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January is traditionally a time when people pay more attention to their bodies, intentionally eat fewer calories and make healthier food choices.

This is also a great time to develop better habits for your canine companion. Just like in humans, obesity is rampant in America’s pet population. When dogs carry too much weight they place an extra strain on all their organs, and they can be at an increased risk for diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure and pancreatitis. Unsurprisingly, excess weight gain can interfere with a pet’s quality of life and actually shorten their life span.

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Fortunately, dogs respond very well to simple or weight-loss programs. By increasing your pet’s exercise and reducing the amount of calories he or she eats, you can help reduce your pet’s weight and the risk of health problems associated with obesity.

But how do you determine whether or not your dog is overweight? And, if your dog is overweight, what can you do about it? In this short video, Dr. Sarah shows you how to learn if your dog is carrying too much weight, and gives advice on how to help your dog shed unwanted pounds.

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For years, holistic practitioners have worked to educate consumers about how even the slightest changes in environment, stress and diet can cause significant changes in health. As a holistic vet myself, I believe that nothing should be overlooked when it comes to ensuring the wellness of our beloved buddies.

Since we know that food is the foundation for a healthy life, most people select the best food to provide the many essential nutritional components our dogs can’t do without. But to make sure they receive the nutrition required to help boost healthy functioning, additional nourishment from health treats can be just what the doctor ordered.

To that end, treats should be selected based upon their nutritional merits rather than on cost, flavor or glitzy packaging.

Your pet’s treats should add the healthy components that are known to support hardy immune systems, strong muscles and optimal health. The nutrients required for superior support of these systems can be found in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, as well as in foods like cranberries, apples, tomatoes, rice bran, whole grains and many others. Unsurprisingly, these wholesome foods appear in the ingredient panels of some of the premium treats I’ve been fortunate enough to formulate for Trilogy.

If your dog could decide which treats they’d want, I feel confident that they would choose all of those offered by Trilogy, including Antioxidant Health Bars (Oatmeal & Apple Recipe), Gourmet Dental Treats (Honey Peanut Butter Recipe), Wholesome Hearts Low-Fat Treats and Tasty Rewards Nutritional Training Treats.

I feel very strongly that every treat you give your pet should have a health benefit so that at the end of the day, your pet truly is a reflection of his or her food, treats and love.

Thank you for all that you do to make the world a better place for companion animals,

Dr. Jane Bicks

I am a proud representative of HealthyPetNet

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Dear Readers I would like to share the following email with you. I am a representative of the wonderful company, Trilogy Pets -

Ten years ago, Trilogy International opened for business with a small staff, including Dr. Jane Bicks, offering just a few nutritional supplements and care products for companion animals. In those early days, Dr. Jane had time enough to answer all of the questions posed by Field Reps and customers, as well as stay informed about the latest nutritional research and formulate new products.

Fortunately for the Trilogy community, and thanks to years of hard work, we find ourselves in an entirely different situation. Now, we have an extensive line of pet products as well as people- and planet-oriented products. Soon after we opened our doors, we were processing a few thousand orders each month on behalf of our network of Field Reps. Today, we manage that volume every day before breakfast.

Over the last ten years, Dr. Jane has carried the mantle of her numerous responsibilities with a work ethic that has earned the enduring respect not only of our staff but also her professional and industry peers, too. But, with tens of thousands of satisfied customers, Dr. Jane’s workload has grown to the point that one person even someone as talented as Dr. Jane cannot possibly manage it, even with the assistance of the home office’s staff. And now, with her additional work guiding the foundation that bears her name, something became abundantly clear it was time to provide Dr. Jane some much needed help. And that brings us to the subject of today’s email.

We are greatly pleased to bring onboard our newest team member, Dr. Sarah Wooten, DVM.

Dr. Sarah will help us educate consumers about pet health as well as work with Dr. Jane on a number of other pet-related projects. In what follows, we present to you a brief bio detailing Dr. Sarah’s story. We believe that she will bring to Trilogy a new perspective on how to reach a broader audience, in order to help our valued Field Reps to sign up new customers and build healthy downlines.

With the addition of Dr. Sarah, Dr. Jane will be able to more fully dedicate her time and energy to formulating new products, researching advances in nutritional science and playing a stronger leadership role in the charitable efforts of the Dr. Jane’s HealthyPetNet Foundation.
Dr. Sarah A Profile in Compassionate Service to Companion Animals

Sarah Wooten loves animals, great and small. From an early age, she felt a deep kinship with and profound love for all animals, thanks in part to growing up in a family that included dogs, cats, ducks, goats, horses even peacocks!

As a teenager and after conversations with a local veterinarian, Sarah realized that her calling in life was to work with animals and she set a course to pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian.

Later, armed with an undergraduate degree in Biology from Wheaton College, she entered the doctoral program at the prestigious UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, where she graduated in 2002.

Fresh from veterinary school, Dr. Sarah kicked-off her career as a lead veterinarian at a large veterinary clinic. Almost two years later, she moved into another leadership role as Team Leader/Veterinarian at a veterinary hospital. In 2007, she worked part-time at a shelter, where she managed wellness of shelter pets, performed sterilization surgeries, conducted monthly vaccine clinics and wrote shelter health protocols.

When we asked Dr. Sarah what she loved the most about practicing veterinary medicine, she said, helping families. She said, Seeing the look on a face of a pet parent when you save their dear companion’s life is an amazing experience.

Dr. Sarah leads an active life in Colorado with her husband Aaron and their three children Riley, Aricin and Kael.

A Warm Welcome from Trilogy Headquarters

I couldn’t be happier to have another veterinarian on staff, especially someone as caring and knowledgeable as Sarah. I’m confident that she will represent our company to the best of her abilities and talents. I truly believe that she will help us to further our mission of making better nutrition a daily reality for as many companion animals as we possibly can.
Dr. Jane Bicks

We have been incredibly fortunate to have Dr. Jane’s leadership, commitment and enthusiasm. And now, with Dr. Sarah’s help, I’m certain that we’ll be able to provide even more support to our expanding network of Field Reps and their customers.
Lester Thornhill, Trilogy President and C.E.O.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Sarah to the Trilogy family!

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