In case any finicky dog owners want to know how a finicky dog took to it….Lacey loves it….She gulps it up quicker than Primal(Frozen pre made raw),quicker than Stella & Chewy’s(Freeze Dried pre made raw).She even takes to NV Frozen Raw just as well as the Raw Boost Bites!Nature’s Variety gets a 4 paws up from Lacey Princess!
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Nature’s Variety New Treats
Introducing Nature’s Variety Raw Boost Bites..These are freeze dried raw treats similiar to Stella & Chewy’s freeze dried treats.It comes in Chicken,Beef,Lamb and Vension.The only thing different about the Raw Boost Bites from the Stella & Chewy’s is that it is in bite sized patties and not broken into tiny pieces.They also add other proteins too.Of course it has Apple Cider Vinegar in it so if your dog has tear stains Nature’s Variety can help.
Another new thing from Nature’s Variety is Raw Daily Boost Freeze Dried Supplement.A variation of feeding Frozen or Freeze Dried Raw.It also comes in Chicken,Beef,Lamb and Vension.
Primal Frozen Raw vs Nature’s Variety Frozen Raw
So tonight Lacey Princess ate her very first meal of Nature’s Variety Frozen Raw & I was so excited to see her,actually attempt to eat a frozen raw food on her own…She ate almost one mendallion after I broke it up into two pieces.When asked if she was done she backed away from the frozen raw,told her come to me and asked her”Did you enjoy it???”and in response she very slowly started wagging her tail!I remember when I tried to get her to eat Primal Frozen Raw!She’d rather starve than eat it!
Nature’s Variety Prairie Salmon Meal & Brown Rice
Today we went to Marina Pet Supply to see what they sold of Nature’s Variety & we found that a 5 pound bag of NV Prairie was just as cheap locally than when Naturally Pet special ordered it for us which was about $20-21.00.This store has a wide selection of NV products.While it will be selling at Petco in the fall we might be back because I also got Lace the Nature’s Variety Frozen Raw Organic Chicken to see what she thinks of it…
Lacey gets new can food,chew toys & treats from Naturally Pet
Today Lacey got ~$45.00 worth of can food,chew toys and treats from Naturally Pet.Some of the can food is and will be new to her.The ones we got her today includes Addiction Herbed Duck Confit & Sweet Potatoes,Black Forest Rabbit & Blueberries,Safari Buffalo Meatloaf,Evangers Duck,Evangers Beef, including the usual Merricks Can Food…Rabbit is definatly a new protein to her and in treats(Nature’s Variety Instinct Rabbit Biscuits Treats) she took to it pretty good.Sort of smells like chicken….Also trying to get can food that has very little veggies/fruits in it as much as possible but we need a good selection so we buy what’s available at the time…Addiction Can Food is one of the most limited can food with almost no veggies/fruits to it per recipie…I like that because Lace is the type of dog who won’t really take to veggies unless it’s can food…Even then I am still trying to limit veggies/fruits when I can.She also got some new dog chews or as we call it “Chew toys” which is very very important in the summer…If you don’t have chew toys available she will chew carpet!It’s also the time she gets matted the most as well.So brushing daily is extremely important as well.She got two new chew toys called Himalayan Dog Chews..it has Yak & Cow Milk with salt and lime juice…She loves that….and she got a dog chew called Canine Cavier which is Buffalo.
Proteins Lacey has had:Chicken,Beef,Duck,Turkey,Lamb,Fish(Salmon,trout,Whitefish to name a couple),Bison,Buffalo,Yak(First time 6/16/2011),Rabbit(First time 6/16/2011),Pork
Hasn’t had yet:Brushtail,Kangaroo are the main ones she hasn’t had so far…
Lace has had Evangers Can Food before like a meal type of can food before but she didn’t like it so now we will try her on”just the meat” type of food from Evangers and see how she likes it..If she doesn’t care for it we won’t buy any food from Evangers again.
Next month to mark her 2 years with the family,she will be getting some treats from Hawaii Doggie Bakery & new grooming spray,shampoo and more gel for her teeth from the Pet Corner in Ward Center.
