61. Preventing Choking in Dogs with Johnna Devereaux
As pet parents, our top priority is ensuring our dogs' safety and well-being. Unfortunately, choking incidents can happen, leading to over 200,000 dogs seeking emergency veterinary care each year. In this episode of Your Natural Dog with Angela Ardolino, we’re joined by Johnna Devereaux, Clinical Pet Nutritionist, and Chief Nutrition Officer for Bow Wow Labs, who is leading the charge with Dr. Judy Morgan, to educate and advocate for greater awareness of pet choking incidents and how we can prevent them. Johnna joins us as we dive into the crucial topic of preventing choking in dogs and pets. Together, they explore common choking hazards, share valuable insights, and provide practical strategies to safeguard our beloved furry friends from choking risks, and help get pet choking incidents down from 200,000 to ZERO.
Episode Recap:
- How common is choking in dogs?
- Common choking hazards in your home
- Safety devices like Bow Wow Buddy to prevent choking in dogs
- Raw bones, not cooked bones
- Importance of supervision & knowing your pet
- Signs of choking or potential for choking
- Setting yourself and your pets up for success
- How to Become a Certified Pet Health Coach with Dr. Ruth Roberts
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Episode Resources:
- June 22nd is National Pet Choking Prevention Day
- Bow Wow Labs
- Bow Wow Buddy to secure chews and bully sticks, and prevent choking in dogs
- Johnna’s Holistic Pet Boutique Fetch RI
- Follow Bow Wow Labs on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok
- Have a question about your pet that you want answered on the podcast? Email us at Carter@yournaturaldog.com
- Angela Ardolino
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Creators and Guests
Host
Angela Ardolino
Angela Ardolino is a holistic pet expert who has been caring for animals for over 20 years. Angela owns and operates Fire Flake Farm, her animal rescue farm, as well as her two locations of a natural pet salon and shop, Beautify the Beast, and is founder of CBD Dog Health, which offers high quality, all-natural medical cannabis products designed specifically for pets and MycoDog, a line of mushroom extract and adaptogen tinctures for dogs. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Angela also founded the House of Alchemy, LLC, Miami Children’s Theater, and Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine. In 2013, Angela was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and knew that she needed to find alternatives to the toxic medications being offered to her. After hearing of the benefits of CBD oil and experiencing the life-changing results first hand, Angela set out to destigmatize medical cannabis and CBD oil so she could spread awareness around its holistic healing powers.
