I want to tell you a short story about my dog,
George, and our trying your dog food for the first time.
George is a toy poodle, eight years old, five pounds, and you can imagine quite
a manly man. He is never outside alone (birds could carry him off) but naturally
since he is impressing us with his bravery of the wild outdoors he will only
stand and look at you when you are calling him to come in. So, like every other
toy poodle, manly man, dog owner, we purchased a special “treat jar”. George’s
treat jar is in the shape of a dolphin (from a long ago taken trip to the beach)
which makes the dolphin singing sound when the head is tilted up (who invented
this thing?). Over the years George has learned to come running when he hears
this sound to collect his treat. If he doesn’t come right away, no treat!
Naturally, just bumping the dolphin has made it sing from time to time and of
course George doesn’t miss that sound, whether he is sleeping or playing, he
will come running to the dolphin and wait.
I received a small sample bag of Flint River dog food for George as a gift. He
has been known to be a bit finicky and poodlish. We took a little scoop and
mixed it in his bowl with his other dog food. I can’t tell you how my children
and I laughed to see him dig around in that bowl and take out (and consume)
every piece of the new food. Leaving of course his regular food untouched. How
exactly he did that is nothing short of amazing. But the truly remarkable and
funny event was a few hours later. George was out for his nightly patrol of the
back yard (with me watching of course, or he wouldn’t leave the back step in the
dark). Once again in middle of the yard he stood staring at me when being called
in, as if I were an unknown person who had just entered his life. Now the cold
air is blowing in the door, I’m in my pajamas and he is standing and staring at
me like a deer in the head lights. I go get the dolphin, tip the head and wait
for the dolphin song. It sings, George perks up his ears and comes running at
top speed into the house – right past me and the dolphin treat jar (which is
still singing) and to the back closet where he stands staring at the little bag
of Flint River dog food. What a treat he thought! Now when he comes in George
runs directly to the back hall where the canister of food is kept, and sits and
waits for his new food (treat). He runs right past the dolphin jar almost every
single time. I think I will just fill the dolphin with the dog food, who needs
treats when you love your food that much
Kathleen Kennedy Israel
Neenah, WI
WOULD LIKE TO ORDER
AGAIN!! MY DOG LOVES THE FOOD AND MY ORDER CAME TO ME PROMPTLY!! THANK YOU FOR
SUCH A GREAT PRODUCT!
I thought the site was great. the order came very
promptly and the product is great. my dog loves the kibble. I love that he is
eating healthier food.
"I ordered samples of your
dog food and was
impressed by the timeliness of their arrival. Reading your claims about
the introduction of your food made me skeptical, but my dog loved it. I
gave her a few pieces as "treats" to introduce them. Then my husband put
half the bag in the corner of her dog dish alongside her regular food.
We were both amazed and impressed by our dog's reaction to this. She
started to eat, but only your food. When she came across her regular
food, she actually spit it out on the floor! We thought this was
hilarious and it definitely backed up your taste claims!"
Lori Bartels-Tobin
"Your cat food is
fabulous! The day after I received the FRR sample, I ordered the cat and
lite food formula for my 3 cats. My 2 year old Bengal is the finikiest
eater. He walks away from his dry food unless it's mixed with canned
food -- which we use only as a treat. When I put down a small handful of
the sample, he immediately started eating. I am amazed. He never eats a
food on first smell. I look forward to receiving our first order and
watching for improvements in our cats. Thank you for caring."
Capt. Caroline Konczey, USN - San Diego, CA
"This is by far the best product I've found on the market. After
reading the information regarding Flint River Products, I have to admit
I was a bit skeptical. I did some research and was horrified to find
that Iams and Eukanuba have a horrific dog/cat testing lab where animals
are held in steel cages with no interaction for the purpose of product
testing. I also found that the ingredients were substandard, as were
most of the dog food products on the market.
"I am pleased to say that my dogs love the Senior Kibble Plus. I have
been trying to trim down my dog's weight and had been having very little
luck. In the two weeks that my companions have been on the Flint River
Kibble, they've lost weight, their coat is glossy, and they have new
energy and smoother joint movement!
"Thank you for caring enough to put out a superior product for all of
us who want the best for our four legged friends!"
Joanie Kawashima - San Jose, CA
"Two weeks ago I received my first of what will be many shipments
of your fine product. I, like many of the other animal lovers in the
world, probably got mad at reading your information of what is going
into other dog food, and I can assure you I got very mad! I had no idea
that corn cannot be digested in a dog's intestine.
"I will say this right now that I doubted what you said in your
report, so I looked farther and found that all you said was the truth, I
was buying expensive dog food and paying for chicken heads and feathers
and covering my back yard in corn; this might sound funny, but it's not
once you also find out that you were feeding your dog poison that
produces cancer.
