Hozho Hounds

02/09/2024

✨️ Testimonial ✨️

The power of fresh food 🍖🍗🫐🍄🥦

 

29/08/2024

🧐 Allergy or Intolerance? 🧐

The word 'allergy' gets mentioned a lot in the canine nutrition world, but it's important to know the difference between that and an intolerance 🐾

17/08/2024

🐟 Salmon, should it be off the menu? 🐟

I fully appreciate many of the concerns around farmed salmon apply to factory farmed meat too 🥺

For me though, making small changes & being aware that there are alternatives can be so beneficial ✨️

 

13/08/2024

📣 Giveaway 📣

4 years ago today, Shadow left us for his new life just 5 days before his birthday, so instead of feeling sad I’ve decided to celebrate instead! 🎉

To honour everything he taught me & celebrate what will be his 8th birthday 🎂 on 18th August, I’ve decided to run a little giveaway 🌟

🎁 The Prize 🎁

A Hozho Hounds Nutrition & Wellbeing Assessment (worth £50).

After completing my detailed online questionnaire about your dog, their current diet and lifestyle, I will then create a report listing all my recommendations and suggestions for holistically supporting your dog 🐾

To enter simply:

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Feel free to spread the word with any friends who might be interested too.

One winner will be selected at random at 8pm on 18th August.

This giveaway is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram or Facebook.

No cash alternative.

Only comments on original Instagram or Facebook will be entered.

11/08/2024

✨️ Otis ✨️

This beautiful boy has well & truly landed on his paws with his incredible new guardian, Vicky & living his absolute best life! ✨️🐾

11/08/2024

Aww did I mention I love my job!

11/08/2024

Aww thank you The Healthy Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 🥹 Why I only just saw it though, I'll never know lol! 🤔🤣

Shout Out to Stacey of Hozho Hounds!

I want to give a big shout out to Stacey from Hozho Hounds! Stacey's posts are not only fantastic and educational but also delve deep into topics without being overly complex. Whether you're a seasoned pet owner or new to the natural canine game, her insights are invaluable.

As a fellow Southerner, it's great to connect with someone who shares that regional bond. Plus, Stacey has her own Ted, just like I do! She also serves as the nutritionist at The Dog House - Horsham, offering her expertise to ensure our furry friends are getting the best nutrition possible.

I’m beyond thrilled to have made Stacey’s engagement list and honored to be among some of the great minds in our community. Thank you, Stacey, for all that you do!

09/08/2024

Nearly every dog I work with has some element of a skin condition going on & it's no wonder as the body continually tries to detox in any way possible from every toxin it has to process.

There is no one size fits all solution to skin issues, as every dog is different, but treating the root cause, rather than masking symptoms, is how they are truly healed ✨️

30/07/2024

🐾 Paws for thought 🤓

I shared a post on my stories yesterday about why is more research needed to prove whole food diets for our dogs are healthier than kibble ones because it all just seems a bit crazy to me!

Whole fresh food is what we ALL need to the thrive, ultra processed food has just convinced us that nutrition is something that is only for scientists with a spreadsheet, when in fact, nothing is further from the truth 🥺

But for anyone wondering, here is yet another study demonstrating the huge benefits of a fresh food diet for our dog's and their microbiome 🤓

My favourite top line result was this... "In just 35 days, the gut microbiome improved in a way that is difficult to achieve with diet alone and usually requires probiotic support."

The Results We know our products are great. We see the results in our customers' dogs every day. But, there is a lack of scientific studies on raw feeding to prove how good it is for dogs. So, we decided to put our food to the test! The Topline Results Our results are so good that we want our RAW da...

