What about by-products in pet food?
Do you consider fresh pet foods expensive? Think again.
If you think kibble is cheap, think again. We lay out why our thinking on this important topic is off kilter. Read More
That Dog Smell Isn’t Normal
Previous article in series – F.U.D. – It’s Everywhere. It’s Everywhere. What Does a Healthy Dog Look like? There are many characteristics you’ll notice once you switch your dog to a raw food diet, some are quite apparent while others are not immediately obvious. Some of the changes you can expect to see in raw-fed… Read More
F.U.D. – It’s Everywhere. It’s Everywhere.
Previous Article in Series – What? How? It’s Easy. FUD – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt Unfortunately, the commercial pet food industry has created an element of fear towards a fresh raw food diet by making claims that a raw diet is actually unsafe for your dog and your family. They claim that there is an… Read More
What? How? It’s Easy.
Previous post in series – Not All Foods Are Created Equal. What is a Raw Diet? As in all things, balance is essential for the best results. One of the challenges with kibble is that you’re feeding the same proteins, in the same combinations, every day, often for many years. A healthy raw diet requires… Read More
Not All Foods Are Created Equal
Previous article in series – Dogs and Diet. What is Kibble? The ingredients that make up kibble today include preservatives to give it a long shelf life, dyes to make it look pretty – to us, not the dogs – and “animal digest,” a boiled broth made from unspecified components of undetermined animals, which can… Read More
Dogs and Diet
Previous Article in Series – The Carnivore in your home. Natural Diet of the Carnivore Dogs are adaptable and opportunistic, and will eat pretty much anything that is edible to survive, but recent studies have shown that dogs are actually carnivores – meat eaters – and not the omnivores – meat and plant eaters –… Read More
The Carnivore in Your Home
Dog’s Best Friend Whether you have a priceless purebred, a resilient rescue, or a lovable mutt, your furry friend is a massive part of your life. Keeping them happy and healthy for as long as possible is your goal. At Growlies, we share your passion, so we’ve created our business to provide species-appropriate nutrition choices… Read More
Is it OK to feed your pet cooked food?
We answer John’s question is it ever alright to feed your pet a cooked food diet? We interview Glenn & Kay Lovett two Victoria artists who also feed a raw pet food diet. Glenn is a graphic novel artist and author and the link to his work is http://www.lovettpictures.com/jasper . Kay is also an artist… Read More
Starting the discussion about real pet foods
When new people walk into our pet health food store Growlies® they are usually looking for an easy and similarly priced alternative to the kibble they are feeding now. I usually start out by letting them know that the basic premise we work from is that real foods are always healthier than processed foods. The… Read More
