Pet Products Review - ZiwiPeak Good Dog Deer Antler Treats
About a month ago I was sitting at a very trendy outdoor cafe in New York, and one of my very chic fellow diners had brought her small dog and what looked like a chew bone. Well, let me tell you the dog loved whatever that bone was. Upon closer inspection, I noticed it wasn't a bone at all, but a deer antler. Can you believe it.
So without delaying time, I got myself an antler from ZiwiPeak. My new panelist Corona the 11 month pit bull eagerly tested the sample.
Well let's put it this way, Corona loved this antler. It took her 3 full days to chew the antler completely. That's pretty good for a pit bull. Now what I liked about the antlere treat was that it is completely all natural. No perservatives or chemicals, the antlers are naturally fallen antlers that are soaked in salt water. I also like that the antlers don't splinter like many bones. So its safe to leave the antler with your dog even when you're not home.
ZiwiPeak is a premium all natural pet food company with superior products, but they do come at a premium price. ZiwiPeak antlers start at $9 for a small size, $11 for medium and $13 for a large antler. Go to Only Natural Pets to order:
My one suggestion, order a size medium or large. Although the antler doesnt splinter, I fear that little nob left may be a choking hazard for an avid chewer like a pit bull.
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Pet Product Review - ZiwiPeak 'Daily-Dog' Cuisine Venison / Lamb
As you may know, everyday I receive a box of samples and goodies to test out for my reviews. Well would believe that the other day a box came from New Zealand? Yes! a company called ZiwiPeak is breaking into the US market. I love the ZiwiPeak philosophy and that is to make products "formulated on the same balance of meat ingredients that cats and dogs would find by hunting in the wild."
We tried the ZiwiPeak 'Daily-Dog' Cuisine Venison / Lamb. Each sample was a small pouch of about 2 oz of small jerky like meat bits. What I like is that this is a transition product should you be interested in giving your pet a raw diet. You can tell it was nothing but real meat. In fact the ingredients are:
- Venison (meat min 65%, venison organs min 19.5%)
- Venison & Fish (meat min 50%, venison organs min 19.5%, Hoki fish min 15%)
- Lamb (meat min 65%, lamb organs min 19.5%)
Now I went on the website, I read all of the material provided and all it said was to give 1 scoop per pound of pet. Well, from the samples that they sent me, yes, they look like a scoop, but it certainly was not enough to feed my 30lbs dog, or even my cat. Do you mix this product in with other dry kibble? Well, that's what I did. Everyday I mix a little bit of wet food in with my dog's dry kibble. On the days we tested this sample, I replaced the small bit of wet food with a sample pouch of ZiwiPeak Dog Cuisine. Yes, he did love it. And I feel it was a nice substitue for canned wet food.
But keep in mind, if you're using this product as a standalone product, it is very expensive. For a $2.2lbs bag the price is $27 in the local pet store near me. I did find it on sale for $22.14 at PetsWarehouse: www.pets-warehouse.com
You know it became apparent that when introducing a new product that hopes to change peoples' lifestyles and feeding patterns for their pets, your website needs to be extremely clear with the message, feeding instructions and have fool-proof navigation. I for myself would feel more comfortable giving a stronger recommendation of the product if I had more samples to accurately determine how its affected my pets, and clear answers to my questions on past recall, sourcing, feeding amounts, and best way to introduce the product into my dog's diet. Unfortunately the petstores I visited were not able to answer these questions either.
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