Meet Gunnar

Gunnar is an Australian Labradoodle born in 2020. From puppyhood he was the picture of a happy, energetic doodle — except for one persistent problem: his ears.

By the time he was eight months old, Gunnar had been treated for ear infections three times. The vet cleaned them, prescribed drops, and they’d clear up. Then six weeks later, it would start again. The head shaking. The scratching. The smell.

The turning point came when we stopped treating the ears and started looking at the gut.

Gunnar’s recurring infections were yeast-driven — and the yeast was being fed by his diet. Chicken was the primary culprit, combined with a carbohydrate load that kept his system in a constant low-grade inflammatory state. After two years on a kibble that wasn’t agreeing with him, we transitioned him onto a novel-protein raw + cooked + vegetables diet for a full year, then onto fully raw — and added a targeted probiotic. The cycle broke within three months of the food change.

He hasn’t had an ear infection since.