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The Alternative Dog MomsHot Topics This Week: Foster Fails, Librela, Vital Defense, and Synthetic VitaminsSend us a textWelcome 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 w...2025-05-191h 02
The Alternative Dog MomsHot Topics this Week: National Raw Feeding Week, Rice and DCM, and AI Dog Food RecipesSend us a textWelcome 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 h...2025-04-0750 min
The Alternative Dog MomsHot Topics this Week: Our Listeners, Kibble Complaint, Transparency in the Raw Feeding SpaceSend us a textWelcome 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 p...2025-03-311h 23
The Alternative Dog MomsREPLAY: Raw Feeding is a Sham! with Dr. Tom LonsdaleSend us a textWelcome 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 r...2025-03-201h 00
The Alternative Dog MomsHot Topics this Week: Dental Health, Colostrum, and The SkeptVetSend us a textWelcome 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:February is Pet Dental Health Month (0:54)Nessie joins the recording; Kimberly's home improvements (3:56)A new literature review study on the effects of bovine colostrum on dogs' health, funded by Purina (8:05)Would colostrum be affected by the Avian Flu? Changes we're making due to this virus (14:46)Real Mushrooms has a...2025-03-031h 14
The Alternative Dog MomsHot Topics this Week: Avian Flu, Freeze-Dried Raw, and Brazil NutsSend us a textWelcome 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, and Susan Thixton's 2025 List (0:54)Avian flu and buying eggs (5:20)Neno update and Bella's adventures (7:45)Kimberly found a new indoor toy for her dogs (14:38)Is freeze-dried raw processed food? (16:03)We've got (fan) mail and how we pick our episode guests & topics (22:42)(Not a lot o...2025-02-1754 min
The Alternative Dog MomsDog Mom Chat: Kimberly is Injured and so is NenoSend us a textWelcome 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:Kimberly is injured and so is Neno (0:54)What Kimberly's dogs think about her home renovation projects (7:18)Celebrating Rita Hogan's book The Herbal Dog (12:32)More information is. coming out about Oregon's investigation of the cat with Avian flu (21:31)Misinformation on social media, generally (23:49)Nessie's and Apollo's recent adventures (27:38)TV T...2025-02-1039 min
The Alternative Dog MomsWINPRO Pet: Reducing Inflammation in Dogs and Cats with Porcine PlasmaSend us a textWelcome 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:Introducing Tim from Winpro and how Kimberly came to know the company and their products (0:54)The origin story of the Winpro company, how Tim came to work for them and his experiences with the products (5:08)Other ways plasma and IgG are used for healing (11:11)How clean are the i...2025-01-1343 min
The Alternative Dog MomsFavorite Moments of 2024 and Thoughts on Raw Goat's Milk, Bird Flu, and Erin's VacationSend us a textWelcome 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:Cheers to the end of 2024 and we have a lot to discuss (0:55)Erin's disastrous vacation with the dogs (2:02)Catching up with Kimberly's & Erin's holidays (9:10)BK Pets have strong feelings about what they're leaving behind in 2024 and social media has thoughts (18;04)The FDA issued a warning to veterinarians about a...2025-01-051h 23
The Alternative Dog MomsREPLAY: Healthy Gut, Healthy Dog with Billy Hoekman of Green JuJu KitchenSend us a textWelcome 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.This week, Erin and Kimberly chat with Billy Hoekman of Green JuJu Kitchen.Why beets for Green Juju's new products?What are wild ferments?How to add your own probiotics to Green Juju's Raw Goat's MilkBilly's favorite hack for creating thick goat milk - which will also save you money!Histamines in...2024-12-301h 10
The Alternative Dog MomsUnderstanding Natural Rearing Breeding with Paula VandervoortSend us a textWelcome 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:Paula's background and experience (0:54)Defining breeder terminology (6:20)Kimberly recently had an unexpected experience with puppies and Paula's evolution of judgment and mentorship (10:39)Boxers, genetic health issues and a breeder's Code of Ethics (17:55)What is Fading Puppy Syndrome? (24:53)Cross-bred and "designer" dog breeds (27:44)Responsibilities of ethical breeders and questions p...2024-12-091h 21
The Alternative Dog MomsOur Happy Hour / Thanksgiving EpisodeSend us a textWelcome 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:Cheers! Catching up with Kimberly & Erin (0:54)New mushroom products for dogs - the good and the questionable (4:48)Black Friday shopping (12:36)Thanksgiving plans - what Kimberly & Erin are cooking for themselves and their dogs (25:28)More Black Friday plans and cutting the cord on cable tv (35:12)Holiday dog plans and S...2024-12-0254 min
The Alternative Dog MomsRaw Feeding Rewind: Two Dog Moms Catch-Up on the Latest NewsSend us a textWelcome 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 Erin & Kimberly and what's on our Black Friday radar (0:54)A raw food brand is closing down and Erin "pulled a Kimberly" (14:02)News from Oma's Pride (19:01)Erin's failed experiment and a couple dog vomiting stories (23:15)A new product from Dr. Harvey's (29:48)A new grass-fed pasture-raised raw f...2024-11-251h 02
The Alternative Dog MomsWhen an Introvert Attends a Two Day Event: The Feed Real Summit RecapSend us a textWelcome 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:Sending good vibes ahead of Hurricane Milton, and Kimberly isn't feeling great (0:54);Kimberly's debrief of the Feed Real Summit (4;13)The cancellation of the Dr. Judy Morgan event and the RawPetMedics road trip (13:24)Stickers, tequila, and more on the Feed Real Summit (16:21)Trying to explain your Alternative Dog Mom...2024-10-1445 min
The Alternative Dog MomsTV Talk is BACK!! But We Mostly Catch Up on What's New with DogsSend us a textWelcome 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:Fall has arrived and what that means for us & our dogs (0:54)Two raw food recalls have been getting attention online recently and the difference between how these are treated vs. complaints against kibble companies (5:55)The effects of ultra processed food and our struggles trusting government oversight of pet...2024-10-011h 02
The Alternative Dog Moms2024 NOVA Pet Summit Recap, New Essential Fatty Acid, and RFDSSend us a textWelcome 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:Kimberly & Erin are back and talking about fundraisers for Save-A-Mutt and B-More Dog (0:54)Erin attended the NOVA Pet Summit featuring Susan Thixton, Animal Biome, Dr. Karen Becker & Rodney Habib (4:16)Dr. Rob Silver has a book coming out, Kimberly learned to speak mushroom and Shout-Outs (19:13)Have you heard of E...2024-09-2348 min
The Alternative Dog MomsREPLAY: Science of Dog Nutrition with Kay Stewart of the Feed Real MovementSend us a textWelcome 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:Kimberly's experience with Feed Real's Real Dog Food Nutrition Course for Pet Parents (1:22)Kay's professional background and how she came to work with Ruby (5:10)How the Feed Real course evolved and why there's a Pet Parent course and a Veterinary Professional course (7:21)What do vet students learn in...2024-09-151h 14
The Alternative Dog MomsUnderstanding Our Dogs through the Five Elements with Elizabeth JohnsonSend us a textWelcome 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:00:00 - Introduction01:36 - Elizabeth Johnson's origin story08:52 - Are dogs one element or a combination of the five?16:55 - How Fie Elements can be used in rescue/shelters22:57 - Erin shares a personal story about Nessie (Earth)27:10 - Earth and Water elements (and fear)33:27 - Kimberly shares a...2024-09-091h 03