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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:

• Cherry picking of data and the 4 steps to the conspiracy (0:54)
• Hills' company strategy to market itself to veterinarians (4:20)
• History of some of these same veterinarians using a similar playbook to seed scientific literature with anti-raw diet articles in the early 2000s (10:51)
• The protocol Daniel discovered that was used to determine which DCM cases would be reported to the FDA and the saturation of scientific literature with articles purporting to show the DCM/BEG diet connection (17:05)
• How social media and Facebook Groups contributed to the DCM conspiracy (29:17)
• The impact of the DCM/BEG scare on Daniel's company - from trolls to customers cancelling their orders because their vet told them to (40:18)
• The impact of the DCM hoax on independent pet stores (46:24)
•  Current status of Daniel's lawsuit and what to expect in the future (49:33)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Book: The Misinformation Age - How False Beliefs Spread (https://amzn.to/3UvsQek)
• PubMed list of articles written by Dr. Lisa Freeman (https://tinyurl.com/mb8t3hep)
• KetoNatural Pet Food (https://ketonaturalpetfoods.com/)
• Daniel's book: Dogs, Dog Food & Dogma (https://amzn.to/4aSj8Ij)
• Read the lawsuit Complaint (https://tinyurl.com/3h6rnvx9)
• Study: Geometric analysis of macronutrient selection in breeds of the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris (https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/24/1/293/2262442)
• Daniel's Medium (https://medium.com/@danielschulof_18279)

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/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

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.

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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:

• Dr. Jeff's origin story (0:54)
• Homeopathy for pet parents (7:55)
• Why mindset and happiness are the most important changes pet parents can make (16:59)
• What about the importance of diet? (23:07)
• The daily BEAM Check for your dog's health (27:22)
• BEAM for Kimberly's & Erin's dogs (31:20)
• The 4 Awesome A's of homeopathy and whether Ledum is helpful for tick bites (34:59)
• Homeopathic potencies and dog parks (40:10)
• How Dr. Jeff spent 3+ years with his dog after a terminal diagnosis (44:15)
• Holistic Actions! membership and the HMDM model for pet parents (47:58)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Join Holistic Actions! (https://www.holisticactions.com/)
• Work with Dr. Jeff Feinman (https://www.homevet.com/)
• More about the Happiness Protocol and BEAM (https://www.holisticactions.com/happiness-protocol/)
• More about HMDM (Holistic Medical Decision Making) (https://www.holisticactions.com/hmdm/)
• Book: Guardians of Being by Eckhart Tolle, illustrated by Patrick McDonnell (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/160868119X/)
• Dr. Leroy Hood P4 Medicine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sinVPvW_ikE)

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/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

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.

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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:

• Origin Stories: How Scott started raw feeding; How Kimberly & Scott met; Why did Scott want to start helping others with raw feeding (0:54)
• The "secret sauce" of the Raw Feeding 101 Facebook Group (14:40)
• Scott's advice for how to choose a canine nutritionist and how he thinks about meal plans (21:41)
• The types of pet parents that Scott most commonly works with and the mistakes and concerns he most commonly sees (35:34)
• Is it really cheaper to do DIY versus premade? (49:58)
• Trigger Warning: organs, heads and other gross parts of raw feeding (57:02)
• The recent growing interest in raw feeding (1:07:52)
• What Scott is looking forward to in 2024 and the future of raw feeding (1:17:27)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• https://www.rawfeeding101.com/
• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rawfeeding101learntofeedraw

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/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

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.

