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Have you heard of homeopathy? Ever wondered what it really is? Bre and Dr. Michael Dym explore its principles, share their experiences, and explain why they choose it for themselves and their loved ones. Contrary to what most assume, homeopathy is not synonymous with holistic care or herbalism, homeopathy is an entirely different system of medicine… energy medicine based on “like cures like,” with remedies selected to match each individual’s unique symptom picture. From puppyhood through chronic illness, this conversation explores Dr. Dym’s approach to care and why he encourages people to learn about homeopathy before the eleventh hour. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/⁠⁠⁠ Visit Tailswell ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com⁠⁠⁠ Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes Work with Dr. Michael Dym: https://doctordym.com/ Helios Homeopathy Pet First Aid Kit: https://www.helios.co.uk/en/shop/helios-pet-kit Hahnneman Labs Homeopathy First Aid Kits: https://hahnemannlabs.com/cgi-bin/start.cgi/hahnemannlabs.com/home-first-aid-kit.html Book: Homeopathic Care for Cats & Dogs: https://a.co/d/0geVyTSS Book: Impossible Cure: https://a.co/d/08nPXXBZ When to go to ER: https://ahavet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WhenToGoToTheER.pdf

Are viruses really the primary cause of disease? Or have we been taught to view every symptom through the wrong lens? Bre Drake sits down with holistic veterinarian Dr. Judy Jasek for a thought-provoking conversation exploring contagion theory, vaccines, natural immunity, terrain, gut health, and the philosophy of supporting the body instead of suppressing symptoms. This episode challenges long-held assumptions and invites listeners to examine a very different model of health. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/⁠⁠⁠ Visit Tailswell ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com⁠⁠⁠ Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes Dr. Judy Jasek’s Website: https://ahavet.com/ Dr. Judy Jasek Rabies Webinar: https://rumble.com/v4k44ji-rabies-webinar-addressing-vet-trends-and-standards-of-care-with-holistic-ve.html Dr. Jasek’s Substack: https://judyjasekdvm.substack.com/ Purdue Study - https://titersforpets.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Vaccine-Induced-Autoimmunity-in-the-Dog-1999.pdf Dr. William Falcolner’s Homeopathic Nosode Protocol: https://vitalanimal.com/parvo-distemper-nosodes-kit/ Homeopathy Course: https://rmdyacademy.org/

This week, Bre takes a break from guest interviews and shares the story behind Tailswell, the dogs who changed her life, and the path that led her from accounting, photography and design into holistic dog health education. She reflects on grief, regrets, quality of life, raising Pine differently, navigating travel and raw feeding on the road, and why her goal has never been perfection or longevity at all costs but helping dogs live fuller, healthier lives for as long as they’re here. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/⁠⁠ Visit Tailswell ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com⁠⁠ Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes Fresh Fur Pets Online: https://www.freshfurpets.com/ Raw Feeding Miami: https://www.rawfeedingmiami.com/ Real Dog Box (species appropriate air dried treats/chews/meal toppers): real.dog/bredrake No Bad Dogs by Tom Davis (love his e-collar training videos): https://www.youtube.com/@tomdavisofficial Pine's Potion - What is it?: https://www.tailswell.com/porch-wolf-rinses Pine's Potion - Join Waitlist!: https://www.tailswell.com/shop/p/pinespotionherbalrinse Elopement Story: https://www.bredrake.com/field-notes/blog-post-title-one-erd9y

Bre Drake sits down with her very first holistic pet health coaching client, Jenny Richmond, to tell the story of Birdie - a special dog diagnosed with severe dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure at just two years old. Together they explore diagnosis, prognosis, pharmaceuticals, fresh food, gentle support, consistency, energy, and the mindset shift from managing disease to supporting health. A conversation about patience, possibility, and what can happen when hope stays in the room. Birdie is a miracle. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/⁠ Visit Tailswell ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com⁠ Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes "Every Single Cell Inside my Body is Happy and Well" song: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYuiuocoBEc/?igsh=NjF4Ynl2b2RldWE4 Solutions Pet Products (premade raw recipes): https://solutionspetproducts.com/where-to-buy/ Green Juju Vegetable Blends: https://greenjuju.com/collections/frozen-and-freeze-dried-blends Amber Naturalz Heart Care (Hawthorn & Dandelion): https://ambernaturalz.com/product/hawthorn-dandelion-heart-care-for-pets/ Trusted Mushroom Tinctures by MycoDog: https://mycodog.com/

