Good morning, this is Rita Hogan and welcome to the Dogs Are Individuals podcast. This podcast is all about your dog through an herbal lens. I practice qigong, and there’s a lovely smiling ritual where you smile to your organs. Try it right now! No matter what kind of mood you're in, it will make you feel better. You can feel things start to shift in your body. I love it! I also love herbs. Today, I am going to talk about draining the head. What that means is bringing fluid and infection down out of the head so it can be rendered. That’s a philosophical way of talking about it. But helping things that are occurring in the head. Today I am talking about things that are non cancerous. There’s three remedies that I love! Hornbeam Phyto Embryonic Therapy, Cleavers tincture, and Hepar Sulph. Okay, so let’s jump in!   Sponsored By:  Real Mushrooms - realmushrooms.com Adored Beast Apothecary - HERBSROCK 15% off at adoredbeast.com   Check Out Rita: SIGN UP FOR MY NEW BOOK Rita’s Instagram Facebook Group My Courses My Website and Store

Hi, this is Rita Hogan and welcome to the Dogs Are Individuals podcast. I’m a clinical herbalist and I’ve been practicing for 20 years. This podcast is all about your dog through an herbal lens. After I did my Modern Pet Handbook review, someone asked me to review Dr Kidd’s Guide to Herbal Dog Care. Of course I have this on my shelf! Randy Kidd is a vet and an herbalist, so he is one of the few western herbalist vets out there. This is a great little book and I think it's an invaluable resource. Let’s jump right into my book review!   Show Links:  Dr. Kidd's Guide to Herbal Dog Care   Sponsored By: Herbal Buddy HEARBALBUDDY20 for 20% at earthbuddypet.com   Green Juju greenjuju.com   Check Out Rita: SIGN UP FOR MY NEW BOOK Rita’s Instagram Facebook Group My Courses My Website and Store

Hi, this is Rita Hogan and welcome to the Dogs Are Individuals podcast. I’m a clinical herbalist and I’ve been practicing for 20 years. This podcast is all about your dog through an herbal lens. Welcome back to another short! My life has definitely gone to the dogs. It has also gone to my all natural community. I definitely love the community I am in, in my career. Doing wonderful work for dogs. But I do want to talk about why I am not brand loyal. It has nothing to do with brands, it has to do with the ingredients in products for the individual dog. You have to do what rings true for you. I will never be brand loyal. I am going to look at every product, every formula, and see if all the ingredients are right for the individual dog. So let’s get to it and dive right in.    Sponsored By: Green Juju greenjuju.com Check Out Rita: SIGN UP FOR MY NEW BOOK Rita’s Instagram Facebook Group My Courses My Website and Store

Hi, this is Rita Hogan and welcome to the Dogs Are Individuals podcast. I’m a clinical herbalist and I’ve been practicing for 20 years. This podcast is all about your dog through an herbal lens.  We are gonna talk about Rosemary today. It’s very controversial, and I want to speak from an herbalist perspective about using Rosemary with dogs. It’s a beautiful plant and is a very sustainable and warming herb. It affects circulation and has various other health benefits. However, there are some times when I would practice caution with Rosemary. Tune in to learn about when you should and should not utilize Rosemary for your furry friend.    Show Links:  Rita Hogan’s Canine Oral and Mouth Care Mini Course Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for Health Care Professionals   Sponsored By: Real Mushrooms realmushrooms.com   Adored Beast Apothecary HERBSROCK 15% off at adoredbeast.com   Check Out Rita: SIGN UP FOR MY NEW BOOK Rita’s Instagram Facebook Group My Courses My Website and Store

Hi, this is Rita Hogan and welcome to the Dogs Are Individuals podcast. I’m a clinical herbalist and I’ve been practicing for 20 years. This podcast is all about your dog through an herbal lens. So let’s get to it and dive right in. Welcome to another edition of shorts, shareable episodes that you can share with your pet loving friends. Today I am reviewing Bryce and Kenzie’s book The Modern Dog Parent Handbook, so let’s get into it.   Show Links:  Pre-order Rita Hogan’s The Herbal Dog The Modern Dog Parent Handbook: The Holistic Approach to Raw Feeding, Mental Enrichment and Keeping Your Dog Happy and Healthy by Bryce Francois and Kenzie Francois The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer by Rodney Kabib and Karen Shaw Becker    Sponsored By: Green Juju greenjuju.com   Check Out Rita: SIGN UP FOR MY NEW BOOK Rita’s Instagram Facebook Group My Courses My Website and Store

