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LAST CALL! September/October 2024 Fall Pallet Sale is on! All pallets SHIP FREE when you pay up front, before we wire th...
24/09/2024

LAST CALL!

September/October 2024 Fall Pallet Sale is on! All pallets SHIP FREE when you pay up front, before we wire the funds to manufacture the run. This has worked so well in the past, we're going to offer it again- it helps everyone. It helps us plan for the right size run and not get wiped out suddenly from unexpected pallet orders, and it helps us fund the run, too. Most of all, it helps customers on shipping when they share freight, and we are able to offer this savings when we're not shipping it twice (IE, from Canada to our warehouse and then from our warehouse to your door).
EMAIL [email protected] to be invoiced. Please note what form of payment you plan on using, as certain forms have associated fees, as well as whether you require a lift gate, straight truck, or if a regular semi can deliver it.
⚠️If you are a wholesale customer, or believe you should be, please note "WHOLESALE PALLET ORDER" in the subject line and we'll get you an exact price.
💲Pallets are $4250 shipped, which is just $65/bag!
Please share!

September/October 2024 Fall Pallet Sale is on! All pallets SHIP FREE when you pay up front, before we wire the funds to ...
03/09/2024

September/October 2024 Fall Pallet Sale is on! All pallets SHIP FREE when you pay up front, before we wire the funds to manufacture the run. This has worked so well in the past, we're going to offer it again- it helps everyone. It helps us plan for the right size run and not get wiped out suddenly from unexpected pallet orders, and it helps us fund the run, too. Most of all, it helps customers on shipping when they share freight, and we are able to offer this savings when we're not shipping it twice (IE, from Canada to our warehouse and then from our warehouse to your door).

EMAIL [email protected] to be invoiced. Please note what form of payment you plan on using, as certain forms have associated fees, as well as whether you require a lift gate, straight truck, or if a regular semi can deliver it.

⚠️If you are a wholesale customer, or believe you should be, please note "WHOLESALE PALLET ORDER" in the subject line and we'll get you an exact price.

💲Pallets are $4250 shipped, which is just $65/bag!

Please share!

We are re-vamping the website (which wasn't really ever intended to get us by for 5 years...)NEED YOUR INPUT!Subscriptio...
28/08/2024

We are re-vamping the website (which wasn't really ever intended to get us by for 5 years...)

NEED YOUR INPUT!

Subscriptions:

We are having the web designer ensure that you are all able to edit your own subscriptions. Currently, it seems to depend on your device. That level of control-freak was never intended! We want you to be free to order, cancel and resume as you wish. NOBODY likes a hassle when canceling!

1) Are there other intervals that would be beneficial? Currently we have 3 weeks to 2 months. We kinda thought that if you need it less frequently than every 2 months you'd rather order as needed, but let me know now or forever hold your peace.

2) Besides "Skip This Shipment," and "Ship Now" are there other important options you'd like to control from your account settings?

Add your input in the comments!

UPDATE: Rory is scheduled for surgery! His dedicated owner called around everywhere and found a clinic with great review...
28/08/2024

UPDATE: Rory is scheduled for surgery! His dedicated owner called around everywhere and found a clinic with great reviews AND reasonable pricing. Estimate came in under $2000.00! *VENMO LINK in comments* or please call the clinic - photo also in comments.

While donations of all amounts add up and are hugely appreciated, we're going one step further due to the extenuating circumstances of this situation.

Vom Eisenherz German Shepherds will donate the adoption fee for a very sweet 1yr old black male working line GSD to Rory's surgery. APPROVED HOME ONLY, but if you happen to be in the market for a new family member anyway, this is a great way to get a very reasonably priced pup who is already crate trained and housebroken AND help a deserving family out with their pup in the process. Please submit application interest privately to [email protected].

www.VirtueDogFood.com

Friends, remember Chloe? She was one of the show line rescues from 2022 that was in deplorable condition. She waited SO ...
21/08/2024

Friends, remember Chloe? She was one of the show line rescues from 2022 that was in deplorable condition. She waited SO LONG for a home. Roy Livingston and Maddison Bennett opened their home to her and she and their Husky, Rory, became best friends.

Last night, Roy was taking Chloe for a walk, and Rory left the house behind them, not wanting to be left out. Unfortunately, Rory was struck by a hit-and-run driver and suffered a dislocated hip (pics in comments).

Although they can far from afford it, with Roy having a rare cancer himself and undergoing extensive treatments, he immediately took Rory to VCA last night where he paid $900 for a couple x-rays and pain meds- not even a sling was put on the dislocated leg. They quoted $7,000 for FHO surgery. This is not in the budget, nor are they wanting to pursue surgery at a corporate clinic.