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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:

• Is it possible to have a keto kibble? (0:54)
• Daniel's origin story of how he left his career as a lawyer, wrote a book and started Keto Natural pet food company (6:46)
• What exactly does "keto" mean? (14:02)
• Studies show that dogs eat keto when given the choice. How much are dogs like wolves and are dogs meant to eat carbs? (18;36)
• When Daniel found out about the DCM investigation by the FDA and why he investigated the investigation (34:17)
• Why Daniel filed a lawsuit and who he's suing (50:20)
• What we can learn from Daniel's lawsuit and the pervasiveness of misinformation and corporate-funded science today (56:52)
• The "smoking gun" of Daniel's lawsuit and what everyone should know about how the FDA decided to investigate the connection between grain-free dog food and DCM (1:06:53)
• Why it's important to ask questions and how to hone your BS detector (1:12:10)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• KetoNatural Pet Food (https://ketonaturalpetfoods.com/)
• Daniel's book: Dogs, Dog Food & Dogma (https://amzn.to/4aSj8Ij)
• Read the lawsuit Complaint (https://ketonaturalpetfoods.com/blogs/news/an-introduction-to-the-hills-dcm-class-action-litigation)
• Study: Geometric analysis of macronutrient selection in breeds of the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris (https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/24/1/293/2262442)
• Daniel's Medium (https://medium.com/@danielschulof_18279)
• Kimberly's blog about DCM with comments by Dr. Stern (https://keepthetailwagging.com/cause-of-dilated-cardiomyopathy-in-dogs/)
• Book: Eat Like the Animals (https://amzn.to/3THqcAr)

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/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

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.

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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:

• How Lisa works with clients and the tools in her toolbox (0:54)
• What is zoopharmacognosy and how does it work? (6:03)
• Should we let our dogs self-select new supplements? And what about when dogs eat grass? (10:00)
• How pets and their people can mirror each other - and what this has looked like recently for Erin (18:48)
• How emotions can manifest in our physical body (23:08)
• How Lisa's [human] clients react to her work and when we stress about our dog's health problems (28:32)
• Making sense of when our dogs get sick even when we've tried to do all the "right" things (32:51)
• Lessons learned from our dogs (39:56)
• Do dogs know when they're sick?  when we're sick? How do dogs view death? (49:22)
• Raw feeding and holistic pet health in Ireland (1:02:55)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Learn more about Lisa  (https://animalhealing.ie/)
• Hear Lisa on the Believe in Dog Podcast (https://believeindogpodcast.com/episodes-1/episode56)
• Chinese Medicine Body Clock (https://www.wellandgood.com/chinese-medicine-body-clock/)
• Book: Louis Hay's You Can Heal Your Life (https://amzn.to/4ar6Ztp)

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/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

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.

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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:

• Celebrating 2 years of The Alternative Dog Moms Podcast and Kimberly & Erin catch up about their dogs (0:54)
• A recent article found that 25% of Labradors have a genetic mutation for obesity (15:39)
• 2003 article about the connection between rice in dog food causing low taurine levels -- and connection to DCM (17:08)
• Someone recently contacted Kimberly with an unorthodox health suggestion (20:13)
• Study showing zeolite-type detox improves heavy metal toxicity in rats (33:11)
• TV & social media talk plus celebrity guests on the horizon?? (35:20)
• Feeding schedules, intermittent fasting, and daylight savings time with our dogs (50:59)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• 25% of Labradors have genetic mutation for obesity (https://tinyurl.com/3xu5n924)
• Buck Mountain Wound Balm (https://tinyurl.com/u2zp4mc9)
• Pierce's All Purpose Nu-Stock (https://amzn.to/3THn9cA - aff)
• 2003 article about the connection between rice in dog food causing low taurine levels -- and connection to DCM (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1439-0396.2003.00433.x)
• Study showing zeolite-type detox improves heavy metal toxicity in rats (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9952783/)
• Glacier Peak's Super Cleanse (https://tinyurl.com/39mywp4a)
• Katherine Heigl's dog food brand (https://badlandsranch.com/)
• Dog Dad Aaron and Sweeti Gigi on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sweeti_gigi/)

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/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

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.

