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:

• Springtime and chicken feet (0:54)
• The elephant in the raw feeding room - about that BK Pets' post (5:02)
• CBD Dog Health's recent announcement about regulatory compliance and health claims made by other products on social media (28:33)
• Shout-outs! (43:26)
• An update about Raw Feeding 101 (49:58)
• Dr. Judy Morgan's big event was last week, and what events are on our agendas for this year (1:01:37)
• TV Talk (1:08:42)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• What's changing - and not changing - with CBD Dog Health (https://cbddoghealth.com/regulatory-updates/)
• Jennuine Pet Services (https://www.facebook.com/jennuinepetservices) and (https://www.instagram.com/jennuinepetservices/)

SOCIAL MEDIA...

• Facebook.com/RawFeederLife
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• 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:

• Celebrations and bad license photos (0:54);
• How Buffy - and Kimberly - are settling in (5:06);
• Updates on the rest of Kimberly's and Erin's dogs and making protein choices (13:17);
• Kimberly's initial experience with Adored Beast's Vital Defense (18:22);
• Librela is making news again, people are still confused about Fresh Pet and what to remember when seeking veterinary advice online (19:37);
• This podcast is interrupted by life with a puppy (29:33);
• Synthetic vitamins are still a hot topic on social media and how we navigate this for own dogs (33:16);
• Everyone is tired, making small talk and TV Talk (47:49)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Blog post about synthetics (https://rawfeederlife.com)
• Adored Beast's Vital Defense (https://tinyurl.com/5dfhkk5c)
• Rodney Habib's post about Librela (https://tinyurl.com/59ucw72d)
• Study: Musculoskeletal adverse events in dogs receiving bedinvetmab (Librela) (https://tinyurl.com/34wreysf)

SOCIAL MEDIA...

• Facebook.com/RawFeederLife
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• 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:

• Catching up with Kimberly, Erin & their dogs and Super Snouts (0:54)
• What Buffy is learning and her surprising DNA results! (8:59)
• Kimberly's 80/10/10 rabbit hole (13:11)
• Feedback on the Dr. Susan Recker episode and how we're integrating what we learned with our own dogs (15:51)
• An online article referring to raw feeders as "conspiracy theorists" (24:45)
• Dog Dad shout outs (31:03)
• What we've learned about training our own dogs over the years plus Pattern Games, soil microbiome time and a snake story (33:00)
• TV Talk (50:10)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Journalist called Raw Feeding Pet Owners "Conspiracy Theorists" (https://truthaboutpetfood.com/journalist-calls-raw-feeding-pet-owners-conspiracy-theorists/)
• Why the 80/10/10 Raw Food Diet Isn't Balanced for Dogs (https://keepthetailwagging.com/why-the-80-10-10-raw-food-diet-isnt-balanced-for-dogs/)
• Super Snouts (https://supersnoutshempcompany.com/)
• Believe in Dog Podcast Episode: Training That Feels Like Play: The Power of Pattern Games with Angie Haines Madden (https://believeindogpodcast.com/episodes-1/episode120)
• Alternative Dog Moms Episode with Dr. Susan Recker (https://alternativedogmoms.buzzsprout.com/1955775/episodes/17012035-the-importance-of-feeding-a-balanced-diet-with-dr-susan-recker-of-the-animal-diet-formulator)
• animalEO's Yeasty Beasty French Green Clay (https://animaleo.info/product/french-green-clay/)
• Dogs First Propythium Ear Cleaner (https://drjudymorgan.com/products/dogs-first-propythium-ear-cleaner-10ml)

SOCIAL MEDIA...

• Facebook.com/RawFeederLife
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• 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:

• Nautical Dog's origin story (0:56)
• Finding fresh feeding due to your dog's health issue (3:42)
• Is the general pet parent population starting to pay more attention to their dog's food ingredients? or just on social media (8:20)
• How Amanda decides on which new products to add to her store (13:22)
• Getting pushback from local veterinarians (16:40)
• Being one of the Coolest Pet Stores in America, SuperZoo and products NOT to carry in the store (21:25)
• Working with a local humane society to get more cats adopted in the Cat Cove (23:32)
• Hosting the More You Know Pet Wellness Summit & other educational opportunities for pet parents and that time the RawPetMedics visited her store (26:58)
• Amanda's biggest competition and what makes independent pet stores an amazing resource for pet parents (32:02)
• Keeping the business going during the pandemic (37:42)
• Prepping for this year's The More You Know Summit (41:16)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Nautical Dog (https://nauticaldogwilliamsburg.com/)
• The More You Know Pet Wellness Summit (https://nauticaldogwilliamsburg.com/pet-wellness-summit/)

SOCIAL MEDIA...

• Facebook.com/RawFeederLife
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• 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. Recker's veterinary origin story (0:54)
• What does Dr. Recker feed her dogs? (10:10)
• Dr. Recker's approach to balance over time vs balance every meal - and why (10:56)
• How the fat content of meat affects nutrients (16:53)
• How many calories a day does your dog need? (21:03)
• Nutrient deficiencies in dogs being fed less than the recommended amount of food for their size (25:33)
• FEDIAF vs AAFCO vs NRC and how Animal Diet Formulator works with each of these (27:54)
• Is your dog's food nutritionally complete for their needs?  How to use those complete nutritional analyses from pet food companies (30:48)
• Are there signs or tests to determine if your dog has a nutrient deficiency? (38:26)
• Can we nutrition our way out of health issues?  (45:30)
• Common nutrient deficiencies (48:50)
• Vegetables for dogs? (50:17)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Animal Diet Formulator (https://animaldietformulator.com/)
• ADF Webinars (https://www.youtube.com/@animaldietformulator)

SOCIAL MEDIA...

