Rita Hogan is a clinical canine herbalist with over 20 years of experience specializing in holistic canine herbalism. She is an educator, speaker, writer, formulator, and herbal medicine maker. Rita uses a combination of diet, flower essences, herbs, mushrooms, and phytoembryonic therapies addressing dogs’ mind, body, and spirit. To learn […]
Hi everyone, thanks for joining me on this first episode of 2025, aptly called “Trends for 2025”. It is hard to believe that another year has gone by. I wanted to look at what we can look forward to for our pets in 2025 and things we may want to […]
Hi everyone, and thanks for joining me on this Val Talk’s Pets episode. Here is a question for you. Should pets be allowed to visit patients in a hospital? I’ll bet all the pet people are nodding yes! In this episode, I’d like to explore the idea of pets in […]
Hi everyone, and thanks for joining me on this episode of Val Talk’s Pets. Guess who is back with me? Souha Ezzedeen, author of The Way of Life Method. Souha and I had a two-part conversation about her amazing training method to raise sound and spirited companions. Today Souha and […]
Hi everyone and thanks for joining me on this episode of Val Talk’s Pets. In this episode, I’d like to do a bit of an overview regarding cat nutrition. I find that many pet parents are quite confused about what their cat requires and do not require. So, let’s see […]
Hi everyone, thanks for joining me on this edition of Val Talk’s Pets. How many times have you heard someone say, “Well you know, dogs come from wolves”. Do they? Where did the domestic dog we have today come from? Well, let’s find out the Origins of the dog! Ancestry […]
Hi everyone, and thanks for joining me on this episode of Val Talk’s Pets. Well just like I discussed in Cats, there are a lot of questions that begin with the word “Should”. That’s always a bit of a weird way to start a question, but let’s explore the top […]
Hi everyone, and thank you for joining me on this edition of Val Talk’s Pets. Everyone is familiar with the adage, “Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda”. So I thought I would discuss the “Shoulds” of cat parenthood by looking at the Top 5 cat questions that begin with “should”. So let’s begin. Should […]
Hi everyone, and thanks for joining me on this edition of Val Talk’s Pets. In this edition, I am going to talk about fall allergies. The rise in pet parents looking for solutions to help their pets, particularly dogs, with a rise in allergy symptoms is quite significant. So, let […]
