Your Natural Dog with Angela Ardolino

When a dog is struggling with reactivity, anxiety, or destructive habits, standard training commands aren't always enough to solve the root issue. In this episode, Angela Ardolino sits down with Em Breslin, retired vet tech, canine nutritionist, dog trainer, and host of The Dog Who Asked For More podcast, to explore the powerful connection between holistic health, nutrition, and behavior. Together, Angela and Em break down how overstimulation, gut health, and daily routines directly impact a dog's nervous system and capacity to learn. Em shares practical strategies for building parasympathetic balance, managing car anxiety, setting up dogs for success during stressful transitions, and helping misunderstood, high-feeling dogs truly thrive in their homes.
Episode Recap:
Host Angela Ardolino introduces guest Em Breslin, a retired vet tech, canine nutritionist, and trainer, to discuss how nutrition, environment, and physical health influence dog training. (00:00)
Em shares how targeted calming supplements, proper play, and structured wind-down activities have helped her bring anxious, stressed dogs into a parasympathetic state where they can effectively learn. (01:15)
Angela shares her experience operating a groom shop, where providing physical exercise and natural full spectrum hemp and lavender helped fearful dogs relax on the grooming table. (3:46)
They discuss setting your dog up for success, practicing for changes in routines, trying to make the experiences positive, and avoiding forced experiences can eliminate anxiety around car rides. (6:17)
Em shares why most pet parents come to her looking for help, and her passion for working with misunderstood "spicy" or reactive dogs, highlighting how identifying subtle early stress signals prevents full behavioral meltdowns.(11:29)
Em shares two success stories, how she resolved Marley's severe separation anxiety and Seven's holiday overstimulation through calm-down routines, enrichment toys, natural calming supplements, and safe environmental boundaries. (15:02)
Angela and Em discuss how underlying physical pain, gut dysbiosis, vaccinations, or age-related sensory shifts frequently drive sudden behavioral changes in multi-dog households. (20:51)
Em shares how she managed her own dogs' relationship after her senior dog bit her new puppy, detailing how she used crate routines, strict environmental boundaries, and realistic expectations to bring long-term peace to her home.. (24:50)

Episode Resources:
Download Angela’s Resources, including her How to Find a True Holistic for Your Pet and Natural Alternatives for Pet Pain Relief, plus more at AngelaArdolino.com/podcast-downloads 
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What should you actually do when a stray cat shows up in your backyard, and how can everyday pet lovers help make a real difference for the animals in their neighborhood? In this episode of Your Natural Dog, Angela Ardolino sits down with this week’s guest Stacy LeBaron, founder of Community Cats Central, to explore practical, community-driven solutions for cat welfare and overpopulation. Together, Angela and Stacy discuss how grassroots rescue efforts can unite neighbors, the simple "pet detective" strategies you can use to identify stray cats, and why addressing the root cause of overpopulation is so critical. They also dive into a helpful masterclass on household cat behavior, sharing expert tips on litter box setups, managing multi-pet aggression, and keeping your feline companions truly thriving at home.
Episode Recap:
Angela Ardolino introduces Stacy LeBaron, a compassionate feline rescue leader and cat advocate, Stacy shares how her journey into animal welfare began in 1994, when she joined a Massachusetts feline rescue after witnessing an overwhelming hoarding case. (00:00)
Stacy explains her "Adam and Eve" philosophy regarding the rapid progression of cat overpopulation, emphasizing the vital importance of altering indoor-outdoor pets, it takes a community working together. (05:58)
The conversation explores the cyclical nature of feral cat populations and how targeted, low-cost spay-neuter accessibility is far more effective and humane for communities than expensive animal sheltering models. (11:24)
Stacy talks about starting the Community Cats Podcast as a way to continuously mentor rescue groups, sharing some tips about what to do if you are concerned about a stray cat in your community. (15:38)
Angela emphasizes the community's duty to help local strays, and they talk about finding community in turn, through caring for the cats. (21:42)
The discussion shifts to household cats, from tips on supporting your senior cats like uncovered litterboxes, to Stacy’s experience dealing with cat on cat aggression. (25:34)
Stacy shares tips for preventing furniture scratching, such as providing sturdy, vertical scratching posts and early nail-trim training for kittens. (33:39)

