The Alternative Dog Moms

The Alternative Dog Moms

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.

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August 19, 2025 73 mins

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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 & 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);
  • He...
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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:

  • 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 sur...
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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:

  • 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)
  • Run...
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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:

  • 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)
  • ...
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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:

  • 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 - bo...
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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:

  • 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 h...
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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:

  • 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 t...
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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:

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:15 Lee Carroll's origin story
  • 04:30 Medicinal properties of plants
  • 10:41 Understanding mushroom products
  • 18:50 Best sources of ergothioneine
  • ...
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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:

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 02:00 Many ways Kimberly uses coconut oil (fan girl moment)
  • 04:40 CocoTherapy origin story
  • 09:39 Main myths about coconut oil
  • 16:23 Competition in t...
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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 & 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, Solu...
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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:

  • 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)
  • Gen...
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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:

  • 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 compli...
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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:

  • 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 ch...
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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:

  • 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:...
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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:

  • 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 ...
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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:

  • 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...
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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:

  • Welcoming Julie Ann Lee and learning the origin story of Adored Beast (0:55)
  • Many factors contribute to health (18:07)
  • When you adopt a dog from a shelter or rescue situation, ...
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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:

  • It's National Raw Feeding Week - and April's Fools Day (0:55)
  • Kimberly is fostering a puppy (5:31)
  • Dog - & human - sibling stories and updates on Kimberly's ...
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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:

  • 3 years of the pod, male listeners and new listener feedback (0:54)
  • The kibble complaint issue of 2024 (8:29)
  • Raw food brands transparency of complete nutrient analysis data (1...
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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.

  • Celebrating 3 years of The Alternative Dog Moms and 4 years of Maple (0:54)
  • Green Juju has been busy (2:21)
  • Vitality and freeze-dried blends are already on store shelves - but not for K...
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