The Bucks County Courier Times writes:

Yoda, a champion blue merle Cardigan Welsh Corgi, is one hurtin’ pup. His owner: Donna Lonnquist, thinks he injured a hind leg.

As Yoda gazes trustfully at this veterinarian, Deva Khalsa, Lonnquist outlines her pet’s symptoms. “He doesn’t want to jump, he’s bunny-hopping off the back steps. His back’s out of whack.”, she said.

Her dog is short of leg, but long of spine- as Khalsa explains it. “A dog’s back is a suspension bridge.” She notices the canine seems to be arching his back and recommends laser treatment, acupuncture and a blood test for Lyme disease.

A few minutes later, Yoda had a row of hair-thin acupuncture needles stuck in his back. A few sessions of laser treatments after that, he was winning agility titles on the show circuit.

Dr. Khalsa’s approach is what brings Lonnquist and Yoda from their home in Delaware County to the Animal Healing Center in Lower Makefield. To paraphrase the classic description of human holistic medicine, Khalsa treats the whole animal.

Yoda visits another veterinarian closer home, but “For anything major, I come here.” said Lonnquist, who breeds corgis. “I don’t like to over medicate my animals. I like the way she goes about things.”