Mystic Dog Mama

Welcome to the March Minisodes series that I’m doing this month! Lucky and I are in the midst of a new adventure, so, for the month of March, I’ll be sharing some short, solo episodes with you that are some of the musings I’ve had lately, and that I hope might be helpful to you. 

We are covering topics like:

*How to honour your dog’s spiritual journey during times of transition 

* The Telepathy Tapes and connecting with your dog

* How you can quickly use our F.E.T.C.H. Framework to confidently move through overwhelm and gain clarity for dome if the most common questions you have about your dog

And more!

And don’t forget, our F.E.T.CH. First Friday episode on all things PARASITES airs next week, March 7th! I promise you, it’s a conversation like no other, and you won’t want to miss it!

And if exploring some these ideas I’m sharing in the minisodes series and bringing together evidence-based nutrition with spiritual wisdom resonates with you and you are looking to be surrounded by other likeminded dog guardians, Stacey Renphrey of Hozho Hounds and I would love to welcome you into our FETCH membership! We have two tiers depending on the kind of support and resources you’d benefit from, but you can start out with us for less than the cost of a cup of coffee per month! We are currently open to founding members, which means that you’ll benefit from entering at the lowest price we will offering, and you get to help shape this community! We’d love to have you there. 

Come on over to patreon.com/learnfetch for more details and to join!

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mysticdogmama

https://mysticdogmama.com

Grab your copy of our FREE FETCH Energy Healing Practices PDF here:

https://bit.ly/FETCH_Holistic

Welcome to the March Minisodes series that I’m doing this month! Lucky and I are in the midst of a new adventure, so, for the month of March, I’ll be sharing some short, solo episodes with you that are some of the musings I’ve had lately, and that I hope might be helpful to you. 

We are covering topics like:

*How to honour your dog’s spiritual journey during times of transition 

* The Telepathy Tapes and connecting with your dog

* How you can quickly use our F.E.T.C.H. Framework to confidently move through overwhelm and gain clarity for dome if the most common questions you have about your dog

And more!

And don’t forget, our F.E.T.CH. First Friday episode on all things PARASITES airs next week, March 7th! I promise you, it’s a conversation like no other, and you won’t want to miss it!

And if exploring some these ideas I’m sharing in the minisodes series and bringing together evidence-based nutrition with spiritual wisdom resonates with you and you are looking to be surrounded by other likeminded dog guardians, Stacey Renphrey of Hozho Hounds and I would love to welcome you into our FETCH membership! We have two tiers depending on the kind of support and resources you’d benefit from, but you can start out with us for less than the cost of a cup of coffee per month! We are currently open to founding members, which means that you’ll benefit from entering at the lowest price we will offering, and you get to help shape this community! We’d love to have you there. 

Come on over to patreon.com/learnfetch for more details and to join!

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mysticdogmama

https://mysticdogmama.com

F.E.T.C.H. First Friday all about parasites!

https://youtu.be/69Q02shCEwE

For this month’s F.E.T.C.H. First Friday episode, Stacey and I are talking all things parasites.

We are heading into Spring here in the northern hemisphere, and that means fleas, ticks, worms, and mosquitoes are on every pet parent’s mind. It also means that environmentalists grow increasingly concerned about the catastrophic environmental effects of the conventional pesticides used in the common parasite preventatives we pet parents are told to use. But, what is a pet parent to do when all you want to do is keep your dog safe and healthy?

Well, this is a conversation about parasites you’ve probably never had before, but it’s one that we NEED to have. 

We are in a collective paradigm shift. Whether you look at it astrologically, from Human Design, or you’re just witnessing what is playing out in the 3D world around you, it’s safe to say, things are changing. And we are being invited to explore what no longer works, and invite in a new way of being.

That includes how we approach parasites, and how we approach our dogs’ healthcare.

This conversation is for you if:

• You feel sick to your stomach every time you give your dog their monthly wormer or flea and tick spot-on, but you don’t know what other options you have

• You feel you have tried the natural approach to parasite prevention, and it hasn’t worked for you

• You are devastated by the environmental impacts of pharmaceutical toxins, but you love your dog and don’t want them to get sick

• You are ready for a conversation that turns the whole parasite debate completely on its head. I’m talking, approaching disease as dis-ease, taking an ecosystems approach to preventing illness, and - wait for it - approaching parasites with love. I told you you’ve never heard a conversation like this, but stick with us, because it will radically shift your whole approach to this hot topic.

Stacey and I walk you through out approach to parasites through our FETCH framework as a way of helping you make the best decisions for you and your dog. You are going to love this. FETCH is an acronym that stands for Fresh Food, Energetics, Targeted Approaches, Curiosity, and Holistic Health. These are the 5 keys that we have identified to supporting your dog’s optimal health. And today, we are going to talk all things parasites and how the FETCH framework can help you decide the best way to support your dog.

