TOP DRY FOODS 2010 - krmivo pro psy test a hodnocení

Dovolte nám, abychom se s vámi podělili o radost z toho, že i v letošním roce byla námi dovážená krmiva zařazena na prestižním seznamu TOP DRY FOODS 2010 podle nezávislého amerického kynologického časopisu Whole Dog Journal. Jedná se o ocenění, které je udělováno jen těm opravdu nejlepším značkám krmiv v Americe. Pro rok 2010 získalo toto ocenění 37 značek. V České republice je dostupných pouze 7 krmiv zařazených do TOP DRY FOODS 2010. Je pro nás velice potěšující, že jsme dovozci 4 z nich. Jedná se o krmiva FirstMate, Fromm Family, OmniPro a Canidae.

Laická veřejnost může být překvapená, že mezi americkou elitou zařazenou do TOP DRY FOODS nenajde žádnou ze značek prezentujících se bombastickou reklamou. Důvod je zřejmý. Pokud tyto firmy sledují pod pláštěm péče o vašeho miláčka maximální zisk, do pytle se kvalitní suroviny již nevejdou.

V současné době jsme jediná firma v Evropě, která může nabídnout tolik výjimečných značek krmiv zařazených do TOP DRY FOODS 2010. I to je pro nás signálem, že cesta, kterou jsme se před 12 lety vydali, kdy jsme s již neexistující americkou značkou Eagle byli první vlaštovkou na trhu naturálních krmiv, byla cestou správným směrem. Byli jsme také první v České republice, kdo uvedl na trh tzv. grain free řadu bez obilovin a později holistické krmivo.

Pokud vás zajímá, jaké jsou podmínky pro zařazení krmiv do seznamu TOP DRY FOODS, doporučujeme přečtení  článku TOP DRY FOODS 2009.

Základní filosofií naší firmy není pouze prodej krmiva jako takového, ale hlavně služba a servis, který našim zákazníkům poskytujeme. To, co nám přináší kladné impulsy pro naši další práci a utvrzuje nás v tom, že to, co již léta děláme, je smysluplné, je důvěra našich zákazníků. Mnohým z nich jsme našimi krmivy pomohli vyřešit takřka neřešitelné problémy jejich psů, pomáháme a radíme majitelům a chovatelům psů s výživou jejich miláčků, aby byli jejich psi zdraví, temperamentní a nabití energií, kterou mohou předávat svým pánům, prostě šťastní a spokojení psi.

Seznam TOP DRY FOODS 2010

Addiction Foods
addictionfoods.com
Made by: Taplow Ventures, Vancouver, British Columbia (salmon); Pied Piper Pet & Wildlife, Inc., Hamlin, TX (venison); and Texas Farm Products, Nacogdoches, TX (pork).
Misc info: Salmon and venison foods are grain-free. Venison is free-range; salmon is wild-caught.

Artemis Pet Foods
artemiscompany.com
Made by: Diamond Pet Products, Lathrop, CA.
Misc info: Fresh Mix products display what we call “kitchen sink” formulation; example above also contains chicken fat, duck, salmon, egg product, salmon oil, and salmon meal. Osopure has fewer protein sources (chicken, fish meal, egg).

Back To Basics
backtobasicspetfood.com
Made by: CJ Foods, in Pawnee City, NE.
Misc info: Company was sold to Dad’s Pet Care in 2009. Manufacturing scheduled to move to Dad’s own plant in PA. Company says all ingredients will continue to be USA-sourced and manufactured.

Bench & Field Pet Foods
benchandfield.com
Made by: WellPet in Mishawaka, IN.
Misc info: Company offers direct shipping to your home.

Blue Buffalo Company
bluebuff.com
Made by: Chenango Valley Pet Foods, Sherburne, NY; CJ Foods, Bern, KS; Dad’s Pet Care, Meadville, PA; Triple T Foods, Frontenac, KS.
Misc info: Company plans to launch a “limited ingredient” line in February.

