Pefferlaw, Ontario We want to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your support over the past 3 years. With the love of Back2Raw generating growth all over Ontario it was time for us to move from our small plant in Rockwood! We found the perfect building located just north of Toronto, this 8,000sq ft building was designed to meet CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Standards for the making of Human Food. Featuring 5000sq ft of fully refrigerated processing, staging, shipping and receiving areas as well as tempering and blast freezers it has everything we need to continue to hit o ..read more

We love our dogs and they love us back. This is why we find it suitable to share a lot of things with our “best friends”. Be it your love, your living space and sometimes even your food. What you fail to notice in all this is that no matter how good it feels to share that slice of pepperoni pizza with him, his body isn’t made to digest all those carbs and processed meat. Your dog like a wolf needs protein and good fat for a healthy and hygienic body. Right from the way your dog behaves to kind of coat he has, everything depends on the food he eats and for him, nothing beats the good old raw fo ..read more

It's 2018! Many medical professionals are preaching the effects of eating overly processed foods (fast food restaurants and heavily packaged goods) as negative for your health. Good eating and proper exercise is becoming mainstream and we're understanding the foods that are going into our bodies better than ever! Food can make us unhealthy, so choose the right foods!   One group of medical professionals seems to be left in the dust. Kibble is a heavily processed and so far from its natural form. And yet if I were to ask 10 veterinarians if kibble is "healthy" for my dog at least 9 would s ..read more

Organs in your dogs raw diet are one of the most vital components. Many companies manufacturer raw with a single organ making up the 5-15% content in the food. Some companies make raw without organs. Some homemade diets include WAY TOO MUCH ORGAN. Lets go over why none of these are ideal for your dogs long term health, and what the best solution is! Single Organ Diets The danger of single organ diets comes from two main components. Balance in your dogs daily, weekly and monthly food intake and sensitivities from too much of a rich organ like Liver. Each Organ in your dogs raw diet has a specif ..read more

Raw diets come in many forms. You can get meat in a tub, patty form or even a block of meat. Just when that gets confusing you can start to see the many formulas you will see in each form. Some are pure muscle meat, some meat and organ, some meat organ and bone and even some with meat organ bone fruits or vegetables and more. As if this isn't confusing enough each recipe can vary... I mean from no bone to 25% bone... from no vegetables or fruits to 25% vegetables and fruits and from no organ to 20% organs.  We will save the other topics for another day and focus on Bone Content in raw foo ..read more

Little dogs, big dogs and medium dogs. Is raw the perfect food for them all? This is a matter of looking back at what each breed would have done in the past. Would your tiny little Pomeranian hunt tiny mice? Would your Great Dane chase down animals in the wild? The short answer is yes, something along those lines. Each breed would have its select food range based on size. This food would be mostly meat with a percentage of vegetables, fruits and grasses. But not grains. We can tell this by the dogs teeth. They move up and down, but not side to side like a humans, a cows or any herbivore. This ..read more

This is a battle of Fish Oil supplements Vs Golden Flaxseed in terms of how well they supplement your dogs need for omegas 3, 6 and other nutrients. Golden flaxseed is one of the absolute best seeds on the earth. It is rich in omega's including omega 3 and 6. It is also high in antioxidants and lignans. Unlike some people think Golden flaxseed is not a grain, it is in fact a seed as the name states. Fish oil has been a popular supplement for both humans and dog food kibble manufacturers for many years. Although high in omega fatty acids fish oils have been linked to heightened mercur ..read more

Many people make mistakes when feeding raw food to their dog. Most of these mistakes can be simple and harmless but some over time can build up and put stress on your dogs health or even your own. In this article I want to address some of the top mistakes people make when feeding raw. And lets ensure none of us are doing them. 1. Supplementing fish oils. Contrary to popular belief fish oils are not the holy grail of omega's and other healthy fatty acids. Don't get me wrong, in theory they are full of such nutrients. The issue lies in the processing. Most if not all the fish oil supplements on ..read more

Fat and Protein are the two most vital macronutrients in your dog's raw diet. They fuel your dog's body and mind throughout the day. This is why it's important to pay attention to the balance of the two macronutrients and as well as the source and quality. I have talked about proteins not all being created equally in my post on the importance of protein rotation. And this stands true in this article. To understand the importance of your dog needing high quality protein in their raw diet is just as important as understanding that your dog can thrive on a raw diet. One of the easiest ways to tel ..read more

For those of you who have already made the jump over to raw for your pet your on the right track. For those of you who haven't please check out some of our other information and see if you cannot be swayed to feeding your dog our cat raw. This article is directed for those of you currently feeding raw and those planning to feed raw. Not All “Chickens” Are Created Equally Although you have already made leaps and bounds in the direction of good health and wellbeing for your loved pets it's important to know that not all proteins are created equally. This also means that not all raw foods are c ..read more