Paw Prints

01/03/2022

🚨OUR FACEBOOK PAGE IS DOWN🚨 Please stand by about info on our new page! 🐾

08/15/2021

is showing a demo in our shop today! Come stop by to learn more! 🐾🐶🦴

07/31/2021

Oh Vinny...

07/02/2021

Who takes their dog on the boat with them?? ❤🐾
We have these great EZ DOG brand DFGs (dog floatation device) A must have every boating lifestyle dog!🚣❤🐾

07/02/2021

We have everything your pet needs for fun and safe 4th of July! 💥
We will be open 10-2 on Sunday the 4th for your convenience.
We wish you all a Happy and safe Independence Day!!💥💥💥

06/25/2021

Fun spa day with Chrissy for little kids Moose and Yogi❤🐾 Too much cutness❤🐾❤

06/25/2021

Groomer Chrissy wore Hooper out, time for a post grooming nap.❤😴❤

06/21/2021

Our adorable, sweet friend Piper, helping Kat schedule grooming appointments. We love her! ❤🐾❤

06/16/2021

Do you think you're super cute Joey? We think you are!! ❤❤🐾

06/15/2021

We want to do the best we can help everyone do the best they can for their pets nutrition and well being. We are always here to consult with you about nutrition and supplements.

HERE’S WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ADD FRESH “HUMAN FOOD” TO YOUR PET’S KIBBLE

Today, ninety-six percent of pet owners around the globe are feeding dry commercial pet foods. Of those 96%, there is a large majority that believes dried commercial pet food is really all their pet needs and would never stop to consider the benefits of adding fresh “human food”.

(“Human food” definition in this article: clean sources of meat-based proteins and some organic plant matter, not beer and nachos 😉)

There are many reasons why some of these pet parents feel this way, however the most popular reason today seems to be the 50-year-old rumor that is in existence and still spreading.

You know the one: “Giving your animal table scraps is bad!”

How or when did this terrible rumor start?

Well, if we go back in time, research shows that shortly after the invention of processed pet foods, manufacturers were having a hard time convincing pet parents to make the switch from foods in their refrigerators to their commercial pet foods.

So in 1964, the pet food industry, along with the PFI, joined together with a whole bunch of marketing dollars and launched one of the most influential campaigns the pet world had ever seen: the “Ban All Table Scraps from your Pets’ Bowls” campaign!

Through thousands of newspapers, magazines, and news stations, the public was warned about the dangers of table food scraps or “human food” and the importance of feeding “processed” commercial pet food. From there, the giant smear campaign took off!

Not only did this clever campaign work, but it was so impactful that now, 50 years later, folks are still in fear of offering anything that is not labeled pet food.

SO IS IT A GOOD THING TO ONLY OFFER YOUR PET DRIED KIBBLE?

Not according to ongoing research it isn’t, especially with today’s cancer rates being 1 in 2 dogs!

In a 2005 study conducted at Purdue University on Scottish Terriers, the results showed that adding fresh vegetables to dry commercial kibble actually prevented and/or slowed down the development of transitional cell carcinoma (aka bladder cancer)!

In the study, dogs ate a diet of dry commercial pet food, while some got an assortment of vegetables added to the mix at least 3 times per week.

When the study was concluded, according to the researchers, they weren’t really shocked by the results.

Here’s what they found:

Dogs that ate any green leafy vegetables, like broccoli, had reduced the risk of developing bladder cancer by 90% and the dogs that consumed any yellow – orange vegetables like carrots reduced the risk by 70%!

Seriously! A lousy carrot helped smash the potential of cancer.

( http://ilarjournal.oxfordjournals.org/content/55/1/100.full ) (Raghavan, Knapp, Bonney, 2005) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/16013542/

Yes, of course cats are obligate carnivores (must have meat to survive) and our dogs are facultative carnivores (carnivores with omnivorous potential if circumstances demand) so offering clean meat-based protein sources should always be top priority and essential.

However, because today’s world is ever-so changing due to factory farmed livestock being fed genetically modified grains and our planet being contaminated with every type of pesticide, fungicide and larvicide, the importance of fresh, organic plant matter to help detox the body couldn’t be more crucial.

So if the “cancer reducing benefit” doesn’t tickle your fancy enough to convince you to add any “human fresh foods” to your pet’s bowl, then maybe think of it this way:

How bad would it suck if someone forced you to eat dry processed foods your whole lIfe?!

By: Rodney Habib

"An educated, informed and well-researched community of pet owners can only put more pressure on the pet food industry to be better! When pet owners know better, they will only do better!"

06/15/2021

Paw Prints photo op featuring the adorable Sage and her Auntie Kaley ❤🐾❤

06/14/2021

Swizzles coat is so black it's hard to get a good picture. Before and much better after thanks to groomer Kaley❤🐾❤

06/14/2021

Sully the baby Airedale says thanks groomer Kaley for making look so handsome ❤🐾❤

06/12/2021

06/11/2021

Interested in My Perfect Pet? This Sunday, My Perfect Pet will be in our shop to answer all of your questions! Stop by from 11:00-3:00 for free samples! 20% off sale today through Sunday! . . .

06/07/2021

Raw bones and other natural chews also help keep teeth clean
Also watch for our K9 Smiles Anesthesia free dental days❤🐾❤

The claim that kibble will clean your pet’s teeth = utter nonsense. https://bit.ly/3vOgKhx

06/05/2021

Have you ever wondered what Anesthesia free dental cleaning looks like? Here's how it looked at Paw Prints today 🐾❤🐾
Thanks to K9 Smiles for our dental day!!