02/03/2024
Dear loyal customer,
It is with a heavy heart that I announce my decision to close our dog food business effective March 1, with our last delivery being on February 22. Please have your final order to us by Monday, February 19.
This has been one of my proudest achievements and I am so grateful for all the support we have received from customers like you. My goal was to make the best dog food we could make, using locally sourced meats and produce and I think we accomplished that. I know many of your dogs benefitted from the food and loved it too – I loved seeing videos and pictures of some of your dogs who were pretty excited about their dinner!
There are several factors that have gone into this decision, including the fact that our costs have continued to rise, and I can only increase the price of our food so much. And, more importantly, I also need to spend more time with my family.
There are two dog food companies that I feel good about recommending to you if you are looking for an online option: The first is Open Farm – they use human grade ingredients and offer gently cooked meals that are shipped to you frozen. They are focused on sustainability and purchasing meat from humanely raised animals. The second is Badland’s Ranch out of Montana. Their food is air-dried and is packed with great nutrition and “superfoods”. They also source meat from farms that believe in the humane treatment of animals and blend their food in small batches. If you are interested in sourcing more local options, reach out to Pet in the City and they can help you find an alternative to For the Love of Dutch – and they deliver to your door.
For The Love of Dutch will continue to exist but will become a nutrition company as I am pursuing my other dream of becoming a Certified Pet Nutritionist and will be offering my services beginning in 2025, so stay tuned. I am also working with a company that might be interested in making For The Love of Dutch out of their human food kitchens. The recipes will remain the same and the ingredients will be from small farms, it will just be made by someone else on our behalf and shipped frozen. If or when this happens, I will be the first to let you know.
I will miss doing business with so many of you whom I have gotten to know, as well as many of your dogs who have greeted me at the door with enthusiastic barks and tail wags. It has been a privilege to serve you. I hope to work with you in the future if you ever need a Pet Nutritionist!
All the best to you and your fur children.
Much love,
Christi
