Holistic Dog Nutrition and Healing: Trust Your Dog's Wisdom with Dr. Alexia Mellor

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Canine nutrition goes far beyond what sits in the bowl. When your dog won't eat, struggles with chronic health issues, or shows puzzling behavioral patterns, the answer might lie in how we understand nourishment itself. Dr. Alexia Mellor shares how her own dog's health crisis led her to question everything she thought she knew about feeding dogs—and ultimately transformed how she understands the bond between dogs and their people.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Why "balanced and complete" is a marketing term, and what bioavailability actually means for your dog's ability to absorb nutrients

How to start improving your dog's diet without overwhelm, beginning with simple fresh toppers that address what's missing from kibble

The FETCH methodology for observing your dog holistically—from tracking behaviors at specific times of day to understanding what environmental factors might be affecting their wellbeing

Why restlessness at 11 PM, nibbling at certain times, or seasonal changes in appetite might be telling you something about your dog's internal health

How Chinese medicine principles and energetics can unlock puzzling health or behavior patterns that conventional approaches haven't solved

What it means to work in partnership with your dog rather than treating them as an optimization project

How curiosity about what your dog is showing you can become an entry point for deeper understanding—and why there's rarely just one root cause

A FAVOURITE MOMENT

"They are gateways to our own spiritual evolution." — Alexia