QUINCY COLLIES

 

naturally reared collies

 
             

 

The key to good decision making is to be informed.   The following sites are great REsources for the latest information on dog health and care.
www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com This is my favorite site of all and one I have visited numerous times. It is loaded with information on vaccinations, preventatives, dog diets, advice from well known holistic veterinarians around the world, recommendations for supplements for specific health issues and warnings regarding products with adverse reactions. It contains health information for both animals and people.
www.truthaboutvaccines.org/articles.html Numerous articles about the dangers of vaccines for both humans and pets
www.canine-health-concern.org.uk A fantastic site by a woman who has owned several pet golden retrievers. After losing several goldens at very young ages to various health issues, she started looking into WHY all these things were happening to her dogs.  She has written two books about the dangers of vaccination and the importance of good healthy foods for pets and she started this web site to get the information out to dog owners.  Her two books are also a great read and great motivators for feeding the natural diet and not vaccinating or at least doing a very minimal vaccination schedule.
www.collieclubofamerica.org This is a fantastic site intended mostly for breeders but it also contains a lot of useful and informative information for pet owners.  There is a lot of information about the collie standard and health issues specific to the collie
http://www.holisticvetlist.com/ A listing of holistic vets by type of practice and state for anyone looking for a holistic vet in their area.

The following books can all be purchased atDogwise.com All Things Dog! test

My favorite dog health related books
This is the book that started the "BARF" way of  feeding dogs.  Dr. Billinghurst's "bones and raw food" diet has become a very popular way of  feeding dogs.  This book is full of great information about growth patterns in dogs and the benefits of feeding real food. This is the second of three books written by Dr. Billinghurst about the "BARF" diet.  It is an excellent book.  He goes into great detail about structural problems caused by commercial diet and explains how to feed your dog correctly to avoid these growth problems.  He blames commercial dog food on most of the dog health problems today.
The third book written by Dr. Billinghurst is a general guide for feeding the BARF diet.  It includes changes/additions to the first two books. Kymythy Schultze's book is a very good book about feeding the raw diet to your dog. She gives recipes and information on supplements. Very easy to understand book and great for someone just starting out feeding their dogs this way.
Tom Lonsdale is the author of this book. He gives a lot of great information about how to feed the raw diet. Dr. Pitcairn's book was one of the first books I bought about natural dog health. It is an excellent book. He provides recipes and he also talks about health problems and how to treat them naturally.  Dr. Pitcairn has written an excellent article on the rabies vaccine too.
This is Ann Martin's first book in which she discusses the dangers of commercial pet foods, the raw meat diet controversy, excessive vaccinations, and increased cancer in pets.  She also provides healthy recipes and resources. Ann Martin's second book goes into great detail about the manufacturing of commercial dog food.  She explains where the food for commercial dog food comes from,  how little regulation the companies that manufacture this food have and she also provides great recipes for raw feeding.  It's a book that will make you think!
Catherine O'Driscoll's book, "Shock to the System," explains the physiology of stress, the role of genetics and nutrition and the health risks to our companion animals from over-vaccination. It also suggests sound solutions to keeping your pet healthy. Vaccines are given to prevent disease, yet studies show that they are often debilitating and fatal. This book provides information on all canine and feline vaccines, including several personal stories of vaccine damage and hundreds of studies documenting veterinary vaccine safety and efficacy problems. You can now make in