Episode Resources:
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Community Cats Central
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In this episode of Your Natural Dog with Angela Ardolino, Angela welcomes back Carter Easler, Director of Education and Research for CBD Dog Health and MycoDog, to address the highly concerning legislative changes sweeping through the hemp industry. Following the quiet passage of a major federal hemp ban framework in 2025—set to fully roll out by late 2027—Angela and Carter expose the financial and political motives behind removing naturally occurring THC from plant medicine. Together, they break down the biological necessity of full-spectrum extracts, the hidden corporate pushback against holistic care, and how pet parents can follow Angela’s lead to take immediate action to protect their access to safe, clean, plant-based remedies.
Episode Recap:
Angela and Carter kick off the episode by exposing how arbitrary government reclassifications and undercover legislation are driven by Big Pharma and the alcohol industry to protect falling revenues as more consumers turn to safe, full-spectrum cannabis extracts. (00:00)
Carter and Angela discuss how corporate interests are seemingly intentionally trying to eliminate THC to make hemp products ineffective, and highlighting why there should instead be legislation necessitating rigorous third-party testing, to prevent the label fraud rampant in the CBD and mushroom industries. (04:16)
Angela and Carter expose the undemocratic nature of the federal hemp ban framework passed in 2025 and is set for 2027, while reaffirming that CBD Dog Health will never compromise or change their pure, Colorado-sourced full-spectrum formulations just to appease corrupt legislative changes. (07:57)
How current tariffs are driving overseas manufacturers to cheapen formulations with unstable broad-spectrum bases and volatile isolates like CBDA, while Angela exposes how these over-processed variations mimic harsh pharmaceutical drugs that overwork the liver rather than supporting true wellness. (12:00)
Angela urges pet parents to take active ownership as their animals' primary health advocates by utilizing the U.S. Hemp Roundtable platform to pressure representatives through pre-formatted, ZIP-code-targeted emails and phone calls, pointing out that historical precedent shows persistent public pressure is highly effective at delaying or derailing corrupt regulatory overreach. (16:39)
They discuss some high-risk states, identifying existing bans in Alabama, Indiana, South Carolina, and South Dakota, while highlighting a highly concerning trend in Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Wisconsin, where corporate interests are attempting to reshape the market by shifting agricultural hemp oversight away from farming agencies and into the hands of restrictive liquor control boards. (19:39)
Angela highlights Colorado, Hawaii, and North Carolina as states successfully championing organic, rigorous hemp standards, reinforcing that CBD Dog Health and MycoDog will always remain strictly full spectrum to preserve the biological balance necessary to keep pets at homeostasis. (24:55)
Carter and Angela conclude the episode by reaffirming their fundamental respect for whole-plant synergy over chemical isolation, while Angela issues a passionate warning about the dangerous trend of new conventional medications like Librela and "anti-aging" longevity drugs that function by blocking crucial biological cell functions under the guise of care. (26:15)
Angela looks back on her decade-long journey in the cannabis industry, reminding listeners that despite ongoing legal battles, full-spectrum plant medicine is here to stay, and she closes by urging pet parents to speak out on social media and check the show notes for direct links to message their state representatives. (30:47)

Episode Resources:
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U.S. Hemp Roundtable - Join the Fight in Your State
U.S. Hemp Roundtable - Join the Fight at the Federal Level 
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What if the very things we are told will protect our pets are actually the root cause of their chronic illnesses? In this eye-opening episode of Your Natural Dog, Angela Ardolino is joined by holistic veterinarian Dr. Matt Parker to peel back the layers on the hidden costs of conventional "preventative" pet care. After spending six years in standard practice watching his own young dogs succumb to cancer despite following every conventional rule, Dr. Parker began questioning the pharmaceutical-driven "standard of care." Together, Angela and Dr. Parker dive deep into the indoctrination of veterinary school, the reality of pharmaceutical side effects, the dangers of synthetic additives in pet food, and the beautiful, self-regulating power of a dog's natural immune system. Tune in to learn why your pet’s health is ultimately your responsibility, and how you can confidently navigate a profit-driven pet industry by leaning into whole-food, nature-based medicine.
Episode Recap:
Angela introduces holistic veterinarian Dr. Matt Parker to discuss the hidden costs of conventional preventative care and how to prepare pets for unavoidable medical interventions. (00:00)
Dr. Parker shares his personal journey of transitioning away from conventional veterinary medicine after realizing the limitations and peer pressure within the pharmaceutical-led industry. (02:15)
Both Angela and Dr. Parker share their personal stories of loss, and how blindly trusting conventional standard-of-care protocols led to losing their beloved dogs early. (05:10)
Discussing the long-term dangers of popular symptom-suppressing drugs like Apoquel and Librela, highlighting how conventional approvals manipulate data, and how the industry uses terms like "side effects" to minimize a drug’s true, total impact on the body. (07:50)
How the conventional "standard of care"—driven by corporate profit and human hubris—sets pets up for failure by overloading them with over-vaccination and unnatural, carbohydrate-heavy diets that actively disrupt the immune system and gut microbiome.  (15:36)
They discuss how the immune system becomes dangerously overwhelmed with synthetic additives in food and supplements, or unnecessary vaccinations, forcing pet parents to look past deceptive marketing claims, to unearth the root causes of their dogs' chronic illnesses. (19:58)
Angela and Dr. Parker explore terrain theory and the vital importance of sourcing, and how government regulations force raw pet food brands to substitute missing whole-animal organs with synthetic additives and hard-to-digest vegetables. (24:09)
Angela raises the importance of mushroom sourcing and substrate quality, while Dr. Parker emphasizes how intensive factory farming alters the nutrient profiles and cellular health of everything our pets consume. (28:57)
Dr. Parker emphasizes that holistic pet care requires an individualized lifestyle approach, warning that simply avoiding vaccines isn't enough if a pet's gut terrain is still compromised by kibble. (37:34)
Dr. Parker and Angela discuss how pet parents can advocate for their animals at the vet, while warning that the pharmaceutical industry is actively coaching doctors to dismiss vaccine skepticism and discount titer testing and natural immunity. (44:40)
Talking about detoxification, and how pushing intense detox protocols on a compromised gut can trap loosened toxins in circulation, also how benign fatty lipomas are the liver’s brilliant way of storing un-metabolized chemical toxins away from a dog's vital organs. (50:03)
Angela shares her own experiences facing severe corporate censorship as a holistic disruptor, and they discuss how massive conglomerates like Purina and Mars are actively co-opting the "natural" trend, solely to monopolize the market and capitalize on pet parents' emotional bonds. (59:30)
The episode closes with Dr. Matt Parker sharing how pet parents can connect with his practice for telehealth consults, phone consultations, and local house calls in Jupiter, FL. (1:03:42)

