The Forever Dog Life with Rodney Habib and Dr. Karen Becker

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 - Introduction
• 01:56 - Blue zones for pets
• 04:13 - A dog's health is 20% genetic / 80% environmental
• 07:02 - Reaction medicine vs. proactive medicine
• 10:07 - Dr. Karen Becker's fresh food journey
• 13:52 - The Forever Dog Life recipes
• 23:05 - Where do pet parents start (with the book)?
• 27:35 - Ovary sparing/vasectomy techniques
• 33:03 - Helping our dogs get a diverse gut microbiome

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• The Forever Dog (https://amzn.to/477d3XH)
• The Forever Dog Life (https://amzn.to/4dXnsr8)
• Blue Zones for people (https://www.bluezones.com/)
• Broad Institute at MIT (https://www.broadinstitute.org/)
• Dr. Barbara Royal on The Alternative Dog Moms (https://pod.link/1616283441/episode/dd39bcc698fcae8e4e14dd05cdddb6dc)
• The Alternative Dog Moms discuss finding a Board Certified Veterinary Nutrition (https://pod.link/1616283441/episode/788949852fa7b039152eb5fefca65fce)
• Dr. Michelle Kutzler's research on spay/neuter (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7222805/)
• WSAVA updated spay/neuter guidelines (https://wsava.org/global-guidelines/reproduction-guidelines/)
• Animal Biome's State of the Gut Report (https://animalbiome.com/state-of-the-gut-2024)

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.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:56 Blue zones for pets
• 4:13 Talking stats: 20% genetic / 80% environmental; % of diet that's processed
• 7:02 Reaction medicine vs. proactive medicine
• 10:07 Dr. Karen Becker's fresh food journey
• 13:52 The Forever Dog Life recipes
• 23:05 Where do pet parents start?
• 27:35 Ovary sparing/vasectomy techniques
• 33:03 Helping our dogs get a diverse gut microbiome