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

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 dogs  (30:21)
• How we embrace kibble feeders online and in-person (32:47)
• [Human] cooking & eating adventures (39:26)
• TV Talk (42:49)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Believe in Dog Podcast: The Puppy Episode
   (https://believeindogpodcast.com/episodes-1/episode94)
• Post: Is your raw diet missing these nutrients?
   (https://www.instagram.com/p/DMGYKAFyqCq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
• Study: Functional significance and welfare implications of chewing in dogs
   (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1499933/full)
• Study re: dental health in dogs
   (https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-025-04885-8)

SOCIAL MEDIA...

• Facebook.com/RawFeederLife
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• 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
• 0:54 Post-vacation reality, summer weather and puppies in public
• 12:33 Nutrient deficiencies in raw diets and sourcing oysters
• 26:30 Chewing is important for dogs - both physically and mentally
• 30:21 A new study about dental health in dogs
• 32:47 How we embrace kibble feeders online and in-person
• 39:26 [Human] cooking & eating adventures
• 42:49 TV Talk