Voyager Dog Food Co.

23/08/2024

Wondering why it is so important to vaccinate your new puppy?

Check out our latest episode of Whiteboard with Dr. Pete where he dives into the science behind why vaccinations are vital to the health of your pup!

Today Dr. Pete talks about why vaccinating your puppy is so important for their health. People voice many opinions on this matter but Dr. Pete is here break ...

16/08/2024

31/05/2024

We have officially posted our first episode of Whiteboard with Dr. Pete on YouTube!

In this new series Dr. Pete will be deep diving on pet health issues that he sees impacting animals all around the nation!

In our first episode, Dr. Pete dives into why food allergies cause your dog to be so itchy! As well as, how it really happens on a scientific level. He lays this out by drawing his infamous ear map! He uses this at the clinic to help explain this issue to patients all the time, and now he wants to share it with all of you!

Head over to our YouTube to check it out now!!

https://youtu.be/rh6WxMyTiUI?si=VVLBvXRED62QHzBW

21/02/2024

We are on TikTok! Go check us out!

30/01/2024

We were recently a guest on the podcast! Please give it a listen

🐾 Unlock The Secrets Of Dog Nutrition 🐕

🤝 Join with Dr. Pete VanVranken Founder of Voyager Dog Food Co. , Dr. Pete shares 49+ years of veterinary expertise to emphasize the importance of quality and safe food for our furry friends. 🥩

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💡 Explore

🥩 What a dog’s complete and balanced diet should consist of. 🌾🍖
🤔 Various ways that high-fat diets can impact your dog’s health. 🚫 🐾
🌿 The benefits of balancing your dog’s microbiome. 🌱🐕

🐕🌟 You can learn more about Dr. Pete and Voyager Dog Food Company by clicking the link in our bio or description above. 📚🔗

Also Listen on Apple Podcasts 🍏: https://apple.co/30PvU9C

06/01/2024

Check out this news story! Dr. Pete discusses copper storage disease with Dr. Anna Marie whose dog was diagnosed with CSD.

On this latest version of Dr. Anna Marie's better living show-we pet focused. Today we explore a growing. concern in our country that's impacting the healt...

12/12/2023

Dr. Pete sharing his thoughts on the mystery respiratory illness that has been going around in dogs.

16/11/2023

Check out the dog food advisor article. Very informational about copper storage disease.

Copper Storage Disease (CSD) in dogs is a disease more of us are becoming aware of — here’s everything you need to know.

01/11/2023

Collin explains the history of our company as well as the diets that Voyager Dog Food company offers. Clean and complete, chelated copper free dog food which helps prevent against copper storage disease in dogs.

01/11/2023

Hello fellow dog lovers,
As most go you know, The Scoop Dog food has rebranded to Voyager Dog Food Co. We are the same group of dog lovers providing your pups with premium nutrition and health that is backed by the science and knowledge of our founder Dr. Pete VanVranken. It is our Goal with this rebrand to help educate, prevent and protect from copper storage disease in dogs while bringing you the best quality dog food on the market that is made in small batches. Ben, Pete, Tim and myself promise to uphold a new standard wellness to all dogs while curating a brand that revolves around the health and adventure lifestyle of your dog. After all, Its your dogs adventure, we are just along for the ride.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to this new adventure.
- Molly

27/02/2023

One of our longtime customers recently lost her dog Max to copper storage disease. With such a tough loss, she decided to make this into an opportunity to help other people with dogs suffering with CSD as well as keep Max’s memory alive. Susan is now creating beautiful sun catchers with 50% of the proceeds going to Michigan State University’s copper storage disease research program. Please feel free to click the attached link and support Susan ❤️
“This project is allowing me to keep Max’s spirit alive, bring awareness to Copper Storage Disease, and work through my loss. I don’t want anyone to go through this or be caught off guard the way I was. I’m in the beginning stages of this project and if you have any questions, please email. I am happy to share the contacts I have made through this journey.” -Susan
https://fringebenefitsjewelry.com/sun-catchers/

07/11/2022

We are in the midst of fall and that means many things. Enjoying the beautiful changing leaves, going to pumpkin patches, and going on hunts! Let’s not forget to bring our four legged friends along because adventures are better when our pups can join!

