Jackie Gowland

Natural therapies and healing have alway been a part of my life. In 2016, Functional Canine was created to help animals heal through Natural Nutrition and Canine Myofunctional Therapy. I found diet and body care to be so successful in maintaining a foundation of health in animals that I postponed pursuing further study in herbal remedies, naturopathy and other natural healing modalities.

Over the years, I began to explore Energetics, Reiki and Yoga as part of my own health management. In 2022 I became attuned in Reiki and studied to be a yoga instructor, which lead me to travel while learning more about the subtle energy systems in the body and the impact these have on our mind, our health and our stress levels.

Humans live in such close proximity to their animals. The term “Pet Parent” suggests that our dogs are often sleeping in our beds and our cats are cuddled up on the couch with us watching NETFLIX. When such highly empathetic animals are constantly in our energy field, it makes sense that our moods, emotions, stressors, daily habits and interactions can have an impact on the mental, emotional and physical health of our pets.

Both animals and humans have the ability to intuitively know what is best for their body. Even as a pet owner, you know your four legged companion better than any medical professional and can utilise this to make educated choices on how to best care for them.

The space that this is now transforming into is somewhere you can become more in touch with your own health, emotions, body as well as your intuition to help improve the wellbeing and longevity of both yourself and your best friend.

2013

Bachelor of Science - Animal Science

University of Adelaide

2016

Natural Animal Nutrition

Holistic Animal Therapy Organisation

Founded Functional Canine this year

Canine Myofunctional Therapy

National College of Traditional Medicine

2025

Advanced Canine Nutrition

Companion Animal Sciences Institute

Animal Massage

Animal Wellness Academy with Dr. Elaine Cebuliak