Posted by: "Tammy Kinkade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just got my catalog from a place here in Ohio that distributes some pretty good sounding natural/raw dog foods... Wow - this stuff sounds great! I "talked" to one of the co-owners, Karen, and she has 2 Danes herself and feeds her products/BARF and has been feeding it for 6-7 years. One of the really good sounding ones: Steve's Real Food (A tasty, nutritious, raw meat-based food using REAL FOOD for dogs using all human quality ingredients!) "This fresh-frozen / freeze-dried raw food is formed into bite size nuggets, flash frozen or freeze-dried to lock in freshness, nutrition and great taste. Steve's uses only 100% human quality ingredients such as: Ground Chicken; an excellent source of protein & fat. Chicken livers and gizzards; organ meat is essential to carnivores and gizzards contain cartilage, a natural source of glucosamine. Broccoli, romaine, carrots, cantaloupe; finely chopped for digestion. Dried kelp; an excellent source of minerals. Bonemeal; a natural source of calcium. Omega-3; made from flaxseed, rice bran, tuna oil and rosemary extract. Contains a 1:3 ratio extract of Chicory; a prebiotic compound that stimulates growth of beneficial bacteria to large bowel metabolism. Rice flour and bran; nutritious grains, together constitute less than 5% of the diet. Supplemented with chelated minerals and just a touch of salt. Steve's REAL FOOD believes that only raw foods, based upon the ancestral diets of dogs, can provide all the essential known and unknown micronutrients upon which dogs thrived and evolved. Steve's mimics the healthy, well-fed prey of dogs in the wild." Okay, that's a full description of just one of the things in this catalog - they also sell raw meaty bones; ground, frozen green tripe; all natural treats; and Fastrack among other things. Wow - and this place is even within driving distance for me!!! If anyone is interested, their website is: www.healthierpets.com Mom and I are going to try the tripe - and I may try the stuff I described above for when I don't have time to cut up chicken or cook puppy soup... Tammy Kinkade Defiance, Ohio w/the big brats - Hoss, Samson & Pooh
