Paws and Listen Podcast

In our 5th episode we have the privilege of chatting again with Chris Essex, Big Dog's founder and Managing Director, and Canine Nutritionist, Narelle Cooke. We'll chat further about health and nutrition, with a particular focus on Detoxing and what that looks like in our pets. Detox signs and symptoms and support for our pets- By Narelle Cooke

In our first “ask a Vet’ episode, we have the pleasure of having Lara Shannon, dog trainer, nutritionist, wonderful human and host of the TV Show, Pooches at Play chatting with Dr Edward Bassingthwaighte one of our favourites holistic vets based in Frankston, Victoria. They will be discussing how to keep our pets safe from diseases and parasite without overuse of preventative medicines, with a particular focus on vaccinations.  This will not be an anti-vaccination podcast but more focussed on over-vaccination and reducing the strain on our pet's immune system, and we'll answer some questions submitted by the Big Dog Pet Foods Facebook Group.   Dr Ronald D Schultz study mentioned - download HERE

In our third episode we have the absolute pleasure to discuss Gut Health with Narelle Cooke, clinical Naturopath, Nutritionist and Herbalist for both people and pets, and Chris Essex, founder and managing director for Big Dog Pet Foods. If you want to understand more about prebiotics, probiotics and digestive enzymes for our dogs’ gut health this is the episode for you.   Articles mentioned: Detox Signs, symptoms and support, Health benefits of probiotics for dogs   Narelle Cooke's website - Natural Health and Nutrition Narelle Cooke's podcast - Natural Health for People and Pets Podcast Narelle's range of probiotocs - Canine Ceuticals   To read more: Our complete Resource page

In our second nutrition-focussed episode  we take a deep dive into ingredients and nutrients for dogs. Jasmine Clark focus her discussion with Chris Essex on superfoods, as well as some chats about the difference between pet-grade and human-grade ingredients and some of the challenges we face with regulations.   Articles mentioned: Superfoods; Bioavailability

In this episode Tiffany Howe interviews Chris Essex founder and managing director of Big Dog Pet Foods, about all you need to know when thinking of transitioning your pet to raw Food.  Articles mentioned: Bacteria in Raw Pet Food   Eggcellent Nutrition Advice    What's your dog's poo teeling you.   Unsafe foods for cats and dogs