Understanding Natural Rearing Breeding with Paula Vandervoort

Send us a text

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:

• Paula's background and experience (0:54)
• Defining breeder terminology (6:20)
• Kimberly recently had an unexpected experience with puppies and Paula's evolution of judgment and mentorship (10:39)
• Boxers, genetic health issues and a breeder's Code of Ethics (17:55)
• What is Fading Puppy Syndrome? (24:53)
• Cross-bred and "designer" dog breeds (27:44)
• Responsibilities of ethical breeders and questions pet parents should be asking (35:30)
• Puppies and vaccines - How Paula's thinking has evolved over the years (39:40)
• Paula's dog Ginger experienced Rabies Vaccinosis (49:52)
• Canine longevity factors and Bobi (55:01)
• Paula's experience "letting go" of some control factors and why Paula uses homeopathy over other modalities  (1:02:47)
• What factors are part of the Natural Rearing Breeders' Code of Ethics (1:07:21)
• When people buy one of Paula's puppies, what requirements are on the pet parents? (1:17:29)

FIND PAULA:

• The Dog Breeder Store (https://www.thedogbreederstore.com/)
• YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@TheDogBreederChannel)
• Gentry Boxers (https://www.gentryboxers.com/)
• Natural Rearing Breeders (https://www.nrbreeder.com/)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Big Hearted Breeders ( https://www.bigheartedbreeders.com/)
• Natural Rearing Breeders Code of Ethics (https://www.nrbreeder.com/code-of-ethics)
• Puppy Culture (https://shoppuppyculture.com/)
• Book: Natural Immunity by Pat McKay (https://tinyurl.com/3b4tye78)
• Book: [Homeopathic] Narayani Remedies (https://tinyurl.com/44cvx9a2)
• Book: Natural Rearing by Dr. Jeannie Thomasson (https://tinyurl.com/yy3szwpa)
• Kimberly's Book (https://amzn.to/41p1utR)
• Kimberly's Blog: Unveiling the Secrets Behind Bobi’s Remarkably Long Life (https://tinyurl.com/u8bv2u94)
• Ginger's Rabies Vaccinosis. (https://tinyurl.com/5xehv4ya)

OUR BLOG/PODCASTS...

• Kimberly: KeeptheTailWagging.com
• Erin Scott: BelieveinDogpodcast.com

FACEBOOK...

• Facebook.com/KeepTheTailWagging
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast

INSTAGRAM...

• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• Instagram.com/BelieveInDogPodcast

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.