The Alternative Dog Moms

ReRun: Science of Dog Nutrition with Kay Stewart of the Feed Real Movement

September 15, 2024 • Kimberly Gauthier (Keep the Tail Wagging) and Erin Scott (Believe in Dog) • Season 3 • Episode 107

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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'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 vet school about nutrition? (12:50)
  • How Feed Real was received at a conference of conventional veterinarians last week (16:05)
  • Kimberly felt depressed after talking to other Pet Parents in the vet office waiting room about raw feeding and their dog's health issues (18:00)
  • Feed Real's goal to facilitate the Raw Feeding Conversation between vets and Pet Parents (22:17)
  • Variety, balance and testing because each dog absorbs nutrients differently (23:16)
  • Letting dogs choose and self-select (27:40)
  • What's the deal with synthetic vitamins? (30:57)
  • The most surprising things Kay has learned about feeding and caring for dogs (37:25)
  • Navigating the divide between conventional vets and alternative pet parents (43:57)
  • All about the Feed Real research database that Members get access to (47:08)
  • NRC versus AAFCO guidelines (49:35)
  • Is it true that dogs don't live as long now as they did in the past? (52:04)
  • Feed Real's course is for all Pet Parents who want to improve their dog's diet (no kibble shaming) (58:08)
  • Future updates and courses that Feed Real will be incorporating to support Pet Parents (1:02:25)

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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.