Raw Feeding for Dogs | Keep the Tail Wagging

Benefits of Adding Fur to My Dogs’ Raw Diet

Some raw feeders overlook that a key ingredient in a raw food diet is animal fur (and feathers). When I was new to raw feeding, I would read about Whole Prey Raw Feeders adding fur to their dogs' diet, and I figured that it was just hardcore raw feeding, but not...

Easy Raw Food Recipe, Duck with Pork Uterus

A reader emailed me recently to ask me about how much it costs to feed my dogs raw and that inspired me to record a video for Random Question Wednesday, a feature on my YouTube channel. While I was recording the video, I was reminded of someone who spends $100 feeding...

Keeping it Raw™ [Chapter 1]

I'm excited to announce that my second book has been published and is now available on Amazon.com: Keeping it Raw™, 100 questions pet parents ask about raw feeding for dogs, Volume 1. I came up with the idea for this book a year ago when I began to notice the same...

The Importance of Vitamin D in a Dog’s Diet

Humans and mushrooms can make Vitamin D in their body through sun exposure. Our dogs cannot. In this video by Dr. Rhonda Patrick, I learned that my gorgeous Nubian skin color (courtesy of melanin) may be blocking my body's natural ability to absorb Vitamin D. Plus,...

Hacking Your Dog’s Raw Diet

On April 6, 2019, I'll be making a short trip to Albany, New York to speak at the second annual Healthy Dog Expo about raw feeding for dogs. I'm beyond excited and hope to meet a lot of like-minded pet parents. What is the Healthy Dog Expo? The Healthy Dog Expo is a...

Can Dogs Eat Sesame Seeds?

DepostPhoto In 2018, I began fermenting vegetables for my dogs. I've always believed that vegetables are beneficial for dogs because they are a great source of antioxidants, nutrients, and fiber. By fermenting the vegetables, I'm also adding a natural probiotic to the...

ParsleyPet Nutritional Blueprint Testing Kit Review

I was given one free Nutritional Blueprint Testing Kit from ParsleyPet.com in exchange for my honest thoughts on the experience. I chose to purchase three more kits so that I could test all of my dogs. What is Nutritional Blueprint Testing? “This is a simple and...

Where to Buy Raw Goat’s Milk for Dogs

Yesterday, Facebook was all a-buzz with the news that two states, New Jersey had banned the sale of raw milk for pets!!! As the day progressed, I learned that this isn't a new law. New Jersey and other states had always had this law on the books, they're just starting...

Adding Milk to My Dogs’ Raw Meals

Answers Pet Food Kefir and Raw Goat's Milk The other day, I noticed that Rodrigo was licking his paws more than usual. This usually happens when we have a lot of damp weather (Fall, Winter, and Spring). There's something about the wet grass that irritates his paws....

Is Your Dog’s Raw Diet Choline Deficient?

For years, I read that we have to feed green tripe because all those yummy enzymes are great for digestive health and green tripe is a superfood. In fact, I've read that green tripe is so good for our dogs that there are people who only feed their dogs green tripe,...

Complete Nutritional Benefits of Chia Seeds for Dogs

DepositPhoto/Alely My love of chia seeds started with the Chia Pet. But I didn't know that the sprouts were edible, let alone good for dogs. Today, chia seeds are a regular part of my dog's diet, fed primarily as a healthy, natural source of fiber to support their gut...

13 Amazing Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil for Dogs

When I started writing about better nutrition for my dogs, I wrote a post listing coconut oil as an alternative to fish oil. This week, I learned that not only is it not an alternative, but many people don't believe there is a benefit to feeding coconut oil to...

6 Essential Ingredients Every Raw Meal Needs

Welcome to Raw Foodie Friday!!! Usually, I share recipes of what I feed to my dogs on Fridays. Today, I'm going to shake it up and share what's in my freezer instead. I love sharing pictures of my freezer because I get so excited when everything is...

7 Foods for Nearly Odorless Dog Poop

DepositPhoto/averyanova One of the benefits of raw feeding is smaller, less smelly dog poop. Scout and Zoey's poop is the size of a cat. Sydney's poop is bigger than Cosmo's poop, but it's still half the size of her poop when she was eating kibble. ...

Easy Raw Dog Food Recipe Surf ‘n Turf

Welcome to Raw Foodie Friday where I'll be sharing recipes of what I feed to my dogs. Every week, I receive an email from someone who wants me to give them a balanced raw food recipe. I've attempted to do this many times in the past, and I found that I didn't have...