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Episode 6: Transparency in raw food feeding

Podcast October 2, 2020November 13, 2023Brittany Young, dog health, dog nutrition, Narelle Cooke, pet food industry, pet food manufacturing, raw food feeding, The Transparency Project

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More than ever before, pet owners are thinking about their dog’s food – from how it’s produced, the quality of the ingredients, its safety and nutritional adequacy. For pet food manufacturers, this means that manufacturing transparency has become an even more critical area of focus to ensure both compliance and customer satisfaction. But just how regulated is the pet food industry? Today I speak with Brittany Young, certified dog trainer and canine nutritionist, about her own personal experiences with raw food manufacturing and her passion to educate pet owners about the pet food industry via her ‘Transparency Project’. Brittany is also co-admins the Facebook page Fresh Food Feeding For Dogs – Kibble Feeders Welcome, which is full of resources for pet owners wanting to learn more about raw food feeding.

Episode 5: Complete and Balanced

Podcast September 13, 2020November 13, 2023AAFCO, complete and balanced, dog health, dog nutrition, labels, Narelle Cooke, nutrient deficiencies, nutrient toxicities, nutrition, podcast

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We regularly hear the term ‘complete and balanced’ when it comes to dog nutrition, but what does ‘complete and balanced’ mean and can we trust that it’s providing our dogs with optimal health?

In this episode we explore what ‘complete and balanced’ really means, the methods companies can use to get that claim on their product label, and how feeding a food labelled as ‘complete and balanced’ is not a failsafe to keeping our dogs healthy long term.

Episode 2: What happened to Ladybug?

Podcast August 14, 2020December 2, 2023diet, dog, dog health, dog nutrition, Ladybug, Narelle Cooke, podcast, spinal cord injury, spinal damage, supplements

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Waking up and finding your dog completely paralysed in both rear legs is an extremely confronting and heartbreaking experience, and the journey from that point forward is an emotional roller coaster, to say the least.

In this episode, I share my experience of the first 6 months of caring for a dog with a spinal cord injury. You’ll hear about the emotional toll taken, as well as the various treatment modalities used to maximise her recovery.

Episode 1: Introducing your host

Podcast August 10, 2020December 2, 2023diet, dog health, dog nutrition, health, Narelle Cooke, podcast

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Before you get started on your journey into all things natural health, I thought I should introduce myself!