Leida Visee

Caring for your canine

Let’s work on your dog’s future

The options

Leida Visee

Caring for your canine

Let’s work on your dog’s future

The options

Comforting your dog, should you do it or not?

In this time of New Year celebrations with fireworks (here in the Netherlands, a lot of this is happening in December), the loud bangs cause anxiety for many dogs. I occasionally come across the question of whether you should comfort your scared dog. This could be a...

Christmas time…

Hopefully a time of warmth and good company, and thankfully, it usually is. What it certainly is: a time when everything is "different than usual." We cook and eat other things than usual, get visitors, and/or go on visits. Routines change. Sometimes, we visit people...

Superfoods for health and longevity – part 4

Today we are already on part 4 of my mini series of blog posts about superfoods you can start adding to your dog’s bowl, whether you feed a diet of kibble, canned, cooked, raw or a combination of those. Every single one of the foods I will write about has special...

Superfoods for health and longevity – part 3

Here is part 3 of my mini series of blog posts about superfoods you can start adding to your dog’s bowl today, whether you feed a diet of kibble, canned, cooked, raw or a combination of those. Every single one of the foods I will write about has special attributes...

Understanding Proprioception in Dogs

Proprioception refers to the ability to sense and understand the body's position in space, as well as the movement of limbs and joints. It's like having an internal GPS system that helps us navigate the world around us without having to constantly rely on our...

Superfoods for health and longevity – part 2

Today I’m continuing my mini series of blog posts about superfoods you can start adding to your dog’s bowl today, whether you feed a diet of kibble, canned, cooked, raw or a combination of those. Every single one of the foods I will write about has special...

Superfoods for health and longevity – part 1

This is the first part of a series of blog posts about superfoods you can start adding to your dog’s bowl today, whether you feed a diet of kibble, canned, cooked, raw or a combination of those. Every single one of the foods I will write about has special attributes...

But why don’t those herbs from the Internet work for my dog?

In TCVM, disease patterns are vital to diagnosing and treating disease. Unlike the Western medical model focusing on specific diseases, TCVM looks at the underlying imbalances in the body responsible for creating various conditions. By recognizing and understanding...

Say Qi! 😀

Acupuncture, an integral component of TCVM, involves the strategic insertion of thin needles at specific points along the meridians to restore the smooth and balanced flow of Qi. But how does it work, and what benefits does it offer to our furry friends? When...