Pet Product Review - Nature's Best by Hill's Science Diet
I have this friend who is so darling. She works close to Grand Central Station in New York. If you're from New York City, you'll know this location is "sample city". Companies love to give out samples. With that over the course of a week collected for me and my pup Charlie over 20 boxes of daily sample packs of Nature's Best by Hill's Science Diet. What a doll.
Although I accepted them graciously, my pup is too young to have a diet that is changed around frequently. So I took the samples and in turn donated them to a local organization that saves and fosters stray cats and dogs in my neighborhood. With the economy the way it is, they are grateful for any donation.
I did, however ask Marta, the group organizer if she could help me out, and select just one dog and give him the Nature's Best by Hill's Science Diet for a straight 20 days. She obliged. Lucky for me all of the samples were Nature's Best Lamb & Brown Rice Dinner.
Well after the 20 days, Marta called me up and said that dog she was fostering had improved so significantly in such a fast time. Not only did he have more energy, but his coat was fluffy and had a nice shine to it, and he played at the dog run with more glee than before. I'm not sure, but I think the combination of superior dog food and some good home love did the trick.
Now there are many great quality dog foods out there, and many that are not so great. And each one will work differently on different dogs. So I like this product, but I do recommend you ask your vet or breeder what foods they recommend. Nature's Best pet food claims to be the only natural pet food clinically proven to provide complete, balanced nutrition. Go to their website for more details:
While you're there, make sure to sign up for your $5 off coupon so that you can try the food risk free. And check out the link where to buy as Nature's Best by Hill's Science Diet is available at local veterinarians.
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Pet Product Review - Nutra Paws Osteo Pet® Total Joint Care Formula
As you may know, I do not write reviews to recommend supplement products. Simply, the time to test the effectiveness of the product is too long for my analysis, plus, I leave any supplemental recommendations to your vet. I do from time to time bring to your attention new products. If you are concerned about joint care for your dog, do check out this new product from Nutra Paws: Nutra Paws Osteo Pet® Total Joint Care Formula
Here is information direct from their website:
OsteoPet® DS Glucosamine Chondroitin for dogs is a scientifically researched combination of nutritional supplements used by thousands of consumers to help dogs maintain healthy joints. As animals age, it is natural for their joints to deteriorate due to everyday wear and tear or even minor injury. This loss of flexibility and mobility in fluid retaining joints is referred to as osteoarthritis.
Unfortunately, osteoarthritis can be painful. Fortunately, there is OsteoPet® DS Glucosamine Chondroitin for dogs with a powerful formula of glucosamine, chondroitin and manganese ascorbate. These ingredients have been scientifically formulated to support and maintain the health of your dog's joints. There are hundreds of published clinical studies that show that the combination of ingredients in OsteoPet® DS Glucosamine Chondroitin for dogs works together to help repair and rebuild the cartilage matrix in your dog's joints while naturally suppressing the enzymes that decompose cartilage.
Right now you can take advantage of a special offer: $24.99 Buy one, Get one FREE! (Limit 5 per order)
Order your bottles at Marvelous Products: http://www.marvelousproducts.com/Glucosamine-for-Dogs-Joint-Formula-p/glucosamine-for-dogs.htm
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Pet Product Review - Wellness Super5Mix Just for Puppy
Well this week my puppy Charlie and I have been traveling. As you know when you travel, things happen like you run out of your standard brand dog food. Lucky for me, I had with me a big box of toys and travel treats sent to me by the people at Wellness. In that box was a bag of Wellness Super5Mix Just for Puppy kibble. Now normally I don't like to switch around dog food from brand to brand, but I trust Wellness and have always liked there products for my older dogs. Charlie my 16 week old Sheltie didn't mind a change at all. In fact, Charlie loved the Wellness Super5Mix Just for Puppy. He ate all his bowls with great enthusiam
Super5Mix is great for puppies. It is especially designed for smaller puppy mouths with a smaller sized kibble. The food is packed with natural DHA and supports bone and muscular develoment. In fact Wellness Super5Mix Just for Puppy is a natural recipe that uses the optimal balance of nutrient rich whole-foods and no grains to support your puppy's growth in its foundation year.
