I’m so lucky to have a business that is all about my dogs.  The decision to become a blogger was kind of an accident.  I wanted to be a pet photographer, but as much as I loved photography, trying to turn it into a business wasn’t easy.  But the blog I created to promote my photography business quickly captured my heart.  Adopting two littermate puppies inspired Keep the Tail Wagging; it was supposed to be a hobby blog where I blathered on about my dogs, but it became a bit more.

Today, Keep the Tail Wagging has become more than I could have expected.  When I switched to writing about raw feeding, my goal was to create a space where people felt comfortable asking questions.  We all love our dogs and want to do our best and it sucks that people are afraid to ask questions in raw feeding groups.  I’ve seen people laughed at, shut down, and criticized harshly for not knowing something.  And this is NOT OKAY!  

Please know that you can ask me questions when you have them. 

Yeah, there are stupid questions, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t deserve an answer.  Sometimes we’re so freaked out or stressed about something that we can’t think clearly.  And, your questions help me out a lot.  They give me something to research and something to write about.  But most often, your questions force me to rethink my beliefs and how I’m raising my dogs. 

If we don’t questions what we’re doing, how will we grow?

Recently, I learned that there is a brand that is not happy with me and has said some disparaging things about me in the industry.  This isn’t new and I don’t get upset when this happens.  There are quite a few brands that don’t like me too much because I’m honest and I can’t be bought.  Every year, I put out a list of the top raw food brands based on what I feed my dogs and every year at least two brands contact me offering to pay me to add them to the list.  It cracks me up when people say that I’m in it for the money; if only they could see how much money I turn down.  The pet industry is shade AF and if you can't be bought or manipulated, you end up on a few people's sh#$ list. 

I will always be honest about how I feel about a brand and their products. 

And if I don’t have experience with a brand, then I’ll say that too.  I do work with brands on campaigns and promotions where I get paid for my time to test out products, write blog posts, record videos, and a bunch of other behind the scenes stuff that is boring to talk about but that I love doing.  The revenue I earn as a content creator will NEVER tempt me to mislead you.  Money doesn’t grow on trees and I’ll never try and convince you to spend money on something you or your dog doesn’t need.

Thank you so much for following me on this journey.  I appreciate your questions and comments; thank you for sharing my blog and books with your friends.  And thanks for teaching me how to raise my dogs better by sharing your experiences with me.