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Thoughtful nourishment. Close observation.

Understand the dog before changing the bowl.

Pearl & Healer brings scientific thinking to everyday care — beginning with the individual dog, purposeful ingredients, and a clearer record of what changes.

Max, the founder's black, white, and tan dog, with clear watchful eyes, photographed in natural light
Fig. 01 · Max, Chief Tasting Officer

Thoughtfully made.

One treat, made on purpose.

We begin with a single product: The Pawfect Treat, our dehydrated beef liver treats. Each bag holds 2 ounces net weight. Available at local markets. Contact Joy for current availability. It is a carefully made treat, and an open invitation to ask us anything.

Product
The Pawfect Treat
Net weight
2 oz per bag
Where
Local markets

The principle

Notice the whole dog.

It is easy to change the bowl. It is harder — and far more useful — to understand the dog in front of it. Before anything changes, we watch: appetite, digestion, energy, mood, rest. Observation turns everyday care into evidence, and evidence turns good intentions into better decisions.

Blue, the founder's speckled brown-and-white Blue Heeler, resting his chin on his paws at home
Blue, Chief Tasting Officer · At home with Joy.

Our story

Meet Joy, Blue & Max.

Pearl & Healer was founded in 2026 by Maneewan Joy Suwansaard, Ph.D. — a biotechnology researcher whose dogs turned a scientist's habits into a practice of everyday care. Blue, a Blue Heeler adopted in 2023, helped Joy reconnect with the world. Max, adopted in 2024, gave her a scientific puzzle she could not walk away from.

Blue helped me return to the world. Max gave me a scientific puzzle I could not walk away from.

Maneewan Joy Suwansaard, Ph.D. — Founder

The Lab Notes

Dispatches from the Suwansaard laboratory.

Where doctoral biotechnology research meets the daily antics of Max and Blue — our Chief Tasting Officers.

Visit The Lab Notes →

Scientific Dispatches

The Rescue Dog 3-3-3 Rule: What Research Shows

Explore the research behind the rescue dog 3-3-3 rule. Use three days, three weeks, and three months as optional check-ins, rather than adjustment deadlines.

Maneewan Joy Suwansaard, Ph.D. | Founder

October 17, 2026

Concept in development

The 3-Day Vitality ResetIn development

A proposed three-part ritual paired with a guided observation log. The kit is in development — not yet available for purchase or preorder. It will follow the same rule as everything we make: understand the dog first.

Concept illustration of the proposed Pearl & Healer 3-Day Vitality Reset kit packaging
Packaging concept · Kit in development

Contact

Say hello.

Questions about treats, the journal, or the Reset concept? Write to us at hello@pearlandhealer.com — we read everything personally.