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Medicinal Mushrooms For Dogs: What Actually Works

2026-10-1253:09

Medicinal mushrooms are everywhere right now, and most of us have no real way to tell a good product from an expensive one. In this episode I sit down with Carter Easler, who managed the Senior Dog Study, to talk about what the research actually showed and what to look for before you buy. We get into why boosting the immune system is often the wrong goal, what it means to regulate it instead, and why the same mushroom can support two dogs with very different problems. Carter walks through th...

How To Start A Pet Business With No Experience

2026-09-2801:09:50

If you have been wondering how to start a pet business but keep putting it off, this conversation is for you. Emergency veterinarian Dr. Lynda Loudon spent 23 years in emergency medicine before she built her own online business. In this episode she tells us what pushed her over the edge, why she has pivoted three times, and what she now tells students who think they need one more certification before they are allowed to begin. We also get honest about our own story. Charly and Larry spent a...

ChatGPT For Dog Health: What It Gets Wrong

2026-09-0701:20:43

Most of us have done it. A symptom shows up late in the evening, the vet is closed, and we open ChatGPT and start describing what we are seeing. The answer comes back quickly and sounds completely certain. In this episode, canine nutrition researcher Dr Conor Brady explains why that certainty is the problem. An AI tool has no ability to tell whether what it is saying is true, and he puts the figure at about 20 percent of facts, one in five, that could be questionable. He walks through how to...

Can CBD Replace Apoquel for Dog Allergies?

2026-08-1001:04:16

If your dog is still itching, licking their paws, or breaking out in hot spots even on Apoquel or Cytopoint, this episode is for you. Certified cannabis and fungi clinician Angela Ardolino, founder of CBD Dog Health and MycoDog, joins us to break down what full-spectrum CBD actually does for dog allergies, how it compares to Apoquel and Cytopoint at the mechanism level, and why the itching so often returns once a medication is stopped. We also cover how to read a Certificate of Analysis so yo...

Why Your Dog’s Allergies Keep Coming Back (It’s Not What You Think)

2026-07-2057:03

If your dog's allergies and yeast keep coming back no matter what you try, this episode is for you. You've changed the food, tried the medications, added the supplements, maybe even done a full natural protocol, and your dog is still not well. In this conversation, holistic practitioner Julie Anne Lee, DCH, explains why nothing has worked yet, and what most pet parents are never told about recurring allergies and yeast in dogs. This isn't about trying harder. It's about identifying the layers...

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