
Discover safe and effective herbs for dogs with guidance from a certified herbalist and Mama Earth Wellness founder, plus a downloadable quick guide.
Discover practical ways to give dogs herbs internally—teas, capsules, dried or fresh herbs, and tinctures or extracts—while considering alcohol or glycerin bases and safe external applications.
Learn to dose canine herbal remedies using a standard 150-pound human dose scaled by weight, with two to three daily administrations for chronic health and guidance for acute issues.
Identify and source high quality dog herbs through trusted providers—local health food stores, qualified herbalists, and Mountain Rose Herbs—avoiding low quality third-party retailers.
Explore herbs for dog joint health: licorice root, willow bark, devils claw, turmeric, Kayan—ease arthritis and inflammation, noting licorice blood pressure cautions and turmeric absorption boosted by fat and pepper.
Explore urinary system health with diuretic herbs like dandelion root and parsley root or leaves to support urination, while goldenseal helps with urinary infections and immune support.
Discover dog ear health with herbal remedies such as garlic oil, mullein oil, or St. John's wort oil in olive oil, plus witch hazel washes and gentle ear massage.
Explore herbs for dog eye health, including eyebright and bilberry, taken internally or as eye drops or warm compresses, and support infections with goldenseal and aconite.
Explore herbs for canine digestion, including slippery elm bark to soothe diarrhea or constipation, fennel, ginger, peppermint for gas, and milk thistle, dandelion root, burdock root to support the liver.
Explore herbs for nervous system health in dogs to ease anxiety and car ride stress, using valerian, chamomile, lavender, skullcap, St. John's Wort, Bach flower remedies, and drug interaction considerations.
Explore skin health for dogs with Kayan to slow bleeding and Calendula plus plantin to heal wounds, while burdock root, sarsaparilla, and Calendula support liver and allergies.
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We all love our dogs. After all, they are man's best friend. If you love using natural remedies for your own health, now you can incorporate that into your dog's routine as well. This course goes over some of the best ways we can support our dog's health using herbal remedies.
We discuss dosing guidelines for various sized dogs as well as tips on sourcing quality herbs for our dogs so that we know we are giving them the best. Then we dive into various systems and cover some of the best herbs to use for common health complaints for our dogs. We discuss various herbs for joint health, urinary system health, the ears, the eyes, the digestive system, the nervous system, and the skin.
At the end of this course there is a Quick Guide PDF available to download with notes from the entire course so that you can refer back to the information easily and as often as you need!
Whether your dog suffers from anxiety, a sensitive stomach, or could use some overall support to various systems as they age, this course will give you some of the best suggestions to help your dog live a happy, healthy life.