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ABOUT ME
BALANCE & VITALITY
WHY I DO IT
I am happy to tell you a bit more about me and why I am doing all this.
My name is Doreen. Born and raised in Germany, I moved to beautiful Iceland in 2017.
For 15 years I worked in an office job which I finally gave up to follow
MY DREAM
Helping dog owners to find their balance in life to meet both their´s and their dog´s needs (BALANCE).
Support all those pet owners who are interested in and/or in need of alternative food options than ready-made food from the stores (VITALITY).
BALANCE
At some point, I decided to become a dog trainer and my own dog is the reason.
Here is WHY:
After getting the lovely little puppy, I soon felt overwhelmed and thought to myself:
"What the hell did I get myself into?"
There was time that I had to invest, but did not feel like I had.
There was confusion about all the training and feeding advice out there.
There was also the rest of my life calling for attention: my family, friends, my job and interests.
I needed BALANCE and I wanted to do things right - from the core.
So in 2019 I decided to start a full-on dog trainer education in one of Germany´s best known dog trainer schools ("Ziemer & Falke", www.ziemer-falke.de) which I finished in 2021.
This education helped me to find the BALANCE that I was looking for: I learned so much about dogs that I had the right tools at hand and my mindset evolved.
Today, I can spend quality time with my dog, my family and friends and working in peace is no problem.
Both my dog´s needs and mine are met and we enjoy each other´s company greatly.
VITALITY
My dog had very quickly become a member of our family, he brings us endless joy and we learned so many valuable lessons about life from him. With his big heart and character he just won us over.
I wanted to keep this beautiful boy in our lives for as long as possible.
PLUS: From early on he did not like his ready-made food.
I wanted to do everything in my power to make sure that my dog would be well-fed as food has so much influence on VITALITY and BALANCE.
For me, it came down to self-made food (BARF).
Again, I went all in and took up a 9 months long education at the well-known THP-Schule (founded by Swanie Simon) in Germany to become a nutritionist for dogs and cats (BARF-consultant).
Details about my education, e.g. the exact content, can be found here on the THP-website (it is in German, but your browser can translate).
If you want to know more about BARF, click here to see my blog.
REAL FOOD IS SELF-MADE.