Choosing the Right Kibble: Canine Nutrition, Part 1
With Nikki Giovanelli, The Canine Health Nut
Follow Los Angeles-based Certified Dog Trainer Susan Light as she seeks to learn from the industry’s best and become worthy of the title: Sensei of the Doggy Dojo!!
Susan interviews experts from all over the world about their specialties in the Dog world and shares the conversations with you, the dog lover!
Lisa Radosta DVM, DACVB
Dr. Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She completed a residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row.
Dr. Radosta is the owner of Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, a specialty behavior practice in southeast Florida and co-owns Dog Nerds, an online educational resource for owners whose pets have behavior disorders.
She is a sought after speaker nationally and internationally. She is a coauthor of several books including: Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th edition and From Fearful to Fear Free. She is a contributing author for Blackwell’s Five Minute Veterinary Consult, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Decoding your Cat, Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics.
She has published research articles in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, Journal of Veterinary Behavior and The Veterinary Journal and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC, Veterinary Team Brief, Clinician’s Brief and AAHA Newstat. She has served on the Fear Free Executive Council and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force.
She has been interviewed for many publications including Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician’s Brief, Sun Sentinel, WebMD, AAHA trends, Real Simple, Good News for Pets, Catster, DVM 360 and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, local news in southeast Florida, Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Steve Dale's Pet Talk and Dogs, CNBC and Cats and Scapegoats.
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Website: https://drlisaradosta.com/
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Recommends: Dr. Evan Maclean, Director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center https://dogs.arizona.edu/people/dr-evan-maclean
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Canine Nutrition is a complicated topic! We split it into two episodes, Part 1 is Choosing the Right Kibble. In two weeks tune in for our discussion about other types of diets and rapid fire Q&A! If you don’t feed your dog Kibble, don’t skip this episode! Nikki lays down the basic place to start on the path to finding your dog’s best food. Whatever diet you ultimately choose, she tells you how to begin. Bottom line, some kibbles are not safe, quality, or balanced. But even ones that are aren’t right for every dog. Listen in to learn how to navigate this tough topic!
More from Nikki Giovanelli
If you need help Choosing the Right Kibble (or other diet) for your dog, Nikki works directly with clients AND offers lots of free and helpful resources!!
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Resources Mentioned in the Episodes:
These can help with Choosing the Right Kibble
Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO): https://www.aafco.org/Consumers
Homemade Diets
Free Recipes Using BalanceIT: https://thecaninehealthnut.com/homemade-dog-food-recipes/
American College of Veterinary Nutrition: www.acvn.org/
BalanceIT: www.balanceIT.com
World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA):
AAFCO:
Labeling Requirements: https://petfood.aafco.org/labeling-labeling-requirements
Choosing the Right Kibble: Blog posts you might find helpful
Questions to Ask your Pet Food Company: https://thecaninehealthnut.com/9-questions-to-ask-your-pet-food-company/
Dog Food Feeding Trials: https://thecaninehealthnut.com/dog-food-feeding-trials/
Puppy Nutrition Basics: https://thecaninehealthnut.com/puppy-nutrition-basics/
How and When to Transition to A New Dog Food: https://thecaninehealthnut.com/transitioning-to-a-new-dog-food/
About the Host
If you want to work with me, Susan Light, you can find me at:
The music was written by Mac Light, you can find him at:
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