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Welcome to the Petspertise Blog

Posted by ali on the 15th July 2009

Ali & The Chunkster

Well it certainly took its time, but the Petspertise blog is finally here (after having launched the site all the way back in April!).

So why are we bothering with a blog at all? Good question.

Chewed Slippers is the brainchild of one Ali Ghobadi (me). I wanted to cut through the swathes of samey products currently on offer in the market, to bring people carefully selected stuff with tangible benefits that were luxurious but affordable. (To find out more about the rather personal story of how Chewed Slippers came about, just click here to navigate to the About Us page). This is why it took over 6 months of researching the market to put together the product range. And of course, I couldn’t have done that all by myself. As passionate as I am about dogs, I wanted proven expertise behind our products, so that people feel totally confident that what they’re buying is the best in the market. This is why I enlisted the help some of the brightest stars in the industry, the pet experts - or Petsperts®.

However, we couldn’t put all the info about the products onto our normal website because that would just look messy and it wouldn’t give you an opportunity to give us your opinions. That’s another hugely important part of Chewed Slippers - interactivity. We’re pretty confident we have most of what Fido could ever dream of, but we definitely think we can do better with your help.

And so our blog, Petspertise® was born. The blog is going to cover all things doggy from how we came to choose our products, to tips on looking after your pet to entertaining stories from Chunky, our canine blogger. And we would LOVE to hear from you. We want to know what you want us to provide (even if it doesn’t exist yet), how you want to be able to buy it (is the website working as well as it could?) and how you’d like it delivered. And anything else on your mind! We want to know your thoughts so that we can make Chewed Slippers the best purveyor of premium pooch products in the UK!

Before I leave you, a few quick introductions to our Petsperts®:
Chunky is the star credited with choosing our name (see the video) and soon-to-be prolific blogger of inane canine musings.
Dr. Roger Mugford is an internationally renowned animal psychologist and the pioneer of animal behavioural therapy in the UK, founding The Animal Behaviour Centre in 1979.
Bethan New is a devoted mum to dog and cat team, Bailey and Misty, and a registered veterinary nurse of 8 years’ experience.
David Jackson is one of the very few people in the UK with specialist animal nutrition training and is passionate about the link between an animal’s diet, its health and its behaviour.
Dr. Tony Sarma is our resident vet. He holds the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon’s Certificate in Small Animal Surgery and is a man of strong opinions … you have been warned!
And of course, me - Ali Ghobadi. Animal lover and firm believer that work should be fun!

Enjoy the rest of the Petspertise® blog.

Ali
Founder & Petspert

David the Nutritionist

Posted by David Jackson - The Foodspert on the 28th May 2009

David Jackson

Having had 10 years’ experience in the field, I’m proud to say I am the resident Nutritionist here at Chewed Slippers.

I’ve always had a passion for animal welfare. Both my parents worked for the RSPCA before taking up farming in South Wales. Growing up surrounded by animals I always saw myself becoming a vet or following my parents into the RSPCA.

I studied Zoology at the University of Wales and became fascinated by the link between an animal’s diet, its health and its behaviour. In my thesis I was able to look in some depth into this relationship and by the time I graduated it was clear that diet and animal welfare are absolutely inseparable.

As a graduate I went about increasing my understanding of animal nutrition and began training as a pet nutritionist. I spent several years working with various pet food companies up and down the country and quickly noticed not only how beneficial a suitable diet can be for our pets, but also how much damage an inappropriate food can cause. I have seen literally hundreds of cases where sick or unruly dogs improved dramatically following a simple change to natural or home-made food.

I am now working with The Natural Dog Food Company in Lincolnshire. The company was formed six years ago when a group of holistic nutritionists and vets joined forces to create the country’s first 100% natural complete dog food. They certainly share my passion when it comes to animal welfare and nutrition, and together we’re striving to raise awareness of the importance of diet in our pets’ health. Chewed Slippers certainly recognises this importance, and that’s why they are the only online retailer we’re working with.

I hope you enjoy future posts from me here on the blog. Do drop me a line with any questions.

Thanks

David