Grand Dog Essentials - Information and Tips to Feeding Your Dog a Raw Food Diet

A couple of weeks ago, I saw this question in a Facebook Raw Feeding group:  “Any experience with struvite crystals in dogs and feeding raw?  My vet thinks the raw caused the crystals although he’s been eating the same food for 5 years, I began feeding open farm kibble and bam — crystals. He would like my dog on the Urinary...

    I took Philly, our Berne-doodle, to the vet this past January for her routine check up. They told me what I already knew - Philly needs to lose a couple of pounds. Unlike our Golden-doodle, Doozer, Philly seems to fluctuate with her weight ever since she had a litter of puppies.  She has a different body structure than...

      "There are two numbers you need to know about protein, its amount (the only number on the pet food label) and the quality (a number never on the pet food label)." Excerpt from the Dogs Naturally magazine article "The Top 10 Overlooked Diet Rules" by Dr. Richard Patton Kibble companies are falling short on nutrition for your dogs.  They...

Pumpkin.  The golden ingredient for dogs.  It seems that this is the vegetable that just keeps on working for our pups.  If you aren't familiar, here are just a number of benefits that pumpkin provides your dogs:  PUMPKIN BENEFITS FOR DOGS Vitamins & Minerals - pumpkin is a great source of vitamins and minerals.  It contains Vitamins A, E, & C...

    In July of 2020, Diesel's mom reached out to me looking for some help.  Her dog was recently diagnosed with papilloma virus and was looking for natural dog supplement options that might speed up her dog's healing alongside the vet recommendations.   What is canine oral papillomas? "Papillomas are benign, sometimes multiple, tumors caused by viruses. They are commonly known...

“Do I need to feed supplements to my dog?”  This is a question we get often when people switch to raw dog food.  People want to know if our food enough for their dog or if they need to add extras.    The beef, chicken, and turkey formulas found in our store provides your dogs with the foundational aspects of a...

As I write this, I look out the window to see a gloomy, rainy day.  Summer has arrived, though all this rain is putting a damper on our summer vibes.  One thing that can take away the gloomy day blues: fresh summer fruit. Now is the time to load up on berries (blueberries are my personal favourite), stone fruit, and...