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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 their dog's food ingredients? or just on social media (8:20)
• How Amanda decides on which new products to add to her store (13:22)
• Getting pushback from local veterinarians (16:40)
• Being one of the Coolest Pet Stores in America, SuperZoo and products NOT to carry in the store (21:25)
• Working with a local humane society to get more cats adopted in the Cat Cove (23:32)
• Hosting the More You Know Pet Wellness Summit & other educational opportunities for pet parents and that time the RawPetMedics visited her store (26:58)
• Amanda's biggest competition and what makes independent pet stores an amazing resource for pet parents (32:02)
• Keeping the business going during the pandemic (37:42)
• Prepping for this year's The More You Know Summit (41:16)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Nautical Dog (https://nauticaldogwilliamsburg.com/)
• The More You Know Pet Wellness Summit (https://nauticaldogwilliamsburg.com/pet-wellness-summit/)

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.