Canine nutrition support...naturally

I'm a qualified canine nutritionist with over twenty years experience as a devoted dog guardian and a deep personal understanding of the challenges that come when dogs face serious health concerns. 

My passion for canine nutrition was born when my dogs were diagnosed with serious health issues - kidney disease, stroke and seizures. They needed dietary support, they were my world and their health was shattering. I wanted to do everything I could to help them. 

At that time the advice available was often confusing and conflicting. Many commercial pet food claims and marketing messages only added to the confusion. I did my best but I made a promise to those dogs and the ones that came after to do better. 

I started my formal learning journey in canine nutrition, which has become a passion to professionally help other pet parents navigate whole food approaches to nutrition working alongside veterinary care.

For over a decade I have worked in food & beverage in the education sector, within procurement, focussing on food insights, product development and marketing. In the last five years, I managed food and drink supply chain assessment from an ethical, environmental and sustainability perspective.

I founded the dogs kitchen to help pets thrive from sound nutritional support.

I have experience supporting dogs with a variety of health needs whose veterinary diagnoses  have included chronic kidney disease, pancreatitis, canine cognitive disorder, seizures, stroke, tumours, osteoarthritis, separation anxiety, food intolerances, and microbiome-related issues.

My certifications:

• Association of Pet Nutrition Consultants - Level 4 Canine Nutrition Consultancy Award (in progress) 
• Practitioner Diploma Applied Zoo pharmacognosy ( In progress)
• Level 5 Certificate in Sustainability & Environmental Management
• Ofqual i-Pet Level 3 Diploma in Canine Nutrition 
• Ofqual Level 4 Canine Microbiome, Immunity and Behaviour
• Ofqual Level 4 Principles of Canine Nutrition
• CPD Level 3 Certificate in Canine Nutrition & Health 
• Ofqual Level 2 Award in Canine Care & Welfare 
• Ofqual Level 2 Human Health & Nutrition

I'm an associate member of The Association of Pet Nutrition Consultants, which offers access to a network of specialists and resources to support this work.