Keep the Tail Wagging®
A Blog About Raw Feeding, Pet Wellness, and Life as a Crazy Dog Mom
Does your dog have allergies? Digestive issues? Anxiety? Yeah, I can relate. After years of vet appointments, I finally began looking into natural solutions to my dog's allergies and digestive issues. And they worked. My dog's vet said he wouldn't live long past his 3 birthday. He's now a happy, healthy old man. Today, I'm nerding out on all things dogs as I learn how to raise all of my dogs naturally. I write about DIY raw feeding, choosing natural options for our dogs, and dog mom life. Welcome to my world!Introducing Bi-Monthly Giveaways
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Sharing my experience as a raw feeder and what I'm learning about raising dogs naturally. I'm a DIY raw feeder, I believe all dogs are unique, and training is on going.
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Has Answers Pet Food's Fermented Fish Stock Changed? [Video]
During the first week of May 2021, I visited every independent pet store in my area twice after two people warned me that changes were afoot with the company. On my second visit to the pet stores, I placed orders for fermented fish stock and kefir. I should have...
How Raising Dogs Naturally Improved My Health
It's 9 pm and I usually publish blog posts at 9 am on Sundays. But today was different because I realized that raising dogs naturally taught me how to improve my health. You might expect that I'm going to write about my improved mental health or how walking has helped...
Make a DIY (Sort Of) Supplement Blend for Your Dog
I'm not a fan of supplements because it's so easy to be get suckered into buying everything folks recommend and, before you know it, you're spending 30 minutes adding a 1/4 tsp of this, that, and that over there to everyone's meal. Read This Before Buying Supplements...
Raw Feeding for Dogs
I transitioned our dogs to a raw food diet in April 2013. Within the first two weeks of feeding a hybrid diet (raw in the morning, kibble in the evening) I saw massive improvements. I now share my experince to help others.
Has Answers Pet Food's Fermented Fish Stock Changed? [Video]
During the first week of May 2021, I visited every independent pet store in my area twice after two people warned me that changes were afoot with the company. On my second visit to the pet stores, I placed orders for fermented fish stock and kefir. I should have...
5 Reasons to Decrease the Amount of Raw Dog Food
Two of my dogs are on a diet and are eating less raw dog food for a few months. Rodrigo and Zoey should weigh about 60 lbs (at the most), yet they're both dancing around 63 lbs, which is too much weight for me. The average person wouldn't be able to tell, but I can...
Best Bones for DIY Bone Broth for Dogs
I scored a couple of freezer dumps of old meat (two to three years) and although the frozen meat is still good for my dogs to eat (although lighter in nutrients), I didn't have space for all of it in my freezers so I made a batch of jerky and lots of bone broth for...
Why I Switched to Raw
DIY raw feeding saved my dog's life. Rodrigo had itchy skin, rashes, chronic ear infections, joint issues, digestive issues and more. Traditional medicine didn't help, but adding fresh food to my dog's diet cleared up most of his health issues in less than two weeks.
Raw feeding was the answer and DIY raw feeding is more affordable for multi-dog homes, but it's not easy to learn. I share my start as a raw feeder in my book, A Novice's Guide to Raw Feeding for Dogs, to help others on their journey to a healthier dog.