"Thank you for teaching me, thank you for your product, and thank you
for the good you're doing for the loved animals in this country."
Richard Ostheimer - Indiana
"YOU WERE RIGHT!
"Received your free sample - did the taste test. My cat Sam is one of
those 'finicky eaters' you refer to in your brochure, so I was
skeptical. Well, he GOBBLED it up - in fact, while he was eating, one
piece fell into the dish with his "normal" dry food, and he picked up
just the one FRR piece that fell, being carfeful not to get any of that
OTHER food (that I thought was his favorite) in his mouth! Then, he
proceeded to LICK THE BOWL! I guess you can't get a more ringing
endorsement than that! I've just submitted the first of what I assume
will be many future orders!
"Thank you again for 'caring enough to give the very best.'"
Donna M.
"I wanted to thank everyone at
Flint River Ranch for making such a wonderful dog food. My
Australian Shepherd, Tess, has lots of allergies due to poor breeding
(among other health problems), and we have tried so many different dog
foods to help her but none of them worked. She has been fed Iams,
ProPlan, Science Diet (Sensitive Stomach Formula), Nutro, and even
Science Diet Canine I/D, a presciption diet from the vet's office -- all
of these so called "premium" dog foods. Despite all these attempts, Tess
was constantly scratching and chewing on herself and her eyes were so
red they looked bloodshot. Nothing we tried worked. When we received the
FRR sample, I gave Tess a few pieces as treats and she loved it! That
night, I mixed the remainder of the sample in with her food, and I
couldn't believe what happened. Tess used her nose to find every single
piece of FRR and ate it, leaving her other food in the bowl. She looked
up at me to see if I had any more FRR. I showed her the empty bag and
she got up and walked away.
Now that she's eating only FRR, I actually had to put a towel down in
front of Tess' bowl because she drools while sitting in front of her
food bowl waiting for the release command so she can get up and eat!
Tess has been eating FRR exclusivly for almost 6 months now (since
January). The improvements she has made are astounding. Tess no longer
scratches due to allergies. I haven't seen her chew on herself in
months, and I get to see her beautiful brown eyes now that they're not
constantly red with irritation. Tess has lost weight now and built more
muscle since she isn't eating all the fillers that other dog foods
contain. Tess has never looked or (as far as I can tell) felt better
than she does right now, and it's all thanks to Flint River Ranch. I
will never feed any other food to any present or future pets. FRR is the
greatest."
Deidre Pflugh - Maryland
"I wanted to take a minute to let you know that we feed our 2 labs
nothing but your kibble. They eat a consistent 200 lbs. every 3 months,
and have now done so for the last 4 years! Our UPS guy just leaves it
inside our gate where we can pick it up later. It comes in 5 boxes, a
size that the UPS guy says is not too much to handle."
"We get comments on a regular basis about how good our 8 year old
dogs look and how healthy they are. We have upgraded to the kibble with
Chondroitin, and it does seem to give them better joint control."
"Keep up the good work, and you may use my email as a recommendation
for the consistent quality and evident taste in the kibble."
"I just wanted to share with you that after receiving my second forty
pound shipment of FRR food, My UPS driver gave me a sample of the food
he feeds his dog, stating that it is "the best". I repeated the taste
test that caused me to switch to FRR. in the first place, expecting my
dog Travis to eat the Back to Basics brand just because it was
different. Travis smelled the FRR food then the other, tasted the FRR
then the other, and to my surprise he ate the FRR and walked away from
the other dish completely.
"I am double convinced that Travis is eating the proper food."
Ralph Porter Jr.
"I have 3 dogs who have been on Science Diet for years and after
giving them the taste test with your product, I knew I had a new dog
food. Typically my smaller dogs would take a few pieces of the dry
Science Diet in their mouth and wander into the dining room to eat it.
Back and forth, back and forth they'd go until the bowl was empty. Now,
with your product they do not leave their bowl until its empty. I was
very impressed. I also have become an avid label reader and am disgusted
at some of the ingredients the more name brand, expensive brands use,
plus all those horrible preservatives. Thank you for making a terrific
product."
Sherrie Wilson - Grand Junction, Colorado
"Thank you so much for making this pet food! We had been looking for
something like this for a few months when we received one of your
promotional mailers. What great timing! We immediately went to your
website & requested samples. All our critters loved it. Our chocolate
lab 'Cody' now has your wonderful Dry Water (instead of animal plasma
containing Alpo) added to every meal! He dances around impatiently
during the 2-minute 'cook time', but we think he knows it's well worth
the wait! Our newest addition, a 3 month old kitten our nephews named
"Angel" is refusing to eat the Kitten Chow we got her initially! She
loves your cat/kitten food. Again, thank you for making such wonderful
products. We'll be customers for life!"
