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Stella & Chewy’s

by Lilly

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Are you looking for the best raw meat diet? Look no further than Stella & Chewy’s. This brand is focused on feeding dogs a natural, raw diet with fresh meat and organic vegetables and fruit. All of this is done to try to capture what kind of diet their ancestors would have eaten in the wild.

The motto for Stella & Chewy’s is, “Only the good stuff,” which shows customers that they are dedicated to creating a product that dog owners know will be full of the highest-quality ingredients.

History

Marie, the founder of Stella & Chewy’s, named the company after her two dogs. It all started after she rescued Chewy and found out that he was sick with distemper and required a special diet, so she started to prepare and feed him raw food. She noticed that Chewy’s health significantly increased as she was feeding him a raw diet and became determined to bring raw food to the masses.

Marie created Stella & Chewy’s to improve the overall health and happiness of thousands of dogs around the world. Stella & Chewy’s has been around for 14 years, and they have already achieved much of Marie’s goal.

Benefits of a Raw Diet

A raw diet is the healthiest and most natural way to feed your dog. Here are just a few benefits to feeding your dog a raw diet:

  • Your dog will have cleaner and healthier gums from chewing the raw meaty bones that come with the diet
  • A raw diet helps ensure that your dog stays lean and strong, keeping away obesity and certain diseases
  • By eating the raw meat bone, your dog is forced to chew, shred, and tear apart meat which helps strengthen their neck, jaws, shoulder, and back muscles
  • Your dog is less likely to get cancer on a raw diet because of the consumption of raw green vegetables – and it keeps them away from harmful chemicals that might be found in dry dog food
  • Better digestion and improved stool quality
  • Fewer eye problems will happen if you feed your dog a raw diet from a young age

Product Line

Stella & Chewy’s offers four different kinds of dog food, including freeze-dried raw food, frozen raw food, and raw coated kibble.

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Their freeze-dried and raw food patties are designed to replicate your dog’s ancestral diet. Each bag of freeze-dried food offers 95 percent meat, organs, and bones and 100 percent organic fruits and vegetables. Each is grain-free and gluten-free while offering probiotics and antioxidants to your dog. They have a wide variety of meat options, including:

  • Duck Duck Goose
  • Chewy’s Chicken
  • Absolutely Rabbit
  • Surf ‘N Turf

The freeze-dried patties are a quick and simple way to give your dog a raw diet without much preparation.

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Their raw coated baked kibble is a great way to give your dog a food that is high in protein, grain-free and is made out of responsibly sourced animal protein. Each piece of kibble is coated with special raw goodness that creates a special combination of pure raw nutrition and a taste your dog enjoys.

Each bag of raw coated kibble is full of protein and organic fruits and vegetables, plus Stella & Chewy’s adds probiotics for optimal digestion. Each bag of kibble is also full of fatty acids to promote healthy skin and coat. Some flavors include:

  • Grass-Fed Beef
  • Cag-Free Chicken
  • Grass-Fed Lamb

Another great thing about their raw coated kibble is they offer special recipes for small breeds and puppies.

For a complete list of what Stella & Chewy’s product line consists of, please take a look at their website or on chewy.com.

Recall History

While Stella & Chewy hasn’t had an official recall, they do have a couple that they have personally issued. These two voluntary recalls took place in 2015. Both recalls were based on Listeria concerns, but there is no information about any people or pets getting sick from the potentially affected batches.

This shows pet owners that Stella & Chewy’s is a great company to support. They voluntarily chose to recall their food to protect animals from becoming seriously ill – who wouldn’t want to support a company who does that?

Pros

  • Stella & Chewy’s dog food is made with only organic ingredients and freeze-dried or frozen to keep the nutrients locked into the food, and they don’t add in controversial ingredients.
  • There is quite a variety when it comes to choosing what food to feed your dog from Stella & Chewy’s, from freeze-dried foods to frozen foods you’ll find something great to find your dog.
  • In almost all dog food they make is done so with a whole prey type approach, this means that organs, cartilage, meat, and other parts of the main protein are all part of the food.
  • You can easily purchase Stella & Chewy’s on Chewy.com, which makes it easier to get the best raw food diet available for your dog without much hassle.
  • The food that Stella & Chewy makes doesn’t have any grains, no hormones, no filler products, or artificial flavors.
  • The ingredients list if short and easy to read!

Cons

  • The names of the products made by Stella & Chewy are very similar to each other; the only difference is that one is freeze-dried or raw frozen.
  • If you’re used to purchasing your dog’s food from a pet store, you’re out of luck. This dog food is mostly found online.

 

Final Thoughts

Feeding your dog a raw diet can be difficult to do, but Stella & Chewy’s makes it easy. Being able to purchase frozen or freeze-dried raw dog food means that you don’t have to take the time to prep a bunch of meat so that your dog will always have food. Instead, you can buy a bag of food and be set for a while.

If you’re not sold on the completely raw food diet, then Stella & Chewy’s has that covered too. You can easily purchase their raw coated kibble or their raw and kibble mix – which is as high-quality as their fully raw meals.

Whatever you chose when it comes down to feeding your dog a raw diet, Stella & Chewy’s is the best dog food that you can buy.