Paw of the Family

  I won't sugar coat it and I wont take your entire day to talk about this. Here are the key reasons why we have chosen to remove Farmina from the store.  Unannounced Recipe Changes: We and all other retailers in the United States began receiving bags with stickers over the ingredients on the bag with new ingredients. This happened without any communication from Farmina to distributors, retailers, or consumers. The sticker had a list of new ingredients on each bag. This lack of transparency is quite honestly scary, and shady as they knew they would get backlash on the changes they made.  Ingredient Alterations: This isn't the same point as above, my primary concern above was the lack of communication. If we didn't look further and just trusted a company that has focused on quality up until now, we wouldn't have caught what was changed. Instead of using fresh chicken for example, they began using cheaper products like dehydrated chicken. That isn't so bad in and of ...

  It is Christmas time, this can be a wonderful time where families are welcoming new pets into their home! I will always advocate for rescuing, but I do also understand wanting that Golden Retriever that you have always seen and is at the top of every review site ranking them the top family dog. Regardless of where your new family member comes from, some folks have allergies, and THAT is what this article is about, as I have seen unfortunately, too many times where folks adopt a new furbaby or purchases a "hypoallergenic" breed, only to succumb to allergies anyway and have to find a new home for their family member.   This one may be a tough pill to swallow, and I'm not here to upset anyone, but I am going to state this right away ......... There is no such thing as a hypoallergenic dog. Please don't feel attacked or throw stones at me or wait for me to head to my car to come get me after the store closes lol. This is just hard to hear in the store because its a myth...