The Larsons - Scappoose, Oregon
"Just got our delivery of Flint River kibble. Wow! Our 2 cattle dogs
finish it all, wanting more. Big change from turning their noses up at
Science Diet! Addie, our too slim girl has chowed it down! Can I use any
more exclamation points! We are sold on FRR!"
Lynn - Milwaukee, WI
"I just have to tell you my story. My little poodle Buffy is on
strike. I have been feeding her and her sister Shadow (a lab) the Dry
Water formula for approximately 2 weeks for breakfast. Since I didn't
get on the automatic shipment plan, I ran out. I have had to go back to
their previous morning diet until my shipment arrives. Buffy will not
touch her breakfast now. She is waiting until her evening meal, which is
the Kibble, before she eats. These dogs devour both the Dry Water
formula and the Kibble. I have never seen them so enthusiastic about
their meals!
"Not only do they love this food, but they do not ask for treats near
as much during the day as they did while they were on their previous
food. This tells me that it is more nutritionally satisfying to them.
Needless to say, 'mom' is going to enroll in the automatic shipment
plan.
"Thanks for such great products!"
Tina, Shadow and Buffy Thomas - Magnolia, Texas
"I just want to thank you for offering such a superior product. I've
only recently become aware of how bad commerical pet food really is. I
was fortunate to come across your website. My cat Domino has always been
a picky eater. After doing the taste test, I was sold, as was Domino! I
ordered a sample for my dad and he was sold as well. He immediately went
on-line to order a bag. I think that most people are not aware of the
harmful ingredients in commercial brands. Not to mention all the fillers
that offer no nutritional benefits. I put my trust in these commercial
brands and feel so foolish for doing so. More people need to become
aware and I will do my part in spreading the word about your product.
Thank you again."
Wendy Votto - New York City
"I had placed an order before we left for the holidays knowing that
we'd be out of FRR when we returned from our Christmas travels. Needless
to say, we did run out of dog food and I had to go to the local pet
store to buy something for Riley off the shelf. I ended up getting him
some Iams not knowing what else to buy. HE HATED IT. Wouldn't touch it.
Didn't eat for almost 2 days. I felt so bad (mothers guilt!) that I gave
him green beans and carrots. Once the FRR arrived I think Riley
recognized the box because he started running back and forth between his
dog dish and the front door where the box was. Talk about a happy dog!"
Lori Ries - Louisville, KY
"My Fritz has brighter eyes and more energy since I have put him on
Flint River Ranch and stopped using Science Diet with its chemical
preservatives. Fritz says 'Woof, Woof' to Flint River Ranch."
L.M. Hughes - NY
"I have two collies and have had immense vet bills with the older one
with all kinds of digestive problems. All of this turned around when I
found Flint River Ranch. Now my vet bills consist merely of annual check
ups. The Flint switch has saved me a bundle and saved my dog endless
days of suffering with constant diarrhea and other digestive disorders.
"Thanks Flint River Ranch."
P.B. - Illinois
"Thanks for the info about what to feed Charley. He has been on FRR
for about a month now and loves it. His back legs seem to be less bowed
and his coat is silkier. There is only one problem. He now wakes us up
early every day so he can hurry out and then eat his food. I tried
giving him less, as suggested, but he dragged his bowl around the
kitchen for more. I am convinced. Thanks again."
Bobbi Shindelman
"I sent for a sample of Flint River Ranch dog food for my very
fastidious Border Collie show dog, who loved it and has never been so
excited about dinner!"
Lee Sheldon - Angola, NY
"Just had to write to tell you the minute I opened the sample pack of
cat and kitten food my cats went crazy! They love it.. They keep looking
for more..."
Linda Verret - New Iberia, LA
"We did your test with the sample you sent and our Border Collie of
course chose your dog food. Amazingly though, she kept pointing at her
dish for the rest of the day, and if we looked over at her, she
immediately went over to lick out the bowl. I think she was trying to
make sure that we knew that this new stuff was preferred. Now that we
have a full bag of your food, she finishes every meal by going into the
middle of our living room and squirms across the room on her back,
wagging her tail. Clearly, she doesn't just like your Flint River dog
food more, she likes it MUCH more."
Ron Miller
"I must admit you are not only concerned about the healthy pet but
also the parents of those pets. As you know people like myself often
consider their pets as their own children as I do. It truly is nice to
find a company that cares about all of the family. Again, thank you for
having such a great product."