If you enjoy this way of approaching your dog’s health journey, join our FETCH community and be surrounded by likeminded folks who want to integrate evidence-based nutrition with spiritual wisdom in order to create optimal health for their dogs - and themselves!

https://patreon.com/learnfetch/about

Here’s a link to purchase our F.E.T.C.H. Guide to Parasites for £9 (it’s free for paid members, and 5% off for members of the free tier):

https://patreon.com/learnfetch/shop

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South America’s maned wolf self-selects “wolf fruit” for parasites:

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/maned-wolf

*Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your own veterinarian or doctor.

Welcome to the March Minisodes series that I’m doing this month! Lucky and I are in the midst of a new adventure, so, for the month of March, I’ll be sharing some short, solo episodes with you that are some of the musings I’ve had lately, and that I hope might be helpful to you. 

We are covering topics like:

*How to honour your dog’s spiritual journey during times of transition 

* The Telepathy Tapes and connecting with your dog

* How you can quickly use our F.E.T.C.H. Framework to confidently move through overwhelm and gain clarity for dome if the most common questions you have about your dog

And more!

And don’t forget, our F.E.T.CH. First Friday episode on all things PARASITES airs next week, March 7th! I promise you, it’s a conversation like no other, and you won’t want to miss it!

And if exploring some these ideas I’m sharing in the minisodes series and bringing together evidence-based nutrition with spiritual wisdom resonates with you and you are looking to be surrounded by other likeminded dog guardians, Stacey Renphrey of Hozho Hounds and I would love to welcome you into our FETCH membership! We have two tiers depending on the kind of support and resources you’d benefit from, but you can start out with us for less than the cost of a cup of coffee per month! We are currently open to founding members, which means that you’ll benefit from entering at the lowest price we will offering, and you get to help shape this community! We’d love to have you there. 

Come on over to patreon.com/learnfetch for more details and to join!

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mysticdogmama

https://mysticdogmama.com

Sandra van Tongerloo is a brain health coach, as well as a professional chef, who has a very personal relationship with Alzheimer’s disease - all of the women on her mother’s side of the family passed away from Alzheimer’s. And it was Sandra’s 6-year journey of caring for her mother that inspired her to start The Elisabeth Hendrix Method and Cooking for Cognition - fusing brain-boosting recipes and cognitive coaching to help women future-proof their brain health.

Sandra and I talk about:

• How 70% of Alzheimer’s patients are women, and what we can do to prevent it 
• The impacts of feeding the animals we eat species-inappropriate diets on our own health
• The role of gut health on brain health
• She shares top tips on how to support brain health, including specific foods you can add to your diet (and many of them will be familiar if you listen to what we recommend for dogs!)
• Tips for what kitchen equipment you should include and which ones to eliminate to get you started feeling confident in the kitchen (PS - this will help you get started doing DIY food for your dog, if you’re interested in that!)
• The importance of movement for brain health - and how your dog can help you with this!
• Emerging alternative therapies for Alzheimer’s and brain health.

And so much more!

Sandra also shares a beautiful story about the unexpected bond that her dog and her mother developed - and how it demonstrates the resiliency of the brain and spirit, even when it may seem that Alzheimer’s has completely taken over.

If you would like to learn more about how to future-proof your brain health and how to work with Sandra, reach out to her on Instagram https://instagram.com/elisabethhendrixmethod, or on Facebook at https://facebook.com/SandraVanTongerloo.

Sandra is actually hosting a brain health and culinary retreat in France 22-28 April 2025, and there are a couple of spots left! If you want more information, please reach out to Sandra.

And if you’d like to learn more about how you can support your dog’s overall health by feeding them according to their energetics, grab your FREE copy of our FETCH Guide to Decoding Your Dog’s Energetic Pawprint. It will help you identify your dog leans towards being warm or cool, and how to best feed them to support optimal health. 

https://subscribepage.io/pHUcny

Once you discover your dog’s energetic pawprint, let me know if they are warm or cool! I’d love to know! DM me on Instagram: https://Instagram.com/mysticdogmama.

*Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your own veterinarian or doctor.

The incredible Dr Katie Woodley joins me today to talk about all things gut-skin health! Dr Katie is an integrative holistic veterinarian, who’s on a mission to make sure pet parents like you have natural pet treatment options, along with empowering you with holistic medicine education that can help your pets thrive naturally.

Dr Katie is arguable the queen of the gut-skin health connection, so I wanted to bring her on to the podcast since SO MANY of you have expressed that your dogs either have gut issues, skin issues, or a combination. 

