Timberwolf Dog Food

Timberwolf dog food has been getting increased attention ever since the massive 2007 dog food recall. If you're looking for an alternative to the standard commercial mixes that have come under so much fire recently, then you should learn more about this brand.

2007 Dog Food Recall: An Awakening

For so many of us, the 2007 dog food recall really opened our eyes and scared the living daylights out of us. What in the world had we been feeding our dogs? We had trusted big brand names when they told us they were delivering healthy, complete nutrition to our pets. We had trusted that the labels and ingredients list meant exactly what they said. Then we found out labels could be carefully worded to make the dog food sound more palatable and more nutritious than it actually was.

So where did that leave dog lovers? Many of us were left wondering what was safe to feed our pets. If some of the most revered names in the industry were involved in the recall, then how could any of the brands be safe? So we began searching for alternatives.

Some of us decided we would now cook for our dogs just as we do for our families, taking control of freshness and quality into our own hands. Others decided to search for all natural, holistic or organic dog foods that would hopefully nourish our dogs without making them sick.

Enter Timberwolf Dog Food

For some pet lovers, the search led them to a not so well known brand of dog food called Timberwolf Organics. And why wasn't it well known? Because it wasn't being manufactured and campaigned en masse with other commercial mixes. Timberwolf was a reasonably small company trying to make a very high grade dog food.

However, truly high grade dog food is very expensive to produce, and before the recall many dog owners weren't willing to pay the high cost per bag of a specialized brand. We still believed our dogs were getting solid nutrition from a reasonably priced bag of kibble. We didn't yet understand that our pets were receiving questionable protein sources, pesticides and cheap fillers that were increasingly being linked to a host of allergies in our pets. We honestly thought that nutrition was under control so all we had to do was find the best priced brand. Then the recall woke us up.

Timberwolf Ingredients

Before we talk about specific ingredients, we need to talk about the Timberwolf Organics name, because it's a bit of a misnomer.

Although some of the ingredients are organically grown, not every single ingredient in Timberwolf is certified organic, and this is something pet owners need to understand. Some grocery store brands have been allowed to add one organically grown ingredient to their formula and label the entire bag as organic. Again, a case of big brands using misleading labels.

However, although Timberwolf may not be technically organic in the purest sense of the word, the company strives to use the highest grade of ingredients available, free from carcinogens, chemical preservatives, hormones and antibiotics. The results, at least according to most customer testimonials found on independent websites, are impressive.

Protein and Fat Sources

Timberwolf doesn't include meat by-products in their formulas, instead opting to use more expensive, yet far more nutritious "meals". Meal is made by grinding the remains of a carcass after the choice meats have been butchered out for human consumption. There's plenty of good protein, highly digestible fats and calcium left over, and the meal is made from this.

Various Timberwolf formulas include:

• Lamb meal imported from New Zealand: This is from lamb raised for human consumption, and the meal contains 65 percent protein.
• Chicken meal: Again, made from chickens raised for human consumption that by law must be raised free of steroids and hormones. The protein content of this meal ranges between 65 and 69 percent.
• Salmon meal: This is an excellent source of protein and Omega-3 acids.

Timberwolf formulas generally deliver between 22 and 28 percent protein.

Carbohydrates

Timberwolf avoids using inexpensive yet hard to digest fillers like corn and wheat in favor of more digestible and therefore more nutritious foods such as:

• Oats: Oats provides carbs and fiber, and are high in Omega-3 fatty acids and other essential acids.
• Brown rice: Compared to less expensive white rice, brown rice has a far greater vitamin and mineral content.

Vitamins and Minerals

Additionally, Timberwolf includes a blend of herbs, grasses, nuts and berries to round out the nutritional content. Although you may not think of these items as traditional dog foods, a dog living in the wild would have naturally consumed these foods when it consumed prey animals that existed on them.

Benefits for Your Dog

The only way to truly discern the benefits of feeding any food to your dog is to actually feed it on a trial basis for at least two months. Customer reviews of Timberwolf dog food found at RateItAll.com offer a picture of general satisfaction.

Reports include:

• Improvement or elimination of skin problems
• Less stools/firmer consistency
• Reduction in flatulence and other digestive disturbances
• Reduction in the amount fed to maintain healthy body weight
• Improved coat condition
• Improvement in energy and mobility, especially in dogs with hip and elbow problems

Conclusion

Overall, Timberwolf dog food appears to be a good product, but if we've learned anything it's that you should reserve judgment on that for yourself. If you wish to give this brand a try, use the store locator at the Timberwolf Organics website or order direct from the company.

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