How to cure an itchy dog
Lise Hansen DVM MRCVS CertIAVH PCH is qualified as a veterinary surgeon and a homeopath. She has also undertaken training in acupuncture for animals. Do you know an itchy dog?...
The Honey’s Blog
Useful, interesting and entertaining articles about dogs
A Measure of Dogs
Libby Hall (1942 – 2023) began collecting photographs of dogs in 1966, saving unwanted pictures from being discarded into dustbins or thrown on bonfires. What started as a hobby ended...
Fake meat? No, thank you.
This article was submitted to us by a highly qualified Honey’s customer who has asked to remain anonymous. News stories appeared in July 2024 that Britain had become the first...
Expert opinion: wild venison
Honey’s has joined the British Deer Society (BDS), a charity whose purpose is make a difference for deer in the UK through education, awareness raising, campaigning, advocacy, monitoring, best practice...
Yes, your dog does understand you – and love you
Research shows that dogs have large vocabularies and stunning social intelligence. I’ll never forget the day my daughter came home from school, looked at me sombrely, and said: ‘My teacher...
A brief canine history of the world
When did dogs become man’s best friend? Until recently, the oldest known canine remains were 5,000-years-old (they were of a sort of Siberian Husky). Then a discovery in the Goyet...
10 Canine Heroes
Trakr, a German Shepherd, was responsible for discovering the last survivor of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre long after it was thought to be pointless. La China,...
Thank you and farm animal welfare update
Firstly, before I write about a particularly important aspect of our work, I thank would like to thank all the Honey’s staff and customers for your help and support for...
To neuter or not to neuter?
For a few years now, experts have agreed that it is no longer possible to recommend blanket routine neutering of dogs. The days when all it took was a quick...
Don’t vaccinate until you have titre tested
Recently, I was invited by Canine Health Concern (CHC) to talk to its members about natural feeding. CHC was the first British organisation to promote natural feeding (paying for Dr...
Bad science and the big pet food companies
I recently settled one of my sons into university. He is a natural scientist, a keen biologist and, being a passionate animal lover, deeply concerned about habitat loss. Despite this...
Why dogs need vegetables
One of the questions I am often askes is why so many of our recipes contain vegetables. I should probably begin by explaining that all our formulas are complete and...