Blue Seal Feeds
bynaturepetfoods.com
Made by: Blue Seal’s plant in Arcade, NY; organic food is made by Chenango Valley Pet Foods in Sherburne, NY.
Misc info: Bright Life” variety has been discontinued.

Breeder’s Choice Pet Foods
breeders-choice.com
Made by: Breeder’s Choice’s plant in Irwindale, CA.
Misc info: ActiveCare line contains “natural chicken cartilage with the highest levels of unprocessed chondroitin and glucosamine.” AvoDerm line developed for dogs with skin and coat issues; AvoDerm Baked meant for dogs with “sensitive stomachs.

Burns Pet Health
burnspethealth.com
Made by: By CJ Foods, in Bern, KS
Misc info: Company offers direct sales and shipping of fresh product to your home.

Canidae Corp.
canidae.com
Made by: Diamond Pet Foods in Lathrop, CA; Meta, MO; and Gaston, SC
Misc info: All Life Stages,” “Platinum,” and “Grain-Free ALS” have multiple animal protein sources; other four varieties have just one or two animal protein sources.

Canine Caviar Pet Foods
caninecaviar.com
Made by: Ohio Pet Foods, Lisbon, OH.
Misc info: Company says it uses only dehydrated meats – not rendered meat meals – in its 5 Holistic Beneficial varieties. Grain-free variety does use venison meal, said to be from free-range venison.

Castor & Pollux Pet Works
castorpolluxpet.com
Made by: CJ Foods in Bern, KS (Organix); and Crosswinds Petfoods, Inc., Sabetha, KS (Ultramix).
Misc info: Organix’s organic certification is by Certified Organic by Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA International, Inc.), Lincoln, NE. Foods have been reformulated since we last reviewed them, with only minor changes. Company offers direct shipping to your home.

champion petfoods
championpetfoods.com
Made by: Champion’s own plant in Alberta, Canada.
Misc info: Company says all ingredients are fresh (never frozen) and locally sourced. All foods are formulated with higher-protein, lower-carb content than most companies’ offerings.

Della Natura Commodities
dellanaturapet.com
Made by: Erro S.A. in Dolores, Uruguay.
Misc info: Imported from Uruguay. Company says all beef is “beyond organic,” free-range. Vegetarian variety uses soymeal for protein source. Note that we are not fans of vegetarian diets for dogs.

Diamond Pet Products
chickensoupforthepetloverssoul.com
Made by: Diamond’s own manufacturing facilities in Lathrop, CA; Meta, MO; and Gaston, SC.
Misc info: Taste of the Wild formulas are grain-free.

Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance
naturalbalance.net
Made by: CJ Foods, Bern, KS.
Misc info: Company tests for contaminants and makes the test results available on its website.

DOGSWEL, LLC
dogswell.com
Made by: Tuffy’s Pet Foods in Perham, MN.
Misc info: Company is a retail catalog company, so it will direct-ship to your home.

Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food company
evangersdogfood.com
Made by: Ohio Pet Foods, Lisbon, OH (whitefish and chicken varieties) and Fromm Family Foods, Mequon, WI (pheasant variety).
Misc info: Evanger’s owns its cannery, but has its dry foods made by co-packers, with ingredients it sources.

Firstmate Pet Foods
firstmate.com
Made by: FirstMate’s own plant in Chilliwack, BC, Canada.
Misc info: Skoki formulas cost less than FirstMate, which is the company’s “premium” line.

Fromm Family Foods
frommfamily.com
Made by: Fromm’s own plant in Mequon, WI.
Misc info: Four-Star foods contain the most ingredients and variety; Gold line is formulated with multiple animal protein sources; Classics line formulated with chicken as major protein source.

Laughing dog, Inc.
laughingdoginc.com
Made by: Taplow Feeds, Chilliwack, BC, Canada.
Misc info: Company says these make Laughing Dog superior: a vacuum infusion process that infuses (rather than just coats) the kibble with enzymes and probiotics, and its use of coconut oil in the formula.