19/10/2022

The seasons are changing and the temps are dropping which means all your hard work of training during the summer months can be applied. Hunting over your best friend is one of the most rewarding feelings when everything comes together.

23/06/2022

Calling all scoop dogs! We hope that you are enjoying the summer as much as we are. Filling up the days with training sessions, hiking and adventuring together. Having a clean and complete dog food to help keep your dog in peak condition and health is a must! Keep sharing your adventures with us and enjoy the hot weather!

04/01/2022

Anyone who has upland bird hunted before knows that it can be one of the most rigorous mental and physical battles that we can voluntarily put ourselves through with our dogs. Extreme terrain and conditions combined with great distances necessary for success create internal conflicts that can make pressing on difficult for any person. Taking these things into consideration, no matter how treacherous the terrain or hunting, our four-legged friends are always there to provide an uplifting spirit whenever its necessary; they never show signs of stopping until the expedition is through.

Seemingly, when the hunting may prove difficult and the bounty sparse, our best friends always seem to keep us pressing on to the very end. Their appreciation for the quality time and experiences shared together is worth more than words can express, so keep pressing on! It isn’t about the successful harvest for them, they don’t hold grudges over the birds they flushed that got away but keep pressing on for the next chance. Never forget to stop and take in all the sights and sounds together, these are the moments they’ll never forget.

31/12/2021

The new year will be here before we know it! One thing about this time of year is that it always promises us a new beginning, a chance to be something better and to improve ourselves in every way. The last couple years have definitely taken a toll, so this year let’s focus on the positive. Find importance in the little things in life like taking our dog on a walk or throwing a stick in the yard and never take them for granted. No matter how hard things seem, we always have man’s best friend in our corner. No matter how hard the day, you always get to come home to your best friend. Here’s to you, here’s to all our four-legged friends, and here’s to all our resolutions for 2022. Cheers to all the great dogs out there that make our lives so much better. From your friends at The Scoop. 🐾

26/12/2021

Christmas is here and if you’re anything like us, the dogs have more gifts under the tree than most people in the household. All joking aside, the holidays would not be the same without our furry best friends. So this year while you are sipping your hot chocolate by the fire and opening gifts, focus on all the things you are appreciative for with us. At The Scoop, we’re appreciative for our dogs and their unconditional love that they bring to our families. Merry Christmas everyone!

22/11/2021

As fall temps begin to drop, be sure to look out for your friend in the field. A regular diet may still provide the necessary nourishment for some dogs, but as our pups use more energy to stay warm while working with us afield, switching to our Performance 30/20 blend may be necessary to keep them working at their best.

Be sure to reach out to us with any questions you may have, we’d be happy to help! Keep the pictures and posts coming, and stay safe out there.

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27/10/2021

Mid season vibes have our pups seeing countless reps in the field. The preseason efforts are being rewarded with each opportunity afield. With plenty of work left to do this year, make sure your dogs have the proper nutrition they need to perform at their all time best.

For the long time customers of The Scoop we give a huge thank you and if you’re just tuning in, please be sure to pull up a chair.

The wealth of knowledge packed into every bag of our food is sure to not only provide everything your dog needs on a day to day basis, but more importantly it ensures the best shot at long term health while preventing copper storage disease, skin rashes and ear infections, and nutrition induced dilated cardiomyopathy. Don’t be quiet, please comment or reach out to us with any questions, comments or concerns you may find, The Scoop Staff is always here for you with your pet’s best interest at heart. 🐾

To order, please follow the link in our bio. Be sure to sign up for our recurring subscription so you never have to worry about going out of your way to get dog food again. Any further questions please call, DM or email the address below.

[email protected]
1-800-470-3248

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12/07/2021

DOG DAYS ☀️ 🐕

The dog days of summer haven’t been full of beaches and relaxing for The Scoop Staff, we’ve been busy putting miles on and traveling the country meeting and greeting great people like you. Not only is creating the best dog food on the market our goal, but being reachable, real people is equally as important to us.

What good is a dog food, or any product for that matter, if you aren’t able to have every question or concern you stumble upon addressed anytime you need it? We asked ourselves that in the beginning days of the creation of The Scoop, and we’re holding to the importance of a personal and informative touch.

