Review & Giveaway: WellyChef Dog Food

Homemade dog food is on the rise and we keep seeing better and better nutrition for our pups! It just amazes me that we are making so much progress and getting away from junk food kibble. So yeah, I am here today to introduce you to the brand WellyTails® and their line of "add your own protein" homemade dog food mix called WellyChef! 

WellyTails® is a science focused pet health products company. We produce natural high performance pet health supporting products from researched and evidence based natural ingredients that are proven to be safe for pets.(source)

I love that WellyTails® is a science-focused company who cares a lot about the ingredients that go in their products. Because WellyChef is a homemade dog food base mix, it eases my mind that what I am feeding my dogs is balanced and right for them. Another great point to make is that this base mix is made in the U.S.A., grain-free, and has no artificial ingredients!

So I have two different mixes of WellyChef to share with you: beef and duck! Let's start off with the beef recipe...

Now I say beef recipe because this is what protein I decided to use, but you can use raw lean beef, bison, lamb, pork, or turkey. I went to a store who has great local meats and picked out some hamburger to make this dog food. 

I love the ingredients! Lots of dried or dehydrated fruits and veggies with their formulated vitamin and mineral blend called Ensure Multi-Canine.

The first step is to get all your ingredients and prepare your workstation. Besides your protein of choice, you also need either sunflower oil or veggie oil and fresh fish oil. For the fish oil, you can use capsules or WellyTail's Fortified Wild Ocean Fish Oil Omega-3 Blend. They gave me a bottle of this to try as well. I like the ingredients and the Stay Ever Fresh Pump System so that it doesn't spoil.

Next, we measure out 3/4 cups of the base mix into our large mixing bowl...

Then you add 2 cups of warm water, mix it, and wait for 15-20 minutes as the food rehydrates.

The waiting is the hard part!

 Time for the oil! 2 tablespoons of sunflower (or vegetable) oil and a 1/2 pump of WellyTails' fish oil (or two soft gels of fish oil).

rehydrated!

Mix it all together and then you have the option of adding in another carbohydrate source or a chopped egg. We decided to go on to the next step which is adding in your protein! We dumped in 1 pound of raw lean hamburger, but you can use bison, lamb, pork, or turkey as well. 

the meat is a bit brown cause Abby had to reheat it in the microwave, whoops

all mixed together!

The dogs were salivating all over the floor at this point, and I don't blame them! It was like doggie hamburgers and I found out that our friend Luna from Beagles and Bargains actually made some for her 4th birthday this year!

On the box, it had feeding guidelines and said to freeze any remaining food in pre-measured portion sizes. I decided to give my girls a half cup each 2 times a day, so I put that morning's food in their bowls and froze the rest in little Tupperware containers. 

I was able to make a couple day's worth of food!

I know what you are thinking...so how did the dogs like it?! Well, I wasn't able to get a picture of Jada since she ate it so fast, but both girls really liked it! 

ready to engulf!

omnom!

"Hurry up Bailey!"

A few days later once the beef WellyChef food was eaten, we decided to try the other base mix where you use fresh ground chicken, duck or farmed Atlantic salmon & tilapia. I couldn't find ground duck anywhere, but I remembered I had some cans of duck dog food from Evanger's. I figured that would be fine since the ingredients are just duck. 

The method is the same as the other base mix, and the girls liked it just as much! The ingredients are wonderful as always.

I was able to make 4 cups of dog food!

Here is a video showing the making of the WellyChef beef dog food and how much the girls liked it!

In a nutshell...

• WellyTails® is a science-focused pet health products company
• WellyChef is a base mix to make your own homemade dog food and add your own protein
• There are two varieties: Beef, Bison, Lamb, Pork or Turkey and Chicken, Duck, Salmon & Tilapia
• It is grain-free, make in the USA, and has no artificial ingredients
• The box includes easy to read instructions and even has a recipe for senior dogs who need more fish oil, and has options for add-ins
• One box can make 28 pounds of dog food!
• Both varieties are $38.95 
• You can buy WellyChef in their online store here

I really like this product and after seeing how much my girls like it I am definitely using it again. Making it was easy and I love the quality of the ingredients. The mix itself is affordable, and all you have to do is find high-quality meat at a good price. I would recommend WellyChef to anyone looking for a homemade dog food!

"so good!"

Learn more about WellyTails® & WellyChef here!

What is your dog's favorite type of meat?

Let us know in the comments!


We are also having a giveaway for 1 box of WellyChef (recipe of your choosing) [ARV 38.95]

Ends January 9th at 11:59 pm EST, 18+, U.S. and Canada Only

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— Abby Chesnut (@TheChesnutMutts) December 26, 2015