(This is a guest posting by one of our customers, Sandra DeMers, who had amazing results from changing the diet of her dog, Cory – GT)
I recently found myself Googling “dog seizures” and visiting the websites on Google’s first page to see what may be new. I was surprised, and also delighted, to see that practically everyone is now talking about the connection between feeding commercial dog food and dog seizures. Read More
SPOILER ALERT! “Finicky Fido goes raw and lives happily, healthily ever after”.
If you’re convinced your dog won’t eat raw food because he or she is just too finicky, you’re not alone.
Here’s a comment from a real customer who had labeled her Pug, Duke, “a serial selective eater”. Read More
In the immortal words of Lucy Van Pelt, “Auugh! I’ve been kissed by a dog! I have dog germs!” (I like to quote the greats whenever possible).
While Lucy being smooched by Snoopy (getting her all dog-germy and stuff) still makes us laugh, her reaction, although comical, brings up one of Darwin’s most frequently asked questions, “Can my family get sick if our dog kisses us after eating raw meat?”. Read More
The Internet is one of the most amazing tools of our time; it’s also one of the biggest sources of misinformation. Considering there are about a gazillion (yes, it’s a real number) gigabytes of half-truths at our fingertips, it’s no surprise that there are scores of myths out there. Read More
I am the proud mom of a 65-pound Sheppard/Lab mix named Heidi. She’s nine and had started to slow down a bit. I was looking for a way to keep my girl healthier, longer. (I thought 20 years sounded reasonable.)
A while back, after learning about Darwin’s raw dog food on the local news, dear friends of mine started feeding it to their two doodle mixes, Darby and Bailey. Every time I commented on how healthy their dogs were, they’d go on and on Read More
My Rottie/Shepard mix Sheba is 15 years old now, and has started to show signs of age. Most notably her appetite has waned – she’s been an enthusiastic eater all her life (she’s been eating raw since I adopted her more than 10 years ago), but now she often needs a bit of coaxing to get her to eat. Aside from concerns about her nutritional needs, this also makes it more difficult to keep her on a regular schedule for her medications.
Here are some lessons Read More
As I mentioned in my last post, keeping your pet’s natural immune system in good shape will go a long way in preventing ill health and chronic disease.
That post described 5 things you could do to strengthen the immune system: feeding a high quality, natural diet and minimizing exposure to common household toxins.
Here are five more ways to Read More
The immune system is an intricate biological protection system responsible for determining what belongs to and in the body versus what does not belong and requires elimination. It defends the body against Read More
We often get asked how soon it is okay to start puppies on raw food. By far, the very best time to start feeding puppies high-quality raw foods is when they are still in the womb. Some studies suggest that conditions Read More
There are important nutritional differences between the prey animals that ancestors of our dogs and cats would have eaten in the wild and the domesticated food animals used in a modern raw food diet. Domesticated food animals have Read More
