OUR STORY

All of the hemp plants used in our products are grown 100 percent legally in the United States. Our hemp farms are located in Colorado and Minnesota without the use of herbicides or pesticides. We know exactly what goes into our plants and our products, from start to finish.

Once our hemp plants have been harvested, we manufacture our oils in-house using  CO2 extraction. This means we never use liquid solvents, like butane, isopropyl alcohol, hexane, or ethanol.

Our products are full spectrum. Full spectrum means that we do not use CBD isolates, and in our extraction process, we preserve as many cannabinoids as possible. Through the preservation of cannabinoids (unlike a CBD isolate) the entourage effect can boost the healing benefits of every cannabinoid. In other words, while CBD is fantastic, the effects can be boosted with other cannabinoids and terpenes. When they are combined, the effect is even stronger.

All of the essential oils we use are grown without the use of pesticides or herbicides and extracted by cold press or CO2 extraction.

With CBD Dog Health, you know exactly what is in our products because we control every aspect of the process. No bones about it.

Mother of Odie the mini-schnauzer, Nina the Doberman, Jolene the mix breed mutt, 23 ducks, 19 chickens, 9 geese, 1 bunny and a pig at her rescue farm, Fire Flake Farm.

Angela grew up in Miami, Florida and attended the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is the founder of House of Alchemy, LLC, CBD Dog Health, Miami Children’s Theater, and Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine.

To see Angela on her rescue farm, Fire Flake Farm, surrounded by dogs, chickens, geese, and her pet pig, is to see her in her element. Looking at this furry, joyful family, you would never suspect that Angela and her pets were once full of aches, pains, and anxiety.

In 2013, Angela worked as a parenting expert, cared for animals, and participated in community events, but every morning when she woke up, she was in pain. After several doctor’s appointments, Angela was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and knew that she needed to find alternatives to the toxic medications being offered to her. She had heard of the benefits of CBD oil and it changed her life. The stigma surrounding medical cannabis and CBD oil was still strong at that time, so Angela decided to change that.

In 2016, after Floridians voted yes on amendment two, which legalized medical cannabis, Angela sold Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine and hosted Canna Conference, an educational event to bring together doctors, veterinarians, and patients to learn about the positive effects of medical cannabis and how cannabis reacts in the endocannabinoid system. During that time, Angela also earned earned a professional certification in Medical Cannabis for therapeutic use from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Angela became active in Women Grow and United for Care, and became an advocate for safe, natural, ethically grown hemp and medical cannabis in the U.S. for people and animals to use.

Father of Blanche an 8-year old mini Shih Tzu, Hernando Umana has been a Broadway performer in New York City for the last 5 years.

He first met Angela Ardolino as a 15-year-old performing at The Miami Children’s Theatre. Coming from a very low income family, he couldn’t afford the fees to be part of the production, but Angie never let a kid miss out on being in a show due to financial issues, so she made him a deal – if he helped paint sets, work in the costume shop or anything else needed for the production, he would be part of the show, 100% free. It was here where she taught him a very important lesson – you can do and have everything and anything you want if you work harder than everyone else. With her help, he went on to study in one of NYC’s best musical theatre programs, AMDA, where he graduated at the top of his class.

In a profession where anxiety is absolutely crippling, he wasn’t getting the kind of work he knew he should be getting. Thankfully, in one of his many visits to Angie in Lutz, she asked him if he’d ever tried CBD to help the anxiety. He tried it and has never turned back.

Four years later, he has opened two first national tours, been on Broadway, worked with Cyndi Lauper, Brendan Urie, Andrew Loyd Webber and many others.

Once he had his feet planted in NYC he adopted a Shih Tzu named Blanche and they fell madly in love. They were very similar in one way – anxiety. After trying every remedy possible, he reached out to Angie for help. She happened to be entering the Medical Cannabis industry and working on a formulation to help dogs with anxiety, joint paint, inflammation and cancer. He was, of course, incredibly interested, and went deep into research. Together they created CBD DOG HEALTH.

He can now go to work knowing she’s not scratching and crying at the door. Instead, she’s laying comfortably in her bed. CBD was life changing for both of them. He could not be happier to be in a business with something he loves so much that helps dogs like Blanche live a happy, stress free life.

Father of Odie the mini-schnauzer, Nina the Doberman, Jolene the mix-breed mutt, Daisy the rescue senior chihuahua mix, Maza the rescue Australian Shepard mix, and countless ducks, chickens, roosters, geese, bunnies and one pig at Fire Flake Farm.

Joe is a native of Springfield, Missouri, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree with double-major in Marketing and General Business from Missouri State University. Since college he has developed extensive experience in experiential marketing, event planning and production, and non-profit association management.

For well over a decade Joe has been instrumental in development and execution of promotional campaigns for numerous consumer brands, having worked for several marketing agencies in Los Angeles and New York City. Some of his clients have included Crown Royal, Nintendo, Red Bull, Absolut, Sephora, Pandora Jewelry, Unilever, and iHeart Radio. Joe relocated to the Tampa Bay area in 2016, where he played an instrumental role in the planning and execution of Canna Conference, an educational event to teach healthcare providers, veterinarians, and patients about proper use of medical cannabis for treatment of a host of adverse health conditions.

Today Joe oversees day-to-day operations for House of Alchemy, LLC, CBD Dog Health, Beautify the Beast grooming and boarding spa, and Fire Flake Farm pet resort and rescue farm. Having witnessed first-hand the healing power of CBD and medial cannabis, Joe is excited to share the benefits of this natural medicine with pet lovers everywhere.

