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  • What’s the Best Food for your New Puppy?

    While good nutrition is important for all dogs, it’s especially critical for growing puppies due to their special nutritional needs. Therefore, you’ll want to be sure you’re selecting best food for your new family member.
    Follow this step-by-step guide to make sure you’re feeding the best possible food to your puppy.

  • The History of Dog Food: A Quick Recap

    History of Dog Food Our pets are our family – and while it’s hard to believe, this was not always the case. The domestication of dogs is not new, in fact dogs have been domesticated for centuries now. Early domestication of dogs suggests that they were most commonly used to assist with hunting, guarding livestock, and to protect our homes from pests and other dangers. As our relationship with our…

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  • Nutritional Considerations for Cats

    Just like dogs, cats are a huge part of our fur-families. But unlike dogs, cats have their own set of nutrient requirements. Ultimately, this means that we cannot feed our cats as though they were small dogs – this would not be appropriate and would result in multiple nutrient deficiencies. Why are cats so different from dogs? Dogs are considered omnivorous, meaning that they can eat both animal…

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  • Carb Confusion: Part 2 – Measuring and Comparing Carbohydrate in Pet Foods

    The determination of the amount of carbohydrate in pet foods is more complicated than most pet owners realize. We review how carbohydrate is „measured“ in pet food and the limitations of this process.

  • Diet-Associated DCM: Research Update

    Recently published research studies are shedding light on diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs.

  • Out of options? What to do if your pet’s food is out of stock

    COVID-19 has caused turmoil in people’s lives this past year, but it has also had an impact on our pets’ lives, most recently because of some pet foods being temporarily out of stock. Here are some thoughts on ways to prevent running out and what to do if you do end up in that situation.

  • Did You Know? AAFCO Doesn’t Approve Pet Foods

    There is no such thing as “AAFCO-approved” or “AAFCO-certified” pet foods!

  • What Is Guaranteed about the Guaranteed Analysis?

    I often hear from pet owners, breeders, and even veterinarians about how they’ve selected a particular pet food based on the food’s guaranteed analysis.  The “guaranteed analysis” is required information on all dog and cat food labels and sounds very official and scientific.  While the guaranteed analysis does provide a tiny bit of information, in reality, it’s not very useful.

  • The Scoop on Storing Pet Food

    If you’re like most pet owners, you buy a bag of pet food, open it, and pour it into a container for storage.  But it turns out that this common practice may make your pet’s food less nutritious and potentially expose your pet to health risks.