This is an excerpt from the Truth About Pet Food’s article about this issue. We at Green Dog are frustrated by the lack of logic that seems to go along with pet food safety warnings. Saying raw foods are dangerous implies that kibbles are inherently safe, but kibble recalls are far more frequent for bacterial… Read more »
Posts Categorized: diet and health
Tips for New Puppy Owners
By Green Dog Pet Supply (This was written as a handout for customers, and we thought it might be useful to others as a blog post. If you share it, please give credit to Green Dog Pet Supply. Thank you) Congratulations on your new puppy! What a fun time you’ll have! We very much want… Read more »
Dental Health for Dogs and Cats
By Green Dog Pet Supply February is Dental Health Month, so it seems a good time to address the health and maintenance of your pet’s mouth. Dental health is so important to the health of your pets, and if you’re doing a good job maintaining healthy teeth and gums, your pet’s life could be extended…. Read more »
Claiming Raw Foods are Dangerous Isn’t Backed Up With Data
By Green Dog Pet Supply The FDA and the AVMA seem to have mounted a significant campaign against raw foods for pets, and we’d like to speak to that, as sometimes their information seems strangely skewed. Last August (2012), the AVMA issued a statement warning against the safety of feeding raw food due to the… Read more »
Chinese Jerky News – Please Remain Vigilant
By Green Dog Pet Supply Please make sure that you and your friends feed only jerky that is made in the U.S. and is also made from US chickens/ducks, etc. The FDA just posted an “update” saying they still haven’t figured out the cause, and are still not issuing a recall. Deaths since January =… Read more »
Carageenan and Our Quest to Change the World One Ingredient at a Time
By Green Dog Pet Supply At Green Dog, we have some rules about what food we do and don’t carry. However, sometimes there are ingredients that we learn about along the way, and when we do more research, the time comes to evaluate whether we want to keep the products that contain it. We never… Read more »
A Discussion of Sustainable Choices in Foods for Pets
By Green Dog Pet Supply As a Green store, we of course are dedicated to sustainability, but that can be a real challenge with pet food. The larger a company is, the more difficult and expensive it is for them to source the most sustainable ingredients on a large enough scale to meet national… Read more »
Keeping Your Pets Hydrated
New post by Green Dog on RetireUSA blog – FYI – there is information here that is especially important for cats: Record high temps across the country bring to my mind topics like keeping your pets well hydrated to better able to deal with the heat, but the truth is, hydration is important year round… Read more »
Pet Poisons – There’s an App for That!
By Green Dog Pet Supply Do you know what to do if your pet encounters something toxic, or is bitten by a spider, or eats something he shouldn’t? I’ve stumbled upon a great iphone app that could be very useful in an emergency, allowing you to act quickly to get information and even has a… Read more »
Your Bag of Kibble Might Have Pretty Pictures, But Do You Know What’s Inside?
By Green Dog Pet Supply We all love our pets as members of our families and want to do the very best we can to keep them healthy and happy, but many of us overlook the very foundation of health for our pets – their nutrition. Just as our own health is affected by our… Read more »