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Welcome to Alternative Dog Moms - a podcast about what's happening in the fresh food community and the pet industry.   Kimberly Gauthier is the blogger behind Keep the Tail Wagging, and Erin Scott hosts the Believe in Dog podcast.

CHAPTERS:

• Going to vet school in France and the origin story of Jope (0:54)
• Veterinary school in France vs USA and what vets learn about nutrition (5:03)
• What is UC-II, the ingredient in Jope? How is it different from glucosamine? (11:33)
• What health conditions is Jope helpful for? Should you give it preventively? (17:23)
• Is Jope ok to give to a dog that has chicken allergies? And are there natural sources of UC-II a dog can get in their diet? (21:46)
• How long does it take for Jope to work? At what age should you start giving Jope to your dog? (24:46)
• Since Jope is made as a chew, what are the inactive ingredients? Jope's independent 3rd party lab testing (29:25)
• Being transparent about all customer reviews - even the negative ones. Jope's refund policy (33:21)
• The factors that contribute to Jope's pricing and how they respond to pushback (38:10)
• The response from the mainstream veterinary community to Jope (42:41)
• Where to find the science and how to get your pet insurance to cover the cost of Jope (47:52)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Jope (https://keepthetailwagging.com/jope)
• Studies about UC-II (scroll to bottom) (https://petjope.com/products/hip-and-joint-for-dogs-60-chews)

OUR BLOG/PODCASTS...

• Kimberly: Keep the Tail Wagging, KeepTheTailWagging.com
• Erin Scott: Believe in Dog podcast, BelieveInDogPodcast.com

FACEBOOK...

• Keep the Tail Wagging, Facebook.com/KeepTheTailWagging
• Believe in Dog Podcast, Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast

INSTAGRAM...

• Keep the Tail Wagging, Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• Believe in Dog Podcast, Instagram.com/BelieveInDogPodcast

Thanks for listening to our podcast. You can learn more about Erin Scott's first podcast at BelieveInDogPodcast.com. And you can learn more about raw feeding, raising dogs naturally, and Kimberly's dogs at KeepTheTailWagging.com. And don't forget to subscribe to The Alternative Dog Moms.