier and less irritated skin⁠
🐾Improved hydration⁠
🐾Stronger immune system⁠
🐾Easier to manage weight⁠
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Why do you feed raw?⁠
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03/29/2022

What a stunning winter photo of Sammy right before he digs into his meal 😍 How is everyone holding up through this final streak (I hope!) of winter? ❄️

April 1st is the beginning of - Is there anything you would like to see from us? Let us know in the comments 👇🏻

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03/24/2022

Food Energetics 🌿

This topic fascinates me and it’s much deeper and covers much more than we can include in a post here. But we thought we’d touch on it briefly because many of you might find it as interesting as we do ❤️🐾

When I was at a live nutrition seminar a few years back (pre-covid) I learned that allergies are the #1 reason for elective euthanasia in the US. 🤯 This statistic didn’t come from people not wanting to deal with a dog with allergies. This came from people that spent months or years watching their dogs allergies get worse without being able to find anything that would provide relief - so bad that their pets quality of life was miserable and they couldn’t bear to watch them suffer any longer. 😭

Traditional Chinese Medicine and food energetics takes a very different approach to allergies. Very simply put, disharmony in the body caused by excessive heat is thought to cause an allergic reaction in a dog. As a result, Traditional Chinese Medicine will evaluate the warming or cooling effect of the foods fed to a dog with allergies to keep the heat and inflammation down in the body.

I pay close attention to the warming or cooling effect of the protein I’m feeding to my Moxie. Fortunately, not due to allergies with him, but because he definitely runs noticeably “hot.” He’s my guy that will always seek out the coolest place in the room to rest. Even if it’s -50 with the windchill outside, we will still find him on the cool tile floor rather than a carpeted floor in our home. Outside in the summer he lives not only in the shaded parts of my yard, but he will also crawl under my deck to lay in the cool dirt (yes he’s always a dirtball 🙈🤣). Because of this I stick to mainly neutral and cooling proteins for his food and treats.

Cooling proteins:

🦆Duck
🐇Rabbit

Neutral proteins:

🐄Beef
🐖Pork
🪶Quail
🦬Bison
🦢Goose

Warming proteins:

🦃Turkey
🐓Chicken
🪶Pheasant

Hot proteins:

🐑Lamb
🦌Venison

Have you applied these principles when feeding your pet? We’d love to hear your experiences below!

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02/20/2022

I can’t say enough good things about the AKC Fit Dog 2 class Moxie and I just finished! Lisa leads an incredible class and it was all online via zoom! Definitely check it out if you’re looking for safe ways to optimize your dogs fitness level!

I’m also so incredibly proud of my happy Moxie Man ❤️ He rocked test day with a perfect score! 🥰


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CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
Our Online Team did it!
Leo the Boston, Rae the Boxer and Moxie the Rottweiler graduated our online AKC Fit Dog Level 2 Class with 3x 11/11 ratings!
This group class was so much fun, the handlers were highly motivated and very ambitious and their dogs continuously performed on a high level!
The class also showed that you don’t need fancy equipment to participate in our Online Classes! We’ll find every day household items and make use of them 😁💪

12/17/2021

I’m so proud of my boy, Moxie! We had so much fun working with Lisa over the past 6 weeks in their AKC Fit Dog Level 1 class!

05/13/2021

Anyone else feel personally targeted a little by this or is it just me? 🤣