Hilary Watson has been employed as a pet nutritionist for more than 20 years. For 10 years, she was Technical Services Manager for WALTHAM® Veterinary Diets, providing nutritional training and technical support to the Canadian and American WALTHAM Veterinary Sales teams. Hilary has lectured on pet nutrition at the Ontario Veterinary College and the Atlantic Veterinary College, has been an invited speaker at 10 Canadian regional veterinary conferences, the CVMA national conference, as well as several veterinary meetings in Europe.

Hilary has a B.Sc. in Animal Science and has completed graduate (Ph.D.) level courses in comparative animal nutrition, protein and lipid metabolism, nutrition and immune function, and veterinary pathology.

In 2009, Hilary authored COMPLETE & BALANCED - 101 Healthy Home-made Meals for Dogs and formulated HILARY'S BLEND™ (formerly THE BALANCER) supplement to balance the recipes in the recipe book. Hilary is the owner of HW Veterinary Nutrition Inc. and this website www.CompleteandBalanced.com.

A former nutrition columnist for Dogs in Canada magazine and a purebred dog enthusiast for more than 30 years, she currently resides in Guelph, Ontario with her Australian Shepherd Cody and her Belgian Shepherd Envy.

For more information, visit www.HilaryWatson.com