Kimberly Gauthier is the big mouth behind Keep the Tail Wagging, a pet blog inspired by her love of her dogs. Launched in December 2011 in protest of the barrage of ASPCA commercials during the holidays, Keep the Tail Wagging has grown swiftly as Kimberly found an audience who connected with her desire to raise healthy, happy dogs. She waves her Dog Mom flag proudly, faces of critiques with a smile (most of the time), and is open about her wins and losses. A leader in both the pet blogging and raw food community, Kimberly is using the foundation she has built with Keep the Tail Wagging to create a business that will help dog lovers who want to go raw learn the ins and outs, ups and downs, of this “so not a fad” diet!

Author of Standing out in a Popular Blogging Niche (available on Amazon), Kimberly also writes bi-monthly for TPPV.tv (Pets Teach Us So Much), she’s a regular contributor to BlogPaws, has presented at the BlogPaws annual pet blogging conference in 2013 and 2014, and speaks locally to aspiring bloggers about the business and lifestyle of blogging. And if that’s not enough, she also manages multiple Facebook groups that support bloggers and small business owners in the pet industry. All of this while working a full time job, raising 4 dogs and being bossed around by 2 cats with her partner in crime in Marysville, Washington.