Does anyone use natural methods?

Yep, I do.
Here are a couple of links for you to gander at.
 
[linkhttp://www.waggintails.com]www.waggintails.com[/link]
[linkhttp://www.onlynaturalpetstore.com]www.onlynaturalpetstore.com[/link]
[linkhttp://www.halopets.com/holistic.htm]www.halopets.com/holistic.htm[/link]
[linkhttp://www.ultraholistic.com]www.ultraholistic.com[/link] and last but not least,
[linkhttp://www.abchomeopathy.com/homeopathy.htm]www.abchomeopathy.com/homeopathy.htm[/link]
 

I use various holistic modalities ["holistic" simply meaning "whole being" -- where western medicine treats a symptom or a disease, "holistic" means treating the whole ... as in how the whole body balances or relates to itself body, mind & spirit and encompases this whole range of 'words' that includes things like herbals, 'natural' (naturally occuring substances), Chinese herbals (stronger than European/Western herbals), homeopathics, acupuncture, chiropractic, massage, essential oils, Reiki, etc.)    About the only thing I'm not open to is aromatherapy, and that's because *I* am asthmatic so I have to be really careful with scents (even essential oils can 'gas' me occasionally).

I'm not trying to sound impressive, nor be confusing -- just making the point that there are a TON of modalities (methods) that comprise holistic treatments and just the jargon alone will make your head spin!!  But in order to learn about them and not get ripped off -- try to learn the jargon as you go, and don't be afraid to ask questions all over the place!!
 
Some of my favorite references:
 
Martin Goldstein, DVM "The Nature of Animal Healing"
"Dr. Kidd's Guide to Herbal Dog Care" (Randy, Kidd, DVM)
ANY of Dr. Fox's Massage Books.
"Pill Book Guide to Natural Medicines" (a people book but a good guide to how some herbals work, how they can 'clash' with each other, and generally what the heck they do)
Cheryl Schwartz "Four Paws Five Directions" -- explains the Oriental theory of medicine (acupuncture and Chinese herbs and how they view the whole body as 'opposite' systems that are totally interdependant) - great charts for accupressure as well as showing acupuncture points
 
Those are a starter.  Read ... ask questions, READ ... ask more questions ... Read voraciously ... ask TONS more questions.  And that's just a beginning.
 
If your dog has a problem of any sort (behavioral or health) that's a good place to start, and then expand from there. 
 
The interesting thing is, I use "alternative" methods whenever possible -- but there are places I just plain don't 'go there' and one is "herbal" heartworm preventive.  Now if it's trying to boost my dog's immune system so they will naturally repel them, fine.  Altho I tend to rescue sick and older dogs (except for Luna *phew*) so my animals tend not to have immune systems sufficient for that -- even as much experience as I have gained in herbal use, most of the herbs used for parasite constrol are poisons that scare the tar out of me. 
 
I'm not knocking anyone who does, but they scare me because herbs misused are more dangerous, by far, than one chemical once a month in a dose I'm comfortable with my pet. 
 
There's be a ton of discussion lately on heartworm prevention in particular ...so I wanted to mention that.  And it seems like it's the first thing people jump to when they want to try herbs.  But things like black walnut are *poison*.  So using a chemical vs an herb -- in that case you are using poisons on both fronts (pharmaceutical and 'natural') and I'll pick my poison as the one I know for sure is dosed safely for my dog and simply choose to err on the side of caution. 
 
I'm not crusading here -- just mentioning 'cos its been such a hot topic of late.

My dog is fed a raw diet and I never use chemicals on her. I want everything that goes into her to be as natural and healthy as possible.