Our German Shepherd bitch Jess led us to finding out about, and changing to feeding a raw diet in 1995 to try and help health and behaviour problems, as she was constantly nervous/on edge, digestive, and occasional seizures from about 2yrs old. Finally, through research we found out about, and switched onto a full raw diet and saw a rapid improvement.

What’s more, like many who start a more natural diet we reviewed the toxins she was being exposed to, and swapped to more natural ways, and then the seizures stopped, amazing! Jess lived to 13yrs old, which considering her first 7yrs of ill health, particularly digestive ill health, which would have greatly impacted her immune system, was fantastic. Lastly, we are now with different dogs, and have stayed with natural rearing and have dogs that rarely ever need to see a vet.

In 1995 there were only a handful of raw dog food suppliers to cover the whole country, and although there was 1 quite costly brand in pet shops. Our closest wholesale manufacturer was in Staffordshire and would deliver bulk orders to me, so I started taking orders from friends.

Furthermore, it soon became apparent that there were quite a few people who wanted to follow a more natural approach and struggled with sourcing, and the idea of a business began to form.

Naturally Healthy Dogs was started in November 2011, initially providing natural treats, natural healthcare products, reiki and eft therapy for cats and dogs. In December 2012 we added raw dog food to the business.

Finally, within a few yrs we moved to business premises, and the rest is history! Initially it was myself and my late husband Dave helped a lot, and over the years all of our 5 children have worked with us. Currently it is run by myself (Julie), my sons Phil and Dan and my daughter Sarah.