Late last year, Steve’s Real Food for Dogs announced new biodegradable packaging. The company has now begun to ship the new biodegradable replacement for its 10 pound bags. The new packages consist of of its new, compostable bags packaged inside a cardboard box. The package weight has dropped to 9.75 pounds, while the price per [...]
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Steve’s Real Food Shipping New Sizes
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012Solid Gold Shrinks Dog Food Bag Size
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012Solid Gold has become the latest manufacturer to downsize their largest bags to a smaller size. The large bags, currently 33 pounds, are transitioning to a 28.5 pound size. Natural Balance recently downsized their large bag sizes as well. The change brings a reduction in the purchase price of the bag, but a small increase [...]
Nutro Updates Natural Choice Biscuits
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012Nutro has reformulated, repackaged, renamed and repriced some of its popular Natural Choice biscuit line. Natural Choice Chops have become Skin & Coat biscuits. They are now a Chicken based treat (instead of lamb) and contain whole brown rice, whole wheat, fish oil, flaxseed, and sunflower oil. Natural Choice Tartar Control biscuits have been reformulated with [...]
Dog Food Recalls- Does Your Pet Food Contain Corn?
Thursday, December 29th, 2011In recent weeks, a small number of pet foods containing corn have implemented recalls. Each of these foods were low quality formulas, which contained corn with high levels of aflatoxin. A list of the recalled foods appear at the end of this article. Aflatoxin has been responsible for a few previous pet food recalls. It [...]
FDA Begins Major Pet Food Salmonella Study
Monday, November 7th, 2011The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a nationwide sampling program to collect and test pet food samples for the presence of Salmonella. The nationwide program, which will continue though September 2012, will collect and analyze a variety of dry and raw pet foods, treats, and supplements produced in the United States. It will [...]
Soft, Chewy TidNips from Canidae
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011If you’ve been looking for a soft, chewy and healthy treat, have a look at the new TidNips from Canidae. Choose from 3 flavors for dogs and chicken flavor for cats. These treats are made without corn, wheat or soy, and come in a 6 oz. pouch (cat treats come in 3 oz. pouch). Choose [...]
Make Your Own Dog Treats!
Monday, October 3rd, 2011Have you been looking for the ideal dog treat but disappointed with what you’re finding? Have you wanted to make small batches of your own treats with ingredients specially chosen just for your dog? Introducing the Mini Paws treat pan- ideal for small batches of treats that you can customize any way you choose! This [...]
Natura Increases Prices
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Natura has implemented price increases across all of its food lines, effective immediately. Auto-delivery clients receive Price Protection on their next delivery, and the new pricing is now reflected on our website. The affected brands include California Natural, Evo, Healthwise, and Innova. Price increases averaged 9%. We normally receive advance notification of these changes, which [...]
Steve’s Real Food improves bags
Thursday, September 8th, 2011Steve’s Real Food will be transitioning its product line to compostable 5 pound bags over the next few months. All 2.5 lb. bags will be replaced by the new packaging. The new bags can be placed in compost piles or municipal compost collection containers. They use water based inks and will degrade in a municipal [...]
Himalayan Dog Chew now available
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011We’re pleased to begin carrying the Large Himalyan Dog Chew, one of the more unique dog treats available. These all natural chews are a creation of a local company, the Himalayan Corporation, now based in their new Mukilteo facility. Himalayan dog chew are made from Yak and Cow milk, produced in the shaded region of [...]