Archive for the ‘Treats’ Category

If you read this blog, chances are you are one of those pet owners who actually CARES about what they feed their animals.  You may not be a raw feeder (yet!), you may be a part time raw feeder, thinking about raw feeding or what have you BUT more likely than not you actually read the ingredients of whatever food you happen to give to your pets

Treats don't have to be full of "crap". Dogs LOVE our Nothing But...Treats which are single ingredient and made right here in our processing plant from local human grade ingredients

and try to understand what is good and what is bad.  Treats can be just as important as your pet’s main diet.  Why would we be so very careful about what our pets get for dinner but not care what they get for a snack?

Most treats available at large discount pet stores and grocery stores aren’t generally what we would like to feed our dogs.  Ingredients that make us say “HUH?” on kibble bags should elicit the same reaction when we read treat bags.  We see Beggin’ Strips with nary a sign of bacon in the ingredient list, soft treats that look like hunks of beef made entirely out of corn, Milkbones made almost entirely out of grain.  Another treat hazard can be the amounts of different protiens (albeit in the form of digest or by products) in one single bag.  This is a nightmare for people who have dogs with specific allergies.  Pork figures heavily into treats that claim to be chicken or beef (cost cutting measures).  If you don’t read you won’t know and if you have an allergic dog – watch out!

Basically if we care about what our pets are eating, we need to care about ALL that they are eating, not just the meals.  Feeding raw or a high quality grain free kibble but giving your dog a milkbone every morning hardly makes sense.  Make sure that they treats you hand out are of the same quality as your dog’s food.  Look for single ingredient treats like our Nothing But…Treats rather than garbage formed into pretty bone and vegetable shapes.  Your dog doesn’t care what the treat looks like – they care how it tastes and we should care about what it contains.  Watch to make sure that treats are made in the USA and don’t come from far away lands like China (remember the whole recall thingy?  Uh huh.).  Don’t be fooled by claims that treats are “Made with real chicken that your dog will love” without checking to see what else might be in there.  Chicken may be good food but not when its mixed with nasty preservatives and bushels of corn and by-products.  Be aware of what you are handing out – be just as conscientious in picking out your dog’s treats as you are his food.

Chewy Tricky Trainers in three great flavors!

All new from the people that bring you Chewy Buddy Biscuits and Jerky Treats – Cloud Star Tricky Trainers!  These bite sized soft treats are perfect for training sessions and to keep in your pocket for quick rewards.  Available in Salmon, Liver and Cheddar flavors, your dog is sure to like one or all of them.  Corn free, wheat free, soy free with no artificial colors, flavors or by-products.  If we judge by the way our own dogs love the Chewy Buddy Biscuits, these Tricky Trainers are sure to be a huge hit as well.  We are also pleased to see that these Tricky Trainers will be perfect to put into our treat

Perfect for filling with Chewy Tricky Trainers

dispensing toys and expect that they’ll be a big hit with the dogs too.  Join us in welcoming Chewy Tricky Trainers to our product line up and why not pick up a couple of bags along with a few toys while you do?

Many people balk at switching their dogs to a raw diet because they are afraid of the trouble they might have feeding their dogs when on the road.  In reality, its not all that hard.  While some people prefer to buy raw meaty bones on the road or bring along a cooler for their dog’s food, others would rather not have to pack a whole weeks worth of meals.

Freeze Dried Raw comes in easy to feed medallions

Freeze Dried Raw can make that problem disappear.  Able to be fed dry or re-hydrated, our Freeze Dried Raw is easy to pack, doesn’t require refrigeration and has simple and concise feeding instructions.  Freeze Dried Tripe would likely be the absolute best item to travel with being that its a relatively complete food.  Calcium and phosphorus are both present in the exact ratio that you would want so nothing to add ever.  Using the Tripe in conjunction with our Freeze Dried Turkey and Freeze Dried Chicken, can make for a fantastic variety of foods to feed while you and your pup are on the road.  Both the Turkey and the Chicken contain not only muscle meat, but heart and liver as well, the only thing lacking being a supply of calcium.  If you are at all concerned, adding a product such as Eggshellent Calcium to the mix is perfectly fine.  However you decide to do it, the end result is an easy way to keep your dog well fed rather than compromising him by using a commercial kibble.  Another solid plan is to plan ahead to purchasing some raw on the road OR bringing some with you to use in

Freeze Dried Tripe is one of the best to feed as well as one of the most popular with even picky canines

conjunction with the Freeze Dried Raw.  Alternating adds another aspect of variety to your dog’s diet.  It also makes the total amount of raw frozen foods that you have to carry along or will limit the number of times you need to make a grocery store run for some chicken legs!  In the end only you know what will work best for your dog but luckily our Freeze Dried Raw can make your choices clearer and your decisions easier!