If you know me personally, you’d know that I love my dog like a child. I’d do and pay just about anything to make sure she’s healthy and happy. About a month after changing to a Paleo diet, I was feeding Tessie her normal food and happened to glance at the ingredients list. The first ingredient, on what I thought was good food, was wheat. Ouch. If we’re not eating wheat for fear of awful side effects, then why am I giving Tessie wheat. We promptly switched to the grain free version of her food, but I still felt like it wasn’t exactly what I wanted for her.

On Sunday during our weekly trip to Trader Joes, we noticed that the empty building next door had turned into an organic holistic pet supply store, so of course I had to go in. They had the usual over priced dog beds and rain-coats, but they also had what I’ve been looking for, primal raw dog food. This stuff is amazing, higher quality than half the food Michael and I eat. Frozen grass-fed raw meat and bone ground with organic vegetables, pure protein awesomeness for your dog. Here’s the website of the brand we bought: http://www.primalpetfoods.com/. When I gave Tessie her first bite of primal food, she gobbled it up so fast it was gone when I looked back, and that never happens with her. There’s so many benefits to be had from switching to this type of diet for your dog like less shedding, more energy, and better digestion. I’m really excited to see if this improves her fur and skin, which has been kind of itchy since the weather has gotten cooler. I’ll keep you updated on anything I notice.

Tessie’s new primal pet food!

And of course, one of Tessie.