Rory has an appointment next week with a wonderful orthopedic surgeon. We are so grateful to the family for giving Chloe what she deserves and waited so long for, that we want to help them get her friend the care he also deserves.

Virtue will donate all profits from each bag of Nautica (our hypoallergenic, deep sea herring-based diet) sold now through whenever Rory receives his treatments. Use code RORY to save $10 per bag. If you prefer to make a direct donation, please message the page for instructions. Please DO NOT Paypal the business - that income is taxable and will result in them receiving a lower amount.

www.VirtueDogFood.com

PLEASE SHARE THIS POST. This is a great family; accidents happen.

More food recalls  😩NO, NOT OURS!! We're completely safe and unaffected.
02/07/2024

More food recalls 😩

NO, NOT OURS!! We're completely safe and unaffected.

The online subscription company Viva Raw has recalled several products over the possibility of listeria contamination.

I have a housecleaning matter I  unfortunately need to address as these attempts are becoming too frequent:We are a SMAL...
25/06/2024

I have a housecleaning matter I unfortunately need to address as these attempts are becoming too frequent:

We are a SMALL business. Like, really small...I don't know if people are just used to scamming and cheating huge corporations and they think they're not hurting anyone, but we are literally a 2 person day-to-day operation, with of course others behind the scenes, but my point is this--- to the customers trying to rob us of income and products, we are not Jeff Bezos. We are small, we know what's going on, and we simply can't afford it.

Since everyone who has attempted to cheat us so far is on Facebook, I figured I'd use the platform to notify you that the very first time you deliberately attempt to steal from our small business, your entire profile will be blocked, along with your aliases, including boyfriends' names, etc. You will receive no future orders. We're not Amazon, and I absolutely can and will choose not to do business with the morally bankrupt. That's the coolest part of being my own boss.

I'm posting a real exchange with a customer who, through their own error, didn't enter the coupon code and decided to file a dispute with PayPal claiming she didn't receive her order. Her dispute was filed at 11:19am Thursday, her order placed at 11:02am Thursday. She emailed me at 11:05. That's 14 minutes she gave me to respond to the dispute she filed for an order placed 17 minutes beforehand.

Sorry, Lisa, but orders do take longer than 17 minutes to ship from our warehouse in St. Cloud, MN to California.

I responded to her email 50 minutes after she sent it and asked detailed information trying to understand if there was a glitch I needed to make a ticket about (very possible) or whether it was simply user error and she needed a price adjustment. At no point did she mention she had already filed a dispute so that we would not be paid for the food she ordered, regardless of how we handled it.

I offered a refund of the amount of the coupon and she accepted.

Now, her food is nearly to her (not bad for an order placed Thursday to California) and we have 💲 ZERO from her. How much have we lost between cost of food and shipping to California? Not to mention having disputes filed against us has penalties, if it occurs frequently.

We have no choice but to block orders from these types of "customers," as they are actually thieves and we cannot afford to cater to thieves.

I really hate to have to actually type this because most of our customers are THE BEST --- but I know these people are following this page and I'd rather not email them 1 by 1 and say hey, you can't just change your name and keep pretending you're a first time buyer or change your delivery address online the day of delivery and then claim we delivered it to the wrong address for 5 months in a row, or file charge backs or disputes every time you're short on cash, and so on.

You know who you are, and we know who you are.

⚠️TEXAS Customers Potential pallet split. Contact us or Sector K9 Foundation if interested and we'll work out the detail...
12/06/2024

⚠️TEXAS Customers

Potential pallet split. Contact us or Sector K9 Foundation if interested and we'll work out the details.

Please share with any current customers in the area or people looking to switch. Great opportunity to give less money to FedEx.

Updated the cover photo temporarily to reflect my excitement at the upcoming arrival of SG Iron Ethen, ZVV1. He'll soon ...
29/05/2024

Updated the cover photo temporarily to reflect my excitement at the upcoming arrival of SG Iron Ethen, ZVV1.

He'll soon be a "spokes model" for Virtue and it's benefits for working and breeding dogs.

Huge thanks to Luďka Vlčice Kadeřábková for taking amazing care of my puppy these last 7 months. I can't wait to meet him!

❓Do you know the Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio in your dog's food?❓Do you understand why it's critical?     (PSST- all you wi...
21/04/2024

❓Do you know the Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio in your dog's food?

❓Do you understand why it's critical?
(PSST- all you with allergic or arthritic dogs should be paying attention!)

⚠️ While I don't 💯 support every aspect of this article or publication in general, I don't think I've found a clearer explanation regarding Omega - 3,6,9 fats, their purposes, and how modern commercial diets fail our dogs.

