“What dog food does your dog eat?” I am asked this question quite frequently, and I am always happy to share what works for my dog in terms of the dog food he consumes. I feed my dog, Dexter, a combination of The Honest Kitchen Embark dog food, mixed with Dr. Harvey’s Veg-to-Bowl, and I add some fresh cooked meat to it a few times a week.
My last Cocker Spaniel was diagnosed at the end of her life with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. In my heart and in retrospect, I believe she consumed tainted chicken jerky (from China), as at the time I had no clue (as most of us didn’t) that we needed to be concerned with things like that. I miss her daily and I vowed to ensure I know what my dog is eating to the best of my abilities with regards to treats and dog food. So after much research and with information in tow, I decided on The Honest Kitchen.
The Honest Kitchen is dehydrated, raw, human-grade pet food. Founded by Lucy and Charlie Postins in 2002, The Honest Kitchen is what I feed my own dog. Dexter had a number of allergies and was not fond of dry food. So we did a trial of this food based on the recommendation of a friend’s dog, who was thriving on it. It is available in a variety of flavors and formulas for both dogs and cats.
Rather than ramble on and on about the quality of the dog food I give Dexter and why I am a fan of The Honest Kitchen, my pet blogging pal, Mary Haight, recently interviewed Lucy Postins for Animal Cafe. She stopped by to talk about pet food ingredients and recipes for dogs. Since Lucy is a nutritionist, take a listen and then consider trying your dog on The Honest Kitchen. I am very pleased with feeding this to Dexter. If you are into rotating the diet, the variety of selections allows pet parents to do this.
NOTE: I’ve also been purchasing The Honest Kitchen Embark from PetFoodDirect.com lately so I can be a part of their PetFoodDirect Rewards Program.
Listen in on: Pet Food Facts, Holiday Recipes from Lucy Postins and The Honest Kitchen
Fidose of Reality was not compensated for this information and cannot guarantee the same results for your dog. However, we make recommendations for products based on our own experiences and research that we feel would benefit our readers.
It is so hard to know what to do these days…A while back it was enough to say you bought your food at a specialty pet store and not the supermarket or walmart…times change and there are so many foods on the market now with so many nutritional claims …and I’m the sort who feels guilty if I think i’m doing anything but the best for my dog…A couple of years back Gizmo had “itchy” issues and was losing hair…on recommendation i switched him to a grain free dry food that is rated 5 and highly recommended on the Dog Food Adviser website…He does well, doesn’t scratch very often and has a full coat now…Is it the best possible food? I honestly don’t know…
It sure has changed, Gizmo. I know I have become mega diligent and wanting to help other pet parents with the info, too. Glad the dog food switch has helped!
I don’t often recommend commerical foods to my clients, but I do recommend this one. Wholesome healthy ingredients.
Very interesting, thanks for chiming in. Happy New Year!
I fed my dog, Reba Messina, Honest Kitchen Zeal during the last 4 or 5 years of her life. I did mix it with other raw protein foods and she lapped it up like a kid in a candy store. Honest Kitchen is a well researched and prepared food and it’s incredibly easy to travel with and prepare. I’m pretty sure Honest Kitchen was one of the reasons she lived to be over 17 years old!
Linda, so good to have you here, friend. That is great to hear – I had no idea you feed Reba THK – I love this food. I know that you are a great dog mom!
That does look like a great dog food. I like the simple and human grade ingredients. Thanks for sharing.
Carol, Since this food is human grade so that means my pet dog and I can enjoy it together! Jokes apart, I think it seems to be a great product and Honest Kitchen seems to have taken great care while preparing it, so that our pet dogs relish great tasted with out being afflicted with any allergy.
I also had a tough time catering to varying taste of my pet dog. He started out excellently with milk and bread. He just loved milk. After some time, he developed an aversion for any thing milk. I tried meat bolls and other meat based food products, to which he responded with enthusiasm. Gradually that enthusiasm lessened but some how that love for milk again rekindled a bit. These days I feed him variety and fortunately this has kept him satisfied so far.
Honest Kitchen appears to be very promising and I would love to see if it catches the fancy of my pet.
I really have had a good experience with The Honest Kitchen for my dog thus far. Fidose of Reality likes to share things we ourselves would are are using.
Not sure why milk and bread? That would seem very lacking in proper dietary needs and vitamins/minerals along with milk being very upsetting to a dog’s digestive system.
The Honest Kitchen or a very solid food designed for dogs would be the best option, Jeff.
Thanks for the mention, Carol – I did not know about this until now – yikes
Who doesn’t love The Honest Kitchen!