Posts in Nutrition
Applying Science Correctly for Dogs

What a great chat I had with Nate Dewsbury about the science that is available for our dogs to realize optimal health and nutrition.  With so many different food choices and supplements on the market, how do we know what will help our dogs to thrive?  And if we feed a species appropriate diet, is that enough or would we need to supplement?  Tune in to learn about passive vs active nutrition and how to find better products and not just more products.

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Dogs, Dog Food, and Dogma

Listen in as entrepreneur, activist and science writer Daniel Schulof reveals the shoddy science responsible for the chronic disease epidemics killing millions of pets every year. His book has been named “the most rigorous and probing canine nutrition book ever written” and we explore the problem of scientific misinformation in the companion animal nutrition world. The main focus that we discuss is the fact that carbs are detrimental to our dogs’ health.

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The Future of Fresh Nutrition

Now more than ever, dog parents are expecting more transparency around pet food ingredients, especially as we are looking at better and cleaner food for ourselves. And many of us are concerned with the increase in pet food recalls. Listen in as Tom Arrix from Get Joy shares what’s happening now and is on the horizon when it comes to fresh dog food.

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Holistic Alternatives for Proteins in Dog Food

Many predict that there will be a shortage of traditional animal protein in the coming years and therefore, we have a rising interest in incorporating non-traditional proteins into companion animal diets. Much of this stems from factors related to trends such as pet humanization, functional nutrition and sustainability. Listen in as Chris Green shares not only the importance of protein in a dog’s diet, but what novel proteins are being introduced now and in the future that are beneficial to canine nutrition.

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Real Animal Protein Without the Slaughter

With our ever increasing population we need to start thinking of how we are going to continue feeding ourselves and our pets. The state of factory farming today is so harmful to the livestock, to our pets, to ourselves and to the environment. Listen in as Rich Kelleman shares what ground-breaking food technologies exist that are able to create real high-quality cultured meat proteins, without the need to harm any animals. What!?

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Why Fresh Feeding is the Most Critical Factor in Your Dog's Health and Longevity (and the quickest way to convince you of that)...

Here today to chat about why fresh feeding is the most critical factor in your dog's health and longevity and the way to convince you of that is Dr. Conor Brady, author of the recent book that is in my mind the new raw feeding bible, Feeding Dogs. Dr. Brady is a dedicated advocate for natural canine food and health. Listen in as Dr. Brady provides the studies and science behind fresh feeding.

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The Wolf on Your Sofa

Hi there Dog lovers! Thanks for tuning in to another amazing episode of the Wag Out Loud pawdcast. Back for a 2nd time, Joel Baardseth is here to share some great information.

Did you know that dogs and wolves share 98.8% of the same DNA?

What makes them similar? What makes them different? How can we improve our dog’s health by learning about wolves in the wild? Listen, learn and help your dog to thrive!

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Talking to Your Vet About Homemade Diets

Going to the vet is often times a stressful event for not only our dogs but for us as well. Would you agree that talking to a conventional vet about feeding a raw or natural diet could be one of the most intimidating things? How is the best way to have an open and honest conversation with your veterinarian about what you feed your dog? Nikki Giovanelli, The Canine Health Nut shares how.

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Improving Your Dog’s Health is Easier Than You Think! Let's Get Cooking!

When many of us think of the best food to feed our dogs, we get overwhelmed with all of the options out there. Is it really that complicated and is there an easy way to cook for our dogs?

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Raw Feeding Overwhelm

Isn’t it hard to figure out what and how much to feed to make sure your dog is getting all of the correct nutrients and in the right proportions? Like calcium and phosphorus that are so important? How much muscle meat, organs and bone should be fed as part of a raw diet? Is there a way to feed a complete and balanced raw diet on a budget?

Where to start and how to transition?

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Myths Busted: The Truth About HPP

HPP is controversial. Some view it as an effective way to eliminate disease-causing bacteria while having only minimal effect on the integrity of the finished product. Yet others believe raw foods that have undergone HPP have been altered to the point they can no longer be considered raw. Let’s discover the truth.

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