JFFD Advocates for your pets on this Fourth of July with an official submission to the FDA on pet feed safety. While many of us spent our Fourth of July at Dog Beach or a dog park, or maybe enjoying a BBQ, our founder, Shawn Buckley, and our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Oscar E. Chavez, […]

This article offers a carefully researched, evidenced-based rationale for why JustFoodForDogs uses only ingredients certified, inspected, and approved by the USDA/FDA for human consumption in its diets.  It is not a gimmick or clever marketing.  It is simply the best legally defined food quality available in the US. Despite the long history of kibble and […]

Now that we share our lives with our dogs, it makes sense that we share our standards of food with them too. We cannot continue to feed them like farm animals because it may be unsafe to do so, and according to the latest FDA video announcement shown below, doing so brings in contamination, toxins, […]

The Latest Research on Raw vs. Cooked vs. Kibble diets for dogs At JFFD we’ve known for some time that whole foods made with real ingredients can be better than commercially processed kibble in quality, digestibility and bioavailability.  Recent scientific research now seems to support this assessment. Since raw diets are sometimes marketed as fresh […]

We know a lot of people wonder “Can my dog eat popcorn?” Can you believe this is among our most frequently asked questions?  The answer is Yes, they can! As long as it’s unsalted, unbuttered, and just a few pieces. Table scraps, food from our table, and similar “people” foods have become demonized over the […]

Founders aren’t supposed to play favorites any more than parents but I can’t help myself. We call it The Greatest Dog Treat Ever for good reason! Simple, healthy and incredibly delicious (not to mention affordable), our new Chicken Apple Bark is destined to be an instant classic. Restaurant grade chicken breast certified for human consumption by the USDA, […]

Did you know that pet food can be formulated, sold, and fed to your pets without ever being field-tested or fed to any animals, and that your pet food may be based on old, outdated research?  The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) published nutrient profiles in the early 1990’s and if a pet […]

In January 2011, we opened the doors of the world’s first dog kitchen, JustFoodForDogs in Newport Beach, CA with one single objective: to increase the quality and length of life for as many dogs as possible through a whole food diet. Today, I am proud to announce the opening of our second and much larger […]

In Southern California we are used to good weather year round, nevertheless we do get the occasional ‘heat wave’, as we did over the last two weeks, and it becomes very important to know how to keep our dogs cool since heat stroke can be deadly.  Around the country, dogs can become hot due to […]

Recently we received a funny email from one of our customers, it was titled “by the way…..good intel for your farty dog clients…” and it said: “I have 2 Frenchies.  They used to be terrible farters, even on prescription, supposedly high quality food.  They’ve been on JFFD for about 2 months now and are FART […]

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It goes without saying that one of my passions, among veterinary medicine and nutrition, is education. My experience as director of California’s premiere school in veterinary technology, the Animal Health Science program at Cal Poly Pomona, provides me the opportunity to bring an education platform to JustFoodForDogs. In practice, my philosophy revolves around empowering the […]