No, not that kind of arousal! 😉 Do you have a dog that just can’t settle in the evening after you come back from a walk or a game of chuck-it? Is your solution for this issue to go for...Read More

New Research: The CURE Project from Sweden In August 2024, Swedish researchers published a study titled “The Canine taURinE (CURE) Project,” investigating low blood taurine levels in English Cocker Spaniels and their association with clinical signs of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)...Read More

During my research for the cause of Allie and her littermate’s DCM, I met many people in different parts of the world who were all very helpful. They ranged from breed enthusiasts and breeders, to well known researchers who are...Read More

Is it possible that both Allie and her littermate acquired DCM from a secondary cause? That they were both deficient in taurine, or shared some other reason despite living on opposite sides of the continent? If Allie’s DCM is not...Read More

The Research Continues Life Expectancy My immediate question was about Allie's life expectancy. Because of her age and the early development of DCM, this proved to be more difficult to answer than I anticipated. Since DCM was thought to be...Read More

My Research Begins After my 15 month old English Cocker Spaniel, Allie, was diagnosed with DCM, I began researching the causes of this disease. I started out knowing very little, and was only vaguely aware of the FDA research about...Read More

Allie, DCM, and the Twig In late May of this year (2024) we received the devastating news that Allie, our 15 month old English Cocker Spaniel had Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). How we found out was a total fluke! It began...Read More

Updated: Feb. 11, 2024 We made several revisions to our last version, so feel free to download it again for your own use. A training protocol that I give to almost all my clients is the Practical Relaxation Protocol. This...Read More

Try singing the word come! If I could get a group of people together and hear everybody singing it at the same time, I bet we would all sound different. Some would be high pitched and staccato; others would be low...Read More

This article is co-authored with Sylvia Currie and cross-posted to PACTA BC. We have a confession. We’ve spent less than $1000 on marketing in the 24+ years of running our businesses, and we’ve always had enough clients and income. This approach probably comes...Read More