BULLYSTICK / TREAT REVIEW - OPEN RANGE BULLY SPRING

5/5 

nom nom nom 

2 minutes before this.

I have purchased a couple open range products in the past and had loved them. So it wasn't long until I got this bully "spring" in which I felt that it was easier to chew for leo (not necessarily a good thing if I want him to use it as a dental stick) but nevertheless he likes it as well.

This one is made of muscle, so I wouldn't really consider it an authentic bully stick but works about the same way. Is not as smelly as Bully sticks.

I like it and would purchase it again.

Click me to see more information on this product.

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Leo & Angel

PET FOOD REVIEW (PETCUREAN) NOW FRESH! GRAIN FREE SMALL BREED FOOD

Okay perhaps this is for a 4 pound dog because my 9 pound dog does not chew on these because they are so tiny. They smelled really good though.



My review 3/5/ Leo's review, 4/5

 

Aside from potatoes, I love all the ingredients in this food - omega 3 and 6, coconut oil, etc.

While I've heard other dogs do super well on this formula, mine was not the best.
NOW FRESH is Petcurean's "fresher" line. When I was trying this out I noticed that Leo was shaking his head a lot (1 sign of yeast overgrowth) and he was also smelling like yeast. Then I noticed that this line is heavy in potatoes. However, this could also be from other reasons but this is the biggest suspect as of now. I switched him to a less potato-y food and he's definitely shaking his head less.

Although it is suitable for more older dogs, I felt that their GO! line is still an superior product. And look at the kibble! He was swallowing them whole. I wish it was the same design just twice as big.
Even for a chihuahua, I felt that the kibbles were a little bit too tiny.

Overall, I trust Petcurean as a company and they have a fantastic company that always donates food to shelters.

Here's where you can see more details of this food 

and my Amazon link to purchase it. (I recommend GO! more though!)

Petcurean Now Fresh Grain Free Adult Dog Food (12 lbs)

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Leo & Angel

PET FOOD REVIEW - CaniSource Grand Cru Dog Food (Dehydrated) (ALS)

My review - 3.5/5  Leo's review - 3/5

On a nice saturday, the fam popped over to our favorite pet food shop, My Fluffy Friends to check out a food demo! 

On top, it says 100% ingredients approved for human consumption(impressive)but honestly I had 0 urges to taste it. The food looked very bland. 

This is definitely a gourmet food, I love the whole design of the labels - very chic. But is Leo chomping down on the the label designs? Noooo...  In the information package, there are 6 things their customers have claimed (I like science, but you know, we will work with what we've got)  

• No more allergies 
• Disappearance of tartar (This is possible since the food is quite hard)
• Improved joint mobility
• Improved digestion
• Shinier coat
• No more burnt grass 

The food smelled like nothing, which concerns me a little. Where's the smell? Where is that  FLAVORTOWN I love so much? Also they say I could rehydrate (which I regret not trying) but it just seems like another extra step. 

I received a generous sample from a demo event at a local pet food shop. Noticed right away that while Leo was eating the food, he wasn't wolfing it down like when I feed him his normal petfood (Currently Petcurean). I also noticed that he had a little difficulty breaking the food into smaller pieces (If I am correct, they are about the same size as these marrow bones and also kind of looked like them)

With the leftovers, I just toss 3 or 4 into his regular food, and use it as treats. He does a moderate tail wag for them but no EXCITEMENT EXCITEMENT he gets with other treats. I am very interested in dehydrated foods (which is a nice in between raw and kibble) But this one just seemed... brittle. 

While the ingredients actually look pretty good (First few are Deboned-chicken, Green Lentil, Chicken Liver) the protein content (24%) is not as high as I'd like it to be. 

All in all, Leo with Canisource is like me with Kale - I'll eat it, but I'm not going to be ecstatic about it unless you put on a delicious sauce. 

Again, another Canadian company. I do trust that their ingredients are good, but perhaps a little less animal protein as I'd prefer. This also seems like if you dehydrated it, would make a decent topper.

You can check out more information here

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Angel & Leo

BULLYSTICK / TREAT REVIEW - OPEN RANGE WATER BUFFALO BULLY STICK

4.5/5  Leo gives it a 4/5. (He can get distracted)


As mentioned in a previous post, we bought this after the huge success with the other open range treat. This one takes significant longer time to finish since it's harder.

We got him a very long one and hacked it into 1/3 s with a butchers knife. It took a considerable amount of effort.

Below is where you can see more information about this bully stick

http://openrangepettreats.com/portfolio-items/bully-sticks-2/?portfolioID=11254

Since it's a Canadian company, I'm not sure you can get it from the US. Please let me know!

If only we all had a Cap America in our lives. 

Leo does like to chew on this as well BUT one warning is that with any bullystick, you MUST be present because when they are small enough, your fido CAN and might try to swallow it and it's a chocking hazard. 

WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER BULLYSTICK

The first one third, we would give him the bullystick until he drops it to go look for other food. Then I pick it up and put it in a ziplock bag and put in the freezer.
1 this keeps it fresh
2 it kills bacteria.

When we want to give him the bully-stick again, I just take it out from the freezer and throw it on the ground.

In Our recent vet visit, I was told that his teeth is okay for now and a small reason could be that we are using bully sticks. I also brush his teeth, which will be in a future post!

Do you feed your dogs bullysticks? If so, which kind?

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Leo & Angel