Pamela Jimenez
"I tried your taste test as you recommended. My 15-year-old
Yorkie-poo gobbled it up! Now she literally runs to her food bowl when I
serve your Puppy and Adult Food. She never got this excited about
kibble, even when she was a puppy. I am so happy to have found a natural
pet food with human grade ingrediants. Thank you."
M. Kiger - Pennsylvania
"I recently learned from my vet my dog is a diabetic after purchasing
my first bag. I believe your product has greatly helped maintain a very
safe and controlled diet for my little friend. I can't thank you enough
for providing a product as good as yours. THANK YOU!!"
Robert Kerr
"I just had to let you know that I did the taste test and you won! My
dogs loved it, paws down! We aren't talking about three normal dogs. We
are talking about three dogs all with separate special needs. Flint
River Ranch simplified my life because of the high quality ingredients,
all my little guys can eat the same food! It saves me time and money,
plus they love it!"
Lisa Pajkos - Indiana
"I wanted to tell you I am impressed with my two cats', Wigs and
Lucie, reactions to your dry cat food. I received a sample and gave them
each a few bites. From that time on they both come running anytime they
hear the crackle of foil, hoping it will be more of Flint River Ranch
cat food. So I'm ordering 9 pounds of the cat food."
Amanda Thompson
"My order arrived yesterday and my 16-year old blind, arthritic, deaf
dog chowed like a puppy and came begging for more! What a great
testament to the quality of your dog food! Tuesday (my dog) may be blind
and deaf, but she can still taste!"
Karen D. - New York
"Until I found Flint River Ranch, my mixed breed dog was constantly
scratching and tearing at her fur and paws. I've spent hundreds of
dollars at the vet trying to find something that will ease her
discomfort. It never occurred to me that she might be reacting to the
chemicals in her food. I used to feed her pedigree. Now that I have
switched to Flint River Ranch, there is no scratching at all. It took a
while but the results were well worth it.
"Thanks ever so much for your free sample. And thanks to Flint River
Ranch for the best food on the market."
J.M. - Illinois
"As a result of the taste test, using the sample you sent, I am
totally convinced that you have a better product! As you suggested, I
filled one bowl with your product and another with my Siberian Huskys'
(Thor and Nikita) current dry food. They sniffed both bowls and
proceeded to consume the Flint River Ranch food. Then they went to the
other bowl, each eating a nugget or two, and walked away. Ha - ha! :)
One taste is worth a thousand barks - or in the case of huskys, a
thousand woo-woos."
James W. Hand
"I almost was to the point of getting rid of my beloved dog because
his problem with gas was almost intolerable. My distributor told me that
the Flint products do not produce gas in the dogs who eat it. I was a
bit skeptical at first but am now a true believer. Switching brands has
given my dog and me a new relationship. Sounds corny, but you can't
imagine what it's like to live with a gassy dog."
J.W. - Missouri
"Just received my first order of dog food today. Thanks so much for a
speedy delivery!
"I have 2 male Shih-Tzu pups, one is 3 months, and the other is 6
months. These 2 pups are my new replacements for the 13-year old
Shih-Tzu I lost last year. For all the 13 years, he was my faithful
friend and companion, but I always questioned what I was feeding him.
The canned food made ME sick, and dry food was all cereal. I went
through many brands, even the expensive ones, ie, Science Diet, Iams,
etc. but never felt we were feeding to their satisfaction. We are great
believers of natural foods, herbal remedies, and such. But we never
found any for our dogs.
"Alas, I happened upon your advertisement through a Drs. Foster &
Smith catalog order, went to your website and studied with great
interest. Hence, my order to you. Upon receiving the order, it was near
suppertime for the pups, so fed them the Dry/Water food. I could see
from reading the label that all the herbs that I favor so much were
there. (I think I gave them a little too much, but will cut back the
amount on the next feeding.) It smelled good, to them, AND to me. I
could see all the veggies in it. Well, they cleaned it all up and didn't
act hungry when it was over. Tomorrow morning they will get a mixture of
their regular dry food and the new.
"I will be looking forward to doing more business with you and
possibly setting up regular scheduled deliveries, but need to watch and
calculate now the quantities I will be needing.
"Am so happy I have finally found a natural dog food!!!!!
"THANKS, SO MUCH FOR MAKING IT!!"
Helen Sanborn - Canton, NY
"I quite often get asked the question by clients as well as my
distributors as to why there is not a separate puppy formula in your
product line. To be quite honest, it was a question in the back of my
mind as well when I became a distributor.
