If you’ve read the headlines, you might have come across Valerie — a clever little Dachshund who evaded capture for 529 days while exploring Kangaroo Island.
She’s now safely home after her epic solo adventure, and here’s what struck us:

Despite all that time in the wild, Valerie’s back stayed healthy — and her lifestyle might be why.

From a rehabilitation point of view, Valerie unknowingly ticked all the boxes for spinal care:

🐾 She stayed at an ideal weight thanks to a low-fat, foraged diet

🌿 She kept moving across varied surfaces, which built up her spinal support muscles

🚫 And she didn’t spend her days leaping on and off furniture or skidding on slippery floors

Sometimes, the best spinal prevention isn’t found in perfect routines — it’s in movement, strength, and staying lean.

👉 Read Valerie’s wild and wonderful story in The Guardian

Understanding lingering pain and the role of pain memory in your dog’s recovery

Sometimes a pet keeps showing signs of pain — even after the original injury has healed.

In dogs with spinal injuries or traumatic joint injuries, the pain may not just be in the body... it might be in the brain, too.

In this article, we explore pain memory and the role of the myofascial system — and why some pets struggle to fully bounce back, or suffer recurring bouts of pain, even when the physical damage is no longer there.

👉 Read the article: “When Pain Lingers"