Bre Drake sits down with animal behavior specialist and former breeder Judy Comer-Calder, the Devon Dog Lady, for a conversation on what happens when we stop treating dogs like little humans and start understanding them as dogs. Together they explore behavior, leadership, separation anxiety, overstimulation, movement, species-appropriate living, and why so many modern struggles may actually begin in the relationship itself. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth Visit Tailswell ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes Judy Comer's website (courses, education, coaching): https://www.thedevondoglady.co.uk Judy's Intagram (@thedevondoglady): https://www.instagram.com/thedevondoglady

Cancer can feel like the scariest word a dog parent hears, but what if diagnosis isn’t the end of the conversation? In this episode, Bre Drake sits down with holistic veterinarian Dr. Judy Jasek (40+ years in practice) to talk about prevention, environment, movement, nutrition, stress, and supporting the body’s innate ability to adapt and heal. This conversation offers a different lens on cancer care and encourages dog parents to feel informed, empowered, and hopeful. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/⁠ Visit Tailswell ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes Dr. Jasek's webite: ⁠https://ahavet.com/⁠ Dr. Jasek's Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@jjdvm?r=4ujgjh&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=blur⁠ Book an appointment: ⁠https://ahavet.com/telemedicine/⁠ Resources: ⁠https://ahavet.com/resources/⁠ Rabies Webinar: https://rumble.com/v4k44ji-rabies-webinar-addressing-vet-trends-and-standards-of-care-with-holistic-ve.html Oncotect At-Home Cancer Screening: https://oncotect.co/?bg_ref=l8NQZr9dOT

In this episode of Love Your Dogs, Bre sits down with Kay Stewart of the Feed Real Institute to unpack the truth about canine nutrition, raw feeding, kibble culture, and the anatomy of a carnivore. Kay, lead educator at the Feed Real Institute, is also a Registered Veterinary Technician and Certified Professional Canine Nutritionist with over 40 years of experience in the veterinary field, and has been endorsed by multiple veterinarians and canine nutritionists specifically to teach nutrition courses. Together, they dive into why dogs were never designed to live on ultra-processed food, how veterinary nutrition education is heavily influenced by the pet food industry, the problem with synthetic vitamins and minerals, why dental disease has become normalized in dogs, and how fresh feeding can be far more affordable and approachable than people think. This conversation is packed with practical guidance, foundational biology, and empowering perspective shifts for dog parents looking to feed and support their dogs in a more species-appropriate way. Follow Bre on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/ Visit Tailswell ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes Follow @FeedRealMovement on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedrealmovement/ The Feed Real Institute (workshop, courses, research, feeding calculator): https://www.feedreal.com/ Real Dog Food Box (species-appropriate treats & chews): real.dog/bredrake Dr. Connor Brady - Raw -Fed Guide Dogs: https://www.whoanelly.com.au/blog/what-happens-when-guide-dogs-are-fed-raw?srsltid=AfmBOorjRcqO3kpfi5K4Xn5F89c1RyL2yUKq14rvPqOOXANTfpOsEVab

In this episode of the Love Your Dogs podcast, Bre sits down with Jess Arrington of Wild Wellness Pet and the Pet Parenting Reset podcast to explore bioenergetics testing, stress, vitality, flea and tick overwhelm, chronic illness, and the growing disconnect between modern dogs and nature. Together, they discuss energetics versus physiological testing, “super fleas,” cancer susceptibility, raw feeding, nervous system regulation, and why returning to the foundations, like sunlight, movement, real food, and connection, matter more than constantly chasing and stacking supplements, medications, and protocols. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/ Visit Tailswell ⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com/ ⁠⁠⁠ Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): ⁠⁠⁠https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes Follow Jessica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepetparentingreset/ https://www.instagram.com/wildwellnesspet/ Wild Wellness Bioenergetics Testing: https://www.wildwellnesspet.com/ Jessica's Podcast - The Pet Parenting Reset: https://open.spotify.com/show/6RUDWju4W3Y5Bdqif0ulLo?si=008c0706d36347b7 Parsley Pet HTMA Testing: https://parsleypet.com/nutritional-blueprint-testing-for-dogs/

