Dr Janice Elenbaas

Healthy Natural Dog Food - Part 5 What is a "Free Radical"?

Free radicals are the by-products of cellular metabolism. This process is also called oxidation. It means that any activity the cell does in the course of a day, produces a waste product. These waste products can attach themselves to healthy cells and ... Read >

Healthy Natural Dog Food - Signs of Good Nutrition

You can call it whatever you like. Healthy natural dog food, organic dog food, gourmet dog food or whatever else springs to mind. The bottom line is that your dog needs a well balanced diet in order to help their immune system to function the way nature i... Read >

Garlic and your Dog - Part 3 of the Healthy Natural Dog Food Series

I am passionate about whole foods both for myself and my dogs. One of the great unsung heroes of the canine nutrition world is garlic. Yes that magical little clove that spices up your tomato sauce now brings all of its glorious powers to your dog's meals... Read >

Human Grade Dog Food - Humans vs Dogs 2

Recently we looked at some of the physical differences between dogs vs humans and the effect on nutritional requirements. The number of teeth, the ability of the dogs jaw to only work up and down and perhaps most importantly the short digestive system of ... Read >

Nothing but the Best for your Dog's Tummy

Choosing a dog food is much like choosing a spouse. Lots of choices but very few quality ones. I have always had a passion for making sure my dogs only eat the very best but in order to do that we need to know a little bit about what makes dogs different ... Read >

Gourmet Dog Food - From the dog's view

I am struggling with a mild case of writer's block today. Rather than force something and have the comment boxes filled with phrases like "that last article was a real dog", I have decided to actually get the dog to help write it. One of my four-legged fr... Read >