Finding a healthy balance between a dog food that is healthy for your dog and one that tastes delicious can be difficult. While an all-natural raw diet is a new phase in the canine world, that doesn’t work for every household. You might not have the time or the budget for that type of diet.

Fortunately for you, there is ZIWI Premium Pet Food. Their dog food is all-natural, raw, and fully balanced. It’s an excellent compromise between you and your dog. I have yet to meet a dog who doesn’t gobble it up immediately.

It’s a perfect size to use for training treats and seems to be delicious enough to motivate them to calm down and listen to your commands. I’ve never tried it for myself, but I have yet to read a review of a dog who didn’t enjoy the ZIWI Premium Pet Food.

My dogs absolutely love it as a special occasion, food topper, or a treat during training. During my training years, I used this food as a motivator for some of the most stubborn dogs I worked with. It is almost like no dog can say no to it! It helps that is has a very strong meaty smell to it that dogs' can't resist.

ZIWI Premium Pet Food Overview

This company is quality-driven and strives to produce only the best and healthiest diets for our four-legged companions. The food is handcrafted in small batches in ZIWI owned facilities in New Zealand. The food is 96% fresh meat, organs, bone, and seafood all raised without added hormones or growth promotants. ZIWI chooses to only source from humane, ethical, and sustainably managed local farms that exceed the strict New Zealand government regulatory standards.

ZIWI Premium Pet Food:

Uses a centuries‑old technique of naturally preserving meats
Includes raw-inspired foods with nature’s goodness locked in
Is designed to deliver peak nutrition
Mirrors a dog’s natural diet
Includes ethically sourced ingredients from New Zealand

That kind of sounds expensive...

ZIWI Premium Pet Food is high-quality dog food. There is no doubt about it! However, I was a little shocked at first when I saw the price of the food. When purchasing ZIWI keep in mind that one scoop (57g or 2oz) of ZIWI Peak air-dried recipe provides a minimum of 318kcal. The same serving of premium kibble provides 195kcal (25% less). The same serving of hydrated premium freeze-dried provides 99kcal (63% less). So you are actually feeding your dog a lot less than normal dog food.

If you are on a budget, I suggest buying a small bag and use it as a topper for your dog's meal. This way they get some of the amazing benefits of feeding ZIWI Premium Pet Food. And if you have a picky eater, get ready to watch them devour the food. Unless you have a dog like Truffle who will literally pick the ZIWI out of his food bowl and only eat that.

Training with ZIWI

I don't know if I can say enough good things about using ZIWI during training! It is my choice for training treats. I buy a small bag of the regular ZIWI Premium Pet Food and use that for all my training sessions. A small bag will last me a long time depending on how much training I am doing.

What I find as a trainer is that it is hard to motivate a dog when they are scared or anxious. This is especially difficult when you are trying to condition a dog to not react to stimuli, but your dog is not interested in what you are offering them. I have yet to find a dog who will not take ZIWI from my hand, no matter how scared or anxious or distracted they are. I highly recommend using this food as a high-level reward during training. Your dog will thank you!

A word of caution: Remember how we talked about ZIWI Premium Pet Food packing a lot more calories in a scoop? To avoid making your dog chubby, make sure to subtract the calories you used during training from your dog's meals. If I am having a training session with one of my dogs, I usually use half of their daily calory intake for the training session and the other half split between their am and pm feeding.

Where to buy:

To try it out for yourself (literally or figuratively - whatever works for you), visit your local pet store to pick up a can of wet food or a bag of dry food today. Your dog will think he or she is the luckiest dog in the world!

ZIWI Premium Pet Food

Peak nutrition without compromise. Award-winning New Zealand cat & dog food. Slow & gently air-dried. Whole-prey recipes in authentic ratios. Ethical & sustainable.

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