In this episode of Love Your Dogs, Bre Drake sits down with Jackie Jolie, founder of AnimaSol, to explore one of the most overlooked yet foundational aspects of health, for both humans and dogs, light. While modern dog care focuses heavily on food, supplements, and medications, this conversation uncovers a deeper layer of how light exposure (or lack of it) is influencing everything from hormones and metabolism to behavior, recovery, and long-term disease. Jackie shares her journey into quantum biology after battling Lyme disease, and how understanding the role of sunlight, circadian rhythm, and cellular energy transformed her health and now the way she approaches animal wellness. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/ Visit Tailswell Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com/ ⁠⁠ Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): ⁠⁠https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets⁠⁠ Show Notes Follow Jackie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anima__sol/ AnimaSol Website (use code TailswellSOL for 10% discount): https://www.animasol.life/tailswellsol Light Shapes Life Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ-H7f_mz0k Light Shapes Life Webinar Handout (includes tips, referrals, references, and product recommendations): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pB6EPThgcikjvbNQ_8gqH3DTnIlmMyl3/view?usp=drive_link Quantum Biology Collective: www.quantumbiologycollective.org

Most of what we’ve been taught about health—human or animal—is backwards. In this conversation with wholistic and homeopathic anveterinarian, Dr. Jeff Feinman, we get into what’s really going on beneath symptoms… and why the constant urge to suppress, label, and “fix” the body might be the very thing making our dogs sicker. We talk about vitality, stress, energy, and why happiness, movement, and connection often matter more than anything you can buy. This one goes deeper than diet, deeper than supplements—this is about how the body actually works… and what happens when we finally stop fighting it. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/ Visit Tailswell Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com/ ⁠ Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): ⁠https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets⁠ Show Notes Dr. Feinman's Website: https://www.holisticactions.com/ Dr. Feinman's Instagram @holisticactions: https://www.instagram.com/holisticactions/ Dr. Feinman's book - The Path to Pet Wellness: https://amzn.to/4exED67 Pet Care 101 Course: https://www.holisticactions.com/holistic-pet-care-course/ How a Holistic Approach to Animal Care Can Awaken Human Consciousness: https://observatory.wiki/How_a_Holistic_Approach_to_Animal_Care_Can_Awaken_Human_Consciousness The holistic pet parent’s guide to better well-being and connection: Insights from a veterinary homeopath: https://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/living/wellness/article298657753.html#storylink=cpy Dr. Bekoff's short and powerful book foreword: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17ocTSyXaGpFdgZaYvhZ1hPm53_yU4yPh/view?usp=drive_linkhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/17ocTSyXaGpFdgZaYvhZ1hPm53_yU4yPh/view?usp=drive_link

In this episode, Are sits down with holistic veterinarian Dr. Judy Jasek, the vet who helped shape how she thinks about dog health after walking through cancer with her own dogs. They get into the uncomfortable reality of modern veterinary medicine… the one-size-fits-all model, the over-reliance on diagnoses, and why so many dogs are stuck in cycles of chronic illness. This is a conversation about stepping outside the system, questioning what we’ve been taught, and starting to look at dogs as individuals again by considering their environment, lifestyle, stress, and overall terrain instead of just managing symptoms. If you’ve ever felt like the conventional approach isn’t adding up… you’re not wrong. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/ Visit Tailswell Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com/ Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets Show Notes Dr. Jasek's website: https://ahavet.com/ Dr. Jasek's Substack: https://substack.com/@jjdvm?r=4ujgjh&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=blur Book an appointment: https://ahavet.com/telemedicine/ Resources: https://ahavet.com/resources/

Angela Ardolino is the founder of CBD Dog Health and MycoDog and one of the most outspoken voices in the natural pet health space. In this conversation we dive into hemp, medicinal mushrooms, the wild west of the pet supplement industry, and why she believes so many dogs today are suffering under a system that suppresses symptoms instead of supporting the body. Angela shares the experiences that shaped her views — from rescuing sick dogs to witnessing firsthand the damage modern veterinary medicine causes when it ignores nature. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/ Visit Tailswell Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com/ Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets Show Notes Angela's Websites: https://angelaardolino.com/ https://cbddoghealth.com/ https://mycodog.com/ Mushroom Support for CCD "Doggy Dementia" Study: Evaluation of a Mushroom-Derived Nutraceutical for Canine Cognitive Decline https://www.seniordogstudy.com/ Cognitive Support Products: https://mycodog.com/collections/cognition

