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#SPONSORED – Disclaimer: Her and her dogs are being compensated to review Chicken Soup for the Soul Pet Food® and share feedback with our followers. The opinions shared in this post are ours, expressed in our words. It is our choice, and our pleasure to share information about this product with you.
Most people will recognize the name Chicken Soup from the much-loved series of books ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’. My bookshelf is scattered with various titles from the collection.
Chicken Soup for the Soul ® is a family owned and operated business with a brand name that is recognized and trusted worldwide. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that an organization who is dedicated to sharing this much love with their audience has developed a line of healthy pet food for our animal companions.
We were thrilled to be invited to try the product and share our honest review and a giveaway, with our followers.
Before agreeing to do so, however, I needed to do my research.
We switched to a completely raw diet a few years ago due to allergies and sensitivities. I believe it is good to change things up now and then, however, I would not do so with just any product.
I visited the company website and was able to find a Pet Valu in my area that stocks Chicken Soup for the Soul Dog Food. I was happy to see Protein is First Few Ingredients listed and the product does not contain Corn, Wheat, Soy, Artificial Colours or Flavors, By-Product Meals or Synthetic Preservatives or Fillers.
DOES CONTAIN
– Protein
– Antioxidants
– Vitamin E
– Selenium
– Naturally pure Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs
DOES NOT CONTAIN
– Corn
– Wheat
– Soy
– Artificial Colours or Flavors
– By-Product Meals
– Synthetic Preservatives or Fillers
My dogs are all under thirty pounds, so I chose the Adult Dog Small Bites. It’s made with the same natural ingredients as the Adult formula, just in a smaller kibble for smaller breeds.
Available Bag Sizes: 5lb, 15lb
Since I will be transitioning Henry, Reese, and Jack onto a new product, I like that I can use the small kibble as treats and training incentives while their systems adjust.
They like it too!
Note:
Unless your dog has an iron-gut, it is essential to transition dogs to a new food product gradually. Since we have autoimmune issues and allergies, I will be introducing the kibble progressively.
I believe there is a place for both kibble and raw food – just not mixed in the same meal. Why? Dry kibble takes longer to digest and can cause tummy upset when mixed with raw food.
I also like the price point of replacing one raw meal with kibble and the benefit the crunchy kibble has of removing tartar from teeth.
Need more convincing? Chicken Soup for the Soul supports rescue efforts! In fact, rescue cats and dogs and their story can be found on the product packaging.
We publish books about pets and produce a line of high-quality dog and cat food because we understand the special bond between people and animals. We also know that some of the most meaningful owner-pet relationships begin with adoptions from shelters, which is why we’ve partnered with animal shelters to support their mission to help find cats and dogs their forever homes
Although product is available for Canadian consumers, this particular giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. Enter below to win two bags of treats and a 15lb bag of food from Chicken Soup Pets.
Thank you, Chicken Soup for the Soul Pet Food for inviting my rescues and me to share your product with our followers.
Check back later for more information and more product giveaways from Chicken Soup Pets!
Jennifer A says
Our dinner routine is to eat our meal and then put out Dexter’s wet food with his glucosamine
Jenny Cat says
My pup always has food out, at dinner she just gets to sit by our feet while we eat if she deosn’t want to eat.
ellen beck says
Our dog is diabetic, a senior (and blind) He has to eat smaller meals throughout he day. One of his meals is right before our dinnertime, he eats his meal. He is currently having kibble mixed with venison. The meats change with what I have available. Luckily we have friends who hunt. Since being on a higher protein mix his diabetes has done very well.
Dear Mishu says
These are beautiful photos! Mishu eats “with’ her family once a week on Friday night. That’s when she knows to wait patiently for the salmon skin to be deposited into her bowl!
Hindy Pearson says
I’ve seen that brand in the stores but have never tried it before, good to see your dogs are enjoying it. I like the idea of using them as treats during the transition. It’s interesting you liked the product enough to cut back on raw to feed dry, must be really good quality.
