Mushrooms for Dogs: Part 2 with Jason Scott on Your Natural Dog Podcast

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By Angela Ardolino

Updated on July 5, 2022

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There’s so much more to talk about around medicinal mushrooms for dogs, so Jason Scott is returning to the podcast to answer more questions! Jason is a mycologist, ethnobotanist, and spagyricist who has spent the past decade studying traditional hermetic alchemy. In this episode, he breaks down the benefits of some of the most popular mushrooms — and a couple you’ve probably never heard of. Jason also discusses how to find the right dose for your dog, the difference between cultivated and wild mushrooms for dogs, and so much more.

Missed Part 1? Catch up here! 

Jason Scott & MycoDog Mushrooms for Dogs

Your Natural Dog host Angela Ardolino founded MycoDog, a sustainable line of mushroom tinctures for dogs. In collaboration with myco-alchemist Jason Scott, Angela created three mushroom tinctures for dogs, all triple-extracted from the fruiting bodies of fungi cultivated and wild-harvested in North America. 

MycoDog Mushroom tinctures are thoughtfully formulated for dogs, from mushrooms that are grown outside, naturally, with no grains or fillers. Mushrooms are bio-accumulators (absorb toxins from polluted air and environment), so we searched for mushrooms grown in their natural habitat, in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. It is important to source mushrooms from an area that is least likely to be impacted by environmental toxins which might be absorbed by the mushrooms.

RELATED: Mushrooms and fresh foods are nature’s medicine and these vets want pet parents to know it.

MycoDog mushrooms for dogs are also better preserved in organic glycerin, compared to mushroom extract powders, which can begin to oxidize the moment the package is opened. And here’s another benefit of mushroom extract tinctures for dogs—they are typically more bioavailable than powdered versions.

Related: 4 Questions to Ask When Buying Mushrooms for Dogs

How Mushrooms Helped My Dogs

Clarity for Daisie and Potato

Clarity was designed to support your dog’s cognitive disorder, nervous system, mental and emotional health, formulated with a proprietary water extract of Lion’s Mane, Reishi and Cordyceps, with Bacopa Monnieri and Ashwagandha. 

Odie, my senior mini-schnauzer, is turning 16 soon and I wanted to be able to support him as best as I can. 

“I lost two of my dogs, Potato and Daisie, to dementia, to CCD, canine cognitive dysfunction, which is Alzheimer’s for dogs. So knowing Lion’s Mane and Reishi’s power, and what it can do for these geriatric dogs, I have literally watched Odie, my 15 year old dog, go from having no interest in eating.. to taking his mushrooms and eating like a monster the next day. I literally can see a difference in my dog’s behavior and health by giving them these mushrooms.” – Angie

Breathe for Odie 

“Breathe I also created for Odie because in his old age he suffers from collapsing trachea, a heart murmur, and CHF, according to his last integrative vet. I just see him getting old and needing extra cardiovascular and respiratory support.” – Angie

Breathe was designed to help your dog’s respiratory and cardiovascular systems, formulated with proprietary water extract of Cordyceps, Reishi, Artist Conk and Chaga, with Ashwagandha.

Vitality for Nina

If you’ve been following me, you’ve heard about Nina, my doberman who is beating all odds against bone cancer. 

Vitality was designed to help my Nina, making it the perfect mushroom supplement for dogs dealing with Cancer, Autoimmune Disease, Liver issues and Respiratory issues. Vitality is formulated with a proprietary water extract of Turkey Tail, Reishi, Shiitake, Maitake, Chaga, Artist Conk and Red Belted Conk, with Astragalus Root and Ashwagandha.

“When Nina was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, I researched the best medicinal mushrooms to help Nina’s body fight the cancer and put them in a bottle with other adaptogenic herbs that make this tincture even more powerful! Combined with cannabis medicine, we’ve been able to keep Nina’s cancer controlled and she is thriving TWO YEARS later.” – Angie

She’s already breaking records, and I’ve made sure to share her journey with pet parents everywhere.

To learn more about Nina’s incredible healing journey, check out my original post on Nina’s osteosarcoma diagnosis, her one year osteosarcoma update, and her most recent osteosarcoma update in May 2022. 

Episode Recap:

  • Mushroom tinctures cause a noticeable difference in a dog’s health and behavior (0:30)
  • Turkey tail mushrooms for dogs (3:29)
  • Cannabis and medicinal mushrooms adapt to what your body needs (8:07)
  • The way mushroom compounds are extracted matters (10:35)
  • Mushroom tinctures vs. freeze dried powders (17:32)
  • Reishi mushrooms for dogs (20:55)
  • Unlike pharmaceuticals, the side effects of mushrooms are positive (25:20)
  • Artist conk and red belted conk mushrooms for dogs (27:44)
  • How much mushroom extract should you give your dog? (30:52)
  • Are mushrooms grown on substrate still effective? (36:56)

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About Angela Ardolino

Angela Ardolino Author Photo with Odie the SchnauzerAngela 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 two locations of a natural pet salon and shop, Beautify the Beast. She’s also the founder of CBD Dog Health, which offers high quality, all-natural cannabis health and wellness products. As well as the founder of MycoDog, a sustainable mushroom tincture line designed for dogs.

To see Angela on her rescue farm today, surrounded by animals, is to truly see her in her element. Looking at this furry, joyful family you would never suspect that Angela and her pets were once full of aches, pains and anxiety. Angela is the mother to Odie (15-year-old mini-schnauzer), Nina (10-year-old Doberman), Jolene (9-year-old mutt), Maza (9-year-old mutt), Rhemi (10-year-old poodle), multiple ducks, roosters, chickens and geese, plus pigs Ellie and Penelope, Brenda the one-legged pigeon, and the many dogs that she fosters from time-to-time at Fire Flake Farm. 

About Jason Scott

Jason Scott Mycoalchemist mushroom tinctures for dogs mycodog on your natural dog podcastJason Scott is a Mycologist, Ethnobotanist and Spagyricist who has studied traditional Hermetic Alchemy, from history and philosophy to practice, for the past decade. He has a background in Ethnobotany and Plant Medicine that started on the Big Island of Hawaii, and has carried back with him into his home: the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised in Oregon, Jason has an intrinsic interest in the Fungal Queendom and all of its aspects: from cultivation and mycoremediation, to historical and cultural relationships. Jason has studied various different healing modalities including Ayurveda in Nepal and Western Herbalism all over Oregon and Washington. He is on an ever-deepening journey of education to understand the practical applications of his interests, and the golden threads that connect them. 

Jason has been published on the topic of AlcheMycology, exploring fungi through traditional Alchemy in Radical Mycology by Peter McCoy and Verdant Gnosis Volume 3, compiled by Jenn Zahrt, Catamara Rosarium, and Marcus McCoy. He has taught through these topics all over the United States. He is the Founder and Owner of Feral Fungi where he produces Mushroom Spagyric Tinctures, and curator of AlcheMycology.com where he shares some of his teachings and writings alongside other fascinating discoveries in the world of Fungi. Jason is also a co-organizer of the Radical Mycology Convergence and the Fungi Film Fest.