I fell for the “natural” trap with Biscuit, and I fell for it completely. There I was, two years ago, holding a bag of dog supplements in a pet store, and the label had a green leaf on it, the word “natural” in a soft earthy font, a picture of a golden retriever bounding through…
Over the past two years of writing about Biscuit’s health, one resource has quietly become the thing I hand to every golden retriever owner who messages me asking, “Okay, but how do I actually choose something?” It’s not a product. It’s a checklist — five questions — that our veterinary advisor, Dr. Patricia Huang, DVM,…
It started, as these things do, with a kiss I immediately regretted. Biscuit, my seventy-pound golden retriever, decided to greet me first thing in the morning with her full enthusiasm and her full mouth, and the breath that came with it was, to put it gently, a wake-up call. Not the normal “dog ate something”…
Golden retrievers are not low-maintenance dogs, and anyone who has loved one knows it. We are a breed-specific household in the truest sense: our entire world revolves around one seventy-pound, perpetually hungry, emotionally expressive golden named Biscuit. And over the years, a pattern has become impossible to ignore. The problems that land golden retrievers in…
Sixty days. Five probiotics. One very patient golden retriever. If you had told me two months ago that I would be timing Biscuit’s bathroom trips and rating her breath on a spreadsheet, I would have laughed. And yet, here we are. This is the honest, slightly embarrassing story of how we tested five of the…
Two years ago, my entire supplement-shopping strategy was this: type “dog supplement” into a big online marketplace, sort by price, pick whichever had the most stars and a picture of a happy golden retriever, and click buy. I was not a careful consumer. I was a tired dog owner who wanted a shortcut. It cost…
There’s a specific kind of love that means leaning in to kiss your golden retriever’s forehead and then quietly, politely, trying not to breathe through your nose. I loved Biscuit more than almost anything, and for about two years I also quietly dreaded the moment she’d yawn in my face on the couch. Her breath…
Six months ago I had a kitchen drawer that looked like the aftermath of a wellness influencer’s breakdown. Five different dog supplements, three of them half-used, one still sealed because Biscuit took a single sniff and looked at me like I’d personally insulted her ancestors. I’d spent roughly $190 and, more importantly, a lot of…
By Jennifer Park · Biscuit’s mom Updated July 30, 2026 · Personal experience, not a clinical trial Disclosure: This site may receive compensation from brands mentioned. Every opinion here is my own and reflects my honest, first-hand experience with Biscuit. Nothing below is veterinary advice — always loop in your own vet. Six months ago…
By Jennifer Park · Biscuit’s mom Updated July 30, 2026 · Personal experience, not a clinical trial Disclosure: This site may receive compensation from brands mentioned. Every opinion here is my own and reflects my honest, first-hand experience with Biscuit. Nothing below is veterinary advice — always loop in your own vet. One evening last…