• Facebook.com/RawFeederLife
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• 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:

• Welcoming Julie Ann Lee and learning the origin story of Adored Beast (0:55)
• Many factors contribute to health (18:07)
• When you adopt a dog from a shelter or rescue situation, where should Pet Parents start with improving their health? (27:44)
• How to help dogs with yeast issues (45:25)
• How Julie's recent cancer research led to the development of Adored Beast's newest product, Vital Defense (58:09)

PRODUCTS DISCUSSED:

• Gut Soothe, https://tinyurl.com/my6ew534
• Soil & Sea, https://tinyurl.com/4wskux7m
• Healthy Gut, https://tinyurl.com/2s4fnvd8
• Pawsitive Immunity, https://tinyurl.com/4kmfvcxn
• Fido's Flora, https://tinyurl.com/5xdnd5va
• Vital Defense, https://tinyurl.com/3dm43duy

SOCIAL MEDIA...

• Facebook.com/RawFeederLife
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• 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.

Send us Fan Mail

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:

• It's National Raw Feeding Week - and April's Fools Day (0:55)
• Kimberly is fostering a puppy (5:31)
• Dog - & human - sibling stories and updates on Kimberly's & Erin's dogs (15:08)
• What Kimberly is NOT doing this year and why (24:50)
• Trying to take better care of ourselves and the [human] supplement that's helping Kimberly (25:50)
• Kimberly joined a Facebook Group sharing dog food recipes and things quickly got "ricey" (36:14)
• Can we trust AI to create nutritionally balanced dog food recipes? (41:50)
• More foster pup updates (47:19)
• A tiny bit of TV talk (49:05)

SOCIAL MEDIA...

• Facebook.com/RawFeederLife
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• 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.

Send us Fan Mail

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:

• 3 years of the pod, male listeners and new listener feedback (0:54)
• The kibble complaint issue of 2024 (8:29)
• Raw food brands transparency of complete nutrient analysis data (16:33)
• Kimberly's recent social media experiences and changing people's minds on the internet, generally (18:29)
• Revisiting the backstory on the call for pet food manufacturers to provide complete nutritional analysis data and the concern for nutrient deficiencies when following popular feeding advice from veterinarians (37:50)
• Updates on Kimberly's and Erin's dogs (54:30)
• TV Talk (1:07:47)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Inside Scoop's Free Podcast (https://mindjampodcast.com/)

SOCIAL MEDIA...

• Facebook.com/RawFeederLife
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• 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.

• Celebrating 3 years of The Alternative Dog Moms and 4 years of Maple (0:54)
• Green Juju has been busy (2:21)
• Vitality and freeze-dried blends are already on store shelves - but not for Kimberly or Erin (4:48)
• State, federal, and AAFCO regulations of pet food (9:02)
• Transparency regarding availability of complete nutritional analysis info of Green Juju's raw food (10:35)
• How much trust should pet parents have in their dog food brands? (20:25)
• Green Juju's new whole food-based probiotics (25:58)
• Probiotics and other approaches to help a yeasty dog (34:12)
• Green Juju's process for their AAFCO feeding trial (37:17)
• Billy's approach to supporting fresh feeding newbies (41:48)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Billy's video re: Green Juju's newest products (https://www.instagram.com/p/DGvoJM1Ptvm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
• Green JuJu Kitchen (https://greenjuju.com)

SOCIAL MEDIA...

• Facebook.com/RawFeederLife
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• 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.

Send us Fan Mail

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:

• Thoughts on today's modern version of raw feeding (0:55)
• The widespread pet health issue that initially led Dr. Tom to focus on problems with pet food (7:57)
• Can we trust our dogs with raw meaty bones? (13:09)
• Adversities Dr. Tom has faced in career over the past 35 years for talking about raw meaty bones (18:02)
• How the pet food industry affects veterinary schools and the veterinary profession, and why so many vets aren't able to have a true discussion about raw feeding (20:50)
• Pet food advertising propaganda and the lack of appropriate action by regulatory authorities (35:06)
• Kimberly once had an email exchange with Dr. Tom about the origins of 80/10/10 (37:43)
• Why is there so much conflict even amongst proponents of raw/fresh feeding on social media (41:43)
• Dr. Tom on social media and why he wrote an Open Letter to the Industrial Pet Food Industry (45:08)
• The Pet Obesity Epidemic (47:48)
• What does Dr. Tom say to anyone who is fearful of feeding raw meaty bones to their dog? (52:57)

Dr Tom Links:

• Dr. Tom's new website (https://www.thepetfoodcon.com/)
• Dr. Tom's books (https://amzn.to/3CyphKp)
• Dr. Tom's LinkedIn Group (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14273327/)
• Share Dr. Tom's Open Letter to Industrial Pet Food Companies on social media!  (https://www.thepetfoodcon.com/open-letter/)

Other Links Discussed:

• Lynn Margulis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Margulis)
• Dr. Mei Yam and Bligh Park Pet Health Centre (https://www.blighparkpethealthcentre.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.