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It’s officially Dog Mom Summer, and Kimberly and Erin are catching up on senior dogs, pet food industry news, raw feeding, and the questionable conversations happening online.

They begin with updates on their senior dogs and share encouraging news about KetoPet Naturals’ lawsuit against Hill’s regarding allegations surrounding the canine DCM controversy. Kimberly also recounts a strange interaction with a veterinarian on social media who questioned how she chooses to feed her dogs.

The conversation then turns to Hill’s upcoming therapeutic “fresh food” diet, which will reportedly only be available through veterinary recommendations. Is this simply another option for pet parents, or are corporations and veterinary professionals continuing to shape the narrative around what dogs should eat?

It may be time to pull out the tin foil hats.

Kimberly and Erin also discuss the upcoming Raw Feeding Awards outside the United States, explore what researchers from the Dog Aging Project are learning about the canine microbiome, and wrap up the episode with TV Talk.

CHAPTERS:

• Dog Mom Summer (0:54)
• Senior dog updates (6:17)
• Encouraging news about KetoPet Naturals’ lawsuit against Hill’s regarding DCM claims (11:08)
• Kimberly’s strange social media interaction with a veterinarian (17:47)
• Hill’s launches a veterinary-recommended therapeutic fresh food diet (29:33)
• Tin Foil Hat Time: Who controls the pet food narrative? (31:59)
• Raw Feeding Awards and Dog Aging Project microbiome research (47:58)
• TV Talk (54:14)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• KetoPet won their appeal! (https://truthaboutpetfood.com/appellate-court-rules-hills-pet-food-lawsuit-will-continue/)
• Royal Canin is launching its first fresh therapeutic diet line for dogs, available only through veterinarians (https://www.dvm360.com/view/royal-canin-launches-first-fresh-therapeutic-diet-line-for-dogs-available-only-through-veterinarians)
• In England, they're hosting Raw Feeding Awards, the R’Awards! (https://dogstodaymagazine.co.uk/2026/07/14/raw-feeding-comes-of-age-as-industrys-first-dedicated-awards-are-announced/)
• New study released about Canine Microbiome from Dog Aging Project (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73193-y#Abs1)
• Thunder Cat is taking over the internet (https://www.instagram.com/thunderxcat/)

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.