Los Angeles, CA – Just Food For Dogs has partnered with Western University of Health Sciences to offer a new certification rotation in whole food canine clinical nutrition and formulation as part of the school’s acclaimed veterinary program. There is a growing focus on nutrition among veterinarians at the same time concern regarding the safety […]

  This is the season of witches, ghouls, and goblins. While Halloween brings out all the costumes and tricksters, it also creates certain hazards for our pets. In addition weather changes in early Fall bring out nature’s dangers. In. This blog will explore some of these Halloween hazards and describe what can be done to […]

Home-made diets for dogs have become a safe, viable alternative to highly processed kibble thanks to the nutrition team at JustFooForDogs®. In most cases premium pet food is just premium priced pet food. Purina is currently suing Blue Buffalo and the crux of the case is the argument that all kibble is more or less the same […]

Dear JFFD Family, Our food is special for many reasons: we use real food and follow updated NRC nutrient profiles and have performed Feeding Trials on our diets.  We have gained the trust and recommendation of many respected board certified specialists and veterinarians across the country.  In contrast, many commercial pet food companies never run […]

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 […]