Episode Resources:
Download Angela’s Resources, including her How to Find a True Holistic for Your Pet and Parasite Detox Guides more at AngelaArdolino.com/podcast-downloads 
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What happens when the medication you were told was completely safe leads to devastating consequences? In this emotional and eye-opening episode of Your Natural Dog, Angela Ardolino is joined by attorney and animal advocate Lita Dwight, co-executive director of Paws Over Profit, to discuss veterinary transparency, informed consent, and the growing concerns surrounding veterinary pharmaceuticals like Librela for dogs. After losing her beloved dog Lacey just 36 hours after a Librela injection, Lita began investigating the drug, uncovering thousands of reported adverse events and raising urgent questions about how veterinary drugs are researched, marketed, and prescribed. Together, Angela and Lita explore the lack of transparency in the veterinary industry, the importance of informed consent, and why pet parents must become active advocates for their animals’ health.
Episode Recap:
Angela introduces attorney and animal advocate Lita Dwight, whose dog Lacey died shortly after receiving a Librela injection. (00:00)
The conversation explores how Zoetis allegedly altered or downplayed adverse event reports in Europe related to rapid progressive osteoarthritis and Librela.(02:19)
Angela and Lita talk about how drugs rejected for humans are sometimes reformulated and marketed for veterinary use. (05:56)
Lita shares how veterinary marketing promoted Librela as a “wonder drug with no side effects.”, recounts the timeline of Lacey’s rapid decline after the injection, and seeking answers and accountability from her veterinarian and Zoetis. (09:30)
Lita explains how Paws Over Profit was formed to raise awareness and advocate for veterinary transparency, and coming together in the Librela class action. (18:34)
Angela and Lita discuss concerns about the influence of the corporate ownership and the pharmaceutical industry on veterinary medicine,  long-term pharmaceutical use, and the growing need for holistic alternatives. (23:29)
They discuss the environmental concerns surrounding pesticides and flea-and-tick products used on pets, and the lack of clear risk disclosures provided to pet parents about commonly vet-recommended medications like Apoquel, Librela, and Seresto collars for dogs. (30:21)
Angela and Lita discuss how Zoetis continued promoting Librela with new marketing campaigns even after the FDA directed veterinarians to provide client information sheets warning about potentially serious side effects, raising concerns about transparency and accountability. (34:41)
Lita shares how Paws Over Profit is using media outreach, legal advocacy, and a planned citizen’s petition to push for greater transparency and accountability surrounding veterinary drugs like Librela. (40:20)
The importance of education regarding the hidden risks of veterinary pharmaceuticals like Librela, advocating for true informed consent in a multi-billion dollar pet care industry increasingly driven by corporate private equity profits. (46:42)
The need for education regarding the success of natural alternatives, highlighting how the pharmaceutical industry suppresses information about the endocannabinoid and immune systems to protect profit-driven "billion-dollar babies" like Librela and Apoquel. (53:14)
The episode closes with information on how listeners can connect with Paws Over Profit and support ongoing advocacy efforts. (58:20)

Episode Resources:
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Paws Over Profit and PetAdvocare
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