<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">The other day, in a long conversation with Dawn, director of Daphneyland (the big Basset ranch in Southern California), she told me that the only decent, healthy for-sale hound food in the US was/is Honest Kitchen (HQ'd in San Diego).</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I am sure that tons of people know Dawn and her 30+ years in dog rescue. She is incredibly knowledgable about nutritional needs for dogs and keeps up to date on what's available to feed our hounds (for those of us who do not home cook for them).</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I agree with Dawn about Honest Kitchen.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">
My foster hound, Lady Foxy, came to me with terrible, terrible allergies--mainly food. I put her on Honest Kitchen and she cleared right up. She has an absolute allergy to all grains.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Thinking that I needed to switch her on and off different foods to avoid her redeveloping an allergic reaction, I put her on Blue Buffalo for a couple of weeks--bad idea (btw, Dawn said Blue Buffalo has known carcinogens).<br>
</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Foxy will always have allergy problems, and not all related to food, but Honest Kitchen worked wonders. She may need to go on one of the anti-allergy meds, but switching her to Honest Kitchen cleared up 90% of her problems. She flares up occassionally... I monitor... and worry. I know many on this list have endured the terrible spector of a beloved hound digging herself bloody raw from itching. It is horrible.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">For reasons not worth detailing (oh, ok, I had to go out of town for 4 days and kennel the hounds), Foxy has been eating through a small bag of Royal Canin hypoallergenic. She seems to be ok, but I'm switching her back to Honest Kitchen today.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Honest Kitchen ends up not being much more expensive than Blue Buffalo. It is freeze dried, add water and let it sit for 5 minutes. It ends up making about the same volume as dried kibble.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">The hounds LOVE IT. It smells good (I've never met a kibble that smelled good). It's all USA, nothing from China, no grains, etc., etc.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">If anyone is interested in trying it, www.honestkitchen.com--for coupons and also to locate a near-by retailer. Or order direct from the company.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Ok, my 2c worth ended up being a couple of bucks...</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br>
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Lady Foxy</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Claire The Timid (ship's beagle)</div><div class="gmail_extra">
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