Take the time to read it, understand it, and research your dog's diet. They're depending on you.

https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/omega-3-for-dogs-the-ultimate-guide/

📌 P.S. As far as we're aware, there is no other dry diet (or fresh/raw, for that matter) that boasts the Omega-3 content of both our formulas. If we're wrong, let us know!

BREEDERS (and rescues!) TAKE NOTICE- 💲avingsTis the season - puppies are going home! Take advantage of our breeder "pupp...
20/04/2024

BREEDERS (and rescues!) TAKE NOTICE- 💲avings

Tis the season - puppies are going home!

Take advantage of our breeder "puppy pack" bags. These are 15lb resealable bags. These are a great size to send home with your litters.

We have two special deals on them from now through September:

⚠️Buy 6, get 2 free with promo code "BREEDER6".
https://www.virtuedogfood.com/

⚠️Buy 9, get 3 free with promo code "BREEDERSDOZEN".
https://www.virtuedogfood.com/

Share with breeder (or rescue!) friends of ALL breeds. K-9 Octane is NOT just for working and large breeds. Yes, we dialed in the mineral balance for optimal growth of our large and giant breeds, but that in no way makes it less suitable for the smaller pups. 📈

Ultra high calorie, low carbohydrate dog food, Virtue Dog Food is made in Canada using safest ingredients. Large breed puppy safe! Formulated by German Shepherd breeder for the optimal nutrition for all life stages. Great working dog food, sport dog food, or just food for high energy pets!

"But my dog can only eat lightly braised kangaroo bicep and thylacine liver with the occasional alligator egg..."Allergi...
20/04/2024

"But my dog can only eat lightly braised kangaroo bicep and thylacine liver with the occasional alligator egg..."

Allergies - such a hot topic and SO misunderstood.

We get a lot of inquiries about specialty diets, and I just can't always bite my tongue. The science just doesn't support the requests.

While I should really capitalize on the plethora of misinformation fueling predatory marketing and pushing astronomically-priced "hypoallergenic" diets that are really nothing special, I'm choosing to continue to be a terrible businesswoman and tell people the truth:

⚠️Your dog most likely does not have food allergies.😱 Wait, what?! How can I possibly know that? Stay with me...

🐾 Very few canine allergies are truly food allergies. More importantly, most so-called "allergy testing" is a waste of money sending well-meaning and desperate owners on a wild goose chase to avoid an assortment of ingredients most likely totally irrelevant to their dog. Read the links below for more info on what causes most sensitivities.

🚫 The ONLY true food allergy test is an elimination diet requiring months of strict regulation. There is NO quick substitute using blood, saliva, etc., nor is there a simple diet change that will cure environmental allergies.

PLEASE do yourselves and your dogs a favor and read these great articles (one by Tuft's University's Clinical Nutrition Team and one referenced by them) on the true prevalence of food allergies as well as the accuracy (inaccuracy) of quick allergy tests.

https://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2017/01/food-allergies/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090023317300230

Meta removed my post 😭With 125 positive comments from real customers, they decided it was Spam and I was getting exposur...
19/04/2024

Meta removed my post 😭

With 125 positive comments from real customers, they decided it was Spam and I was getting exposure "in a misleading way." 😫

I filed an appeal and explained that there was no monetary reward, these people are actually real, verifiable customers and I was simply asking for honest experiences and reviews.

🤞 Fingers crossed that they restore it shortly - I was loving reading everybody's experiences!

If you are a real person with real dogs and a real opinion about your experience, we'd still really love your reviews. All our advertising is word of mouth!

Appreciate all of you!

4 years ago today! 2020 was our first full year in business. Kind of a weird time to be starting a business, but we like...
14/04/2024

4 years ago today! 2020 was our first full year in business. Kind of a weird time to be starting a business, but we like to think we made the best of it.

For nostalgia's sake, I'm reactivating this coupon. NEW CUSTOMERS ONLY - with one exception - If you are currently K-9 Octane customer and you have not tried Nautica, you may use this, and vice versa.

NEW CUSTOMER SALE! Honestly different and totally transparent, Virtue K-9 Octane will be your go-to diet for top performance and condition at an unbeatable value for quality of ingredients and calories. Made in Canada to the strictest safety and quality standards, then tested by an independent 3rd party lab to ensure total peace of mind. Try it - your dog will thank you. www.VirtueDogFood.com

COURTESY POST:1yr old male GSD seeks loving and experienced home. Good with children, other dogs and cats. Like most ado...
10/04/2024

COURTESY POST:

1yr old male GSD seeks loving and experienced home. Good with children, other dogs and cats. Like most adolescent gsd, he's in a little bit of a reactive phase with strangers entering his home, but that's common and workable.

LOVES children and even has experience with autism. Would be phenomenal in a home with kids to play with.

Sad circumstances involving the health of a child force rehoming. Please message privately with your references and we'll send owner's contact info.

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