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Meet Karey Boise
Certified Clinical Pet Nutritionist
Hi, I’m Karey Boise, a Certified Clinical Pet Nutritionist (CPN), Pet Therapeutic Nutrition Coach (PTNC) and founder of Your Pet's Nutritionist. I have completed 500 hours of studies in Clinical Pet Nutrition and 12 CE hours in Therapeutic Nutrition. I hold a Bachelor of Arts from William Paterson University of NJ. I specialize in helping pet parents create personalized nutrition plans tailored to their dog or cat’s unique needs. I believe that the foundation of true wellness starts with fresh, whole foods—and that every pet deserves a diet as individual as they are.
My goal is to guide you in making informed, holistic choices that support your pet’s long-term health and happiness. I believe that optimal nutrition for our pets is rooted in fresh food. I treat each pet as an individual with different needs and preferences. There is no one size fits all when it comes to pet nutrition. My job is to help you, the pet parent, develop a customized plan to fit your dog or cat’s specific dietary and supplemental needs.
You don’t have to break the bank to provide nutritionally sound food to your pet. I work with clients of different budgets to brainstorm a plan that makes sense for them! Fresh food is not an all or nothing approach. Even pets receiving 30% fresh food in their diets, have shown increased health and longevity.
Meet Mayer
The dog that changed everything
In July of 2021, I adopted my very own puppy for the first time - Mayer, a 10-week old mini-goldendoodle who was about to flip my entire world upside down, in the best but most challenging way. Our first night together, I brought him into my Nashville apartment, and he must have had 10 accidents just within the first hour we had been home... I was freaking out! This was my first puppy -- How could I even begin to teach him to potty outside?
Little did I know that this would be the start of something pretty epic.
I turned to Youtube, and found Rachel Fusaro’s potty training video, and fell in love with training. As Mayer learned new skills and tricks, it felt so rewarding. To know that if I had not taught him, he would not know it, was an empowering feeling. Seeing how healthy and lively Rachel's dogs seemed, I started getting curious about what she was feeding them.
I was shocked to find out that Rachel was feeding her dog’s commercially prepared RAW MEAT... What?!
She explained this to be a species-appropriate diet which made sense to me -- Afterall, dogs descended from wolves. Have you ever seen a wolf standing over a fire cooking up a chicken before chowing down? NO! Of course not! Right away I took a trip to my local small business pet store. They had a huge selection of frozen fresh foods for cats and dogs! This was a HUGE awakening for me.
Switching to a natural diet
Mayer came to me on Pedigree Puppy -- This is what his breeder fed him. Mayer had diarrhea, goopy eyes, dry and itchy skin. When I switched him to a raw species appropriate diet, all of his symptoms resolved. It was amazing! He had more energy, a shinier and softer coat, firm stools and no more eye gook! I knew that this was the right diet for him.
As time went on, I learned more and more about pet nutrition through Rachel's content and eventually read “The Forever Dog,” by Dr. Karen Becker and Rodney Habib -- This was a life changing read. It was after reading this book that I decided to change my desired career path. I was overwhelmed with the idea of helping other pet parents to give their cats and dogs the health and longevity they deserve. After all, our pets give us so much. It was time to give back!
I had originally moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter but Mayer changed everything. What I love most about my job is that I am always learning new things that I can apply to my own dog’s health and wellbeing.
Mayer is my first Forever Dog and I hope to adopt and help many more!