• Burping
• Acid Reflux
• Food sensitivities
• loose stool
• vomiting
• eating grass
• itching
• anal gland problems
• chewing feet
• yeast

Any of these sound familiar??

I know you’ll find this conversation really helpful, so grab a pen and paper to take notes. And if you have more things you would like Dr Katie and I to talk about, please send me your questions and we’ll record another episode!

Dr Katie and I cover so much, including:

• Why just trying to treat symptoms might be keeping you stuck

• The links between our emotions affect our dogs’ health, and how taking a breath might be the best medicine

• Why paw chewing could be a sign of gut issues

• The benefits of taking targeted approaches to your dog’s health

• Why raw food might not be the best for your dog with gut issues

• The power of working with energetics

And Dr Katie gives one of the best descriptions of the detox component of gut and skin issues that I’ve heard, and how we may be doing it wrong

She also shares helpful tips to help soothe your dog’s skin while your also tackling the gut issues.

Dr Katie and I talked about the importance of feeding your dog to support their energetics. If you aren’t sure if you have a warm dog or a cool dog, or you’re not sure about the best foods to feed them energetically, then grab your FREE copy of the FETCH Guide to Decoding Your Dog’s Energetic Pawprint where we help you figure it out! You can get your free copy here: 

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Follow Dr. Katie:

Facebook: @thenaturalpetdoctor

Instagram: @thenaturalpetdoctor

YouTube: https://bit.ly/thenaturalpetdoctor

https://www.thenaturalpetdoctor.com/

*Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your own veterinarian or doctor.

Andrew Hale joins me today for an insightful conversation about the emotional lives and wellbeing of our dogs. Andrew is a Certified Animal Behaviourist and dog trainer who follows a Dog Centred Care approach that focuses on empathy and compassion, and curiosity to better understand why a dog is exhibiting a particular behaviour. Andrew is a behaviour consultant for a number of organisations, including Pet Remedy, Canine Arthritis Management, British Isles Grooming Association, and Animals in Distress.

In today’s episode, Andrew shares why we need more C.A.K.E. in our lives with our dogs and with others! No, it’s not a delicious dessert, but you’ll definitely love it!

We talk about a variety of topics related to thinking about how to create emotional safety for our beloved pups, including:

Andrew shares a personal story about childhood sexual trauma, so just a heads up if this is triggering for you.

This is another one of those super important conversations that those of us who are committed to nourishing our dogs mind, body, and soul need to be having. I know you are going to love it!

To learn more about Andrew and his work, and to connect with him, please visit his website https://dogcc.org/.

Here, you’ll be able to find links to his Facebook page and YouTube channel which are both filled with really helpful resources. I’ve left this link in the show notes.

If you enjoy a whole-dog, whole-person approach to your dog’s health with a spiritual touch like we talk about today, come join Stacey Renphrey of Hozho Hounds and me in our brand new F.E.T.C.H. membership where we’ll share with you the very same framework we use in our canine nutrition practices to help get to the root of health challenges and get your dog on the pathway to optimal health. If you want to know more sign up for our newsletter using the link below, and receive your FREE copy of our ‘Guide to Decode Your Dog’s Energetic Pawprint’!

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In today’s episode, Stacey and I tackle the topic of dental health! February is Dental health awareness month, so we wanted to share with you some different ways you can help support your dog’s dental health through diet and other tools, and talk with you about why dental health is so critical to overall health - all through the FETCH Framework lens! Yes, we talk a lot about Raw Meaty Bones as nature's toothbrush for our dogs, but we go into so much more, and probably some things that might surprise you!

If you’ve struggled with your dog’s teeth, this episode is packed with tips ranging from:

*What periodontal disease actually is, what symptoms to look out for, and why it’s so important to catch it early

*Foods that support the teeth (they may not all be what you expect!)

*How to use Raw Meaty Bones (RMBs) + alternatives to RMBs

*The role of probiotics in dental health

*DIY toothpastes, our take on water additives

*How to think about dental procedures, including detox support for anaesthesia

And we’ll share what has worked and hasn’t worked in our own experiences with caring for Lucky and Ted.

Dental health is something we often skip over, but it’s such a critical component of our dogs’ overall health and wellbeing. We hope you take away some useful tips to try with your own pup!

Links to things we mention in the podcast:

Book-

There's a Mushroom for That!: Learn How Mushrooms, Cannabis, and Integrative Medicine Help Your Pets Live Long and Healthy Lives by Dr Robert Silver

https://amzn.to/40JAW4Q

(This is an affiliate link. If you choose to purchase through this link, I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you, and this supports the podcast)

DIY Toothpaste Recipes

https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/toothpaste-for-dogs/

Chirag Patel’s Bucket Game https://www.youtube.com/chiragpatelconsulting

Get in touch!