"I have raised several litters of puppies on most of the well known
premium brands of puppy food and this summer raised my first Flint River
litter. I purposefully did not supplement with other puppy food or use
supplements other than yogurt and vitamin C, to determine for myself if
the regular formula was adequate for weaning and growing puppies. The
results - the food moistens quite readily into a soft gruel for starting
the puppies on solid food. Other products take much longer soaking to
completely reduce the food to a gruel consistency. There were no
problems with soft stools as long as the puppies did not overeat.
"I have now raised three of the puppies to the age of six months with
nicely controlled growth rates, beautiful coat and condition, and to
this point, excellent overall health and soundness. I cannot claim this
for the 'premium puppy foods' I have used in the past.
"I also have a client who has recently weaned a litter of Rottweilers
on Flint River and is very pleased with her results, as well as numerous
other client raising healthy, sound structured puppies on regular
formula Flint River Dog Food.
"My question now would be, 'Would it ever be necessary to have a
separate puppy formula if the quality of the food was high enough to
provide high quality, highly digestible ingredients which would render
the necessary nutrients needed for proper (controlled) growth and
development?' It appears at this time from my observations, that the
answer is 'No', and if so, would not be the first pet food fallacy I
have discovered.
"I have been breeding and showing English Setters for 15 years and
practicing veterinary medicine for nearly that long, and felt you would
appreciate hearing of my personal results with Flint River, as well as
those of some of my clients. I feel very fortunate to have such an
excellent line of pet foods available for myself and my clients, as I
firmly believe it is the first and most important part of a preventive
or restorative health program."
Debra J. Mack, DVM, A Natural Choice Veterinary Clinic
"I have two Maine Coon mix cats who were born at the clinic in 1979
and who have lived there since then. They are a brother and sister team
and have the run of the clinic. They both inherited the ability to form
excessive crystals in their urine. The male would easily become blocked
except when fed Prescription diet CD. For this reason they were both fed
CD which was designed to prevent the formation of crystals by limiting
the minerals from which the crystals form. This diet saved his life and
allowed him to live a normal life for the 14 years that he and his
sister were on it.
"During this time I was very concerned about the lack of wholeness
and quality in the CD. The only animal protein in the CD came from
poultry by-product meal, glandular meat and poultry digest which is
garbage and probably useless as a wholesome food. Most must be
detoxified by the liver and then eliminated from the body because it can
not be used by the body for nourishment. If you go fishing and clean the
fish you catch, what you throw away are the by-products. Would you eat
this stuff? If not, then don't feed it to your best friends. The dry CD
also contains as preservatives BHA and Ethoxyqnin. Even the FDA won't
allow the use of this stuff in our food. We tried dozens of different
foods which appeared to be good from the list of ingredients on their
labels. In every case the boy would begin to block within two days after
having as little as a teaspoon of the test food mixed with his CD. While
on the CD his sister developed a severe case of miliary dermatitis with
raw scabs over her body. She could only be keep under control with
corticosteroids.
"In May 1994 I received a phone call from my friend John Limehouse
who shares my concern over the lack of wholesome pet foods. John told me
what Jim Flint was doing and thought I would be interested in the food
he was making. The next day Jim Flint called me and since that day I
have sold an awful lot of the Flint River Ranch food. The clinic cats
were put on the food and taken off CD. The boy has gone over a year
without a hint of the urinary crystal problem and his sister's skin is
without a blemish.
"Both cats have been fed only the Flint River Ranch cat food with the
exception of the girl who has on occasion been given a teaspoon of
different canned food as 'treats.' These treats were from specially
chosen canned foods that had a very good looking list of ingredients on
their label. These included some of the lams products that looked very
good. In every case she started breaking out again within two days. I
can only conclude that someone is lying about what is contained in their
canned food. I suspect that the culprit is liver in some form because it
would contain all of the toxins that the animal had accumulated during
its lifetime and had been stored in its liver when it was slaughtered
for food.
"I specialize in treating the so called 'chronic incurable diseases'
of Western medicine and many of my patients are considered to be dying
when they come to me. One of the first changes in their life style is to
have all of my patients eating a wholesome, human quality food. In order
for a patient to be cured of these 'incurable' diseases they must become
healthy. Without a good wholesome diet the rest of the therapy can not
be successful. I can not recommend any other food other than the Flint
River Ranch food."
Walt McCall, DVM, Holistic Veterinary Medicine
"After being in the pet supply business since 1989, I've finally
found a healthy and all natural pet food that I feel comfortable
recommending to other pet lovers. I've been so impressed with the
quality and freshness of Flint River Ranch pet food, and I truly believe
your pet will love Flint River Ranch pet food as much as my four dogs
do."
Newt Watson, Owner,
Safe-T-Pet
