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Expert Advice: News FDA Issues Warning to Dog Food Manufacturer After 130+ Deaths and 220+ Illnesses
UPDATE: On August 17, 2021, the FDA issued a "corporate-wide warning letter" to Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc., the company that produces Sportmix pet food and other pet food brands. Per the FDA alert, as of August 9, the agency "is aware aware of more than 130 pet deaths and more than 220 pet illnesses that […]
/expert-advice/news/fda-recalls-dog-food-fatal-aflatoxin-levels-70-dogs-die/ | August 20, 2021
Chocolate Labrador retriever puppy eating the spilled dog food on the floor outside his dish.
Expert Advice: Puppy Health Puppy Feeding Fundamentals
Walk down the dog food aisle of any large pet-supply store, or peruse the shelves at your local pet food shop, and you can quickly become overwhelmed. This is especially true for new puppy owners, and probably even more so for first-time puppy owners. When did it get so complicated? In years past, dog food […]
/expert-advice/health/puppy-feeding-fundamentals/ | August 15, 2021
Labrador puppy is eating a bone with meat from a bowl - diet
Expert Advice: News Study Warns Peas May Be Linked to Canine Heart Disease
In August 2021, researchers from Tufts University published a study that indicated that peas may be a leading dog food ingredient contributing to a rise in diet-associated canine heart disease (DCM) in dogs. In the study, researchers compared traditional dog foods with those dog food diets that the FDA has associated with this canine heart […]
/expert-advice/news/peas-linked-dcm-canine-heart-disease/ | August 10, 2021
Chow Chow puppy eating from a plastic bowl indoors.
Expert Advice: Puppy Nutrition What to Feed Your Puppy Based on Their Breed
While a toy puppy may increase its birth weight by a factor of 10 to 20, a giant-breed puppy may grow to be 100 times bigger than when he was born. Consider this: A newborn Chihuahua may weigh only three ounces at birth and three pounds at maturity. A newborn Great Dane, however, may weigh […]
/expert-advice/nutrition/what-to-feed-puppy-based-on-breed/ | July 13, 2021
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Expert Advice: Vet's Corner Can Dogs Eat Hamburgers?
If you're at a cookout with your pup, you might be wondering: Can I give my dog a bit of my food, especially my hamburger? We generally recommend dogs not receive table scraps to avoid developing bad eating habits and to prevent gastroenteritis due to a change in a dog’s regular diet, as well as […]
/expert-advice/vets-corner/can-dogs-eat-hamburger/ | June 24, 2021
Rottweiler sitting outdoors holding a food bowl in its mouth.
Expert Advice: Common Conditions Why Is My Dog a Picky Eater?
Does it seem like your dog suddenly has lost interest in eating food? Knocks over their bowl out of boredom with their food? Here's why.
/expert-advice/health/why-is-my-dog-a-picky-eater/ | June 1, 2021
Expert Advice: Nutrition Can Dogs Eat Wheat And Other Grains?
A walk down the pet food aisle shows high-end (and high-priced) kibbles boasting “grain-free” formulas. We’re made to feel guilty if we feed our dogs the dreaded grain. But what’s the big deal? Grain may have gotten a really bad name from the 2007 pet-food contamination tragedy in which wheat gluten imported from China had […]
/expert-advice/nutrition/can-dogs-eat-wheat/ | May 19, 2021
Expert Advice: Nutrition Why Your Dog Won’t Eat Kibble
When your picky dog turns down kibble, there are lots of other options. Fresh, human-grade dog food, delivered to your door, may be the best choice.
/expert-advice/nutrition/dog-wont-eat-kibble/ | May 17, 2021
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Expert Advice: Breeding & Whelping How to Care for & Feed a Breeding Bitch
Avoiding malnourishment of a bitch from the pre-breeding phase to parturition is vital to the health of both the bitch and her pups. We are all aware that good nutrition and proper prenatal care play important roles in ensuring the birth of healthy human children. The same is true in ensuring that our canine friends […]
/expert-advice/dog-breeding/the-care-and-feeding-of-the-breeding-bitch-part-two/ | May 9, 2021
A miniature poodle puppy eating his dinner.
Expert Advice: Health FDA Recall: Salmonella & Listeria Make These 9 Pet Products a Potential Threat
The year began with a recall of Sportmix pet food due to fatal aflatoxin levels. Now, another dog food is on recall. Bravo Packing, Inc. previously announced a voluntary recall of two pet food products. As of March 17, that recall has been expanded to include all pet foods and bones in all sizes. An FDA […]
/expert-advice/health/fda-recall-salmonella-listeria-make-9-pet-products-potential-threat/ | March 18, 2021

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