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Chicken Bites

December 30th, 2009

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K-9 Kraving’s Chicken Bites are  all-natural and made from 100% USDA, human-grade, unprocessed chicken meat. These high protein, low fat tasty bits of varying size and shapes make for a great anytime atta’ boyor midday forage for all dogs, big or small!

Average Per Piece Size: 1″-2″ wide x 1″ long 

Available through K-9 Kraving retailers in 1/2 pound packages and bulk. 

Guaranteed Analysis, As Fed:

Protein: 73%

Fiber: .5%

Fat: 5.4%

Moisture: 15.9%

Beef Cartilage Chews

December 30th, 2009

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K-9 Kraving Beef Cartilage Chews are affordable and tasty chew treats for small to mid-size dogs. All-natural and unprocessed, each Beef Cartilage Chew varies in size, averaging between 3″-4″ in length and 1/2″ - 1.5″ wide. A thick, rope-like texture provides  a safe and easily digestible pacifying chew for 10-15 minutes.

PetSmart extends recall of hoof treats

November 13th, 2009

Compliments to ohmidog! Click below for the full coverage:

http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/11/12/petsmart-extends-recall-of-hoof-treats/#more-14915

FDA issues warning on tainted treats

November 10th, 2009

Click here to read the post from ohmidog!: http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/11/07/fda-issues-warning-on-tainted-treats/

K-9 Kraving takes great pride in manufacturing our own treats from all USA ingredients -  USA Certified, human grade, free range and steroid & antibitic free, in Baltimore, MD.

K-9 Kraving Current Events

October 24th, 2009
New signs, August '09

New signs, August '09

We’ve been very busy at K-9 Kraving, which explains why there has only been mild blog maintainence over the past several months instead of hearty posts. To make up for lost time, this post is dedicated to catching our readers and K-9 Kraving fans up on our current and not-so-current events.

K-9 Kraving Treat Packing Central

K-9 Kraving Treat Packing Central

Our summer weekends were dedicated to outside building maintenance and rehabing an existing room at Boesl Packing Company now dedicated to our K-9 Kraving treat packing room (yeah for me!).

Our treat business, just 1-year young in September, has blossomed. Made in the USA, healthy and all natural treats are apparently a rarety. As a result, we have received amazing retail support…my dedicated treat room came in the knick of time. Our latest and greatest new treats include:

  • Free Range Bison Liver Canine Cookies
  • Steroid & Antibiotic Free Duck Liver Canine Cookies
  • Human Grade Sweet Potato Canine Cookies
  • Seasonal Specials: Pumpkin/ Beef and Pumpkin/Duck Canine Cookies  

Also in the past year we have launched 2 new flavors of frozen raw diet dog food, Mackerel Complete and Duck Complete and 1/4 pound patties ; added Elk and Bison Neck and Marrow Bones to our variety of frozen bones, along with, Organic Turkey Necks and Duck Necks; and are in the process of updating all our 1 and 2 pound chub packaging to easy to identify flavor color coded wrappers/slicks. 

In August we partnered with a retail sales consultant for the Mid-Atlantic region. This is big considering our growth has been predominately through the working dog circuit, breeders, kennels and private dealers. Having a seasoned sales consultant has been instrumental in developing packaging, treats and  printed pieces more relevant to potential K-9 Kraving feeders in the pet community.

In November, we’ll be sharing our new 10-page company brochure. Not only is it packed with oodles of technical and educational K-9 Kraving and raw diet information, it is done so with style and soul. No stock photos to be found, all the canines featured are dogs of K-9 Kraving customers. This is our most dynamic support literature in our almost 10-years of existence. You may receive your own copy by emailing your request and mailing address to  info@k-9kraving.com.

We are well behind in our aspirations of an open house, allowing guests to experience “live” the making of K-9 Kraving and touring our facility. Instead we are setting our sights for this event for our 10-year anniversary. Stay tuned for our Open House penciled in for summer 2010. 

This month we spent 9-days in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky with the National Doberman Conference - our 1st national show. It was a lot of fun…and work. Great dogs, great folks and a great town. Could have done without the 8- turned 12-hour return home due to bad weather.

Lola of "Lola Limited" collars & leashes, eyeing our daily samples

Lola of "Lola Limited" collars & leashes, eyeing our daily samples

A "fawn" colored Doberman

A "fawn" colored Doberman

A "blue" Doberman

A "blue" Doberman

An "albino" Doberman pup

An "albino" Doberman pup

November 3-8 we’ll be in Davenport, Iowa for the German Shepherd National Championship. There we are co-sponsoring the event with our friends CPN. A 14-hour (minimum) road trip for an all outdoor event…IN NOVEMBER!  We hope to have the warmest booth by hanging 4 walls on our canopy armed with heaters inside. Just in case I’ll be doning Under Armor and one our new K-9 Kraving  embroidered skull ski hats.

