WDJ’s Approved Dry Dog Foods for 2013 ADDICTION FOODS BENCH & FIELD PET FOODS BURNS PET HEALTH Kent, WA. (425) 251-0330; addictionfoods.com Grand Rapids, MI. Valparaiso, IN. (877) 983-9651; LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Addiction (7 varieties, (800) 525-4802; burnspethealth.com including 5 grain-free) benchandfield.com LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Burns (3 varieties) MADE By – Addiction Foods NZ Limited, Te Puke, LINES/TYPES MADE By – CJ Foods in Pawnee City, NE New Zealand AVAILABLe – Holistic 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Burns 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Salmon Natural Canine Holistic Brown Rice & Ocean Fish contains: Bleu contains: Salmon meal, potatoes, chicken MADE By – WellPet in Brown rice, ocean fish meal, peas, oats, fat, smoked salmon, dried blueberries, dried Mishawaka, IN chicken fat, sunflower oil . cranberries . 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS 18.5% protein; 7.5% fat 24% protein; 13% fat OF SAMPLE VARIETY – Holistic Natural CANIDAE NATURAL PET FOOD AINSWORTH PET NUTRITION Canine contains: Chicken meal, brown rice, white rice, oatmeal, chicken fat, pork meal . San Luis Obispo, CA. Meadville, PA. (800) 219-2558; 24% protein; 15% fat (800) 398-1600; backtobasicspetfood.com canidae.com LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Back to Basics BLACKWOOD PET FOOD LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Canidae (4 varieties) (10 varieties, including 4 MADE By – Ainsworth Pet Nutrition’s own plants Lisbon, OH. (888) 843-1738; grain-free and 1 “single grain, in Meadville, PA; Dumas, AR; Pittsburg, KS blackwoodpetfood.com protein plus” variety) 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Back to LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Blackwood (10 varieties, MADE By – Diamond Pet Foods Basics Turkey contains: Turkey giblets (livers including 2 grain-free) in Gaston, SC; Ripon, CA; and and hearts), turkey meal, turkey, chicken meal, MADE By – Ohio Pet Foods, Lisbon, OH (parent Meta, MO; Canidae’s own tapioca, pea protein . 38% protein; 18% fat company of Blackwood Pet Food) new plant, Ethos Pet Nutrition, 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Brownwood, TX ANNAMAET PETFOODS Blackwood Lamb Meal & Rice contains: Lamb 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Canidae meal, brown rice, millet, ground sorghum, Grain-Free pureSEA contains: Salmon meal, Telford, PA. (888) 723-0367; annamaet.com catfish meal, canola oil . potatoes, potato protein, ocean fish meal, LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Annamaet (8 varieties, 24.5% protein; 14% fat canola oil, peas . 40% protein; 20% fat including 3 grain-free) MADE By – Ohio Pet Foods, Lisbon, OH BLUE BUFFALO COMPANY CANINE CAVIAR PET FOODS 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Annamaet Encore contains: Chicken meal, Wilton, CT. (800) 919-2833; bluebuffalo.com Riverside, CA. (800) 392-7898; brown rice, millet, rolled oats, pearled barley, LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Blue Basics (9 varieties caninecaviar.com chicken fat . 25% protein; 14% fat with “meat first and limited ingredients”); LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Canine Caviar (10 Blue Freedom (4 grain-free varieties); varieties, including 5 grain-free) ARTEMIS PET FOODS Blue Life Protection (19 varieties); MADE By – Southern Tier Pet Nutrition, Blue Longevity (3 “lean for life”varieties); Sherburne, NY Carson, CA. (800) 282-5876; Blue Wilderness (8 grain-free varieties) 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Lamb artemiscompany.com MADE By – American Nutrition, Hazle Township, & Pearl Millet ALS (all life stages) Dinner LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Fresh Mix (8 varieties, PA; CJ Foods, Bern, KS; ProPet, St. Mary’s, OH contains: Dehydrated lamb, pearl millet, lamb including 2 puppy); Osopure (1 variety); and Owatonna, MN; Triple T Foods, Frontenac, fat, yeast culture, alfalfa, calcium proteinate . Professional KS; Tuffy’s Pet Foods, Perham, MN 25% protein; 14% fat MADE By – Diamond Pet Products, Ripon, CA; 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Blue Pioneer Naturals Pet Food, Hamlin, TX Basics Turkey & Potato contains: Deboned CARNA4 INC. 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Fresh turkey, peas, potatoes, brown rice, turkey Mix Adult contains: Chicken, chicken meal, meal, flaxseed . 