A few years ago, I was speaking on a podcast and the conversation turned to harnesses. In my usual strident way, I declared that no dog should ever be walked on a collar and lead, and every dog should be wearing a harness. Well guess what? I’ve changed my mind. I am a great believer that it is ok to…

On average an adult needs between 11 and 14 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period, that’s a whole 50% of their day. Puppies, whose bodies are growing at an exceptionally fast rate will need more, averaging about 18 to 20 hours sleep, one reason is that the growth hormone needed for growing little bodies is released during sleep. Our…

Chiropractic was first developed in America by D D Palmer, his techniques for manipulating the spinal column were named chiropractic by a patient of Palmer’s. the name Chiropractic is based on two Greek words, the first “chiro”, meaning hand, and the second “praktikos” meaning done by, so chiropractic translates as done by hand. In the 1940’s an English gentleman name…