The Alternative Dog Moms

<div>Two content creators chatting about what's happening in the fresh food community and pet industry. Kimberly Gauthier of the blog Keep the Tail Wagging joins Erin Scott of the podcast Believe in Dog each week to share their thoughts on what's happening on social media and in the news. Join us each week to hear our thoughts and share your own.</div>

Hot Topics: 2025 AHVMA Recap, Dog Aging Project Study, Fresh Food & Bladder Stones

Send us a text 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 Raw Feeder Life, and Erin Scott hosts the Believe in Dog podcast. CHAPTERS: Erin's back from AHVMA (0:55)Using mushrooms for hemangiosarcoma (15:38)More. AHVMA debrief (21:07)Updates on Erin's and Kimberly's dogs and Kimberly is preparing for Feed Real (25:30)Last thoughts about AHVMA, first thoughts about th...

09-15
01:14:58

REPLAY: The Benefits of Solutions Pet Products and ParsleyPet with Chelsea Kent

Send us a text 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 Raw Feeder Life, and Erin Scott hosts the Believe in Dog podcast. CHAPTERS: Chelsea Kent's origin story (1:14)Solutions fast turnaround (7:29)Importance of sourcing/regenerative farming (12:40)Why don't the jiggles jiggle? (15:38)Solutions' herbal blend products (18:00)What is DogH (and how do you say it?)? (2...

09-09
01:26:09

Hot Topics: Fleas, Super Zoo FOMO, and "New" Theory on Why Our Dogs are Sick

Send us a text 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 (0:55);Fleas! (7:16);Favorite moments from our recent guests (14:45);Do we have SuperZoo FOMO? (27:02);Products we're excited about; guess who is sponsoring a fresh food summit (43:49)Amy Renz's wrot...

09-02
01:16:49

DCM Class Action Lawsuit Update & Compelling KetoPet Naturals Studies

Send us a text 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: Current status of the DCM Class Action lawsuit filed by Daniel's company KetoNatural (0:55);A NEW study showing NO connection between different diets for dogs and DCM (12:30);Scientific studies that Daniel and KetoNatural are involved i...

08-25
54:27

Discussing the Importance of Maintaining a Healthy & Diverse Gut Microbiome with Dr. Margo Roman

Send us a text 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: Kimberly & Erin catch up on summer and yard bunnies (0:55);Dr. Margo Roman's veterinary origin story (7:56);The growing popularity of microbiome research (13:21);Healthy poop as a healing tool - and role of ozone! (16:39);Why is "ma...

08-19
01:13:27

Managing CCL Tears with Jennifer Carter of Harness Canicular

Send us a text 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: Treating CCL tears without surgery (0:54);The pressure from veterinarians to perform TPLO surgery on CCL tears (10:03);Factors to consider when making the decision to do surgery (16:04);Different treatment therapies Jennifer used and ho...

08-12
01:20:47

Discussing Raw Feeding for CATS with Sabrina Simons of Rawr

Send us a text 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: Rawr's origin story (0:54)Learning about cat diet and health issues (4:38)How to transition a cat to a raw diet - and why it's more difficult than a dog (10:25)Running a cat raw food company in a dog-centric world (15:19)Can you feed ra...

08-04
01:02:51

Hot Topics: What Aspiring Canine Nutritionists NEED to Know

Send us a text 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: Expensive collars and chasing rabbits (0:55)How to use your own social media to amplify the pro-fresh feeding message now that other content creators have jumped ship (7:07)What we want aspiring canine nutritionists to know (13:31)Kimbe...

07-29
01:07:35

Hot Topics This Week: Hot Summer Days, Nutrient Deficiencies, Importance of Chewing, Kibble Feeders

Send us a text 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: Post-vacation reality, summer weather and puppies in public (0:54)Nutrient deficiencies in raw diets and sourcing oysters (12:33)Chewing is important for dogs - both physically and mentally (26:30)A new study about dental health in dog...

07-21
50:40

Hot Topics this Week: Summer Vacation, Dog's Name Change, July 4th, and The BK Pets

Send us a text 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: Erin is back from Hawai'i and shares all the preparations she made and how her dogs fared with the pet sitter (0:54);Why Erin has changed the name of one of her dogs (11:32);SuperZoo & other events, travel snafus, Susan Thixton's T...

07-14
01:11:49

REPLAY: Discussing the Benefits of CBD Oil (and more) for Dogs with Earth Buddy Pet

Send us a text 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 treat...

07-07
59:07

REPLAY: Discussing Mushrooms with Leading Medical Herbalist, Lee Carroll

Send us a text 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: 00:00 Introduction01:15 Lee Carroll's origin story04:30 Medicinal properties of plants10:41 Understanding mushroom products18:50 Best sources of ergothioneine25:55 Real Mushroom and China35:01 Tinctures vs. Powders43:09 Mushrooms and C...

07-02
56:38

REPLAY: Discussing the Benefits of Coconut Oil with the Founders of CocoTherapy

Send us a text 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: 00:00 Introduction02:00 Many ways Kimberly uses coconut oil (fan girl moment)04:40 CocoTherapy origin story09:39 Main myths about coconut oil16:23 Competition in the pet space27:03 Coconut oil vs. MCT oil31:33 Adding coconut oil to a d...

06-24
55:00

Hot Topics This Week: Summer Vacation, New Pet Products, Vitamin D Lawsuit, Being a Pet Influencer

Send us a text 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... Kimberly & her dogs are on vacation and Erin's dogs hate spring cleaning (0:54);Product updates from some of our favorite brands - Real Mushrooms, Green Juju, Solutions & more (16:32);Yes, there's yet another lawsuit about exce...

06-10
55:57

REPLAY: Canine Cancer with Dr. Kendra Pope

Send us a text 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. Pope's origin story (0:54)Cancer rates in dogs (6:24)The role of an integrative veterinary oncologist and building your veterinary healing team (11:12)Genetics versus Epigenetics in cancer development (16:18)How pet parents' emotio...

06-02
01:02:41

Hot Topics This Week: The BK Pets, CBD Dog Health, and Raw Feeding 101

Send us a text 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)Shou...

05-27
01:15:04

Hot Topics This Week: Foster Fails, Librela, Vital Defense, and Synthetic Vitamins

Send us a text 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 Def...

05-19
01:02:19

Hot Topics this Week: 80/10/10 Rabbit Hole, Conspiracy Theories, Dog Training

Send us a text 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 integratin...

05-05
59:04

Chatting with Amanda Wilbourne, Founder of Nautical Dog

Send us a text 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 de...

04-28
45:12

The Importance of Feeding a Balanced Diet with Dr. Susan Recker of The Animal Diet Formulator

Send us a text 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 calorie...

04-21
54:36

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