• "A dog has lots of friends because he wags his tail and not his tongue" -Author Unknown
  • "Every boy should have two things: a dog and a mother willing to let him have one." - Anonymous
  • "Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies." - Gene Hill
  • A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. - Elbert Hubbard
  • "A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away." -Bil Keane
  • "A meow massages the heart." - Stuart McMillan
  • "There is more to life than increasing speed." -Mahatma Ghandi
  • "Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it." - J. Petit Senn
  • "If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question, or asked the question wrong." - Pat Parelli
  • "There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." - Winston Churchill
  • "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." -Roger Caras
  • "No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle." - Winston Churchill
  • "Agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." - George Eliot
  • "To err is human - to forgive, canine."
  • "Money may buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail." -Kinky Friedman
  • "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." - Anatole France
  • "I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am." - Unknown
  • "Horses - if God made anything more beautiful, he kept it for himself." - Author unknown
  • "Are we really sure the purring is coming from the kitty and not from our very own hearts?" - Terri Guillemets
  • "There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." - Ben Williams

You Are What You Eat

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 fishbowl

dogbowlNutrition is one of the BIGGEST factors that contributes to a pet's overall health and well-being. Nutrition (or lack there of) is directly related to many medical conditions and diseases.

Minimum requirements in a commercial dog food are just that … minimum requirements to survive - not optimum levels and quality of ingredients in order to thrive.    

Your pet is not responsible for his health and nutrition - you are!!  With a poor diet, (one that does not meet nutritional needs) we may live, but we will not live as long or as well.

 Isn't all pet food the same?

Pet food comes in all shapes and sizes - from very low quality - very cheap foods (such as Sprout) to average commercial pet food (such as Iams & Purina) to high-end, or natural pet foods.

Not all pet food is created equal and you generally get what you pay for - if the food is inexpensive it is generally because low cost-low quality ingredients were used to manufacture it.

We recommend all pets be fed natural, high quality pet food (or a raw or homemade diet). The higher cost of high quality pet food is easily outweighed by healthier pets with less medical problems.

What is "Natural" Pet Food?

"Natural" pet food is defined as pet food that does not use artificial colors, additives or preservatives.

Yet, "Natural" pet food should also include a diet that pets would have naturally eaten...foods that have higher quality protein (and human grade) ingredients.

Unfortunately many manufacturers use the word "natural" as an advertising tool when their product contains low quality ingredients such as 'by-product meal', and grain fillers such as corn gluten. (Iams Healthy Naturals Dog Food is a prime example.)

Natural pet food is not really more expensive than "premium" commercial pet foods but they have the highest quality of ingredients and do not have added chemicals. Natural pet foods are not generally found in pet stores or supermarkets because they do not have a long shelf life and are not produced in mass quantities.

 Grain-Free Pet Foodrottybowl

Cats and dogs did not evolve to eat processed cereal grains (such as corn and wheat). They are carnivores  (meat eaters) with a relatively short digestive system which lack the enzymes needed to efficiently digest carbohydrates.

Grains in pet food allow manufacturers to reduce costs because grains cost less and are readily available and have a long shelf life. The problem is that the high carbohydrate content of these foods contributes to obesity, diabetes, kidney stones/crystals, behavior problems, allergies, skin problems and a host of other problems in our pets. Also, corn and wheat are the most common food allergies in pets.

We recommend that you avoid all wheat and corn products in all pets.

Grain free foods not only promote proper weight but they help their overall health.