Just Be Kind Vegan Dog Food

04/01/2024

01/01/2024

Should all dogs go plant-based?

As a very concerned vet turned passionate environmentalist, I do believe that yes, plant-based dog nutrition is our future. I suffer from such climate and biodiversity loss anxiety (as shown in my talk at the London Vet Show recently) where I did feel myself well up with emotion and had to hold back the tears.
Plant-based dog nutrition removes some of that anxiety as I feel that I am at least doing something so positive.

01/01/2024

As a vet wanting only the best food for our own rescue dog Ruff and knowing the importance of quality for all your dogs with digestive and skin issues we only import and sell the top brands of wheat and soya free vegan dog food....all delicious and all highly nutritious for your dog 🙌🌱

21/12/2023

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04/12/2023

Ruff does exactly this with his short back legs 😂🐾

03/12/2023

What a little darling Leo the Pomeranian is! His story is a simple one that is echoed by all of us and spoken by his Dad:

“He is honestly the best thing that has happened to us. He has been plant-based since he was about 6 months old. The vets were shocked when we told them because he is perfectly healthy ” 🌱🙌

Leo is sure to stay perfectly healthy and loving his nutritious food! The only change we all want is for vets to realise the value of having a dog on a nutritionally complete plant-based diet for their health….but not to worry I am working on it using your healthy beautiful dogs as proof!!

30/11/2023

Bearded Collies have always held a special place in my heart as I used to own one as a teenager, so when Mojo and Smudge's Dad contacted me to change their food to plant-based for ethical reasons, I felt extra happy helping his 2 gorgeous dogs! ❤🐾🌱

29/11/2023

What a success to have a vet's dog respond so well to plant-based food as it means that she will now be recommending it to all her patients - hoorah 🙌🌱🐾

27/11/2023

He's called Ruff and as a family, we just think he's the best little dog in the world ❤🐾🌱

20/11/2023

Something to make us all smile to start the week 🐾

It is true however that our plant-based dogs have a much more diverse gut microbiome which could result in a completely unique smell when dogs are doing their 'bottom sniffing' 🙌🌱

20/11/2023

Just be Kind Dog Food at London Vet Show

What an emotional rollercoaster attending the London Vet Show for 2 days this week and giving a talk. All I can say is watch this space as the growing support that I received from some key individuals balanced the overwhelming despair I felt being there and witnessing the growth of the raw food industry!

Give A Dog A Bean was the most exciting product there!
It gave me a food that I could hand to as many vets as possible to prove how palatable and nourishing plant-based complete dog food was (and your gorgeous dogs on the posters at my Just be Kind stand won them over to visit!)

I returned home emotionally drained, but also feeling so much more positive about the future of plant-based dog nutrition with the contacts that were made

15/11/2023

How we love this review about how tasty Give A Dog A Bean is from April's Mum (who normally homecooks for both her rescue Greyhounds)

"Well so much for me thinking that this will be so useful as a back-up to my home cooking. I have never seen such a manic reaction from two lazy dogs, Joe took them out for their walk this am and I had their meal waiting for them when they got home, they must have smelled the food as they came through the front door and the two of them raced through the hall into the kitchen nearly knocking me over, they've scoffed their food as if this was the first meal they've had in a long time.

I wish you could have been here to see them, it really was hilarious they were like dogs possessed, licking their bowls then swapping bowls.

Unbelievable, the last time they've run like this must have been when they were racing😂😂 Joe told me that I'd better get some more Give a Dog a Bean ordered - done!"
- Cathy

13/11/2023

12/11/2023

The evidence is out that plant-based is not only as good for your dog as meat-based....but even better for your dog's health and quality of life.

At Just be Kind we are here to fully support your journey to making the move to plant-based with delicious dry and tinned complete foods, as well as wholesome wholefood recipes with essential supplements available to offer your dog the very best there is for their health! Just try it and see how much they love it 🙌🌱

11/11/2023

06/11/2023

🙌Massive Monday smiles all round as GIVE A DOG A BEAN a huge success!!

