We are happy to join The Cat on My Head for Sunday Selfies.
As many of you know, I choose to feed raw meat, as well as fresh fruit and lightly steamed veggies to my pups. Chia has successfuly – and joyfully – switched over, also.
Then there’s Riley. He looked longingly at the other dogs’ bowls as I placed his bowl of kibble on the floor. Technically, he is my son Andrew’s dog. Andrew is not in a situation where he can keep Riley right now, and probably not for the foreseeable future. We had Riley before he became Andrew’s dog, and we continue to love him more and more as each year passes – he’s a 75 pound 11-year-old. But, eventually, RiBoy will go back to living with Andrew. The two of them are closely bonded. Anyhow, if we switched Riley to raw now, he would not to continue on that diet.
We always want the best for him, things that can continue after he moves out again. So what to do about his food?
When my sister-in-law was here visiting this summer with her daughter and dog, I took a good look at the bag of dog food she brought.
This intrigued me, so I went to their website. I learned that the food was never cooked at a high temperature (it also says this on the back of the package, below. High cooking temps are a big contributor to cancer. There were a few ingredients I didn’t recognize, so I researched them, and they’re all good.
On the website I learned they only use human grade ingredients, and test batches by tasting them. Yes, the people eat the dog food!
So, now you know what Riley eats. He loves it. And it doesn’t bother me if one of the other pups eat a few chunks of his food. I couldn’t believe I had never heard of this food before!
After a couple of weeks of this, he began eyeing the fresh food that Lucy, Xena and Chia were eating, and looked a bit sad. So I began adding some “extras.” Fresh broccoli, homemade sauerkraut and beef bone broth, greens, carrots, greens beans, etc. There were a few he didn’t care much for at first; it took him a little time to get used to them. Now, he looks for what is hidden in amongst the other food and gobbles it all down together. Until I got this Honest Kitchen dog food, Riley never, ever cleaned his bowl, no matter what was added to it.
So, along with this new, healthy diet, becoming part of a pack, and the addition of 1-year-old Chia, Riley’s puppy side has once again emerged.
I want to add that I am not being paid or given anything for this post. I care, so I’m spreading the word. Let me know if you try it! Oh, and I just learned that the company is adding cat food, made with the same integrity, to their line of products.
Happy Tuesday to you!
Xena Schnauzer Warrior Princess with Lucy and Chia 
Riley your kibble looks most delish to me. I agree with your g-mom you need to stay on what you will eat in the future.
Hugs cecilia
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Miss Amy yore pawsitivelee THE BESTEST!! ❤ ❤
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What?! Really!? Wow, we have to order it. At least with our recurring order we don’t pay shipping. It is yummy, isn’t i?
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We have that on the shelves of our fave pet store! Sometimes there are szmples to promote it and we gobble them up!
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I’m Chia Pet, not Chia Seed, Lulu! XOXOXOX Chia Pet
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Thanks, B&B. I do try hard, and I’m so grateful it is paying off with Riley. Amy
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Lulu: “Hmm, I see that food has Chia seeds in it! Hey, Chia, how much do they pay you per bag? If you don’t mind my asking?”
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I am glad you like it. I have heard good things about it but this is the first review I have heard from the dog’s mouth.
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HURRAH!!! Miss Amy yore such a grate Meowmy to all of yore 4 leggedss…you have gone THE xtra mile fore Riley an it sure showss! Hee lookss like a young pup inn his foto with Chia an Lucy!!
An Riley Poochie you look spendid!! Wee so happy you have food you REELLY like now!!
***purrss*** BellaDharma an ❤ BellaSita
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Yes, finally!
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Outstanding! I’ve used products from the Honest Kitchen, but never tried the dog food. We’ll have to check that out! Thanks for sharing your experience. Riley looks like he’s content and healthy!
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We have never heard of that food. Maybe Mom will try it for me – at least to use as little treats.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Thank you, so Kosmo must wait.
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Uh, no. Sorry.
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I think you would have to order it online like I do. But the cat food is not ready yet, it will be a new product.
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Do they have bird stuff?
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Having your pups eat healthy is as beneficial as us eating healthy. It’s not hard to do if you do some research and you did just that. Excellent.
Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Scritches to the pups. ♥
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It sounds like Riley is liking the new regimen and it’s great to hear he is feeling a bit friskier.
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I’ve seen that food mentioned on other doggy blogs and I didn’t know they were going to do cat food. Enjoy that yum Riley!
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Thank you gor this information. I have not seen here that food, but I will ask for it at a pet food shop.
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I jotted down the name so I can look it up. What you’re doing for Riley is what we have always done for all of our dogs they get a combo of dry dog food with him and food and the human food is given when we eat. We adjust his dry food to allow for the food we give him. He loves carrots and raw cauliflower cooked carrots cooked cauliflower anything that goes in stir fry he loves squash. We don’t give him a lot of meat he doesn’t do well with chicken for some reason we do give him a tiny two bites of burger if we have anything with Burger in it thanks for the info
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like the said it is too good to be only a kibble… dig in!!!
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