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Lavender – the versatile herb »

Lavender is one of my human’s most favorite essential oils AND herb bepaws it IS so versatile! In our home my human uses it for sunburn, itchy skin, relaxation, hay fever, as natural sleep aid, a natural pest deterrent, and… well you get the idea. There are so MANY uses for lavender that you may [...]

Oregano oil and parasites »

Whew, this is a VERY strong herb and a VERY strong essential oil but it sure does work and keeps those nasty parasites GONE! My human does use the oil with me during my weekly Raindrop session, but remember a couple of things:
1. I’m a very big dog
2. She only uses Young Living Essential [...]

Natural pesticides »

It’s certainly no surprise to moi, considering that’s what we’ve used in our house for a long time! Plus my humans keep houseplants for their beauty in addition to having them around as our natural oxygen providers and air cleaners, WOOF! God gave us everything we need in nature but humans are always looking [...]

Clary sage and dogs »

Wow now this is a new one for me, WOOF! Raw fed dogs ALWAYS smell good anyway, WOOF! In my family though, aromatherapy is used for just about every thing from cleaning to smelling good to whatever ails us (human and dog) so this is just one more great way to use another of [...]

Natural Insect Spray »

I know, I know it’s been while since I’ve been over here to blog but my human has to do the typing and she’s been really busy working on her new book, doing her studies in human naturopathy, among other things. She never forgets to keep me updated on Bark N Blog so you [...]

NBC Affiliate Tests Essential Oils as Bug Repellent »

The good news is while this is effective for humans it also works well for dogs AND for plants too! It’s so much better than using all those toxic pesticides typically called “preventives” too, WOOF!
Here is the recipe my human uses to keep bugs far, far away from her outdoor plants:
1 capful of ThievesŪ [...]

Safe Alternatives to Deadly Flea and Tick Medications »

This came to us from veterinarian Dr. Stephen Blake, aka the Pet Whisperer! He’s on a mission to share the truth about flea and tick and heartworm “preventives” so that we pets can be TRULY safe -and not inundated with deadly pesticides, WOOF! Read my human and her colleague’s article on this same topic here: [...]