Bre Drake welcomes natural rearing breeder Nicole Nelson to the Love Your Dogs podcast for a conversation about epigenetics, genetic diversity, and the future of dog breeding. Together they explore how the health of today’s dogs may be influenced by decisions made generations ago. This episode sheds light on an important conversation happening quietly within the dog world. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/ Visit Tailswell Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com/ Show Notes Sponsors Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): ⁠https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets⁠ Show Notes Follow Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/puppies_from_truenorth/ Natural Rearing Breeder Connection: https://www.nrbreeder.com/ Wellspring HAA Puppy Search Guide: https://stan.store/WellspringHAA/p/puppy-search-guide Natural Rearing by Jeannette Thomason (wonderful and important read for all dog parents): https://www.thedogbreederstore.com/Natural-Rearing--Breeding-and-Raising-Dogs-The-Way-Nature-Intended_p_171.html Embark COI (Coefficient of Inbreeding) testing: https://embarkvet.com/breeders/genetic-coi/ Canine Nomographs (maternal antibody wear off detection): https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/lab/cavids/canine-nomograph-what-is-it/ Relevant Studies Tiffon, 2018 – “The Impact of Nutrition and Environmental Epigenetics on Health and Disease” https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6275017/ Gudsnuk & Champagne, 2012 – “Epigenetic Influence of Stress and the Social Environment” https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4021821/ van Otterdijk & Michels, 2016 – “Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance in Mammals” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27037350/

In this episode, Bre speaks with integrative veterinary oncologist Dr. Kendra Pope about cancer in dogs, the limitations of conventional thinking around prevention, and the deeper questions more dog parents are beginning to ask about environment, lifestyle, and long-term health. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tailswellhealth/Visit Tailswell Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tailswell.com/Show Notes Dr. Kendra Pope's Website (her philosophy, research, education programs, how to support her mission): https://drkendrapope.com/ Her Cancer Prevention Course for Pet Parents: https://drkendrapope.com/pet-parents/ Prism Integrative Veterinary Healthy: https://www.prismvethealth.com/ Dr. Kendra Pope on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkendrapope/ Prism Vet Health Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prismvethealth/ Oncotect At-Home Cancer Screening: https://oncotect.co/?bg_ref=l8NQZr9dOT Sponsors: Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL): https://venjenz.com/products/motherboard-for-pets

Flea and tick preventatives are some of the most commonly prescribed medications in veterinary medicine, but how do they actually work? In this episode, holistic dog health educator Bre Drake takes a closer look at the class of drugs behind popular products like Bravecto, NexGard, and Simparica. She explores how these medications function inside the body, how they’re tested for safety, and what dog owners should understand before using them. Bre also discusses the concept of cumulative toxic load in modern dogs and why parasite prevention doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing conversation. This episode invites dog owners to step back from fear-based decision making and take a more informed look at the tradeoffs involved in protecting dogs from parasites. Follow Bre on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tailswellhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit Tailswell Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tailswell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes Venjenz Motherboard for Pets (code TAILSWELL) Holistic Flea & Tick Support Guide Adored Beast Liver Tonic (Post-Med Support) Nexguard, Simparica & Bravecto - Are they safe for dogs? by Dogs Naturally Affordable Pet Labs - at home pet diagnostics FDA Fact Sheet for Pet Owners and Veterinarians about Potential Adverse Events Associated with Isoxazoline Flea and Tick Products FDA Warning: Flea & Tick Products (issued Sep 2018) Studies: The canine blood-brain barrier in health and disease: focus on brain protection Comparative analysis of isoxazoline activity on human and canine GABA receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes Survey of canine use and safety of isoxazoline parasiticides Pharmacokinetics of fluralaner in dogs following a single oral or intravenous administration Suspected neurological toxicity after oral application of fluralaner (Bravecto®) in a Kooikerhondje dog