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Today, I am speaking with Yaz Porritt of Yorkshire Pooches Therapies. Yaz is a Canine Massage Therapist and Applied Herbal Choices Consultant who specialises in a whole-dog and whole-person approach to canine pain management and support.

Pain is a complex topic, and we definitely dive deep. This is a really special conversation where we talk about pain from a variety of perspectives, including more of the energetic and mystical aspects of how and why the body stores trauma, in addition to the more “practical” aspects of pain. As Yaz says, we have to look at pain as having both physical and emotional experiences of pain, and we have to recognise that the body keeps the score well after a painful incident has occurred. This is where complementary support like zoopharmacognosy or Reiki, and other healing modalities can be really helpful.

Yaz shares:

* Her Four Pillars of Pain and how you can use these to better understand what is going on with your dog

* Holistic approaches to pain management

* Supporting joint health and pain through nutrition

Yaz also talks about how a behaviour like resource guarding might actually have a pain problem at its root, and how changes in your dog’s fur direction can be a subtle sign that your dog is in pain.

She also gives a rundown on what to do about the top 3 joint issues you guys share with me:

* hip dysplasia

* osteoarthritis

* luxating patellas

And we cover some of the most common supplements and pharmaceutical options you may come across, to help you make more informed decisions.

As you can see, this is a chock full episode that I know you are going to love!

If you enjoy a whole-dog, whole-person approach to your dog’s health with a spiritual touch like we talk about today, come join Stacey Renphrey of Hozho Hounds and me in our brand new F.E.T.C.H. community where we’ll share with you the very same framework we use in our canine nutrition practices to help get to the root of health challenges and get your dog on the pathway to optimal health. If you want to know more:

DM me on Instagram https://instagram.com/mysticdogmama

Comment on YouTube

Send me a message on my website https://mysticdogmama.com

To connect with Yaz:

https://www.yorkshirepooches.co.uk/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/yorkshire.pooches

Yaz’s pain diary:

Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/4a9z1uv

Bessel van der Kolk’s book ‘The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma’ 

Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/4j3fobt

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Today, I am talking with Dr Carol Hughes, a leading expert in canine microbiome research, whose episode where we spoke specifically about the microbiome is by far one of your favourites!

But today we are going to be discussing one of Carol’s other passions, and that is plant antimicrobials. 

Carol has been researching plant antimicrobials for over 20 years, and this is a fantastic complement to our discussion of the canine microbiome, because plant antimicrobials offer a potential alternative to conventional antibiotics that wreak havoc on the microbiome, and instead, target specific pathogenic bacteria without disrupting the entire gut system.

In this episode, Carol begins by sharing with us her fascinating story of how she first got into this line of research via horses, and you’ll be amazed to hear that Queen Elizabeth I is part of this story!

We also preface this chat with understanding the context we are in where we have lost our knowledge about plants, and how we must reclaim it in an era of antibiotic resistance.

Carol then dives into: 

* How plants come to have antimicrobial properties

* How plants can help us target pathogenic bacteria - and how plant antimicrobials may be the microbiome’s only hope!

* How you can use plant antimicrobials, and which ones you can choose right from your kitchen for your dog’s health

* You'll also have a brand new understanding of nature therapy when you hear how trees help heal our illnesses!

And so much more! Carol is an absolute fount of knowledge, so I know you are going to find some real gems in this chat.

If you’d like to reach out to Carol, or you’d like to learn more about how to order a microbiome test and report for your dog, visit her website https://www.biome4pets.com

If a holistic approach to caring for your dog resonates with you, and you are interested in learning more about how you can put the pieces together, Stacey Renphrey of Hozho Hounds and I are launching our F.E.T.C.H. membership which is designed to teach you the same holistic framework that we use in our canine nutrition and wellbeing practices, so that you, too, can confidently take control of your dog’s health journey. Comment F.E.T.C.H., or DM me on Instagram.com/mysticdogmama, or send me a message on my website https://mysticdogmama.com for more information.

Links to microbiome episode with Dr Carol Hughes:

⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QVygc5af1q1IXIeQgGlBQ?si=bd38af272e5f49c1⁠

⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mystic-dog-mama/id1718816917?i=1000673658722⁠

⁠https://youtu.be/lGhU7UaM10o?si=PkX3RD_AXzh2CkBz⁠

This episode is sponsored by Aspirationery ,which in full transparency, is another project of mine where we create books, notebooks, and stationery to support you in becoming all you aspire to be. I’m really excited to announce that we have released a Spanish language version of our popular My First Period Tracker for Young Girls and Tweens in order to increase menstrual literacy and empower young people to become advocates for their menstrual health. You can learn more about our books on our Instagram https://instagram.com/aspirationery

*Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your own veterinarian or doctor.