Now I look forward to not packing treats, not stressing over a neglected blog, not answering emails morning, noon and night — and spending some much needed time cuddling with Miss Fanny Mae, who despite her natural lack of patience, has been incredibly forgiving of my focus on staying caught up versus giving her endless amounts of much appreciated belly rubs. Thanks to our readers as well for your patience while we caught up with ourselves at K-9 Kraving. Happy Fall…for at least what’s left of it.

Hiking with Fanny Mae in Upstate NY, September '09

Hiking with Fanny Mae in Upstate NY, September '09

Higgins Creek, Fillmore, NY

Higgins Creek, Fillmore, NY

Higgins Falls

Higgins Falls

Achilles’ Tendons

September 29th, 2009

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Simply an affordable all natural chew, highly digestible, gently cleans teeth and for all size dogs. Our dried Achilles’ Tendons have medium last-ability and a great naturally beefy flavor. NO perservatives, dyes, flavoring or chemicals added.

Available through K-9 Kraving retailers.

Guaranteed Analysis, As Fed:

Crude Protein: 92.4%

Crude Fiber: 1%

Crude Fat: 5.7%

Moisture: 12.6%

Born, Bred, Raised and Manufactured in the USA

September 19th, 2009

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Simply put, everything K-9 Kraving makes and everything we make it with is done in the United States with ingredients that were born, bred and raised in the USA.

Looking for healthy, all natural dog food and treats? You’ve found them!

Looking for pet food manufactured to the same specifications as human food? You have found that too!

Looking for a brand manufactured by its own mother company? You guessed it? You found us!

To learn more, visit our main site at www.k-9kraving.com .

K-9 Kraving. Made in Baltimore, MD. Available nationwide.

WARNING! Trachea Ringlets May Cause Choking

August 10th, 2009

Recently we received the following comment on our blog:

These treats should come with a warning label…my boston terrier recently had to have emergency surgery to remove a entire cow trachea ringlet that had lodged in his esophagus!!!

After exchanging emails we learned that the Trachea Ringlets, that ultimately caused the death of the reader’s Boston Terrier, were not purchased through K-9 Kraving. EVEN SO —as a treat manufacturer, we feel a great sense of responsibility in the matter.

As of today, K-9 Kraving only offers Dried Trachea in whole, natural sizes and are warning others to the possible and negetaive side effects of cutting the trachea to smaller sizes prior to feeding it to their dog.

USDA, Cleaned Bully & Steer Sticks

July 2nd, 2009

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 Our K-9 Kraving Bully and Steer Sticks are USDA and cleaned, meaning:

- No bad breath or odor

- Sourced from US beef cattle only

What is the difference between a Bully Stick and a Steer Stick?

BULLY STICK: Is made from the bull Pizzle (Penis). Each unit ranges from 20-40+ inches in length. They are dried and then cut to smaller pieces for an all-natural chew treat for dogs. The Bully Stick has great last-ability (1-4 hours) and is especially great for canines who have ambitious chewing behavior. While a dog chews on a Bully Stick it softens, preventing sharding and is easier on the teeth and gums when compared to bones and digests safely. The diameter of a Bully Stick will vary as well depending on if a piece is cut from the wider base of the Pizzle or the narrower head of the pizzle. Click here to view our K-9 Kraving video ”How We do Bully!”

 Available through K-9 Kraving retailers.

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STEER STICK: Is made from a bull penis that has been neutered. The nueturing inhibits full growth of the Pizzle. Therefore a Steer Stick is the same component/concept as a Bully Stick; the Steer Stick, however, due to smaller size and diameter, offers 10-20 minutes of chewing pacification. Like the Bully Stick, a Steer Stick is easy to digest, safely cleans teeth and gums and is an all-natural alternative to rawhide. Sizes range from 12-14″ and approximately 1/2″ wide. The Steer Stick is a nice, gentle alternative for pups and senior dogs.

What else is Pizzle used for? Click here to learn more.

Duck Breast Strips

July 1st, 2009

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Free of steroids and antibiotics, our K-9 Kraving dried Duck Breast Strips are becoming a quick favorite.

A cross between a crunchy snack and jerky-type chew, the rich hypo-allergetic duck protein makes for a great anytime canine nosh.

AVERAGE SIZE: 3″-4″ in length x 1″ in width

Available through K-9 Kraving retailers.

Guaranteed Analysis, As Fed:
Crude Protein: 58.7%

Crude Fiber: 0%

Crude Fat: 14%

Moisture: 15.3%