Dog food related or not, our team of veterinarians, nutritionists, and dog food owners alike are always on board and at the ready for any questions or conversations you’d like to have.

As we’ve checked off a few trade shows across this great country and have others bearing down in the headlights, we have had countless great interactions with great people day in and day out.

However, there’s an important kicker we must never leave out: No two people, dogs, or conversations we’ve shared have been or ever will be the same, and each one is equally as important as the next. We value your time and investment in us as your dog food provider.

So if you see us on the road or at a show, be sure to stop by and introduce yourself, we look forward to hearing from each and every one of you.

For the rest of you who we aren’t able to catch up with in person, here’s to a happy summer from all of us at The Scoop!

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26/05/2021

OUR PLEDGE TO YOU 🇺🇸

As a Scoop shopper, you’ve earned our utmost respect. We know you care about the well-being of your dog and want what’s best for their long term health. Whether you’ve purchased from us once or your pups are digging into their recurring subscription with every bowl, your business matters to us.

Our pledge to you is to not only provide the finest food available to you, but to also furnish the highest quality customer service around. Our team is on tap at any hour of the day to help answer any questions you could come up with about your pet. It doesn’t matter if it’s a direct question about any ingredient or use of the food or even just a general dog question, we have knowledgeable nutritionists and veterinarians ready to help you when you need it.

Reach out to us! Send us a direct message on any of our social media platforms, email us, or call our direct line which are all found below! 👇🏼

1-800-470-3248
[email protected]
www.safedogfood.com (link in bio)

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07/05/2021

Our dogs are outside very frequently, so we protect them from the threats that the outside can pose to them. We always keep them safe from fleas and ticks by ensuring they have the right medicine to do so. However, there are many dogs out there who are at risk to other diseases resulting directly from the food they are being fed.

Do you know what’s in your dog’s food? Seriously! Check your dog food label, and see if you’re able to understand every single ingredient that makes up the food. That’s no small order, so we will do our best to explain that for you. At The Scoop, our ingredients are clearly listed on our bags and website, and we’re here to clarify each ingredient to ensure your dog is safe for a healthy, long life. By removing chelated coppers like copper sulfate and copper protonate, your dog is no longer at risk of developing copper storage disease, and by including healthy sources of grain, you can sleep well at night knowing dilated cardiomyopathy doesn’t pose a threat to your pup. We don’t strictly sell dog food, we’d rather sell knowledge and peace of mind.

It’s very important to protect your dogs on the outside, but we believe it’s just as crucial to protect them on the inside as well. It’s our job to understand what’s in our dogs food so that they can live a long and well nourished life.

If you’d like to learn more about the benefits of feeding The Scoop Dog Food to your dog or kennel, please reach out to us, comment on this post, or check out our website. Our team is always available to you, so be sure to take advantage of this opportunity! We look forward to hearing from you!

29/04/2021

In our last breakdown of the science behind The Scoop, we covered a bit of the essential knowledge we feel is important of what should be avoided in a healthy dog food, but there’s still more to cover regarding the sourcing of what’s actually in our food.

There’s many opinions out there regarding the protein sources in dog food. After all, it’s usually the main ingredient, so it should be top quality right?

We thought so too, so we made it our priority to provide the best option in respects to your dog.

Our two main protein sources went through extensive testing after we found the sources we felt were best suited to fulfill The Scoop’s mission of making the best dog food in today’s market.

There are many misconceptions behind the sourcing of the main ingredient “chicken by-product meal” as the standards for what will fit a recipe are fairly open ended. However, we chose to source our chicken ingredients from the organ meats of the bird, like the liver, which are very high in nutritional value and contain more vitamins and minerals than a regular chicken breast. This not only increases the nourishment, it also adds superior palatability compared to other kibble options made from lesser quality parts of the chicken.

Next up, our po***ck diet is sourced from wild caught Alaskan Po***ck from the Bering Sea. We found that any pen raised fish available to put in our food was already exposed to high levels of chelated coppers, whether through tank cleaning or the ingredients of their pellets they were raised eating, and we knew that would cause unsafe levels of copper in our food before we even began creating the mix. The health and safety of your dog is our top priority, so wild caught fish was our only option.