Anita, Purrsonal Assistant to The Tribe of Five says
Informative article and great tips for transitioning fur kids from one food to another.
Ruth Epstein says
Beautiful photos and review , I cook for Layla mixing with freeze dried but this does sound like a good food. Am going to go over to their website to read more.
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Michelle Stern says
This is my first time visiting your site – I love the design!
I couldn’t agree more – ingredients are so important in the food we choose to feed our pets. I have changed our dog’s food several times and love to use the new food as treats as a way of introducing it. Fortunately for me, she loves to eat, so even kibble is often a great reward!
ps. your pooch is adorable!
Jana Rade says
Ah, discrimination based on location again, huh? LOL Sounds good. Cookie is on raw, though, I think she’d look funny at a “bowl of cereal.”
Adriana Lopez says
Your dogs are so cute! The name of the product is cute too. My Bella has a sensitive stomach so changing her diet would be a bit difficult. I have not seen the brand in my local stores but have seen it online if they offer samples I would give it a try.
Michelle says
We feed our dogs raw but if we were to change their diet, I would spend a lot of time researching the product, what’s in it and where it is made. For me it is very important what I feed our dogs.
Cathy Armato says
I haven’t tried this food yet, but I’d love to. I’m so sorry I missed the contest! My bookshelves are also scattered with many titles from the book series! I love them, especially the pet ones! I’ve given them as gifts and kept many titles for myself. That is so interesting that you can’t feed raw and kibble together – I wasn’t aware of that. Good to know, thanks.
Love & Biscuits,
Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them
Elizabeth says
Sorry to have missed the giveaway! Thanks for reviewing this food, looks like your pups like it! Cute photos by the way. 🙂
Holly says
I like using kibble as treats too. A little bonus nutrition. And since they don’t get it very often the cats get crazy when I get samples and share it out. They like the Chicken Soup kibble.
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Beth says
I’m sorry I missed the giveaway! I think my dogs would have liked to sample this food.
Team Dash Kitten says
This looks tasty for an adult dog to enjoy. We use dental kibble as treats for our cats, so we do teeth cleaning AND feeding LOL! I read one of the books once, they are so lovely and positive.
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Sandy Kubillus says
Chicken Soup for the Soul looks like a great product. Buffy is currently eating a food recommended from my vet.
Amelia Johnson says
Glad you are transitioning slowly. When reading the forums, someone posted studies (forgive me for not remembering who) that showed there is very little lag time in digesting raw and kibble. My dog has his choice of raw, home-cooked and high quality kibble. He is pretty good at letting me know what he wants and when…lol
Sweet Purrfections says
I used to be able to feed Truffle anything prior to her bladder stone surgery. She is supposed to eat prescription food now, but she’s not eating too much of it. Brule is my finicky eater and she prefers cable over wet food. I am still trying to transition her to more wet.
Kamira says
Wow this is cool. I had no idea that Chicken Soup door the Soul made pet food. Its great to know the kibble doesn’t have any of that junk either. Good luck to the participants.
Tenacious Little Terrier says
Giving it as treats to ease the transition is a good idea. Sometimes I forget that we’re low on food and transition is a speedier process than it should be.
Katie Sample says
I’ve heard of this brand, but have never tried it before. I am glad your dog’s loved it!
John charles says
You can feed cats and dogs natural raw organic meat. BARF But most people choose the easy way…
BCP Veterinary Pharmacy says
Such cute dogs! What is the breed?
Barianna clancy says
Good pet food is so important!! This sounds like a great pet food for cats and dog, I know our pets are part of our family.
LeMitri's says
Such adorable dogs!
Aca Baranton says
This seems to be very nutritious equipped with best ingredients but it does not have eggs, my pet pug’s favorite, he just can not do without eggs.
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Sadie says
Perhaps you could just add eggs?