Pet Pigs and CBD - With Emma from Mikkos Choice

Emma Davis is the Founder and CEO of Mikko's Choice--a pet CBD company. Mikko's Choice offers CBD for your pig, dog, cat, horse or any other animal. Mikko's Choice is inspired by Wild Mustang Mikko and combines Emma's Animal Science background and experience in the cannabis and CBD industries. Emma is an avid animal rescuer and takes in fosters as well as supports other rescues of all species and as a result,  $5 of each sale is donated to animal rescue.    Emma decided to get a pig in college. One of the animal science classes was swine production which is geared more towards pigs for market and she wanted to learn about pigs. She grew up in Los Angeles so she didn’t have much exposure to pigs but she was always drawn to them. In school she got a formal education on how to raise them and then through working in animal rescue and at different ranches and farms she got to know pigs in a different way. That was the way that resonated with her. Through rescue she discovered her pig Patrick. Now she has 2 pigs, Patrick and Lily. Patrick's mom was at a shelter and set to be euthanized and a friend rescued her and later found out she was pregnant and Emma saw Patrick and was drawn to him and decided to adopt him and has had him now for 3 years. Last year is when she got Lily. Lily was also a rescue. She was looking for a friend for Patrick so she took her. Patrick loves to explore and will do little hikes with the dogs but he takes a second to get comfortable around strangers. WIth Emma he is very loving and often follows her around the house and likes to get tucked into bed every night. Lily is extremely outgoing with people and loves meeting new people but she is not afraid of letting people know when she has had enough of them also. She is very sweet and loves to be with Emma and to be tucked into bed and cuddle. Both pigs grew up with dogs so they do really well with her foster dogs.    The biggest challenge that Emma has had with pigs is people's perception and getting them to understand how to be when they are around pigs. Also because the pigs are so sensitive and emotional they aren't as easy going so they have reactions to other animals or people that come into their house. They are very emotional and needy and can be very loud so if you aren't aware of those traits it can be a little overwhelming. Pigs are very sensitive to energy like a horse. They both have very strong instincts of fight or flight.   Emma's favorite part of having a pig is she loves how connected they are. They are so emotional and in tune that they are so sweet to have around. They are comforting and entertaining. She also loves how they just flop over when they come around and are comfortable with you. She loves to look into their eyes.    Her number one piece of advice to someone before getting a pig is to be very open to the experience and a shift in your perspective of what it is like to be around them. You don't fully understand the deep connection that you can have with a pig until you have had one.    Mikkos Choice is named after a wild mustang that Emma adopted for a ranch about 10 years ago. She was working for a ranch running their horse program then.  That was the same summer that another horse broke her back and she was paralyzed. Mikko was at the ranch for 2 months then and since he was a wild mustang he needed a lot of training. The ranch owners thought it was too much without Emma at the ranch so they sold him.  Two years later Mikko reappeared on Craigslist and looked very skinny and didnt look good. Emma immediately responded to the listing and went and got him. He was in horrible physical shape but even worse mentally. They went through a 2 year process of gaining trust and a relationship. During this 2 year process Emma was working in the cannabis industry as well because CBD and cannabis is how she got off opioides after her surgery. She recognized how that plant helped her through physical pain and even helped her dog that had cancer. Cannabis wasn't made for animals yet so she experimented to figure out dosing and how often to give it to her dog to help him through his cancer. His cancer ended up going into remission and he lived for about 4 more years. This led her to think about giving Mikko CBD for his mental health. She used connections and her knowledge of animal science and came up with pellets for horses in 2019. She now has grown into helping dogs, cats and pigs as well. She is very excited about pigs especially because there is so much they can help with since there are not a lot of options for them out right now. The difference between Mikkos Choice and other pet CBD pellets and tinctures is her quality. Emma tests everything twice to make sure it is a quality product and has the potency to help animals. Emma discusses the difference between CBD and THC. All of her products are human grade as well. Emma gives $5 from every order to different animal rescues that she rotates every month.    Our audience can use Autumnacres15 for 15% off their orders. The code can't be used with other discount codes, nor for items on sale.   Emma’s Links www.Mikkoschoice.com https://www.instagram.com/mikkos_choice https://www.instagram.com/briankangal www.facebook.com/Mikkoschoice   Autumn’s Links:  Website: https://www.autumnacresminipetpigs.com/ Email: Autumn@autumnacresminipetpigs.com Educational Membership Group: https://www.autumnacresminipetpigs.com/support-group-subscription/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autumnacresminipetpigs/ Facebook:  HTTP://Facebook.com/autumnacresminipetpigs Mighty Networks: https://autumn-acres-mini-pet-pigs.mn.co/share/EPW2Ie5isMX4T0Ve YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCGue5Kp5AwOXkReCGPUyImA Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hDNizT