Whoa Nelly Dog Food

03/05/2026

Happy long weekend! 😌

30/04/2026

Paw licking can be horrible 😧

And it's super common - often linked with other allergy symptoms like redness, smelly ears, or hot spots.

If your dog does this you know it can be quite stressful as they are clearly very uncomfortable.

The thing is, paw licking is a symptom, not the problem itself. There is an underlying issue causing your dog to lick their paws.

The key is to figure out exactly what that is so you can give them some relief.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘁?
There are quite a few things that can cause paw licking, which are in two groups.

From the inside:
🍗 Food allergy or intolerance
🦠 Yeast overgrowth (Malassezia)
🔥 Gut dysbiosis
⚖️ Nutritional deficiency

From the outside:
🌱 Grass and contact allergens
🌸 Environmental allergens
🪲 Parasites
🧠 Anxiety or boredom

𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
If you go to your vet, they will most likely use antihistamines, steroids, or medications like Apoquel or Cytopoint. These can be really useful in the short term, I’m certainly not knocking them.

The issue is that none of these treatments address why the licking is happening. They don’t fix the problem - they hide it.

The real culprit is most likely yeast! Which is fuelled by sugar. The major component of processed food.

To fix the licking the most important step is to remove all carbs from the diet.

Full protocol on our blog now 🐾

24/04/2026

Hey guys, quick update!

Our cold courier has added a fuel levy - annoying but not surprising considering the cost of fuel at the moment. Because of this we have just updated our delivery costs for orders delivered via cold courier. Free delivery is now on orders over $149 (10 packs instead of 9), under that it's a flat $30.

All our Brisbane Metro orders we deliver ourselves so they remain the same 🙌

Sourcing ingredients has been a bit wild lately. Heaps of Australian meat is getting exported to the Middle East right now for more $$$ and the wet weather up north hasn't helped either. We've tracked down more buffalo for the next few weeks which is great, but lamb hearts are crazy expensive and hard to come by so we've swapped them out for pork heart in the meantime. Still an excellent option for the allergy dogs, but we’ll switch back to lamb when they become viable again.

We’re doing our best to absorb all the extra costs where we can. It’s a challenging time that’s for sure! As always we are 100% committed to making the very best diet for your dogs that we can. Our food is looking better than ever and we’re always working to improve it!

Thanks for your understanding legends ❤️

17/04/2026

09/04/2026

But what about itchy allergy dogs? They can’t eat chicken bones! 🐓

Our solution is to use the leftover egg shells from our Kangaroo & Chicken recipe. We process these left overs to make a pure calcium powder for our hypoallergenic Buffalo & Fish recipe.

Nothing goes to waste, and our allergy dogs get a clean, whole food calcium source that doesn’t trigger an immune reaction. It’s one of the more fiddly parts of producing our food!

To make: we peel the membrane out of the egg shell, then boil for around an hour, scooping the foam off the top every 10 minutes or so. Then we place the cleaned shells in a moderately low oven for around 30 minutes to dehydrate. Finally the clean & dry shells are blitzed in a spice grinder until they are a fine dust, ready to be added to our food.

The result is pure calcium powder, made from scratch! It’s a bit of a mission to make but totally worth it 🐺

08/04/2026

Is there bone in our food? Absolutely! 🦴

Most of our recipes are made with bone-in organic & free range chicken from Inglewood Organic. Easily the best chickens in Queensland!

Bone is more than just a calcium source. It provides calcium & phosphorus alongside collagen, magnesium and trace minerals.

Calcium and phosphorous are co-dependent and need to be fed together in the correct ratio to be absorbed correctly. We formulate our food for a Ca:P ratio of 1.3:1 - the sweet spot for optimal health.

We don't use synthetic calcium additives like calcium carbonate - which is literally mined from limestone quarries. It shows up in other dog foods because it's very cheap. But it's also isolated, so it's missing all the co-factors that make calcium actually absorb and work in the body.

Real bone from beautiful organic chickens means the best mineral foundation for your dog. All our ingredients are nutritionally tested so you can be confident the food is properly formulated.

We think that's one of the reasons we are Queensland's highest rated raw dog food! ❤️🐓

05/04/2026

Happy Easter 🐰🐰

25/03/2026

Quick heads up for our Sydney & interstate customers!

We're moving interstate deliveries to once a month - just like our Sunshine Coast run.

Right now we're dropping orders at the courier depot every Monday for the long (& cold) trip down to Sydney - which is pretty inefficient. With fuel costs going through the roof we want to consolidate this run to keep our prices stable for everyone.

Interstate deliveries will now be the 4th week of the month, thew week following our Sunshine Coast run. Your best bet is to place your order when you get our monthly newsletter, or email us to set up an automatic subscription if you don't want to think about it!

Thanks for understanding legends ❤️

12/03/2026

Roo Jerky is back on the menu! 🦘

Just the one ingredient - kangaroo - simply air dried. That's it! No preservatives, no additives, nothing weird.

It’s nice and crunchy. Makes for a great everyday snack or a high value training treat.

Nelly approves 😁

11/03/2026

🌧️ All this rain has made it very wet up in Northern QLD and NT, which means we can’t source buffalo for the moment. This happens every year. Totally normal, just part of working with wild harvested proteins in Australia.

Our solution is using this beautiful wild venison from Victoria while we wait for things to dry out. And as you can see the quality is absolutely gorgeous!! 🤩

Fear not itchy pups! Venison is a novel premium protein that doesn't cause allergy issues for almost all dogs. We've swapped it several times and had no issues whatsoever.

We’ll be back to buffalo as soon as things dry out. Was great to get some rain here in Brisbane over the weekend!