22% protein; 12% fat Toronto, Ontario. (855) 422-7624; carna4.com turkey, barley, brown rice, oatmeal . LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Carna4 23% protein; 14% fat BREEDER’s CHOICE PET FOODS MADE By – Bio Biscuit, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Carna4 (See Central Garden & Pet) contains: Chicken, chicken liver, eggs, organic sprouted barley seeds, salmon, vegetables (peas, sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, garlic) .24% protein; 15% fat NEW PRODUCTS FOR THIS LIST APPEAR IN YELLOW BARS TO SUBSCRIBE: whole-dog-journal.com Copyright © 2013, Belvoir Media Group, LLC THE WHOLE DOG JOURNAL CASTOR & POLLUX PET WORKS DIAMOND PET PRODUCTS DR. tim’s PET FOOD COMPANY (Now owned by Merrick Pet Care) Amarillo, TX. Meta, MO. (800) 442-0402; Ishpeming, MI. (906) 249-8486; drtims.com (800) 875-7518; castorpolluxpet.com chickensoupforthepetloverssoul.com; LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Dr. Tim’s (4 varieties, LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Castor & Pollux premiumedgepetfood.com; including 1 grain-free) Organix (6 varieties, including 2 grain-free); professionalpetfood.com; MADE By – Ohio Pet Foods, Lisbon, OH Castor & Pollux Ultramix (6 varieties, tasteofthewildpetfood.com 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Dr. Tim’s including 1 grain-free) LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Chicken Soup for the Kinesis contains: Chicken meal, brown rice MADE By – Merrick’s own plant in Hereford, TX Pet Lover’s Soul (7 varieties); Premium Edge flour, oat flour, pearled barley, chicken fat, dried 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Organix (8 varieties); Professional Pet Food (7 beet pulp . 26% protein; 16% fat Adult Grain-Free contains: Organic chicken, varieties); Taste of the Wild (7 varieties, all poultry meal, organic tapioca, organic peas, grain-free). DRS. FOSTER & SMITH organic soybean meal, organic potato . MADE By – Diamond’s own manufacturing 30% protein; 12% fat facilities in Gaston, SC; Lathrop, CA; Ripon, Rhinelander, WI. (800) 562-7169; CA; and Meta, MO drsfostersmith.com CENTRAL GARDEN & PET 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Taste LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Drs. Foster & Smith of the Wild Sierra Mountain Canine contains: Dog Food (5 varieties). Walnut Creek, CA. (888) 500-6286; central.com Lamb, lamb meal, potatoes, peas, canola oil, MADE By – CJ Foods, Pawnee City, NE apdselectchoice.com, avodermnatural.com, pea protein . 25% protein; 15% fat 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Drs. goactivedog.com, pinnaclepet.com Foster & Smith Lamb & Brown Rice contains: LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Active Care (2 varieties); DOGSWELL Lamb, lamb meal, brown rice, barley, brewers Advanced Pet Diets Select Choice rice, oat groats . 21% protein; 11% fat (6 varieties); AvoDerm Natural (9 varieties, Los Angeles, CA. (888) 559-8833; 2 grain-free); AvoDerm Natural Oven-Baked dogswell.com EVANGER’s DOG & CAT FOOD CO. (3 varieties); AvoDerm Revolving Menu LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Happy Hips (1 variety); (3 varieties); Pinnacle Holistic (6 varieties, 3 Nutrisca (3 grain-free, potato-free varieties); Wheeling, IL. (800) 288-6796; grain-free) Vitality (1 variety). evangersdogfood.com MADE By – Central Garden’s own plant in MADE By –Tuffy’s Pet Foods, Perham, MN LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Evanger’s (5 varieties, Irwindale, CA 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Happy 2 grain-free) 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Avoderm Hips Chicken & Oats contains: Chicken, MADE By – Mid America Pet Foods, Mt. Triple Protein contains: Chicken meal, brown chicken meal, oats, barley, brown rice, natural Pleasant, TX rice, lamb meal, turkey meal, white rice, flavor . 24% protein; 12% fat 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Pheasant oatmeal . 26% protein; 13% fat & Brown Rice contains: Pheasant, duck meal, DR. GARy’s BesT BREED brown rice, salmon meal, pearled barley, CHAMPION PETFOODS oatmeal . 24% protein; 14% fat Findlay, OH. Morinville, Alberta. (877) 939-0006; (800) 500-5999; FIRSTMATE PET FOODS championpetfoods.com bestbreed.com LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Acana (15 varieties, LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE North Vancouver, British Columbia. (604) 985- including 4 grain-free); Orijen (6 varieties, all – Best Breed (12 3032; firstmate.com grain-free) varieties, including 6 LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – FirstMate Classic (4 MADE By – Champion’s own plant in Morinville, breed-specific) varieties); FirstMate Grain-Free (7 varieties); Alberta, Canada MADE By – Ohio Pet Skoki (1 variety) 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – Orijen Foods, Lisbon, OH MADE By– FirstMate’s own plant in Chilliwack, 6 Fish contains: Boneless salmon, salmon 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF BC, Canada meal, herring meal, boneless herring, boneless SAMPLE VARIETY – Best 1ST SIX INGREDIENTS OF SAMPLE VARIETy – walleye, russet potato . Breed Catfish With FirstMate’s Grain-Free Chicken & Blueberries 38% protein; 18% fat Vegetables & Herbs contains: Catfish meal, contains: Potato, chicken meal, chicken pearled barley, brown rice, canola oil, oatmeal, fat, whole blueberries, (vitamin/mineral tomato pomace . 23% protein; 13% fat ingredients) . 25% protein; 14% fat T HE WHOLE DOG JOURNAL Copyright © 2013, Belvoir Media Group, LLC TO SUBSCRIBE, CALL (800) 829-9165 FROMM FAMILY FOODS HORIZON PET NUTRITION MERRICK PET CARE Mequon, WI. (262) 242-2200; Rosthern, Saskatchewan. (403) 279-5874; Amarillo, TX. (800) 664-7387; frommfamily.com horizonpetfood.com merrickpetcare.com LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Fromm Four-Star LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Amicus (3 grain-free LINES/TYPES AVAILABLE – Before Grain (3 grain- Canine Entrees (9 varieties,