MONTANA
"My golden retriever Montana was diagnosed with lung and spleen masses in October of 2010 and suspicious spots in her liver in the spring of 2011. She was eleven and a half years old and I did not want to take her to a traditional veterinarian oncologist. Margarat was part of our alternative treatment program. She helped Montana via accupressure, flower essences and Reiki. She also gave us dietary and herbal recommendations. I have found Margarat to be an invaluable resource. She has extensive knowledge of animal health systems, Chinese medicine principles and herbs. It is now March of 2012, Montana will be thirteen in May and is doing wonderfully. She is happy, eats well, enjoys going for walks and has a very good quality of life. Margarat has been a large part of her success and my entire family is forever grateful."    - Cathy

You live on in our memories, Montana.

SWITTERS & SUZY
"The Art of Dog is an invaluable resource for all dog owners. Margarat possesses a wide range of knowledge and the ability to share that knowledge with her clients. I share my life with two Entlebuchers, a five-year-old male named Switters and a two-year-old female named Suzy. I first called on Margarat to help me with training issues with Suzy. Margarat zeroed in on the problem right away and made some excellent suggestions. Following her advice brought about major improvements in Suzy's behavior. Our next issue was food. Suzy had been diagnosed with EUS (Entlebucher Urinary Syndrome), a condition in which her ureter is incorrectly positioned at the bladder. She also had struvite crystals in her urine. Our vet wanted to put her on a prescription diet. I chose not to go that route and called Margarat for help. While we were working on Suzy's food issues, I learned that Switters also had EUS and required surgery to re-implant a blocked ureter. I was frantic, but Margarat was there for us. She showed me how to give my dogs a calming massage (which also calmed me) and an acupressure point for their kidneys. Switters has recovered from his surgery and Margarat has both dogs on a good, healthy diet along with some herbs, probiotics and enzymes. I am so grateful to have had her guidance and moral support. We are lucky to have Margarat here to help us."  - Carol

EDDIE
"We first met with Margarat a couple of years ago because Eddie had ongoing digestive problems since he was adopted in 2005. Margarat guided us to a raw diet, which Mike and I were so positive Eddie wouldn't eat that Mike bet Margarat $20. Mike was pleased to pay his bet because Eddie got well. Fast-forward to 2010: Eddie had to have a couple "procedures" and he started licking his front legs incessantly at the site of the IV's. His licking was preventing regrowth of his fur on his forelegs. This went on for months. I ignored his behavior, but thanks to a visiting friend I admitted that it was a problem. That's how it always works, right? A friend has to tell you that you have "a problem." I contacted Margarat and she listened to our tale of woe. She also talked to Eddie (who couldn't get enough of Margarat. I could tell he was telling her all his secrets.) Margarat showed us an acupressure point for Eddie, and made a custom flower essence for him. We modified Eddie's diet, did the acupressure and gave Eddie the flower essences. (I caught Mike rolling his eyes, but he admits it worked) Eddie is not licking his arms despite having to do two more procedures recently requiring anesthesia and forearm shaving. My only complaint about Margarat is she does not charge enough."  - Jean

SWEETIE
"The Art Of Dog changed our dog's life. We adopted a middle-aged toy poodle with numerous health issues. As a result, he suffered from some behavioral problems, too. Margarat initially helped us work though some of those using flower remedies and training techniques then later used acupressure to relieve some physical infirmities. Our groomer summed it up best by saying that the dog was "decrepit" when we first brought him to her. Now he appears happy, healthy and is feeling great!" - Toby

GIDGET
"When I adopted Gidget, at 6 months of age, it was apparent she’d been abused. She behaved one of two ways: extremely shy and nervous or fiercely aggressive. I wanted to believe that the flower remedies you offered would help, but it just sounded like airy-fairy, SoCal voodoo. Yet I was desperate. With nothing to lose, I tried the customized formula you made for her as well as the Animals’ Apawthecary Tranquility Blend you recommended. Three weeks into her treatment, I noticed that she hadn’t had a skirmish at our off leash park for days and had started to enjoy playing, even with the big dogs that previously brought out her worst behavior. Thank you for giving us a better quality of life." - Colleen

BEAR
"Thank you for all you do for me.  When I first met you , I was a bit nervous – but you instantly calmed me and gave me back trust for human hands.  I am a big old guy and your acupressure therapy has help me move and feel much better.  Although my humans feed me a really good diet, you have helped them with what to add for digestive comfort.  Thank you also for teaching my mom how to work the pressure points – I love my sessions!" - as translated by his guardian Michele

You live on in our memories, Bear.

[see a photo of Bear getting acupressure here]

LILY
"Dear Margarat, My heartfelt thanks for your invaluable help in training Lily and me. Thanks to you we now have a great & fun relationship." - Linda

AJ
"Margarat: As you know, AJ has many issues having spent most of his life in a shelter. We are happy to say that your flower essence and acupressure work has not only helped AJ, but it has helped his big sister, Koshi – a Katrina survivor! We’re not sure why but we are most grateful. I’m particularly impressed with the intellectual process and critical thinking that goes into your flower prescriptions. As an academic, I appreciate the vast body of knowledge and thorough research that goes into each customized bottle!
Best, Bonnie"

CHAOS
"Thank you so much - you 've made a world of difference in the health of Chloe and Chaos." - Cari

GRISELDA
"Griselda always feels better after one of Margarat's therapy sessions for her arthritis - thanks for helping our little girl out!" - Clint & Karen

You live on in our memories, Griselda.

SUGAR
"Sugar really does live up to her name - she's as sweet as she can be - except that she had no self-control when meeting people and other dogs. I hired Margarat to teach me how to teach Sugar, and it has worked like a charm. She's more well-behaved at home, actually lets people in the house, and doesn't turn herself into a contortionist when we meet other dogs on our walks. Thanks, Margarat - from Jean and Sugar."