Max & Diesel

14/05/2023

Natural dog food for a healthy and happier pet.

MaxandDiesel

10/05/2023

Did you know one of the benefits of raw feeding is reduced stool volume and odor?

An effect of having a diet made up of highly digestible ingredients for your pet is that more of what goes in is absorbed and utilized so less comes out the other end. The digestive system of our pups is designed to extract as many good nutrients from their diet as possible. Carbohydrates and filler ingredients such as soy, potato, corn, and rice take longer to digest and are not fully absorbed by your dog. These ingredients act as fillers and can bulk out your pup's stool and leading to a larger amount of stool volume with a heavy odor. As most raw diets contain no fillers and are low in carbohydrates it’s often a result that their stools are smaller as there is less waste passing through.

MaxandDiesel

17/04/2023

28/03/2022

What is a raw food diet?

Raw food diets by definition are diets comprised of nothing but raw food. These can take many forms and the most popular of these is a BARF diet. BARF stands for biologically appropriate raw food or bones and raw food. This dietary model is based on the evolutionary diet animals would have eaten in the wild. Evolutionary raw diets are made up of fresh raw meat, offal, crushed meaty bones, vegetables, fruits and other healthy ingredients.

Raw food diets are different for dogs and cats as they have different and unique dietary requirements.

26/03/2022

Fully transitioned to a raw diet

26/03/2022

We know there are going to be a lot of questions on feeding raw food to your dog as it is not a popular topic locally. We started feeding a BARF diet to our dogs 17 years ago and we continue to this day.

B.A.R.F DIET FOR DOGS (BIOLOGICALLY APPROPRIATE RAW FOOD)
The B.A.R.F diet stands for two common phrases: ‘Biologically Appropriate Raw Food’ and ‘Bones and Raw Food’. Founded by veterinarian and nutritionist Dr. Ian Billinghurst, the principle is to feed dogs the diet they evolved to eat—a raw diet composed of meats and greens that are fresh, uncooked and wild.

The genetic makeup of domesticated dogs supports this. From Boston Terriers to St. Bernards, dogs are essentially the same as their ancestors, gray wolves.

The raw diet is high in protein, moderate in fat, has minimal amounts of carbohydrates and consists of:

Muscle meat

Raw meaty bones

Organ meat

Vegetables and fruits

Supplements

25/03/2022

We make our dog meals in small batches, which are balanced and complete meals that are perfect for all life stages. We create products that are made with human grade ingredients that are coarsely chopped and minimally processed so you can see what’s inside