Our Story

Hi, I'm Kayleigh

I'm the founder of The Organic Dog Shop, a lifelong researcher of how the body works, and the very picky pet parent behind everything on these shelves. This is the story of how a personal search turned into the shop I always wished existed.

It started with a question I could not stop asking

Long before this shop, functional health was my obsession. I spent a decade learning how the body actually works, what genuinely supports it, and how to tell real quality from good marketing. I read the studies, I questioned the claims, and I fell in love with the idea that when you support the foundations first, the whole system does better. It was the work I cared about most.

I never set out to build a store. I was simply the person who researched everything, who could not accept "because the label says so" as an answer.

Then came Hank

Everything clicked when my own dog, Hank, needed me to bring that same rigor to him. As I looked for products I could trust for his health, I kept hitting the same wall I had spent years learning to see through. So many things sounded healthy, and then the ingredients, the sourcing, or the testing told a different story once you looked closer.

The confusion was exhausting, and I already knew how to read past it. It struck me that most pet parents were being asked to make careful health decisions with none of the tools to do it, and that dogs deserved the same depth of thought I had spent a decade developing for people.

Hank did not start the journey. He gave it its purpose.

So I built the shop I wished I'd had

The Organic Dog Shop is the answer to that frustration. It is a place where a pet parent can shop with confidence and walk away more informed than when they arrived. Every product is chosen the way I choose things for Hank and Willow: through a functional-health lens, with real attention to ingredients, sourcing, testing, and whether it actually does something.

The goal was always to take the overwhelm off your shoulders. You should not have to spend hours vetting brands and decoding labels. That is my job, and I genuinely love doing it.

Science meets nature

The philosophy behind this shop is simple: natural should still mean effective. I am not interested in fear-based marketing or trendy wellness claims. I am interested in what works, grounded in how the body truly functions.

That is why my approach is integrative. Fresh food, herbs, mushrooms, targeted supplementation, and a cleaner home all have a place, and so does modern veterinary care when a dog needs it. Natural support and good medicine are partners in the same goal: a healthier, more resilient dog.

A little about my background

I say all of this as someone with real training behind it. I am a Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) and a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P), with over a decade in functional health and wellness. To bring that same depth to dogs, I completed coursework through the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies, studying natural animal nutrition and naturopathic animal health care alongside integrative veterinarians, and I continue my studies there today.

Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP)
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P)
A decade in functional health and wellness
Coursework in Natural Animal Nutrition and Naturopathic Animal Health Care through the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies

Meet Hank and Willow

Hank is the reason this shop exists, and the toughest critic of every treat that comes through the door. Willow keeps him company and keeps me honest. They are the first to try most things, and the standard I hold everything to is simple: if I would not give it to them, it does not belong here.

What I want for you and your dog

More than anything, I want you to feel confident. Confident in what you are putting in and on your dog, confident that someone with real training has already done the hard part, and confident enough to become your dog's best advocate. Education comes with everything here, because the more you understand, the better the choices you can make long after you leave the shop.

Thank you for being the kind of pet parent who reads this far and cares this much. Your dog is lucky to have you, and I am glad you found your way here.