Whole Dog Journal’s Approved Dry Dog Food List
The food you give your dog plays a critical role in his well-being, both on a daily basis and long-term. He needs a diet with the right nutrients to keep him active, happy, and healthy. And make no mistake: Not all dog foods are created equal. Since 1998, The Whole Dog Journal has been proving that much in an annual review and ratings of dry dog foods. Dog food brands like Champion Petfoods' Orijen, Diamond's Taste of the Wild, and Merrick have been regulars on the Whole Dog Journal Approved list in recent years, as have Bench & Field and Wellpet's Wellness, among many others.
Rotation, Rotation, Rotation: Choose Several Dog Foods
You may have not noticed, but we’ve been using the words “foods” and “products” in the text above. We strongly encourage owners to rotate among at least three different products from different pet food...
Four Steps to Personalized Nutrition
The beginning of your dog food buying journey actually starts with what you feed your dog right now. You are feeding your dog something already, correct? Good! In order to make choices that will...
The Best Foods for Your Dog
We know that many of you subscribe to Whole Dog Journal in order to learn about dog food. We’re also aware that, more specifically, many of you are hoping that we will tell you...
Whole Dog Journal’s Approved Dry Dog Foods for 2020
Products appear alphabetically by best-known name. In some cases this is the name of the company that makes the food; in others, it’s the name of the food line. We have split some lines...
Teach Your Puppy to “Leave it Alone”
First, you have to understand: It is perfectly normal for puppies to explore the world with their mouths. Usually, it’s not a big deal and no harm comes from pups learning about their environment...
Tellington TTouch
In 1975, horse trainer Linda Tellington-Jones studied the Feldenkrais Method with its founder, Moishe Feldenkrais. In this form of bodywork for people, gentle and non-habitual movements activate unused neural pathways to the brain. It...
Welcome Mat Applications
We listed a variety of applications at the beginning of this article. Here’s a little more detail on each one:
Polite greetings: Visitors coming? No problem! Give your dog a cheerful “Place” cue to send...
Reforming a Reactionary Dog
We’ve all seen them – those nightmare dogs who lunge, leap, growl, snarl, snap, bark, threaten, bare their teeth, act like bullies, and charge at other dogs. They ruin visits to dog parks and...
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