🫘It was formulated to be the healthiest dog food diet that we could make with wholefood plant powered ingredients in just the right proportions and nothing lacking....but we had no idea how incredibly palatable it was to dogs...they all have such good taste and know what's good for them!🫘

“Boston loved the tinned food and woofed it down in one go. It’s actually the best smelling dog food ever.
Impressive stuff, so very well done for creating this lovely product!” Susy in Swindon who sent us the lovely photo of beautiful Boston 💚

Read more about Give A Dog A Bean here - https://vegan-dogfood.co.uk/give-a-dog-a-bean/

05/11/2023

**GIVE A DOG A BEAN complete plant-based tinned food is available to buy for your dog 🫘**

Rescue Starla's Mum so kindly sent us this

“Thought you’d like this photo of Starla’s reaction to the new food.

Well….she wouldn’t even wait for it to hit the bowl as I scooped it out the tin, she was licking it out the can as soon as I opened it and then off the spoon.
Really didn’t give me a chance to dish it in the bowl. I’ve actually never seen her react to food like this before.
She’s normally so reserved – she REALLY loves this one!” 🙌

She also assures us that no tongues were harmed in the taking of the photos as Starla was so desperate to eat the food that she couldn't get it out of the tin fast enough!!

Buy Give A Dog A Bean for your dog with some MASSIVE INTRODUCTORY DISCOUNTS here to see if your dog likes it as much as Starla does - https://vegan-dogfood.co.uk/product/give-a-dog-a-bean/

02/11/2023

I just can't wait for Vegfest on Saturday 18th November at Olympia London where I am talking amongst Doctors who I hold in such high esteem - wow!!

Here is the line-up -

PROGRAMME 18th November

11am. Thriving on a vegan diet: meeting nutritional requirements, and discovering practical ways to build in plant-based wholefoods and be a healthy weight

Claire Lynch RD, Vanessa Sturman

12 noon. Similarities between health conditions in our dogs and us when choosing a plant-based diet for our pets

Dr Arielle Griffiths

1pm. 6 Easy Ways To Eat More Healthily

Jane Thurnell-Read

2pm. Your Whole Health Solution - Six Healing Health Habits Everyone Should Know

Dr Gemma Newman

3pm. Animal vs Plant Protein: What does the evidence say?

Dr Minil Patel

Read more about the event here -

30/10/2023

Our Monday smiles go with warm thanks to Withnail, Fenella, Egon and Mabel's Mum for the sharing her photo of 4 happy healthy plant-based dogs 💚🐾🙌

28/10/2023

With the never ending obsession of celebrating with fires and fireworks at this time, we must be aware of our pets and their sensitivities.

With the knowledge that our dogs are full blown empaths with the capacity to absorb all our emotions – both happy and sad, it is even more important to treat them with the utmost respect and with as much kindness as we can. They never expect anything of us, but they have acutely sensitive emotions that we need to be aware of.

Here are some pointers to show kindness and sensitivity towards our pets at this time and everyday –

At this noisy time of fireworks, and at anytime, we advise on how to be the kindest pet owner that you can be!

27/10/2023

Some fantastic news from the United Nations!

The COP28 Presidency has announced that two-thirds of the food served at the upcoming UN climate summit in Dubai will be vegan and vegetarian, a first for a COP event. They have also committed to making the food affordable for all delegates.

This decision sends a strong message about addressing the climate crisis, showcases the possibility of hosting large events without relying on meat and dairy, and promotes awareness of the benefits of plant-based diets. It is expected to influence other events globally.

It would be amazing for COP28 to go fully vegan - one day!!🌱

25/10/2023

Listen to Rupert's Mum as she explains how she just knew that what her vet was prescribing (meat-based and highly processed veterinary prescription diets) were not what she wanted to give to Rupert to resolve his problems with struvite crystals!

His urinary tract concerns all resolved with eating Greta dog food that he just loves 🙌

Read more about Rupert here and see how painful his struvite crystal appeared!!! - https://vegan-dogfood.co.uk/2022/02/14/rupert-had-painful-urinary-crystals/

23/10/2023

Some Monday smiles for you all as I regularly do this and don't think I'm alone! 🤣 ❤🐾

23/10/2023

Bryn is getting the very best natural supplement for his joints. GOLD DUST combined with Omega 3 Algae oil will provide him with all of this -

🌟 Vegetable Glucosamine HCl and MSM
🌟 Turmeric and Black Pepper
🌟 Boswellia
🌟 Hyaluronic Acid
🌟 Pure Omega 3 DHA and EPA!
🌟 Psyllium husks and Aniseed
🌟 Vitamins E, C and D3 (pure from Algae)
🌟 Biotin and Lysine

Try the UK's very first cruelty free joint supplement on your dog and results have been noticed within 3-4 days of use!!! (and it's tasty....and no fish, sharks, chickens or any animals have been harmed - hoorah!!)