29/07/2024

✨️ Beautiful Beets ✨️

Last night, Ted had some freeze dried Dogsee Crunch beetroot pieces from on his dinner and he loved them! 💕

I wanted to try them as the weather is warming up and we’re preparing for some big house renovations so he’s getting a little stressed and in traditional Chinese medicine they can help support the liver, nourish the blood, improve circulation and reduce irritability ✨️

Beetroot is also a great source of fibre & is packed with vitamins and minerals, including folate (vitamin B9), manganese, potassium, iron and vitamin C 🥳

So, overall they’re a great addition to Ted’s bowl & I’ll now use them in rotation with other fruit and veg to suppawt his energetic profile ✨️

After all, variety is the spice of life! ✨️

25/07/2024

Suppawting doggos & their amazing guardians is literally the best job in the world 🌎 ✨️

We finally have some answers for this beautiful boy now & can continue to suppawt him with a fresh food diet 🍖🥩🍄🫐🥦

23/07/2024

Another great post from the wonderful Rachel at Peak Dog Nutrition & Wellness 🐾✨

It tells us that dogs have not evolved to eat a high-carbohydrate diet that causes their blood sugar level to spike every time they eat. In fact, it’s the exact opposite. Dogs have evolved to eat a low-zero carb diet and to rarely need to lower their blood sugar. It tells us they are more than equipped to raise their blood sugar level by (amongst other methods) mobilising body fat. This is what helps to maintain body condition and prevent obesity.

Repeated spiking of blood sugar leads to chronic inflammatory diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, pancreatitis and obesity.

High-carb diets for dogs have only existed for the last 70 years - they are a convenience food, invented by humans, to make our lives easier. The trends we see in our own poor nutrition choices, and consequential poor health since the invention of ultra-processed convenience foods, are being mirrored in our dogs.

If you choose to feed your dog a dry (high-carb) food, look for one that contains the most fresh meat that you can find/afford, avoid any that contain meat meals or artificial colours and preservatives, and add species-appropriate fresh food toppers wherever possible. We will be posting more about fresh food toppers soon

19/07/2024

19/07/2024

Can't wait to be back at The Dog House - Horsham this weekend!

WEEKEND WOOFERS…SCRATCHING YOUR HEAD WHEN IT COMES TO RAW FEEDING? CHASING YOUR TAIL AT TAKING A HOLISTIC APPROACH?

OUR FAIRY DOG MOTHER STACEY FROM HOZHO HOUNDS WILL BE IN STORE THIS WEEKEND WELCOMING ALL THE TWO AND FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS AND ANSWERING ALL YOUR QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR DOGGOS DIETS, NUTRITION AND HOWLING ALL THINGS HOLISTIC!

SHE WILL BE ALSO OFFERING 10% DISCOUNT ON HER NUTRITION AND WELLBEING ASSESSMENTS FOR ALL OUR CANINE CUSTOMERS. THESE ARE THE PAWFECT ROUTE FOR DOGGOS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A MORE SPECIFIC SUPPORT BASED ON THEIR TAILORED INDIVIDUAL NEEDS!

KIA OUR OTHER FAIRY DOG MOTHER IS VISITING THE VALLEYS FOR AN EXCITING VISIT TO THE .info CANINE CONFERENCE, SO CRAZY STACEY IS HOLDING DOWN THE FORT!

📍 THE DOG HOUSE HORSHAM, NIGHTINGALE ROAD.

19/07/2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales 2024 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Another wonderful week at our happy place ✨️

Hubruvs did all their favourite things & Ted had some wonderful walks & lots of beach time to connect with his inner seal 🦭 🤣

Ted even topped up his microbiome with some Welsh goodness by having his raw meaty bones 🍖 in the garden! 🦠🥳

14/07/2024

12/07/2024

I'm loving that these studies are becoming more common now...probiotics to help suppawt skin conditions, who would have thought it?! 😉

RESEARCH NEWS - Probiotic Supplements as an Alternative to Corticosteroids to Treat Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Dogs

