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rMost Australian dog owners feeding fish to their dogs are doing it wrong. Not because they are choosing the wrong fish , salmon and sardines are both excellent choices , but because they are adding...

The most damaging thing you can do to an ageing dog's health is reduce their protein intake. Standard commercial senior kibble formulas do exactly this: they cut protein to protect kidneys based on research from...

If your dog has been itching for months, has recurrent ear infections, chews their paws, and smells despite regular bathing, the most common veterinary response in Australia is to prescribe Apoquel or Cytopoint and move...

Venison sits in a rare position in the Australian raw feeding market: it is lean enough for dogs with pancreatitis history, novel enough for elimination diet trials, iron-rich enough for working and sporting dogs, and...

Organ meat is described as nature's multivitamin in virtually every raw feeding guide in Australia, and that description is accurate but incomplete. Liver is extraordinarily nutrient-dense, but it contains enough preformed vitamin A to cause...

Green tripe is the single most impactful food addition available for an Australian dog's raw diet. Not because of marketing, but because it is the only food that simultaneously delivers live probiotic bacteria, active digestive...

The Australian pet industry has embraced bone broth for dogs enthusiastically, and most of what is sold as bone broth for dogs is not doing what the marketing claims. Commercial bone broth products frequently contain...

Most raw vs kibble comparisons are written by either pet food companies with a financial interest in kibble or raw feeding advocates who dismiss every counterargument. Neither is useful. This guide is written by a...

The raw egg question is one of the most contested topics in dog nutrition in Australia, and most answers are unsatisfying because they come from either the blanket-cautious mainstream vet perspective (cook everything, avoid all...

Raw and fresh pet food is no longer a fringe choice made by a small group of enthusiasts. It is a scientifically recognised feeding category with a growing body of independent peer-reviewed research supporting measurable...

The Australian working dog is one of the most physically capable animals on the planet. A kelpie mustering sheep in 38-degree inland heat, a cattle dog pushing mobs across rough terrain for six hours, a...

Raw emu necks for dogs are one of the most underused raw meaty bones in the Australian market. Emu is a truly wild-ranged Australian protein, absent from all mainstream commercial dog food, making emu neck...