If you have a puppy and looking for the best nutrition especially designed for puppies, do consider Wellness Super5Mix Just for Puppies. You can buy a 16lbs bag from Petco for only $32. Go here to order yours:
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Pet Product Review - Nature's Select Chicken & Rice w/ Glucosamine
So this weekend I was in Washington DC attending The Humane Society world conferece. It was exciting, but I do have to admit the emphasis was more on wildlife and the non-pet category. I did meet some great people. One person introduced me to a brand of Dog and Cat food called Nature's Select.
What I found out from this gentleman was that commercial pet food was created as a way of making money and also disposing of animal products not fit for human consumption. Now commerical pet food is the largest consumer of waste products discarded by the human food industry. This can include anything from hair, bones, hooves, to road kill even, I'm not joking. Anything that can be deemed protein goes directly into your pets' commercial food.
Lucky for us there are specialty and premium companies that care. Nature's Select is one of them. All of their products are USDA approved and made of natural products that are not artificially bleached or have hormone enhanced ingrediants.
The best selling product from Nature's Select in the DC area is Nature's Select Chicken & Rice w/ Glucosamine
ingredients include:
Chicken Meal, a natural protein source easy to digest, hormone & chemical free. Brown rice excellent source of fiber. Glucosamine HCL, A natural dietary supplement that helps rehabilitaion and soothes your pets joints. Ground barley, great source of carbohydrate and barley oil, bran and vitamins and minerals to your pet's diet. Oatmeal, low in fat and a great source of water soluble fiber. Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil, A cutting edge source of Omega 3 fatty acid for lustrous skin coat. Ingredients: Chicken Meal, White Rice, Brown Rice, Ground Barley, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Citric Acid and Rosemary Extract), Beet Pulp Shreds, Whole Ground Flaxseed, Glucosamine HCL, Yeast Culture, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderme, Longobrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin A Supplement w/Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Choline Chloride Menadione Sodium Bisulfite, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite, d-Biotin, Mixed Tocopherols, Silica Dioxide, Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide.
Guarenteed Analyis
Crude Protein..........................20%
Crude Fat................................8%
Crude Fiber.............................4%
Moisture.................................10%
Order yours at www.gonatureselect.com
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Pet Product Review - SIMPLE Food Solutions from Wellness, Canned 12.05 oz
Of all the new healthy super premium pet food companies, I have to say Wellness is doing the best job at delivering to the market new products that have "solution". With that they've sent me a big box of their new SIMPLE Food Solutions. This is a new line from Wellness specifically designed to be the natural solution for Dogs Suffering from Food Allergies or Intolerances. Since my dog is just a puppy, I gave the entire box which included a big bag of the dry mix and a big box of 12.5 oz canns of Lamb, Duck and Salmon to my friend Tony and his Doberman Senta.
Well we're not nutrition experts so our response is quite candid. This is what Tony had to say:
"Less is More! For some dogs that means eating a simplified diet that uses a unique protein source while removing additional proteins, carbohydrates, fillers and additives.
The 5 Key Ingredients
Simple Food Solutions Formulas have only 5 main ingredients carefully chosen for their quality, nutritional value and their ability to nourish with simplicity:
Duck, Lamb or Salmon are chosen as "novel," high quality alternative to common proteins like beef and chicken due to its unique amino acid profile.
Canola Oil This high quality fat source is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids to help your dog maintain healthy skin and coat from the inside out.
Tomato Pomace An ingredient rich in the antioxidant lycopene and an excellent dietary fiber source to help maintain digestive health and produce healthy stools.
Vitamins & Minerals A complete blend of everything your dog needs for daily wellbeing including antioxidants, vitamins and minerals
A Comprehensive "No" List
Simple Food Solutions contains NO Meat by-products, Dairy, Corn, Soy, Wheat, Eggs, Artificial Preservatives, Colors or Flavors. This “NO” list contains common allergens or irritants often found in other pet food.
I love how its not full of grains like the supermarket dog foods, and its made in the USA, so no worry about recalls. All in all good stuff. Go to their site http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/dog_wellness_simple_food_solutions_index.html or an online distributor like Pet Food Direct. At Pet Food Direct use the discount code "THANKS" for an additonal discount off the 12 cans for $25.99:
http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/product_detail.asp?pf_id=2022350&dept_id=2
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