Life4K9 Pet Food Corp.
life4k9.com
Made by: Bio Biscuit in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, and Hampshire Pet Products, Joplin, MO.
Misc info: These are baked foods; company feels strongly that baked foods are superior to extruded foods.

Lincoln Biotech
lincolnbiotech.com
Made by: Chenango Valley Pet Foods, in Sherburne, NY.
Misc info: Company feels that dogs don’t get enough zinc, causing skin and coat problems, so Zinpro is formulated with a bioavailable zinc.

Merrick Pet Care
merrickpetcare.com
Made by: Merrick Pet Care, Hereford, TX.
Misc info: Available via direct shipping with no shipping charges in the U.S.

Mulligan Stew Pet Food
mulliganstewpetfood.com
Made by: Mountain Country Foods, Okeene, OK.
Misc info: All dry foods are baked, not extruded. Company says all ingredients are sourced in from U.S. farms and ranches.

Natura Pet Products
naturapet.com
Made by: Natura’s own plants in Fremont, NE and San Leandro, CA.
Misc info: California Natural foods contain a single animal protein source; Evo foods are grain-free, high in protein and fat; Innova foods contain several sources of animal protein; Karma is Natura’s only baked food, and its only organic food.

Nature’s Variety
naturesvariety.com
Made by: Pied Piper Mills in Hamlin, TX.
Misc info: Company strongly promotes diet rotation among varieties and types, offering complementary frozen raw and canned foods.

Omnipro Pet Foods
omnipropet.net
Made by: Diamond Pet Products in Lathrop, CA; Meta, MO; and Gaston, SC.
Misc info: The highlighted variety (in our opinion, OmniPro’s sole premium food), may be a toe in the water of this market.

Perfect Health Diet Products
phdproducts.com
Made by: Chenango Valley Pet Foods in Sherburne, NY.
Misc info: Company suggests using its products to supplement a fresh food diet.

Pet Chef Express
petchefexpress.ca
Made by: Nutreco Canada, Inc., Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Misc info: Company provides home delivery in parts of Canada.

Pet Valu
performatrinultra.com
Made by: Elmira Pet Products, Ontario, Canada.
Misc info: Performatrin Ultra is sold exclusively in PetValu stores in Canada and the northeastern U.S.

Petcurean Pet Nutrition
petcurean.com
Made by: Elmira Pet Products in Elmira, Ontario, Canada.
Misc info: Go! Natural grain-free variety was recently reformulated with lower protein and fat; Now! varieties contain no rendered meats.

Precise Pet Products
precisepet.com
Made by: Texas Farm Products’ own plant in Nacogdoches, TX.
Misc info: Precise is owned by Texas Farm Products. The company says it expects to update its formulas this year.

Smartpak Canine
smartpakcanine.com
Made by: Chenango Valley Pet Foods in Sherburne, NY.
Misc info: Direct shipping is available. Food is available sealed in custom-measured single-serving packages for maximum freshness.

Solid Gold Health Products For Pets, inc.
solidgoldhealth.com
Made by: Diamond Pet Products in Lathrop, CA and Meta, MO.
Misc info: Varieties include adult, puppy, and small-bites. Barking at the Moon contains fish and beef and is grain-free.

Tuffy’s pet foods, Inc.
nutrisourcedogfood.com
Made by: Tuffy’s own plant in Perham, MN.
Misc info: Natural Plant Organics certified by Oregon Tilth. PureVita varieties each contain a single source of animal protein.

VeRUS Pet Foods
veruspetfoods.com
Made by: Ohio Pet Foods, Lisbon, OH.
Misc info: Company says all lamb used in foods is free-range, grass-fed, New Zealand lamb.

Wellpet
wellpet.com
Made by: Wellpet’s plant in Mishawaka, IN; Hagen Pet Foods in Waverly, NY; CJ Foods in Bern, KS; American Nutrition, Inc., in Ogden, UT; and Diamond Pet Foods in Gaston, SC and Lathrop, CA.
Misc info: Formerly known as Old Mother Hubbard and Wellness Pet Care, WellPet now owns and operates a former rival (Eagle Pack).