About Healthy Happy Dogs
Healthy dogs. Happy families.
Clear, compassionate dog-care guidance shaped by veterinary experience, hands-on animal care, and a belief that pet parents deserve honest answers.
We explain what the evidence supports, what practical experience suggests, and when your dog needs individualized care from a veterinary professional.
Why we are here
Better decisions begin with clearer information.
Healthy Happy Dogs was created to help dog parents understand health concerns, everyday care, nutrition, safety, and products without losing sight of the whole dog.
Our work brings together veterinary knowledge, nearly two decades of hands-on animal-care experience, rescue work, nutrition education, and practical problem-solving. We aim to make complex topics easier to understand while staying honest about uncertainty and the limits of general online guidance.
Evidence and experience
We separate established information from opinion and practical experience.
Useful guidance
Our work is written for the decisions dog parents face every day.
Clear limits
Education can support veterinary care, but it cannot replace diagnosis or treatment.
Meet the team
Experience from the clinic, shelter, and home.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Candy Akers, DVM
Dr. Candy Akers combines holistic health and conventional medicine to help families look beyond symptoms and better understand the whole animal. She graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009 after completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Delaware.
Her professional focus includes companion-animal nutrition, biologically appropriate diets, chronic disease, allergies, autoimmune conditions, and cold laser therapy. Before veterinary school, she worked in wildlife rehabilitation and spent two years responding to wildlife oil spills across the country.
After operating a mobile veterinary practice for nine years, Dr. Candy now lives in Woodward, Oklahoma, and serves pet parents through online holistic consultations and guided healing programs.
Animal-care educator and nutrition specialist
Lindsie Parks, B.S., CCRDFNS
B.S. in Biology, Certified Canine Raw Dog Food Nutrition Specialist
Lindsie is the founder of Healthy Happy Dogs. She has devoted more than 19 years to veterinary medicine, animal welfare, and whole-animal health. Her experience spans hands-on patient support, veterinary-practice leadership, nutrition, cold laser therapy, and hospital operations.
She spent six years working in an Oklahoma animal shelter, caring for thousands of domestic animals, livestock, reptiles, and native wildlife. She also helped establish a nonprofit rescue organization and supported emergency animal response following devastating Oklahoma tornadoes.
Lindsie continues advanced herbal studies and has pursued additional education in pet nutrition, whole-food healing, supplements, and holistic veterinary medicine. Her goal is to give pet parents clear information, practical options, and greater confidence in the decisions they make for their animals.
Veterinary-care professional and rescue advocate
Sheena Keliher
Sheena brings 13 years of veterinary experience and more than 15 years of animal-rescue work to Healthy Happy Dogs. Her background includes animal health and wellness and helping pet parents make informed decisions about their animals.
She has worked with dogs, cats, exotic pets, and wildlife, and has helped many animals find loving homes through her rescue work. Her practical experience and dedication to animal welfare shape the clear, compassionate guidance she shares with readers.
At home, Sheena is a proud pet parent to her German Wirehaired Pointer, Jasper, and three cats named Sammie, Bat, and Ezra.
Our editorial process
How we build guidance you can use responsibly.
01
Start with the concern
We focus on the concern a dog parent is actually trying to understand.
02
Review reliable information
We draw on credible veterinary information, established evidence, and relevant professional experience.
03
Identify important limits
We identify warning signs, uncertainty, and situations that need professional care.
04
Keep guidance current
Articles are improved as guidance, evidence, products, or clinical understanding changes.
Responsible education
Education supports care. It does not replace it.
Healthy Happy Dogs provides general educational information. Our articles cannot diagnose your dog or replace an examination, diagnosis, treatment plan, or individualized advice from your veterinarian. Veterinary review is identified on individual articles when applicable.
Explore the hubs
Start with the topic that best matches what your dog needs today.
Get in touch
Questions, feedback, or corrections?
We welcome questions, feedback, and corrections that can help us make Healthy Happy Dogs more useful and trustworthy.