Probiotic strains have the potential to modulate immune responses, reduce intestinal inflammation, normalize intestinal mucosal function and decrease allergic reactions. A new study by Iranian researchers investigated the effect of oral probiotic supplements containing Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus coagulans spores on clinical symptoms, haematological factors and immune responses to allergic contact dermatitis in dogs induced by dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB). The DNCB was injected subcutaneously into the scapular region of 20 healthy adult dogs of both sexes, divided into four groups, to induce experimental allergic contact dermatitis. Dogs in Group 1 received food without probiotics or medication. Oral prednisolone was administered to Group 2 for 30 days at a dosage of 0.25mg/kg every other day. The dogs in Group 3 were treated with a combination of oral prednisolone and probiotics. The dogs in Group 4 were fed daily with a mixture of B. subtilis and B. coagulans bacteria for 30 days. The immune system responses and related gene expression were analysed in the treated animals. Results showed the administration of probiotics for 30 days resulted in a reduction in clinical symptoms and duration of wound repair. The probiotics treatment also significantly increased the serum bactericidal effects against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. It enhanced both the classic and alternative activity of the complement, as well as lysozyme activity. Additionally, the probiotics led to higher total immunoglobulin levels and significant reductions in anti-trypsin and C-reactive protein levels. Furthermore, the expression of IgE, induction of interferon-gamma and IL-4 genes were also reduced. According to the results, B. subtilis and B. coagulans could be further investigated as a viable alternative to corticosteroids in treating allergic contact dermatitis in dogs.

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10/07/2024

🐾 Paws for thought 🤓

Anyone who is aware of my journey & the reason for Hozho Hounds existing in the first place, will know full well how I feel about the Lepto vaccines (particularly the L4).

This is an incredibly well written article that summarises everything I've learnt about Lepto in the past 7.5years. I still firmly believe that everything that happened to Shadow was as a result of the L4 💔

Suppawting our dogs to have a healthy immune system and gut microbiome, through nutrition and minimising exposure to toxins, should be at the forefront of disease prevention ✨

Lepto 4 The Controversial Vaccination That is Causing Concerns and Reactivity Dangers and Problems Full name is leptospirosis vaccine.

02/07/2024

🧬Neurotransmitters & the microbiome🦠

A recent rabbit hole of mine 🤓

Takes looking at probiotic products to a whole new level 🙈

01/07/2024

👀 Another brilliant post. this time from The Healthy Cavalier King Charles Spaniel page explaining just why the 'dogs are omnivores' argument just doesn't stack up 🐾🐶🦷🦴🥩🍖🐾

24/06/2024

👀 Eye spy with my little eye exciting things ahead! 🐾

24/06/2024

Other dog guardians still think I'm bonkers when they find me sat in the woods somewhere just letting Ted sniff, dig & explore 🫣 It's such an integral part of his day now & he's so much more settled because of it 🐾🥰

23/06/2024

🐾 Paws for thought 🤓

⬇️ Below copied from original Dr. Judy Morgan's Naturally Healthy Pets post ⬇️

In a swimming experiment, fluralaner (Bravecto) and imidacloprid were detected in the hair samples of all three dogs, and fluralaner concentrations in the swimming water exceeded Dutch water quality standards.

This experiment and other studies illuminates the unsettling reality of flea treatments transferring from dogs to the environment, causing alarm about their effect on other organisms and ecosystems.
Fluralaner is in the isoxazoline drug class. Isoxazoline is a neurotoxin that is only supposed to target fleas and ticks, however, studies have shown that the neurotoxicity of these products is not limited to the targeted parasite. MANY adverse reactions in pets have been reported.

As pet owners, it's incumbent upon us to be aware of the environmental effects of the products we use on our cherished pets. Let's aim for a healthier and more sustainable future, not just for our pets, but also for our planet.

Read the full study here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722066499
Natural flea and tick resources: https://drjudymorgan.com/pages/fleas-ticks-heartworms

In a swimming experiment, fluralaner (Bravecto) and imidacloprid were detected in the hair samples of all three dogs, and fluralaner concentrations in the swimming water exceeded Dutch water quality standards.

This experiment and other studies illuminates the unsettling reality of flea treatments transferring from dogs to the environment, causing alarm about their effect on other organisms and ecosystems.

Fluralaner is in the isoxazoline drug class. Isoxazoline is a neurotoxin that is only supposed to target fleas and ticks, however, studies have shown that the neurotoxicity of these products is not limited to the targeted parasite. MANY adverse reactions in pets have been reported.

As pet owners, it's incumbent upon us to be aware of the environmental effects of the products we use on our cherished pets. Let's aim for a healthier and more sustainable future, not just for our pets, but also for our planet.

Read the full study here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722066499

Natural flea and tick resources: https://drjudymorgan.com/pages/fleas-ticks-heartworms