Lastly, the food also has increased protein levels from the multifunctional ingredient, corn gluten meal, providing high levels of protein as well as aiding in better digestibility. We knew this would be crucial so that not only your dog will have the energy it needs, but its body will absorb as many nutrients as physically possible.

We hope you found this informative, and are always available if you have further questions. Thanks for tuning in!

21/04/2021

After all of our recent activity here, you must be wondering what’s actually in The Scoop and what sets us apart from the rest of the pack.

Instead of addressing what’s in the bag, we know it’s even more important to understand the things that aren’t in our food.

When you combine over forty years of veterinary knowledge with over two decades of dog food nutrition experience from two of the most experienced guys in their industries, there’s an overwhelming amount of information from all those years of hard work. Some how, we managed to cram all that into a bag of dog food with your best friend in mind.

A few of the biggest preventive issues The Scoop was able to take care of are removing any form of chelated copper from our food by substituting with only natural copper found in our healthily sourced ingredients. This ensures that Fido, Sage, Duke or any other pup with a bowl full of The Scoop will never be at risk of developing copper storage disease.

Next, this is where all those years of experience kick in. After seeing countless cases of ear infections, skin rashes and hot spots, Dr Pete figured out that most of those uncomfortable complications were caused from a common food allergy. By removing any beef, dairy or wheat ingredient, we can also ensure your dog shouldn’t develop any of these conditions due to a common food allergy.

That covers the meat of this week’s issue of Scoop schooling on proper dog nutrition, however there’s much more where that came from.

In upcoming posts, we will continue to elaborate further on the depth of our understanding on the reasoning of why we sourced ingredients the way we did. For now, all you need to know is that each and every component is thoroughly tested before every single batch so that we can guarantee our consistency is the best in the business. All of our ingredients are clearly listed on every bag of food, and is available to you on our site. Follow the link in our bio to find out more!

At The Scoop, we value your time and investment about learning about dog nutrition. Our goal isn’t simply to feed your dog, but to keep them healthy for the longest life possible.

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12/04/2021

With another Monday, we begin another busy week. What does your Monday routine look like?

At The Scoop, our days are filled with personal phone calls to caring dog owners and successful kennel owners across the country who are curious to learn of new advancements in dog nutrition. We prefer to spend our time with one on one calls with real people to better understand your dog’s exact needs and explain the complete clarity of every product The Scoop has developed.

We know it’s important for us to understand every ingredient in a dog’s food, but we don’t stop there. It doesn’t do us any good for us to make the best dog food on the market but the consumer not understand every aspect of what sets us apart from the rest of the pack, and the benefits it will have on your dogs long term health. We achieve that by total transparency with you.

If you or someone you know could benefit from a personal, one on one call with a dog nutrition expert, comment, tag them, or DM us today so we can get in touch with you as soon as possible! We look forward to hearing from you!

Don’t forget to check out the link in our bio to find more information about our food, and to see if our direct to consumer recurring subscription products are the right choice for you and your dogs!

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24/03/2020

Over the years, we’ve contacted many dog food manufacturers about the levels of unsafe copper in their dog foods. Most have been relatively clueless. Since they aren’t informed, make sure you are. Visit our website and learn about the dangers of unsafe copper in dog food. https://www.safedogfood.com/bad-copper-in-dog-food/

21/03/2020

Do you own a Skye or Bedlington Terrier? If so, you NEED to check their dog food immediately to make sure it does not contain chelated copper. This ingredient can lead to the development of a terminal disease! Visit our website for information on food label reading.

19/03/2020

Back when we didn’t know about Copper Storage Disease, we watched our precious pet, Cookie, get sick and inevitably die from eating dog food that contained chelated copper. We want to prevent the same thing from happening to anyone else. Please stay informed and spread the word by visiting our website and sharing our page.
https://www.safedogfood.com/bad-copper-in-dog-food/

17/03/2020

If you own a Labrador Retriever, you need to be especially careful when selecting dog food. Food containing chelated copper can cause Copper Storage Disease and Labs have a higher risk than most of developing this disease! https://www.safedogfood.com/bad-copper-in-dog-food/

14/03/2020

Attention Dalmatian owners! Your dog could be at high risk of developing Copper Storage Disease depending on the dog food they are fed. Visit our website for more information! https://www.safedogfood.com/bad-copper-in-dog-food/