Natural Rearing – An Introduction By Roberta Jamison NR breeders and owners follow these very important protocols. We feed a variety of species-appropriate raw, fresh unprocessed foods (for dogs this means raw, properly grown meat, organs and bones – based on the diet on which their wild ancestors evolved). We ensure our dogs always have …
Naturally Reared Animals - It’s All About Epigenetics
For natural rearing animal breeders, it’s all about epigenetics! Epigenetics is an attractive study for animal breeders because it may help us find part of the missing causality and missing heritability of complex traits and diseases as well as how we can alter genetic expression in our animals. It is especially attractive to natural rearing …
Natural Rearing Means Toxic Chemical Free Living
Are you aware of the fact that the average person applies 300 chemicals to their body every single day and that 80 of those chemicals are all applied BEFORE breakfast? Most of these (toxic) chemicals are from soap, makeup, shampoo hair care, perfume and other personal care products. Our dogs and cats are being exposed …
Are Your Puppies Truly 2nd or 3rd Generation NR??
It has come to my attention over the last couple of years that many Natural Rearing breeders are breeding their second or third generation (or even multi-generational)NR bitches to CR (Conventionally Reared) stud dogs! WHY? There are just not enough NR males available for stud it would appear. This should not be! How can one …
Epigenetics - Shape Shifting Our Puppy’s Genes
As most of us know, breeding dogs (or any animal for that matter) is considered to be a combination of art and science; if we were to ignore the art factor, we would be robbing ourselves of the enjoyment of creativity. If we were to ignore the science factor, we would be quite foolish. If …