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Raw feeding, pet health and life with animals — written by us, for you.

Add a New Protein

April 18, 2025

Add a New Protein

Introducing your dog or cat to new raw food meats can offer a range of benefits for their health, vitality, and long-term well-being. Just as variety in our own diets helps ensure we get a broad spectrum of nutrients, offering different raw meat proteins to...

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Gus Needs a Dog

February 20, 2025

Gus Needs a Dog

All I'm saying is—this guy needs a dog. Read on. A free parking spot on the honky-tonk boulevard of broken dreams, dead ends, and ne’er-do-wells. A...

Why Get a Dog?

February 14, 2025

Why Get a Dog?

Everyone’s got a reason why they chose their dog: “It was love at first sight.” “We did it for the kids.” But really? “He was cheap.” Yes, you hear...

Just a Whiff

February 07, 2025

Just a Whiff

The Origins Canadian teenager Wiff LePew is a neat freak with a fatal weakness; he faints at the slightest scent of body odor. A olfactory-challeng...

A No Brainer

January 27, 2025

A No Brainer

Brains are overrated. “Look at Nelson Cerebellum,” Mother said. “A genius! The eighth wonder of the world according to your teachers. And look wher...

The Dogs & the Trees

January 21, 2025

The Dogs & the Trees

“What do dogs and trees have in common?” I asked during my weekly trivia night get-together. Ernie Fert—gap-toothed and eager—raised his hand. I pr...

Why Neanderthals Lost: The Dog Theory

January 07, 2025

Why Neanderthals Lost: The Dog Theory

We think of evolution as a straight path, like a tree branching endlessly in new directions. Follow a branch to its tip, and you’ll find species th...

A Winter's Tail

January 02, 2025

A Winter's Tail

It’s all part of DJ’s grand plan to drive me mad, lock me in the Cuckoo’s Nest, and claim my house, car, and hockey card collection. Some “best fri...

The Canine Terrorist

January 02, 2025

The Canine Terrorist

“Don’t move, or I’ll poop,” DJ threatened, his tail pointed westward ho, his back hunched southward ho in defiance. My teeth chattered as I backed ...

Dog Walker’s Log, December 5, 2024, 9:35 AM

January 02, 2025

Dog Walker’s Log, December 5, 2024, 9:35 AM

On the last leg of our morning walk in the schoolyard, DJ tore into a discarded lunchbox. Inside were half a tuna sandwich on pumpernickel, a snot-...

Life Interrupted

December 10, 2024

Life Interrupted

There is nothing—nothing—I’d rather do than lie supine, immobile, and barely conscious on my couch, feeling gravity pull me deep into the cushions,...

Why Meadys is a Premium Choice for Raw Pet Food

December 03, 2024

Why Meadys is a Premium Choice for Raw Pet Food

At Meadys, we pride ourselves on crafting raw dog and cat food that you can trust—quality you can see, literally. Unlike mass-produced commercial p...