Dogswell, makers of dog food and dog treats, are offering a special giveaway to pet owners who have lost their jobs or are having a tough in the current economic situation.

“Because of the economic crisis, Americans are being ousted from their homes and, in many cases forced to give up their pets for adoption. The toll on pets is just as big as on people, and DOGSWELL is doing its part to ensure that pooches aren’t forgotten during these troubled economic times.

They’re offering 10,000 bags of dog food to the first 10,000 eligible people who request one at their website. They’ve been open to receiving redemption forms since April 15th and will continue until May 15th. All forms must be postmarked by then to qualify. Winners of the food will have a bag shipped to them within 45 days.

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What is with your dog food, do you know? Have you thought about switching brands or formulas but aren’t sure where to look to compare?

DogFoodAnalysis.com keeps on top of current changes in all major brands and formulas of dog foods sold commercially, and keeps them all in one huge alphabetical directory, as well as a listing by review ranking.

Each listed brand or formula gives the rundown of what the food contains, and gives an editor’s review of what it all means and if they’d recommend it.

They also have a FAQ and a resource center with recommended books and links.

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Solid Gold brand pet food has issued a voluntary recall for their 13.2 oz Turkey, Ocean Fish, Carrot, & Sweet Potatoes Formula canned dog food.

The can has a purple label with a pull top lid and the date on bottom of the can reads 01/02/2010.

The recall is said to be due to several cases of consumers finding mold upon opening.

Turkey, Ocean Fish, Carrot & Sweet Potato cans without a pull top are not affected. The affected batch was not shipped to Arizona, California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Hawaii, or Alaska.

The company asks that any affected cans be returned for a refund.

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Congratulations to the winners of the 20 bags of Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend dog food!

1. Karil Whetstone
2. Kris T.
3. Sara Denhart
4. Carolyn Dudgeon
5. Kathy Jones
6. Sarah
7. Kim
8. Cynthia Bergen
9. Paula Harmon Michelle Fletcher
10. veronica sandberg
11. D Johnson Wendy
12. Keith Wright
13. Crystal
14. jen w
15. Heather Erwin
16. Dorothy Davidson
17. Teresa
18. marilyn chatterton
19. KaeL
20. Lori H.

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All winners have been notified by email and have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. All winners have been notified as of 10:00 a.m. PST time December 10th.

Uber-celebrity cook and daytime talk show host Rachael Ray has recently announced that she’s planning on launching her own “super premium dog food” called Nutrish. She’s basing it on recipes she uses for her pit bull Isaboo, and proceeds from the sales will go to Rachael’s Rescue, a charity she founded to help abused animals.

The ingredients don’t list onion so that’s a start, right?

Rachael says: “It seemed like not a lot of extra time to donate to something that could potentially raise millions of dollars for championing these little creatures that can’t speak for themselves.” A cat food line is currently in the works.

To be honest, I’m surprised it’s taken this long! Will you check out Nutrish or stick with what you’re currently feeding?

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Be sure to check out the new poll over in the sidebar - What do you feed your pet? ——>

If you have any other ideas or comments please leave them here!

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Ever wonder how dog food is tested for taste without actually using dogs? This guys does.

Now, we’ve given our dogs grocery-store-shelf wet dog food a few times in the past as a treat and had to stop after a little while because the look of it grossed me out. I know dog food isn’t haute cuisine, but ick, it looked horrible.

As a dog food taste tester, however, Mr. Allison says:

“I have trained my palate to look for materials that we will not allow in the recipe, such as tripe - pet owners react badly to the smell of tripe.

“I’m looking for a patè texture, almost to the point where you could spread it on crusty bread.”

I have nothing against patè texture, but from his first paragraph I now know what was in the cheap wet food we used to give the dogs. I need to go heave now.

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