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The Alternative Dog Moms

Kimberly Gauthier (Raw Feeder Life) and Erin Scott (Believe in Dog)

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Frequency: 1 episode/9d. Total Eps: 191

Two content creators chatting about what's happening in the fresh food community and pet industry. Kimberly Gauthier, of Instagram pages Raw Feeder Life and Plants Dogs & Prayer, joins Erin Scott of the podcast Believe in Dog each week to share their thoughts on what's happening on social media and in the news. Join us each week to hear our thoughts and share your own.

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https://keepthetailwagging.com
192 shares
https://BelieveInDogPodcast.com
191 shares
https://believeindogpodcast.com/
155 shares

https://www.instagram.com/RawFeederLife
136 shares
https://www.instagram.com/Erin_The_Dog_Mom
102 shares
https://www.instagram.com/erin_the_dog_mom
34 shares

https://facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
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https://facebook.com/KeepTheTailWagging
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https://facebook.com/believeindogpodcast
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Score global : 73%

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From Fresh Feeding to Real Dog Food: Ruby Balaram on Rethinking How We Feed Dogs

Season 5 · Episode 191

Monday, September 28, 2026 • Duration 58:59

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Ruby Balaram, cofounder of Real.Dog and the Feed Real Institute, joins the Alternative Dog Moms to discuss developing Real Dog Food, introducing a new dog food (choosing proteins, nutrient density, AAFCO standards, including fur in fresh food recipes), lessons from 11 years in the pet industry, and what to expect at this year’s Feed Real Summit.

Welcoming Ruby back to the podcast and looking forward to the Feed Real Summit (0:55)
What Ruby has learned from 11 years in business and her large breed dog that led her to develop Real Dog Food (2:28)
Discussing the reasons why (and why not) pet parents switch to a fresh food diet (10:00)
Ruby's approach to choosing proteins for Real Dog Food (15:32)
Why rehydrating Real Dog Food will be an important step (19:11)
Ruby’s approach to navigating logistical decisions and challenges of bringing Real Dog Food to life (20:56)
Why Real Dog Food’s nutrient density means smaller portions and the pivot Ruby made to better balance calories across proteins (26:32)
Why Ruby wanted to include fur in Real Dog Food recipes (28:48)
Ruby’s approach to meeting AAFCO’s “complete and balanced” standards (31:38)
Observations about the pet industry and experiences at SuperZoo (and also dancing) (33:24)
What to expect at this year's Feed Real Summit (45:44)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

Real.Dog (for dog food, subscription dog treats/chews)
Feed Real Institute
Feed Real Summit

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Kimberly: Raw Feeder Life, RawFeederLife.com
Erin Scott: Believe in Dog podcast, BelieveInDogPodcast.com
Raw Feeder Life, Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
Believe in Dog Podcast, 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.

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