Mother of Chloe, a 9-year old calico cat, Inigo, an 8-year old black cat, and Henri, a 2-year old tabby cat. Krista Lyons is a self-proclaimed poet, serial reader, writer, holistic pet health advocate, and cat lady.

Krista is from Tampa, Florida and has worked as a book editor, author, and journalist, and has contributed stories to Yahoo, The Penny Hoarder, and Tampa Bay Parenting. Krista met Angela when she began as an intern with Tampa Bay Parenting and had the privilege of working with and learning from Angie for years to follow. The only thing she is more passionate about than writing and reading is her pets (and, her husband, she supposes). When she is writing, one of her three cats is usually sitting in her lap and trying to make their own contributions to the story.

When her son (ahem, cat) Inigo suffered a bad reaction to a common flea treatment, Krista became obsessed with finding natural solutions to keep her cats healthy. With Angie’s help, she discovered the benefits of CBD oil for not only herself, but her pets, and has become an advocate for safe, natural treatments for all animals’ ailments.

She is excited to share ways to give your furry friends the best life.

Dr. Ashok Patel earned a Ph.D. in bio-chemistry, specializing in the study of how the human body interacts on a chemical level. He was continually drawn to study how natural oils and extracts can be more beneficial than chemical compounds in affecting overall health.

Dr. Patel did his under-graduate studies at the University of Birmingham in England and graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Biochemistry and earned his Ph.D. in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Wales in Cardiff, Wales. All this between 1976 and 1982. After moving to Minnesota he realized he needed a better understanding of the business world so attended the College of St. Thomas, of St. Paul MN. In 1987 & 1988 and graduated with an MBA degree in 1988.

Dr. Patel’s quest for pure ingredients compelled him to purchase for his state-of-the-art laboratory & Manufacturing company (Centre Manufacturing) a highly-specialized machine from Germany that will allow him to extract oils from seeds at optimum therapeutic value. His research with Neem Oil, Rosemary Oil, Grape seed Oil, Thyme Oil, Grapefruit seed extract and Peppermint Oil are extensive and date back for over 20 years.

Dr. Patel enjoys developing new ideas and watching them grow into products to be put on the market.

Victor Legrá is a entertainment producer and theatrical journalist. He’s worked with Tony award winning producer Ken Davenport and SiriusXM radio host & Broadway personality, Seth Rudetsky. He’s produced concerts at Joe’s Pub, New World Stages, 54 Below, Urban Stages, and more. He has previously produced and hosted the musical theater podcast The Set List. A graduate of Pace University and New World School of the Arts. He most recently worked as a producer on the hit television show The People’s Court.

Kelsey is proud rescuer of Diva, the cat, and even prouder mother of her son, Maverick.

Originally from Massachusetts, Kelsey has vast experience working in both the equine and canine fields. She is also a seasoned horseback rider and a certified equine boarding specialist, having worked in boarding and daycare facilities from an early age. During college, she trained intensively in and achieved the highly coveted Expert Groomer status. Currently, Kelsey serves as a manager of Beautify the Beast, a high-end boarding and grooming facility just north of Tampa, FL owned in part by CBD Dog Founder, Angela Ardolino.

Kelsey joined CBD Dog Health in early 2018 and currently works as Sales Representative for the Southeast U.S. market and a lead of equine product line scheduled for debut in early 2019. As an advocate for natural solutions in pet care, Kelsey add “it’s an honor to work with a product line whose sole purpose is providing the best in natural care for pets”.

Mother of Rockie, a 16-year old shih tzu, Denver a 7-year old hound and American bulldog mix, Xena, a 6-year old dingo mix, and Little Dog, a 2-year old chihuahua. Cierra Little is also the foster mother to two foster dogs at any given time from a local rescue group, Second Chance Friends.

Cierra has always been passionate about dogs, and loves working with them every day. Cierra was a CPDT-KA and AKC CGC certified dog trainer, and has worked for veterinarians, pet stores, and pet groomers, to name a few.

Cierra met Angie in while working for her grooming company, Beautify the Beast. She became passionate about CBD Dog Health when she was able to successfully treat her dogs’ separation anxiety and thunderstorm anxiety, and when she was able to successfully treat a tumor on Rockie’s rear.

She is proud to be part of the CBD Dog Health team and is happy to be able to bring relief to pets who need it the most.

Father of Chicken, pit bull terrier mix.

Riley lives in Seattle and has worked in theater for over 10 years. Riley is a nature-lover, yoga instructor, and enjoys traveling with Chicken. When Chicken began suffering from separation anxiety, Riley knew that he needed a natural solution and tried CBD Dog Health. He is happy to bring the same peace that Chicken has been able to find to dogs across the country.

Mother of Bailey, an 8 year old Golden Retriever, Tatum, a 7 year old Great Dane, Finley, a 4 year old deaf/limited vision double merle Great Dane, Delta, a 2 year old deaf, double merle Great Dane, Zander, a 6 year old black cat, and Ziggy, a 1 year old tabby cat.

Alex is a therapist for See Spot Swim, a Canine Physical Rehabilitation Center in Montgomery, IL. She is also attending Benedictine University pursuing her Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology. Alex has been working in the pet industry for 7 years in a variety of setting including retail, the veterinary industry, and now the rehabilitation industry. Alex also volunteers for Tiny and Tall Rescue. Her love of animals has been a life long passion, and when she found how CBD oil improved the lives of her pets, she was eager to help us spread the experience with pet owners all around Chicago.