Hi, this is Rita Hogan and welcome to the Dogs Are Individuals podcast. I’m a clinical herbalist and I’ve been practicing for 20 years. This podcast is all about your dog through an herbal lens. So let’s get to it and dive right in. We are covering a little bit of kidney and urinary health today, upon request. We got an email requesting more information about urinary health for pups who struggle with urinary issues, crystals and UTI’s. I just did a review of the Modern Dog Parent Handbook by Bryce and Kenzie, a holistic approach to raw feeding, mental enrichment, and keeping your dog happy and healthy. This book is a great place to start, as well as The Forever Dog by Rodney Habib and Dr. Karen Becker. These will give you a lot of information to check out and use with your dog. My book, The Herbal Dog, will come out next February and is available for pre-sale right now at Inner Tradition publishing, Barnes and Nobles, and Amazon UK. Show Links:  Pre-order Rita Hogan’s The Herbal Dog The Modern Dog Parent Handbook: The Holistic Approach to Raw Feeding, Mental Enrichment and Keeping Your Dog Happy and Healthy by Bryce Francois and Kenzie Francois The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer by Rodney Kabib and Karen Shaw Becker    Sponsored By: Herbal Buddy HEARBALBUDDY20 for 20% at earthbuddypet.com   Real Mushrooms realmushrooms.com   Green Juju greenjuju.com   Adored Beast Apothecary HERBSROCK 15% off at adoredbeast.com   Check Out Rita: SIGN UP FOR MY NEW BOOK Rita’s Instagram Facebook Group My Courses My Website and Store  

Hi, this is Rita Hogan and welcome to the Dogs Are Individuals podcast. I’m a clinical herbalist and I’ve been practicing for 20 years. This podcast is all about your dog through an herbal lens. So let’s get to it and dive right in. Today is another pocket sized episode to share with your dog loving friends. We’re coming into Spring which is all about detoxification and detoxifying the liver. Before getting into this, there are a few things you should know. Things start moving and shaking inside the body, and we want to slowly wake things up in the body and be careful to not overburden the liver. Let’s jump into tips for detoxing safely.    Sponsored By:   Green Juju greenjuju.com   Check Out Rita: SIGN UP FOR MY NEW BOOK Rita’s Instagram Facebook Group My Courses My Website and Store

Hi, this is Rita Hogan and welcome to the Dogs Are Individuals podcast. I’m a clinical herbalist and I’ve been practicing for 20 years. This podcast is all about your dog through an herbal lens. So let’s get to it and dive right in. Today we are talking all about binders. We had a lovely person write in about wanting to know more about them. Binders can be used to help get toxins out of the body. Let’s dig into different binders, when to use them, dosages, and other special things to take into consideration when using them.   Sponsored By: Real Mushrooms realmushrooms.com   Green Juju greenjuju.com   Adored Beast Apothecary adoredbeast.com   Check Out Rita: SIGN UP FOR MY NEW BOOK Rita’s Instagram Facebook Group My Courses My Website and Store

Welcome back to another short episode, I am Rita Hogan, your host of Dogs Are Individuals. Today we are talking about alcohol. It has been a thorn in my side for misinformation and I want to set the record straight. Can you use tinctures with dogs? Is alcohol poison to dogs? As a drop dosing herbalist, I’ll talk about what levels are okay for your dogs to consume and at what levels are considered lethal.    Sponsored By:Green Jujugreenjuju.com   Check Out Rita: SIGN UP FOR MY NEW BOOKRita’s InstagramFacebook GroupMy CoursesMy Website and Store

Learn how to create a herbal first aid kit for dogs with remedies like chamomile and ginger. Explore dosage guidelines for different dog sizes, emotional well-being remedies, and calming techniques. Discover the benefits of herbs like slippery elm, calendula, and skull cap for various health issues. Dive into creating a complete herbal first aid kit for dogs with remedies for conditions like kidney failure, diarrhea, and bee stings.