Practice Safe Slobber

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 »

Quibble Over Kibble

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 Fought the Raw and the Raw Won”

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 »

Caption this photo – Round 9

Congratulations to Azlan Stafford for winning Round 8 with the caption “Love is a friend who doubles as a pillow!”

Round 9 starts now! Use the comments to post your most creative caption for this picture. The winner will be announced in round 10!

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Caption this photo – Round 8

Congratulations to C. O’Neill for submitting the winning caption for Round 7 – “It might be simpler to just ASK ‘Did you have Darwin’s for dinner last night?’”

Here we go with round 8! Use the comments to post your most creative caption for this picture. The winner will be announced in round 9!

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Love is a friend who doubles as a pillow! - Azlan Stafford

Caption this photo – Round 7

Congratulations to Kerry Hall for the winning caption for round 6! “Alright, we put on the sombreros and danced La Cucaracha, now make with the tacos!”

We had some very creative entries this round which came from our comments here as well as Darwin’s Facebook fan page. Check out the fan page for some of the other great captions that were submitted.

Here we go with round 7! Use the comments to post your most creative caption for this picture. The winner will be announced in round 8!

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It might be simpler to just ASK 'Did you have Darwin's for dinner last night?' - C. O'Neill

Caption this photo – Round 6

Congratulations to Victoria Doyle for the best caption in round 5, submitted on our facebook fan page: “A fur-lined sink is the height of luxury.”

Here we go with round 6! Use the comments to post your most creative caption for this picture. The winner will be announced in round 7!

Caption this!

Alright, we put on the sombreros and danced La Cucaracha, now make with the tacos!

Caption this photo – Round 5

Let’s see if we can find some cat lovers this time! First, congratulations to C. O’Neill with the winning caption for round 4, “I’m bad to the bone, and Darwin’s Natural is good for my whole body!”

ROUND 5 – Use the comments to write a caption for this photo. The winner with the best caption will be announced in round 6!

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A fur-lined sink is the height of luxury.

Caption this contest – Round 4

There must be quite a few more dog lovers than cat lovers out there because there was only one entry for our last caption contest! Congratulations to Mary with the winning caption, “Reading up on nutrition? Read our label first. You will find the freshest ingredients.” See the photo and its new caption.

Ok, here’s one for all you dog lovers! May the best caption win!

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I'm bad to the bone, and Darwin's Natural is good for my whole body!

How to Get an Old Dog to Eat

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 »