Last week during a conversation with a client, one of my favorite types of dog food questions came up— one I couldn’t immediately answer. The hunt was on! On the surface, it seemed a simple question. But in order to address it fully required further examination and research. Is there a humanely-raised, non-GMO dry dog […]
Solid Gold Makes Design and Formula Changes
Don’t be surprised when you spot the new bag designs from Solid Gold. They have updated the traditional and familiar designs with a more modern feel. The new bags are already beginning to show up in some formulas as the older bags are depleted. The size of some formulas, Sun Dancer and Barking at the […]
Liver for Pets- Love it or Leave it?
Is liver really good for pets? Most of us have had it drummed into our heads- “don’t feed by-products!” For the most part, that’s a good rule to follow. But there are exceptions to every rule and feeding liver may just be an exception to this one. Let’s look at why you may want to consider […]
Latest Round of Price Adjustments
Some unexpected price adjustments appeared earlier this month, with a few slightly higher than usual. While there was a minimal adjustment on canned food pricing from Precise, the change in some dry formula pricing was a bit steeper. Merrick, Nature’s Variety and some Primal formulas also have had some adjustments over the past few months. Natural Balance has made small […]
Blue Buffalo Strikes Back
It’s not just pet parents that are affected by misleading marketing. A recent industry spat has Blue Buffalo adjusting some of their advertising claims in response to complaints made by Hills Pet Food, makers of Science Diet. The cause of the complaint? Seems that Hills didn’t take kindly to Blue Buffalo’s claim that “big name […]
Is Your Pet’s Food Good Enough to Eat?
There are many, many ways to choose the “best” dog food. Just ask Google. And if you ask nicely, you’ll get over a billion answers. They can’t all be correct, can they? Well, in some ways, perhaps they are. At least in part. But who has the time, or desire, to go through all these […]
Precise Pet Foods Changes Packaging
Precise Pet Foods has announced it is rebranding its current line of foods with new names and packaging. It is also replacing Lecithin in its formulas with Sunflower Oil. The core line of Precise foods will soon be shipping as the “Precise Naturals” line of formulas. You will still recognize your favorite, familiar formulas by […]
FDA Proposing New Pet Food Guidelines
A while back we wrote about new regulations that the FDA was crafting to address pet food safety as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011. It’s been a long road, but it appears those rules have now been opened for public comment. For pet owners, this means we finally have an opportunity […]
Wild Calling Dry Formulas a Good Grain Free Option
Many of our clients who had formerly been using Orijen and Acana formulas have chosen to feed a grain- free offering from Tuscan Naturals, Canidae, Petcurean or Wellness. Now there’s another alternative to consider, which offers an attractive variety of options. Wild Calling, known for its excellent canned food line (available as a Woofstock feature), […]
Low Glycemic Pet Foods: Help or Hype?
You may have noticed more and more pet foods displaying “Low Glycemic” seals in the past few years. This fancy footnote refers to the Glycemic Index (GI) rating of ingredients in the food. Are they a fad or is there value behind this information? The Glycemic Index assigns a number to foods based on how […]
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