Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #78543 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-04-10
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 60 minutes

Amazon.com
Veterinarian Allen Schoen builds this instructional video, based on his book, around his Five Pillars of Natural Health. He crams his lecture with inspirational stories and jokes in which animals get the last laugh and packs his audience with pet lovers, their dogs, and the occasional well-behaved cat. The result is a fast-paced and informative 75 minutes in which Schoen teaches caretakers how to strengthen their bond with their animals and keep them healthy. That includes looking for signs of illness during grooming, avoiding environmental poisons, preparing organic and home-cooked meals, and using natural therapies. A sincere, bearded man with elbow patches on his sports coat, he lectures from a stage with enlarged photos of cats and dogs in the background. The audience clapping and grinning can distract at times, and some of the transitions are rather abrupt, but the overall thrust of this tape is useful tips on pet care from birth to "Kindred Farewells." --Kimberly Heinrichs

From the Back Cover
When Allen Schoen, D.V.M., M.S., began practicing veterinary medicine 21 years ago, his peers questioned his assertion that animals have feelings and emotions. Today he is one of the most sought-after doctors of veterinary medicine in the nation. In this program he explores many fascination aspects of the human-animal bond. He also provides many practical, hands-on ways you an your animal companion can benefit from heightened awareness and respect and become true Kindred Spirits.

Learn Allen's Five Pillars of Natural Health.
Learn how to choose the right animal companion for your lifestyle.
Learn quick, easy steps for creating healthy home-cooked meals for your animal companion.
Learn to recognize nutritious properties in commercial pet food.
Learn the 5 minute pet scan that detects potential health risks.
Learn about environmental dangers to your pet and how to avoid them.

Customer Reviews

wonderfully informative!
Helpful and clear information on how to aid your pet from a Dr. that understands more than the basic vet. His respectful and caring attitude for animals comes through in this presentation that informs and guides you on simple and natural ways to help keep your pet healthy.

--A very helpful video--
When Dr. Schoen began practicing veterinary medicine many veterinarians felt that animals did not have feelings and emotions. He disagreed from the beginning and gives some excellent advice about building a strong bond of love and respect with our pets.

There's a lot of good information in this video with stories and antidotes that pet lovers will enjoy. He discusses suitable animal companions to fit different lifestyles; dangers in the environment and how to keep our pets safe; and a thorough discussion about pet foods and how to evaluate commercial food products.

I believe my favorite section is where Dr. Schoen demonstrates how to do a weekly pet scan which is very useful in checking for potential health problems in our animals. I had been doing my own version of this for years and this gave me a clearer understanding of what to look for.