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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:

• The origin story of MYOS Pet (0:54)
• Why dogs lose muscle as they age, and at what age should dogs start taking MYOS (6:15)
• The health conditions that can be helped by MYOS and the number of studies that MYOS has conducted (12:20)
• The difference between MYOS' different product offerings and the company's Veterinary Advisory Board (16:15)
• How long does it take to start seeing a difference in your dog after starting MYOS (23:00)
• How to obtain MYOS and the impact of MYOS on your dog's diet (25:09)
• About the different versions of MYOS for different species (31:20)
• Chews and future products in the works at MYOS (33:07)
• Catching up with Kimberly & Erin and the 3-day Training Conference Erin recently attended (44:04)

OTHER LINKS DISCUSSED:

• MYOS Muscle Formulas (https://myos.pet/3wAYRI6)(Affiliate Link)
• Get your tickets for the Healthy Dog Expo (https://www.healthydogexpo.com/
• Suzanne Clothier (https://suzanneclothier.com/)
• Book: Bones Would Rain from the Sky (https://tinyurl.com/55matmmc)(Affiliate Link)

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/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

MYOS Tracking Link: http://myos.pet/48JR1ta

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.

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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:

• Dr. Laurie Coger is here to share why she loves connecting with like-minded people at events (0:57)
• Whatever happened to the "mystery dog illness"? (18:54)
• Favorite moments from the Healthy Dog Expo (21:13)
• Sneak preview of this year's speakers and topics at the Healthy Dog Expo and the power of different perspectives (29:07)
• Gift bag items and what Dr. Coger learned from a from a renowned event planner (38:24)
• The difference between the veterinary industry and the experience of the Healthy Pet Expo (42:20)
• Live experiences; and should the Healthy Dog Expo happen twice a year? (54:04)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Learn more about the Healthy Dog Expo: https://www.healthydogexpo.com/

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/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

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.

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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:

• Earth Buddy's origin story (1:40)
• Benefits of CBD and the role of CBD in health (7:59)
• How Earth Buddy creates high-quality hemp products and how to determine the quality of other CBD brands (11:28)
• Getting dogs to take CBD - do CBD treats work as well as CBD oil?  Does it matter how our dogs are ingesting CBD? (22:01)
• Why Earth Buddy makes products with colostrum and determining dosage for each dog (33:42)
• All about Earth Buddy's functional mushroom products (43:07)
• How Earth Buddy uses scientific studies in formulating their products and makes the research available to everyone (55:30)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Shop Earth Buddy Pet: https://keepthetailwagging.com/earthbuddy
• Earth Buddy Pet 20% off Discount Code: RawFeederLife

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/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

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.

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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: 

• Shahrina's path to working in the legal field (0:54)
• What everyone should know about trademarks, copyright and licensing to avoid trouble on the internet (7:24)
• What about intellectual property on social media and AI? (25:37)
• If content creators share a negative experience with a product they are reviewing, is that defamation? (31:30)
• If you talk negatively about a company on social media, can they sue you? (37:57)
• What should new or aspiring content creators do to legally protect themselves? (38:52)
• Green Juju's big announcement this week! (45:04)
• Catching up with Erin's & Kimberly's dogs (49:14)
• A lawsuit was filed regarding grain-free dog foods and the connection with DCM (1:02:20)

About Sharina Ankhi-Krol, Esq.:

Find out more about Shahrina and her work within the pet industry at: https://www.ankhikrollaw.com/pet-industry

Everything stated by Shahrina Ankhi-Krol, Esq. is for informational purposes only. It is general in nature, and is not intended to and should not be relied upon or construed as legal opinion or legal advice regarding any specific issue or factual circumstance. However, you are welcome to personally consult with Ms. Ankhi-Krol for legal advice.

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Green Juju's big announcement (https://fb.watch/qgDIXzP1zU/)
• Billy talks about HPP (https://fb.watch/qgDKwVWvQc/0
• Erin's favorite colostrum product (https://www.pethealthandnutritioncenter.com/collections/colostrum-dogs-cats/products/repair-strengthen-digestive-tract-dogs-cats0
• Read the lawsuit about DCM (https://healthydogworkshop.com/hills-pet-nutrition-class-action-suit/)

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/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

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.