Nature’s Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Diets
Nature’s Variety LID Turkey Meal Diet
Turkey Meal, Tapioca, Canola Oil, Peas, Natural Flavor, Montmorillonite Clay, Coconut Oil, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Biotin, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Carotene, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Sea Salt, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide), Dried Green Tea, Mixed Tocopherols with Citric Acid (a natural preservative), Rosemary Extract.
444 per cup
Crude Protein (min): 29.0%
Crude Fat (min): 18.0%
Crude Fiber (max): 3.5%
Moisture (max): 10.0%
Ash (max): 10.0%
Calcium (min): 1.2%
Phosphorus (min): 0.8%
*Omega 6 Fatty Acids (min): 2.7%
*Omega 3 Fatty Acids (min): 1.0%
Nature’s Variety LID Lamb Meal
Lamb Meal, Tapioca, Canola Oil, Peas, Natural Flavor, Montmorillonite Clay, Coconut Oil, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Biotin, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Carotene, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Sea Salt, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide), Dried Green Tea, Mixed Tocopherols with Citric Acid (a natural preservative), Rosemary Extract.
433 per cup
Crude Protein (min): 29.0%
Crude Fat (min): 18.0%
Crude Fiber (max): 3.5%
Moisture (max): 10.0%
Ash (max): 12.0%
Calcium (min): 2.4%
Phosphorus (min): 1.4%
*Omega 6 Fatty Acids (min): 2.2%
*Omega 3 Fatty Acids (min): 1.0%
Lacey eats 2 pieces of raw beef before eating her dog food mix!
Today we ran out of cooked meat so I took some raw meat from the freezer last night.unthawed it and gave Lacey 2 pieces of raw beef or to eat her Dog Food Mix:1/4 cup Nature’s Variety Instinct Beef & Lamb,1/4 cup Dogswell Happy Hips Duck& Sweet Potato Stew with some cooked Beef that Pa decided to heat up for Lacey Girl.Lacey did in fact eat some of the can food today but would rather prefer to eat 2 pieces of raw beef in between bites!She gobbled up the 2 pieces of raw beef like nothing but wouldn’t do that for raw Chicken! Still,after she ate she made poop so fast I didn’t even realize it till I checked her Puppy pad.Sure enough,there’s one good piece of poop waiting to be picked up!I’ve never seen her poop so fast in a matter of minutes!I try to give her raw meat every so often.So far,it’s not a daily thing but for now every now & then.
Nature’s Variety Instinct Beef & Lamb Review continues
Continuing to see excellent results with tear stains & it seems or so that she’s itching less but can’t seem for sure YET as I just noticed it about a day or so ago…She seems to be “protected” from fleas/mosquitoes with the ACV in her dog food.So far without any natural flea spray we have YET to conquer any fleas/mosquitoes on her YET.
Nature’s Variety continues to expand their Prairie line in May!
So..we just got word on Facebook that NV is going to expand their Prairie line because of the overwhelming requests for Puppy food specifically.Nature’s Variety Prairie Puppy & Nature’s Variety Prairie Large Breed Puppy!Stay tuned..More to follow as time goes on!
Nature’s Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Diets coming to stores near you in April!
Nature’s Variety LID Turkey
Ingredients contain Turkey Meal,Tapioca,Canola Oil,Peas,Coconut Oil,Vitamins & Minerals,Dried Green Tea
Nature’s Variety LID Lamb
Ingredients contain Lamb Meal,Tapioca,Canola Oil,Peas,Coconut Oil,Vitamins & Minerals,Dried Green Tea
The foods come in a 4.4 pound bag & 25.3 pound bag
Think we’ll look into it for Lacey.If Nature’s Variety had as many protein sources than Natural Balance I can reassure you we’d drop Natural Balance LID & switch right on over to Nature’s Variety Instinct LID.However,I’d like to see more ACV added into more of the dry food because it helps Lace a lot with tear stains.
Guarenteed Analysis is not out just yet..
