I love podcasts and listen to them nearly every single day, generally while driving back and forth between my pet dog walking and pet sitting clients.
My favorite podcats range from blogging recommendations on Pat Flynn’s smart Passive income Podcast & Darren Rowse’s pro blogger to the ins and outs of service on The Tim Ferriss show and entrepreneurial startup stories on Andrew Warner’s Mixergy.
Obviously, none of those podcasts deal with dogs, let alone raw feeding related topics, unless you’d want to count Tim Ferriss’ pet dog Molly making herself heard every now & then by barking during the recording sessions ?
So it’s kind of a rarity to come across a podcast that deals with my personal passion – raw feeding – and uses genuinely useful content for supporters of a a lot more species proper diet for dogs.
You can imagine how stoked I was when I DID find a podcast that actually ticks off those boxes!
Raw pet dog food podcast – The Raw pet dog Food Truth
The raw pet dog food podcast I found is called The Raw pet dog Food truth and is hosted by DeDe Murcer Moffett of Raw pet dog Food and Company, a raw pet dog food merchant based out of Colorado that delivers their food locally.
DeDe is a certified canine nutritionist with over 17 years of raw feeding experience under her belt. She co-hosts with Carmen Gaudreau, a 23 year veteran of the raw pet dog food diet.
Their show can be found on the podcast platform BlogTalkRadio.com, but isn’t available on iTunes or by means of the podcast app I use for all of my other shows. That’s a minor inconvenience because it indicates that I can’t add it to my regular podcast library on my app. I actually have to open the web site it’s hosted on and click “play” there. #FirstWorldProblems
So instead of listening to their content in my car, I listen to it on my couch whenever I have some downtime. All episodes are between 20-45 minutes in length – best to listen to over a cup of coffee or glass of white wine while snuggling with the pups.
I’ve listened to several of the 27 episodes that are available as of the time I’m typing this, and they genuinely are chock full of nuggets of raw feeding wisdom. Je l’aime! My favorite ones so far are episodes #1, 9, 12, 18, & 27.
View the current list of episodes here.
Raw feeding topics discussed on The Raw pet dog Food Truth:
Heath benefits of a raw pet dog food diet:
Transformation of kibble-fed dogs to raw-fed dogs – healthy coat, skin, nails, ears, teeth, less poop, boosted life span
Diabetes and arthritis are less common in bigger breeds on a raw diet because it’s not causing inflammation in their bodies
Digestive enzymes in raw food diet support a dog’s digestive system and make sure that the liver, pancreas, and kidneys don’t have to work overtime
Dogs who suffer from compromised immune systems due to cancer can still eat raw
Poop – different colors depending on type of protein fed
Savings of vet bills are well worth feeding (commercial) raw which is a lot more expensive than putting your own raw meals together
Raw feeding basics:
Which raw bones are best to feed
The difference between prey model and barf model raw feeding
Weight issues – why weighing the raw pet dog food is better than eyeballing a dog’s meals
Myths surrounding the raw food diet
More details on raw feeding:
All things green tripe – helps dogs with digestive issues and is great for picky eaters. The stinky food consists of all essential fatty acids and probiotics, and entices dogs to eat – unlike cats, they eat by their sense of smell (not taste)
Raw eggs are 100% digestible
Rotation of raw protein sources is important, especially for pregnant bitches
Switching it up in general is great besides taste – no deficiency in amino acids and essential fatty acids when feeding different cuts and kinds of raw meat
Raw fish is best for calcium – magnesium – phosphorus ratio
How calcium & magnesium work together – calcium makes muscles contract, magnesium makes them relax
Talking with your vet about a raw diet:
How to speak to your standard vet about the irrational concern of salmonella & e.coli poisoning in dogs & humans. This includes mentioning acidic pet dog stomachs, proper managing of raw meat and non-food related areas where salmonella can be picked up (standing bodies of water, areas around bird feeders, open fields where birds fly)
How to speak to your disapproving vet about the raw diet by arming yourself with questions before you go into their office, such as:
– “Isn’t diabetes in dogs on the rise?” (linked to carbs)– “Aren’t there too lots of starchy carbs in kibble?”– “Do you know what the advantages are of feeding a pet dog a balanced raw diet?”– “What about raw pet dog food don’t you like?”
Topics covered related to kibble-fed dogs:
While the podcast episodes cover generally raw feeding related questions, they also highlight a few common issues in kibble-fed dogs. DeDe &Carmen partage quelques opinions intéressantes se référant aux problèmes avec les aliments secs pour chiens de compagnie, comme:
1. Les chiens nourris à la peau qui souffrent de peau sèche et épaissie peuvent avoir un profil enzymatique effectué chez le vétérinaire pour découvrir de quelle carence enzymatique dont ils souffrent.
2. L’incidence élevée de pancréatite pendant les mois d’été chez les chiens nourris à la croquette est potentiellement lié aux entrepôts contrôlés non climatiques, la croquette est stockée, ce qui fait ranfier les graisses en croquettes.
3. Rendre la digestibilité beaucoup plus facile pour les chiens avec des estomacs sensibles, cru et croquettes ne doivent être mélangés que lors de la transition de la croquette à cru (par opposition à servir des repas quotidiens des aliments secs et crus mélangés ensemble).
Il y a de fortes chances que la nourriture crue de la nourriture pour chiens de compagnie couvre une ou plusieurs questions crues liées à l’alimentation que vous pourriez avoir! J’ai personnellement trouvé les suggestions sur la façon de parler à votre vétérinaire standard de l’alimentation brute particulièrement stimulante.
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Barbara Rivers écrit régulièrement pour ce Mutt sur l’alimentation de ses deux boxer mélange un régime alimentaire cru pour chiens de compagnie. Elle est blogueuse et maintient le blog K9s sur le café.
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