Jackie Drakeford

Jackie's interest in animals and natural healing dates from her childhood in a New Forest village, along with her interest in working dogs. She is a qualified physiotherapist and an ITEC qualified aromatherapist although retired from this work now. Her specialist area is dog behaviour, and in particular lurchers and sighthounds. She works on a consultancy basis with the assessment of rescue dogs, and is available as guest trainer to training groups in West Sussex. She is a regular contributor to a number of countryside publications including Shooting Times, Sporting Shooter and Countryman's Weekly, and the author of seven books including two written with Mark.

 

 

Mark Elliott BVSc VetMFHom MRCVS MIPsiMed PCH DSH RSHom

Mark has used Holistic Medicine almost from qualifying in 1989. He started a Referral practice offering Homeopathy and Acupuncture for pets in 1992, which evolved into a fully integrated multi-practitioner centre in 1994. In 2002 a growing interest in treating the human animal bond led to a new specialist practice offering Homeopathy and Acupuncture for Animals, and Homeopathy for Human patients. Mark has written many articles, a number of books, research papers, and he has lectured widely to the profession and public. Currently he writes for Dogs Monthly Magazine. Mark has a keen interest in working dogs, and keeps a number of breeds for this. His website is www.homeopathicvet.co.uk