REPLAY: Peter Ciancarelli, Canine Cancer, and Lessons from Our Dogs

Update: 2025-11-11

Description

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 is the host of the Believe in Dog podcast.

CHAPTERS:

Peter's background and how his dog, Allie, changed his life (1:42 )
Keeping the Allie's Crew Facebook Group a positive place for pet parents and some of the negative experiences in other Facebook Groups (2:38 )
Some of the health and behavioral challenges Peter faced with Allie (7:39 )
After losing Allie, how is Peter finding balance and navigating life with his new dog, Tucker? (9:45 )
Information overwhelm and how Peter's life has changed since losing Allie (15:55 )
Peter's work with Pet Parents, self-care, and boundaries (18:28 )
The importance of building a network of supportive Pet Parents on social media and/or IRL (22:47 )
How Peter started working with Dr. Margo Roman, the microbiome and poop (33:10 )
Gut health and diversifying our dog's diets and supplements (40:22 )
Kibble, budget constraints, and meeting Pet Parents where they're at (47:22 )
Continually learning and navigating our own emotions when our dog gets a cancer diagnosis (58:34 )

LINKS DISCUSSED:

Allie's Crew on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/724785157871642)
AHVMA to find a holistic vet (https://www.ahvma.org/)
King Harvest (https://kingharvest.org/)
Dr. Margo Roman's Microbiome Restorative Therapy (https://microbiomerestorativetherapy.com/)
Peter on the Believe in Dog Podcast
(https://believeindogpodcast.com/episodes-1/episode-23-peter-ciancarelli-of-allies-canine-crew)

SOCIAL MEDIA:

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.