16 Dec 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Q: Do you recommend mixing my dog’s current kibble diet in with the raw patties? This question comes up a lot when consumers are just starting to switch their pet to the raw diet and for those who want to continue feeding a healthy, raw diet but are also watching the dog food budget. Maybe it is because...
Read more → 24 Nov 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Pet allergies can cause discomfort With regard to allergies, there are definitely certain times of the year that create more stressful periods for people and pets. Those who are affected by pollen, molds, pesticides, and other stressors can have a really tough time. In the case...
Read more → 21 Oct 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Imagine for a moment you never went to the dentist...or brushed your teeth...for 5 years! No matter how good your diet, there’s going to be plaque and tartar. What makes plaque form? Bacteria - in our mouths. So, we humans get our teeth cleaned every 6 months. Now let’s consider our canine...
Read more → 09 Oct 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
After having fed my dogs raw diet for some time now it’s funny just how many parallels there are between nutrition for dogs and nutrition for humans. This is particularly true when it comes to healthy oils. Consider these parallels: The same refined vegetable oils that cause problems...
Read more → 08 Oct 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club
Manufacturing and feeding raw diets for over four decades has enabled me to see pets of all sizes and shapes in both excellent and declining health. I have seen animals in radiant health that have been raised and maintained for a lifetime on raw food, compared to the poor health of those fed a dry, heat...
Read more → 01 Aug 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
According to the Journal of American Medicine, “Goat milk is the most complete food known.” It contains vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, trace elements, enzymes, protein, and fatty acids. In fact, the body can digest goat’s milk in 20 minutes. Having fat molecules one-fifth the size...
Read more → 28 Jul 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
By Dr. Bill Ormston, DVM Overweight dog? It may be what you are feeding rather than how much... Feeding your dog is a necessity, not an optional part of owning a dog. Dogs that gain weight easily when fed high carbohydrate rations have lowered metabolisms compared with normal dogs. This predisposes...
Read more → 15 Jul 2015
Posted by Healthy Dog Club 
Last week, the Maryland Department of Agriculture issued a stop sale order on Stella and Chewy’s freeze dried chicken patties dog food, which tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Yeah, I agree that listeria and salmonella in dog food can be an issue for us (but not really for our pets) … but...
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