New Workshops in Slovenia

On Saturday we had a new introductory workshop.  I was a great group and we worked with a couple of lovely dogs, Skippy and Fru. Poor Lana, who had sat patiently all afternoon, was very disappointed when she did not have a session too, but she is at home and will get her "private" session. 

After working with the dogs we made a short trip to the stable where we were going to work with Bono, a Lipizaner stallion. He was very much attracted to German chamomile and yarrow and then he ate a whole bag of rosehips.  As rosehips are ready in nature at the moment I thought that he might like to have some and he certainly did. We offered them from the hand and from his feed bucket but no ... he wanted to have them straight from the paper bag!!! 

It was a little sad to see the little horse in the next stall.  He seemed so lonely and  in need of attention.  He was also very much attracted to the oils and other extracts so it was impossible not to give him some rosehips too.

On Sunday some of the people who attended the first workshop last year came along for the next one which was dedicated to exploring in greater depth the qualities of the base materials: fixed and macerated oils as well as dried materials. The beautiful thing about that workshop was seeing how the dogs had progressed since last year and also seeing that their people had persevered with the work. The responses were quite different this time in every case: one Lia who had been quite passive in her responses last time was much more active and the other Lia who was hyperactive in her responses last year is now much more calm.

Lucky, the other pitbull, was highly discriminating in her choice.  She chose a small number of substances but consumed a large quantity of those that she had selected. 

Our youngest participant was 4.5 months old.  Despite his young age this was in fact his second workshop because Mummy was pregnant last time but did not know it.  He is the calmest baby I have ever seen!

 I don't have the photos of day 2 yet but will post them soon.

Gearing up for Brasil!

Zoopharmacognosy in the Canaries

This was our second zoopharmacognosy course in Las Palmas and the response was encouraging. The participants  were enthusiastic and enjoyed the work.  Above all it was the fascination of seeing how each dog selected the remedies it needed.  We had a variety of scenarios - severe hip dysplasia, arthritis, anxiety, digestive complaints ... It was also interesting to see how the dogs' responses are so individual, some highly expressive and others more subtle.Some did not even wait for the remedies to be offered but came directly and chose what they wanted from the box. 

Zoopharmacognosy in Buenos Aires

This year we held another one day introductory seminar on zoopharmacognosy which was followed by another day and a half dedicated to exploring the main elements of the basic kit that people are working with there: fixed oils, macerated oils, essential oils and dried extracts and minerals. There was a lot of material to cover but now people have a  better idea of the possibilities and properties of their tools. On day two participants had the opportunity to do an individual session themselves so we could discuss various approaches and clarify any doubts.

Aukan will thank Darío for taking this course!

Interested?  I think so!

India's session

Anxious to self-select

Mia lapping up her spirulina

Give me more ...!

Zoopharmacognosy comes to Slovenia

On the weekend of September 28th and 29th  two one day workshops on applied zoopharmacognosy will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia. On the following day private sessions will be held for people whose dogs are not sufficiently socialised to be able to attend the workshops with other dogs. This is an exciting development and we are very much looking forward to opening up this new frontier for animal self-medication. Check the Events page for details!

Zoopharmacognosy Comes to Portugal!

We are making the final arrangements for a one day workshop on applied zoopharmacognosy to be held in the wonderful city of Lisbon.  Watch this space for further information!

Big Cats and Catnip

Here is a good visual example of feline response to catnip.