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HALO SPOT’S STEW AND TRACIE HOTCHNER ON ABC

David Yaskulka — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:00:50 +0000

Halo advocate and noted author Tracie Hotchner showed pet lovers how to cook Halo Spot’s Stew on ABC’s “Animal Instincts” show. The show featured tips from PETCO on keeping your pet healthy during the holidays, including cooking (or buying our all natural pet food) Spot’s Stew.

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BALTIMORE SUN UNLEASHES HALO TURKEY SPOT’S STEW RECIPE

David Yaskulka — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:00:24 +0000

Thanks to PETCO’s promotion and writer Jill Rosen’s great journalism, readers of the Baltimore Sun got some great Thanksgiving tips. One of those tips was how to prepare our classic Halo Spot’s Stew, Thanksgiving Style!

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NY PAPER SHARES HALO TURKEY SPOT’S STEW RECIPE

David Yaskulka — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:00:18 +0000

We’re thankful for the Lower Hudson Valley News spreading the word with tips from the ASPCA, advice from PETCO, and Halo’s Turkey Spot’s Stew recipe you can cook at home. Great for the December holidays, too!

Click over to our news page for the story.

PET-PERFECT THANKSGIVING FARE: MAKE THEM HALO TURKEY SPOT’S STEW

Dr. Donna Spector — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:08 +0000

If you’re considering cooking that perfect Thanksgiving feast for your dog or cat, make sure they’re getting good nutrition from the right ingredients. How about making them Halo Spot’s Stew, Thanksgiving-style?

Halo’s always given out its most famous recipe as a gift to those noble souls who cook for their pets. The original Halo Spot’s Stew calls for chicken (see the link below). But turkey and chicken have very similar protein, fat and calorie content. So they are interchangeable! So if you have some extra (or leftover) turkey, try substituting turkey for chicken in the recipe below. And Happy Thanksgiving!

Click here for the Original Halo Spot’s Stew recipe, and don’t be afraid to substitute turkey!

ANIMAL WELLNESS PUBLISHES HALO SPOT’S STEW RECIPE

David Yaskulka — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:13 +0000

Yes, we’re happy to give away our most famous recipe because it helps keep animals well! Loyal web site visitors knew they could always find the recipe for Halo Spot’s Stew on our free recipes page. But we’re thankful Animal Wellness magazine is helping spread the word. Here’s what their editor had to say:

“If you’re like us here at the magazine, you enjoy celebrating special occasions with your dog or cat. Halo, Purely for Pets sent us this healthy Thanksgiving recipe to try. It was originally formulated when company founder Andi Brown was struggling with healthy issues and looking for something she could make in her own kitchen using grocery store ingredients (yes, people can eat it too). Happy Thanksgiving!”

It warms our hearts when, like Andi for her cat Spot, people cook wholesome, nutritious meals for their four-legged loved ones. Of course, many of us rely on the chefs at Halo to do the cooking for them!

See the Halo News page for a link to the recipe in Animal Wellness.

HALO “YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT” PHILOSOPHY HIGHLIGHTED BY DOGASAUR

David Yaskulka — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:00:18 +0000

“Ellen became part owner with Halo in hopes of animals ‘becoming the healthiest they can be.’ You would not want to fill your own body with toxins, so why would you do it to your animals? Halo is one of the healthiest pet foods on the market right now,” according to Dogasaur.com. They also ask – and answer – the question asked by all of us who feed Halo: “Wouldn’t you feel better about feeding your pet food that you would actually eat? I know I would!”

Click here to read more.

FREE HOLISTIC PET RECIPES FROM HALO

David Yaskulka — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:00:12 +0000

Halo began in 1986 by giving away wholesome, holistic pet food recipes to animal lovers desperate to help their four-legged family members. It’s part of our mission to make that information available, and we’ll never stop. So if you haven’t seen our recipes, be sure to visit our web site for free holistic pet food recipes!

You’ll even find the recipe for our flagship product, Halo Spot’s Stew, so you can make it at home.

We believe that ideally, pets should eat healthy, homemade foods every day. But if the thought of cooking them a huge meal seems like a chore . . . just open a can of Spot’s Stew! Let our gourmet chefs prepare the healthiest food in the world for your dog or cat. We won’t mind if you take the credit!

DAVEY THE DOG’S MOM LOVES HALO INGREDIENTS

Diane Herbst — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:00:59 +0000

Davey the dog’s mom switched to Halo for an important reason:

“We regularly supplement Davey’s daily diet with things like carrots, berries, apples and other whole foods,” she writes on her blog.

“So having an actual whole food in Davey’s daily meal makes me feel great about what I feed him,” she writes. “The Halo dry food ingredient list reads like a healthy grocery list and not a chemistry experiment.”

The Halo dry food ingredient list reads like a healthy grocery list and not a chemistry experiment.

Davey, we hope you are enjoying your wholesome, well-rounded meals!!

HALO FOOD FOR MY LITTLE ANGEL OF A DOG!

David Yaskulka — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:00:29 +0000

Here’s a wonderful story for those of us with fussy eaters or pets with sensitive stomachs, from L.J. Schrader on Amazon.com:

HALO food for my little angel of a dog!, February 25, 2009
By L. J. Schrader

I have a small Italian Greyhound who is quite fussy about his food and has always had a sensitive stomach as well. Since they are tiny & skinny dogs, keeping him at a healthy weight is not easy if he does not enjoy his food.

Long story short, he loves Halo’s Spot’s Stew in both the beef flavor and the chicken, and the 5 oz. cans are the perfect size for him twice a day. The food is really so authentic that it looks and smells more like chunky baby food than dog food that has the usual fillers. It is easy on his stomach since it is a great natural product, so he is healthier than ever.

It is a little pricey, but I believe it is great food for great dogs.

Thanks, L.J.! We’re so glad your Italian Greyhound is healthier than ever! Of course no one should be surprised that it looks and smells more like human food – because it is! Take a look at this fun video. And be sure to sign up for our newsletter to get lots of coupons and special by email.

Click here to see the review on Amazon, or to comment.

Type of Pet Food Can Cause Stomach Upset

Dr. Donna Spector — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:00:24 +0000

Ashley from Texas wrote in about her dog with a sensitive stomach, and that he vomits frequently. She asks which of Halo’s food would be good for him.

Halo does not make any specific “sensitive stomach” dog food formulas, however, we feel our foods are appropriate for all dogs (even those with touchy tummies!) given the high quality ingredients.

Recent research suggests that it may actually be the size or quality of the protein in most commercial pet foods that causes adverse digestive reactions. Many pets are also sensitive to fillers (like corn and rice) and many adverse reactions (such as gas, bloating and diarrhea) have been linked to these sub-standard pet food contents. Halo foods contain no such fillers!

As always, if you have a pet with a sensitive stomach, transition them to Halo slowly–over 1-2 weeks.
day 1, 2, 3 and 4: 75% old food, 25% Halo
day 5, 6, 7 and 8: 50% old food, 50% Halo
day 9, 10, 11 and 12: 25% old food, 75% Halo
day 13 +: 100% Halo

If at any time during this transition your pet has any digestive upset, return to the previous amount being fed and stay there for a few more days before starting the transition again. Good Luck and keep us posted!