From the JM Smucker company: The J.M. Smucker Company has initiated a voluntary product withdrawal of specific shipments of Gravy Train®, Kibbles ‘N Bits®, Ol’ Roy®, and Skippy® canned/wet dog food because they do not meet its quality specifications due to the presence of extremely low levels of pentobarbital. Continue reading DOG FOOD RECALL: Gravy Train®, Kibbles ‘N Bits®, Ol’ Roy®, and Skippy® Canned Wet Dog Food
Category Archives: Nutrition
What was Removed from an Oklahoma Dog’s Stomach?
Any of you parents out there know what these are? They were recently removed from the stomach of a dog in Edmond, Oklahoma. Continue reading What was Removed from an Oklahoma Dog’s Stomach?
Top Five Dog Friendly Fruits
The good folks at The Farmer’s Dog suggest adding fruit to your dog’s diet so Fido can reap the same health benefits you do while enjoying a fresh-from-the-garden (or orchard) snack! What’s safe to give them? Check out this top five list of fruits your dog can enjoy with you.
Apples – Packed with fiber and vitamins A and C, an occasional apple is a great way to add extra nutrients to your dog’s diet. In addition, their low protein and fat content makes them the perfect snack for senior dogs. Always remove the seeds and core before offering them up to your pup, as apple seeds contain cyanide and can have poisonous effects on your dog if consumed regularly over time. Continue reading Top Five Dog Friendly Fruits
Friday Funny: Sky Raisins
Happy weekend!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
How are dogs like potato chips?
A meme featuring Vizslas…you knew I’d be all over that!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Tuesday Top Ten: Worst Wet Dog Foods
This is the last in our series about dog food tests done by the Clean Label Project. See the top ten best dry brands, worst dry brands, and the best wet brands.
Here are the worst wet brands, based on the high amount of impurities and downright dangerous toxins: Continue reading Tuesday Top Ten: Worst Wet Dog Foods
Tuesday Top Ten: Best Wet Dog Foods
Continuing with our series about dog food tests done by the Clean Label Project. See the top ten best dry brands and worst dry brands.
Here are the best wet brands, based on the low amount of impurities and downright dangerous toxins: Continue reading Tuesday Top Ten: Best Wet Dog Foods
Tuesday Top Ten: Worst Dry Dog Foods
Continuing with the information I first posted last week about dog food tests done by the Clean Label Project. See the top ten best dry brands
Here are the worst, based on the amount of impurities and downright dangerous toxins: Continue reading Tuesday Top Ten: Worst Dry Dog Foods
Tuesday Top Ten: Best Dry Dog Foods
Man’s best friend has become a member of the family—and the pet industry knows it. Pet product marketing is shifting to appeal to our responsibility as “pet parents” and making sure we give our pets the very best, with slogan’s like Honest Kitchen’s “Honest Difference” with “human-grade” ingredients. But how much do we really know about what we’re feeding our beloved dogs?
Clean Label Project™ had over 900 of the most popular pet food products tested for 130 industrial and environmental toxins including arsenic, once known as a primary ingredient in rat poison; cadmium, the active component in battery acid; as well as pesticides and additional contaminants linked to cancer and other fatal conditions in both humans and animals. The results were shocking.
Clean Label Project found lead in some pet food at 16 times the concentration of lead in Flint, Michigan’s tainted drinking water. And arsenic in concentrations of 555 times higher than the maximum contaminant level for human drinking water set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is the food our pets eat twice a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. It is cause for extreme concern.
Continue reading Tuesday Top Ten: Best Dry Dog Foods
Limited Recall of Blue Buffalo Canned Dog Food
From the Blue Buffalo website:
February 13, 2017
Dear Pet Parents,
I am writing to inform you of a recent development concerning a very limited number of cans of one of our wet dog food diets. Last week, we were notified by one of our suppliers of the possible presence of aluminum in one of our production runs. Continue reading Limited Recall of Blue Buffalo Canned Dog Food