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Download The Full February 2021 Issue PDF

  • Dog Food Myth-Busting
  • WDJ’s Approved Dry Dog Foods for 2021
  • Care to Cooperate
  • To Buy or Adopt?
  • Punishment vs. Interruption

Whole Dog Journal’s Approved Dry Dog Foods for 2021

Below, we’ve listed more than 50 companies that collectively make more than 1,000 different dry dog foods that meet our selection criteria. To think that these foods make up a fraction of the dog food sold in North America is a testament to the massive size of the industry – estimated to have sold $31 billion worth of pet food in 2020.

Download The Full January 2021 Issue PDF

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Download The Full December 2020 Issue PDF

  • “Quarantraining”
  • Don’t Wait! Prevent Collar Accidents
  • Dog Meet Dog
  • Canine Knee Injury? Brace Yourself
  • Helping You Keep Track
  • Annual Editorial Index

Download The Full November 2020 Issue PDF

  • Add-on Wellness Plans
  • Tethered for Success
  • A Kidnapped Baby from Planet Dog
  • Paws for Winter
  • What's My Motivation?
  • Savor The Flavor

Whole Dog Journal’s 2020 Approved Wet Dog Foods

Were you aware that dogs don’t have a biological requirement for carbohydrates? The fact that this bit of trivia sounds so crazy is a testament to how thoroughly we all take carbohydrate-laden kibble for granted. But it’s true: Dogs require protein and fat, but they can live and thrive quite well without any carbs at all. 

Download The Full October 2020 Issue PDF

  • Rotary Club
  • Learning to Love It
  • Family Planning
  • Are Two Pups Better Than One?
  • A Can/Do Attitude
  • 2020 Approved Canned Foods

Download The Full September 2020 Issue PDF

  • Five Ways to Make Your Dog’s Yard Safe & Fun
  • Be a Change Agent!
  • Puppy Needs New Food
  • Ignore at Your Peril
  • Going Viral
  • Canine Stem Cell Therapy

Download The Full August 2020 Issue PDF

  • Behavioral Probiotics
  • Counter Productive
  • Let’s Increase Diversity in the Dog World
  • Ringworm Isn’t Either
  • Adopt or shop

Download the Full July 2020 Issue PDF

  • Fostering Rescue Pups
  • Ready for Anything
  • Crate Expectations
  • Safe Choices for Chewing in a Crate
  • It’s Time to Lose Weight
  • Life Lessons Learned From Training Dogs

Download the Full May 2020 Issue PDF

  • ON A ROLL
  • CANINE ULCERS
  • CHANGING THE RESOURCE-GUARDER
  • ON THE HORNS OF A DILEMMA

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