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NO DOUBT ABOUT IT WE LOVE OUR PETS AND JUST AS WE SERVE OUR
FAMILY HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS, SO TOO IT SHOULD BE FOR
OUR FOUR LEGGED COMPANIONS. THEY DESERVE TO DINE ON YUMMY
FOOD TOO, BUT HOW DO WE KNOW WHATS BEST?
WELL, KRISTY VILLA GOT SOME EXPERT ADVICE FROM OUR FRIENDS
AT PETCUREAN. GOOD MORNING JULIE, I'M AT
HOLISTIC PET CUISINE, WITH MY FRIEND MICHELLE DIXON FROM
PETCUREAN. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR JOINING US AGAIN.
YOU KNOW LAST TIME WE WERE ATTHE PARK AND YOU GAVE ME GREAT TIPS
FOR MY DOG RUBY AND TODAY I FIND THIS TO BE A REALLY IMPORTANT
SEGMENT BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LABELS AND JUST LIKE I
READ LABELS FOR MY CHILDREN, REALLY IMPORTANT TO DO THE SAME
WITH YOUR PET. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO READ
LABELS, I HAVE TWO DOGS AND A CAT AND ONE OF THE THINGS THATS
REALLY IMPORTANTLY TO ME WHEN I AM CHOOSING A FOOD IS TO READ A
LABEL, TO LOOK FOR QUALITY INGREDIENTS.
OK, SO BUT HERES WHAT HAPPENS TO ME, I'LL GO TOTHE STORE, I'LL
LOOK FOR YOU KNOW; WHAT I THINK IS A GOOD, A GOOD CAN OF FOOD
FOR MY POOCH. I'M LOOKING AT THE INGREDIENTS
AND I JUST SEE SO MANY THINGS IT'S JUST SO MUCH TO READ.
WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR? YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR A FOOD
THAT HAS A NAMED MEAT MEAL OR A NAMED MEAT AS THE FIRST
INGREDIENT BECAUSE INGREDIENTS ARE LISTED ACCORDING TO WEIGHT,
THE THING THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY IN THE FOOD IS GOING TO BE
LISTED FIRST, SO SOME THING USING CHICKEN MEAL OR CHICKEN
MEAT AS AN EXAMPLE. OK, AND SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS
IMPORTANT IS LOCATION, FINDING A PLACE THAT'S REALLY GOOD AND
THAT YOU CAN TRUST. BASICALLY, YOUR SMALLER,
INDEPENDENT PET SPECIALTY STORES, SUCH AS HOLISTIC PET
CUISINE HERE, THEY'RE A GOOD BET FOR CHOOSING FOOD.
THEY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO SELL THE PRODUCTS, THEY LEARN FROM
THE INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURES ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS AND ABOUT
SOURCING, SO THEY CAN REALLY HELP YOU ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT
YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT YOUR PET. AND SPEAKING OF QUESTIONS,
THERE'S ALWAYS THAT QUESTION ABOUT QUALITY AND QUANTITY,
LET'S DEAL WITH THE FIRST ONE QUANTITY.
WE KNOW THAT CHILDREN ARE GETTING MORE OBESE THAN EVER,
ADULTS ARE GETTING MORE OBESE THAN EVER AND OUR PETS; I THINK
WE ARE FEEDING THEM A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH.
WOULD YOU AGREE? YES, WE DO.
WE DO HAVE A TENANCY TO OVERFEED OUR PETS.
IT MAKES US FEEL GOOD TO FILL THE BOWL UP.
EAT MORE! EAT MORE!
EXACTLY. SO IT'S GOOD TO FOLLOW THE
GUIDELINES THAT ARE ON THE BACK IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PET
ISN'T GOING TO BE OVER WEIGHT, AN OVER WEIGHT PET MEANS A
DECREASED LIFE SPAN. CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF
SOME GUIDELINES? IF YOU CAN JUST GRAB ME THAT CUP
OF FOOD THERE. YOU GOT IT.
THIS IS OUR GO DAILY DEFENSE CHICKEN FOOD.
FOR A 70 POUND DOG, YOU WOULD BE FEEDING ABOUT TWO CUPS OF
THIS FOOD. OK.
IF YOU COMPARE THAT TO YOUR TYPICAL INEXPENSIVE GROCERY
STORE BRAND FOOD, YOU WOULD BE FEEDING ABOUT THREE AND A HALF
CUPS OF THIS FOOD. OH BIG DIFFERENCE THERE.
BIG DIFFERENCE. AND YOU KNOW, THERE ALSO IS A
DIFFERENCE AND I'M THE FIRST ONE TO SAY IT.
WHEN IT COMES TO QUALITY, YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO BUY SOMETHING
THATS QUALITY AND GOOD FOR YOUR POOCH, AGREED?
UH, YES YOU DO. FOR SURE.
GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES OF A GOOD QUALITY FOODS?
SO WE HAVE OUR GO LINE HERE,UM, AS WELL AS OUR NOW LINE.
THESE ARE USING QUALITY INGREDIENTS, EASILY DIGESTIBLE,
UM, LESS FEEDING. YOU REQUIRE LESS FEEDING FOR THE
ANIMAL, THAT ALSO MEANS LESS POOP IN THE YARD.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIPS. AS ALWAYS YOU'VE GIVEN US SUCH
GREAT ADVICE AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING ELSE I WANT TO SHARE
WITH OUR VIEWERS IS THE WEBSITE. PETCUREAN.COM IF YOU HAVEN'T
CHECKED IT OUT, DO IT BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE A CAT OR DOG, GREAT
TIPS ON HEALTH, GREAT TIPS ON NUTRITION, YOU EVEN HAVE A
NEWSLETTER WHERE PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP THAT GIVES SOME GREAT
INFORMATION, TELL ME ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE A GREAT NEWSLETTER, A
BLOG AS WELL AS A VERY INTERACTIVE FACEBOOK PAGE, YOU
CAN ASK QUESTIONS, YOU CAN SEE WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS TALKING
ABOUT IN TERMS OF FOOD. AND SOMETHING ELSE I LOVE ABOUT
IT IS, YOU ACTUALLY CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE AND IT WILL HELP YOU
FIND A SPECIALTY STORE, RIGHT? YES IT WILL.
OUR STORE LOCATOR WILL FIND YOU AN INDEPENDENT PET SPECIALTY
STORE, SUCH AS THIS ONE, HOLISTIC PET CUISINE.
PLUG IN YOUR INFORMATION AND YOUR STORE COMES UP.
(SNAPS FINGERS). AND YOUR READY TO GO.
ABSOLUTELY. THATS PETCUREAN.COM, AGAIN
THANK YOU AGAIN. WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT TIME?
YOU BETCHA' ALRIGHT AND ALSO DON'T FORGET WE ALWAYS WANT TO
HEAR FROM YOU, WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR POOCH OR YOUR CAT,
SHOW US PICTURES, TELL US WHAT YOU FEED YOUR CAT, TELL US ABOUT
THE DIET, TELL US ABOUT THE EXERCISE, JUST YOU KNOW, CONNECT
WITH US. GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AT THE
BALANCING ACT FANS. STAY TUNED.