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"ZiwiPeak" Dog food ??

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#1 ·
Has anyone used "ZiwiPeak" dog food and what are your opinions? It's made in New Zealand. When I went to pick Pippa up at daycare today I saw this. They are selling it amongst other foods like Wellness, Orijen, Fromm, etc. The lady there told me that it's as close to a raw diet as you can feed without feeding raw.... It looks like beef jerky. The ingredients looked pretty good but I want to do some more research first. I might just get a small bag because it would make excellent training treats! We've been pretty happy on Orijen so I'm not actively looking to switch but this looked rather interesting.

The website is:
www.ziwipeak.com
 
#3 ·
I can't get that link to work. I remember looking into it when I was using the Honest Kitchen and I thought it was even more expensive than THK if I remember right. Think I'll google and see what I find. BTW, where are you located? I don't think you can even get it here locally ( or at least that was the case 6-8 months ago).
 
#7 ·
I'm in Ontario Canada. I think you might be right about it being more expensive than Honest Kitchen. They told me a large bag would be $120 CDN. By looking at the feeding amounts in the brochure they gave me, this $120 bag of food would feed Pippa for 8 - 10 days. (she currently eats 2 cups a day of Orijen) I'm no millionaire so if this comes into our home it will be for treats only!
 
#4 ·
I don't find it to be a balanced diet and I don't like the sweet smell it has. My dog get it as a treat (sometimes for training) they really really like it. I would never feed it as food though. Be careful with it as the fat content is almost gross at a whopping 26%.
 
#6 ·
I didn't read the label closely but 26% fat is crazy. One thing the sales person said that made me weary was "some people think that the dogs need some veggies or fruits so they don't like this food because it's just meat and they think it's unbalanced". The sweet smell you mention is concerning too.

I looked all over their website and I have a brochure and there is no full ingredient listing or analysis anywhere. This too is concerning.

I think we'll just stick with our Orijen and some home cooked meals.
 
#5 ·
I know a few trainers who use it as training treats. -S
 
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