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In the 1970’s, around 67 million households had pets. By 2012, that number had more than tripled – to 164 million households had pets. Like 83% of american households, I consider my pugs Frank & Beans to be part of my family. They aren’t just dogs to me and I want them to live happy, healthy lives. This means that I need to keep an eye on what I am allowing them to consume. I hear a lot of chatter about avoiding too many table scraps. While it’s important to monitor the amounts of table scraps that dogs are getting, their brand and type of dog food matters too. In my mind, it matters a lot more seems how it makes up a much higher percentage of your dogs overall food intake. Yet, you rarely hear people discuss the quality of commercial dog foods.
A couple of years before getting Frank & Beans, Ryan & I were sharing an apartment with a friend of ours who worked at a pet store. He was the first person to introduce me to the idea of checking the ingredients in pet food. He explained that low quality foods will list a ‘filler’ as the first ingredient in the bag, where as better foods have a recognizable food like chicken or turkey as the first ingredient. He said this is the simplest rule of thumb to go by when determining if a pet food is of quality or not. Of course, there are a million other ways to check foods and learn about what is in it, but that’s a great first step.
Wellness Pet Food is running a campaign called Check Your Bag which encourage you to check the ingredients on your dogs food to see what you’re really feeding your pet.
Curious what else is great about Wellness brand pet foods? Here are a few facts that really stood out to me:
- Rigorous Safety Testing – A Quality Assurance program that maintains strict standards for food safety
- Excellent Nutritional Standards – Every batch of dry food is tested throughout the entire manufacturing process, from its basic ingredients to the finished products
- Fruit & Veggie Antioxidants – A proactive step in improving your pet’s nutrition
- Omega 3 & 6 Mix – Offering guaranteed levels of essential fatty acids for cellular function and healthy skin
If you’re really interested in learning more about your dogs health and diet, you should sign up for the Naturally Well Pet Community. It’s free to join and will give you access to articles, savings, contests and events. You can also learn more by following Wellness Pet Foods on Facebook. Curious where to buy Wellness brand pet foods? Use the Store Locator to find a store near you that sells it.
Hi there! I am Emily Evert, the owner of Emily Reviews. I am 28 and live in a small town in Michigan with my boyfriend Ryan and our two pugs. I have a large family and I adore my nieces and nephews. I love reading memoirs, and learning about child development and psychology. I love watching The Game of Thrones, Teen Mom, Sister Wives and Veep. I like listening to Jason Isbell, John Prine, and other alt-country or Americana music. I created Emily Reviews as a creative outlet to share my life and the products that I love with others.
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I remember my grandma used to cook chicken and rice for her dog (poodle). We thought the dog was a lil spoiled b/c she turned up her nose at “regular” dog food. Maybe she just had better taste.
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We don’t have any dogs, but we do have cats! It doesn’t really make any sense to buy your pets crappy food and not check the ingredients when most people consider them another family member. Thanks for sharing!
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Deb E
My Yorkie was so tiny and ate so little that I had no problem buying the best food, especially when he got older and needed more specialized options. Yes, my grandmother also cooked for her Yorkie too!
I absolutely love that there are better options for dog food out there now. Only one of my dogs from my childhood is still alive and lives with my mom, but I’ve encouraged her to purchase better dog food for her. She’s been a lot healthier ever since. The store right by her house in Moline, IL sells Wellness and ironically, that’s what she buys!