Buy some here for your dog - https://vegan-dogfood.co.uk/product/gold-dust-dog-joint-supplement/

22/10/2023

What a happy and inspiring experience to be invited to talk to vet students (all organised by them)…and how they gave me just SO much hope for our future!
They had listened to a talk the previous evening by Hills who had brought some cake to tempt the students into listening about the only nutrition advice they get at vet school – from these big corporate pet food companies using their massive marketing budgets to bully their way into the minds of our future!

How fortunate I felt to be invited to give these bright young people some hope with everything that I had to say.

I had rushed to our local Tesco before the talk, and stocked up on Oreos, Biscoff biscuits, Rowntree fruit pastilles and jelly tots – yes all vegan and all delicious!

As these sweet snacks were being passed around and there was a general buzz in the lecture hall as they opened their laptops and began browsing their phones, I started the talk by saying to them....Read more here -

Hi Arielle, Thank you so much for coming this evening, it was a fantastic talk! We’d love to have you back to do another talk! Many thanks VetSoc Surrey

20/10/2023

"Vegan food completely got rid of Rodney’s dark red stains around his mouth. I don’t know what causes it but he looks so much healthier and better now with such a soft coat.” 🙌💚

“Rodney has Solo Vegetal as his main food then he had lots of bits of veg as treats. His favourite is the cauliflower stem and celery sticks. He has been known to raid our vegetable patch!

He is a tripod (only 3 legs), so it’s important for him to stay slim. I think his muscle tone is very good and he remains a good weight. He still enjoys climbing mountains and being active.

He has had vegan food only for 4 years now and counting, and his coat has never been better. It has also helped in calming his allergies – we are still not 100% sure what these are caused by. As he is getting older (10 this year) he has not developed any long term health conditions." 🙌🐾❤

19/10/2023

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that his dog Roscoe is "fully vegan".

He wrote to his fans: "Hey guys, so Roscoe is now fully vegan".

Lewis said: "His coat is much softer, his swollen paws have healed up, he is no longer limping with pain of arthritis and his breathing has opened up."

"Super happy with the result and he is too," he added.

Lewis Hamilton has been a vegan diet advocate for many years. He says that adopting a vegan diet is the "only way to truly save our planet".

Warning his fans about the environmental consequences of meat-eating, he said that "agriculture farming" was a huge pollutant, and the meat and dairy industry was responsible for "deforestation, animal cruelty" causing "our seas and climate decaying on a daily basis".

He used to say that adopting a vegan diet is very easy: "Going vegan "can be done so quickly...all you have to do is put your mind to it." 🙌🌱🐾

16/10/2023

Monday smiles! Yes, adding in more wholefood plant-based foods into our diet (and our dog's diet), is one of the easiest and healthiest ways to lose weight!

I speak from experience here having struggled with my weight all my life and now only in my 50's finally feeling like I have some control and can avoid all those biscuit and cake aisles when I go shopping 🙌💚🌱

14/10/2023

What a treat to have a group of lovely ladies and their darling rescue Greyhounds outside our local Tesco this morning. I coudn't resist a cuddle....and yes I did want to adopt all of them 💚

Greyhounds do just SO well on a plant-based balanced diet with their sensitive digestions and gentle nature 🐾 🌱

13/10/2023

"Thank you Arielle for leading the way and teaching me about my dog’s plant-based diet.

As a vegan it makes me feel so happy that I no longer have to feed my dog Cali meat, she loves her home cooked food and I enjoy cooking it…

Your knowledge and kindness and personal investment has been key to our success
Thank you so much"

10/10/2023

So interesting that the foxes are chewing brake cables as they have soya based insulation now in cars!

Drivers in suburban towns like Sidcup have been forced to take action against a growing menace - the un-fantastic foxes who are chewing their brake cables

09/10/2023

As a vet who feeds our own family dog a plant-based diet to benefit his health, I am blown away by the health impact of a nutritionally sound plant-based diet on the health of other dogs who I have helped.

Join me for a free Webinar tonight as I share my deepest concerns about how we feed our dogs, mistakes we can make and do make, and how to get it right for our dog's health and our planet's health too! 🙌🌱

https://dogsgo-plantbased.co.uk/transform-webinar