The Dog Bowl Pet Supply and BARF Raw Food Blog

The Dog Bowl is compiling a list of all vets who support the raw diet and alternative medicine.

This is important to us, as we are seeing a rising number of pets who are dying from liver & kidney issues, as well as cancer! There has got to be some alternative practices that can keep our pet's healthier than traditional cures!

We want to know if you can recommend any vets in your area who feel the same way?

This is what we have put together so far: http://thedogbowl. com/PPF/category_ID/39_366/dogbowl. asp
(If you cannot click on this link, go to www. TheDogBowl. com and on the left side of the page to "Ask Your Vet". Under this category click the tab "Veterinarians who understand raw food for pets!".

*So you may use this list if you need a good vet, but also we are posting this blog to find more! Anywhere in the United States if fine!

Do you know of a good, alternative vet we should add to our list?

Email us info@thedogbowl.com with the subject line "Add this vet to your website", and we will be happy to do so!

Thank you in advance for your help!

Respectfully,

www. TheDogBowl. com

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition

Ever wonder why your pet's teeth are so bad? Why ARE your pet's teeth full of plaque? Why does your pet have bad breath? Young or old, it seems that dental issues are a common problem for pets!

Well it is pretty logical to us at The Dog Bowl and we will tell you why! Let's get right to the source of the problem of pet dental issues! Is your pet is eating dry food?

Let's start by doing an experiment together: Place a bit of that dry food in the palm of your hand. Next add a little water. Hold it for a few minutes and let's see what starts to happen. You first notice that your initially clean hand starts to feel greasy. Next you notice how the once, dry food, starts to get soggy and swells up. Followed by a pasty mess! Yuck! Is you hand really messy? Our is! Yuck yuck yuck!

Didn't the television commercial tell us that the dry food cleans our pet's teeth? How can that be? As it made a pasty, sticky mess in our hands! We had to wash our hands multiple times just to get rid of the fatty grease residue!! Logically there is NO way that if our hand is full of a sticky, pasty mess that you could tell me our pet's mouth didn't end of this way as well! My hand is not clean, therefore why would my pet's mouth be any different?

Next let's look at the way the pet's skeleton and jaw functions. Looking at your pet's jaw you can clearly see that they are NOT capable of moving their bottom jaw to the left or the right. They can ONLY move their mouth up and down. Grab your pet & move their jaw to see! Quite simply, the way your cat or dog (they both have the same function) is supposed to eat is to "pull and tear" at their food. (Even more of a reason to consider raw food - click here to read more about B.A.R.F.) Your pet is literally swallowing the dry food, air and all (Why do you think people think they need to provide raised dog bowls? Because their pet is gulping air!), and in a effort to swallow it, and as they move their jaw “up & down” you hear crunching sounds. Dry food is not "chewed" as we have seen in our pet's anatomy -- they simply cannot chew! In addition, those now broken bits of food mixed with saliva make ideal, pasty lodging boats in your pet's mouth, nicely parking along the gum line. Yikes!

I feel betrayed! How about you? ALL these years we hear that our pet chews their food & that the dry, cereal like, food cleans their teeth! Looking at reality and facts, the billion dollar marketing is NOT true! Add on another vet dental bill & you can see - Why would the dry pet food industry want you to think otherwise?

That processed, dry food enters your pet's mouth, mixes with the saliva (much like the water in your hand experiment), and forms a nice, sticky paste and a mess in their mouth - which your cat or dog can't remove! (Remember they cannot move their jaw to the left or right. We can move OUR jaw left to right & think about how sticky chips or cereal items get in your back teeth!). The dry pet food paste sticks in their back teeth and sits their to simply rot away the enamel and gums. Why wouldn’t your pet have bad breath after a few meals like that?

We, at The Dog Bowl, hate to bring you this depressing news, but we would rather you know now that later! There is always a cause for a problem! And much of western medicine practice is to put a “band aid” fix on the issue, not to seek out the root of the problem. And as we have found, that root being the dry pet food industry makes A LOT of money! And so do the veterinarians that recommend it!

In conclusion, we want you, our reader and fellow pet owner, to think about options for your pet. Please! We urge you! There are reasons for why your pet has dental issues. There are millions of pets with the same issue. We are certain when you start pulling on "the why thread" logical answers can and will follow. (Start by reading about commercial pet food - click here.) With good information you can make better choices and decisions for your pets (and for yourself). After all, you are your pet’s source for guidance, training, food and shelter.

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Dog Treat, Pet Dental Care

The health and well-being of dogs and cats drive all that The Dog Bowl offer their customers. Of all their products and services, the one that has the greatest impact on the quality of the daily life of pets is their food—biologically appropriate raw food (BARF) for dogs and cats. In other words, The Dog Bowl has the food that dogs and cats were actually designed to eat.

“There’s no one else in the industry doing what they do—and the concept is sizzling!” said Keith Hudson, president and CEO of Houston, Texas-based Seaboard Franchise Services. “The Dog Bowl is not PetCo. They are the Rodeo Drive store for pet owners.”

Seaboard Franchise Services, a full-service firm, is handling the nationwide franchise sales for The Dog Bowl. Seaboard has a long history of both helping those who want to own franchise businesses succeed—from site selection to regulatory compliance. They are looking for business people who are as committed to the franchise business, and understand the value of great customer service, as president of The Dog Bowl, Jacqueline Riley.

What sets The Dog Bowl apart is that they are not simply in the business to sell pet food. They want to educate customers about their pet’s nutritional needs in-store and through comprehensive online resources. Their trained staff supports customers who have special veterinary guidelines to follow. They also have high-end products (e.g., bedding, carriers and toys) and services (e.g., acupuncture and massage).

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food