Uncle ChiChi, a rescue poodle from New York City appeared on Good Morning America yesterday because he may be the world’s oldest dog.

Halo users won’t be surprised to learn what his owner, Frank Pavich, touted as the diet that’s kept ChiChi strong for well over two decades — “he eats a food called Spot’s Stew, by a company named Halo, which is really healthy stuff, exclusively…”

Check out the story in yesterday’s New York Times:

And watch the Good Morning America video:

We did this video some time back, but if you haven’t seen it, it’s worth the couple minutes. Here’s the scoop:

We’ve put a whole new twist on the soup wars. We compared the ingredients of Halo Spot’s Stew to the ingredients of a leading national brand of (human) chicken soup, and took our twisted ingredient challenge to the streets of LA. We showed random soup lovers both lists of ingredients and asked them to pick which they’d want to feed to their family. Which do you think they chose?

Click here to see video.

The popular “German Shepherd Dogs World” site did an extensive review of Halo Spot’s Stew food, Liv-a-Littles treats, Halo supplements, and HolistiClean stain and odor remover.

Stating “I already knew that ‘by-products’ was a big no-no in dog food, but I didn’t know too much about using ‘meal’ in a dog food” — the site provided numerous details about chicken meal and other rendered meats.

They concluded that Halo’s “commitment to the health and well being of our animals through wholesome, natural, quality pet products is unparalleled.”

The review is one of the most in-depth ever written about Halo products. We think you’ll enjoy reading it!

Here’s the final paragraph:

“You owe it to yourself and most importantly your dog to check out this company’s outstanding products. As for my dogs, they loved it and never left a morsel behind. Their stools were excellent as well. Happy pets and happy owners make for a happy company! Way to go Halo!”

Click over to our News page for the link to the full story.

On the May 19 Ellen Show, Ellen DeGeneres welcomed two neighbors from Nashville, TN with an incredible story of how they survived the terrible flood that destroyed their neighborhood.

During the flood Lesli Bills was trapped in her home with her dogs because at the time the shelter would not take her in with pets. Lesli’s house caught fire and her neighbor Bill Crousser came by and rescued her and her dogs on his Jet Ski just in the nick of time.

Lesli grasped dog food as she fled the burning house to insure that her dogs had something to eat. Ellen tells Lesli, “I care about animals as much as you do, and I believe they should eat healthy foods to keep them happy and healthy. So I have a pet food company called Halo, Purely for Pets; I’m going to give you a year’s supply for your doggies!

Watch the video to see the entire segment of the show:

Halo has also recently donated to a number of animal shelters and rescue organizations in Tennessee (in partnership with Mimi Ausland and Freekibble.com), including: Coffee County Animal Shelter in Manchester, McKamey Animal Center in Chattanooga, Nashville Humane Society in Nashville, Humane Society of Dickson City in Dickson City, FAMA in Blue Ridge, Memphis Humane Society in Memphis, Boston Rescue, E. Tennessee in Carterville, and Etowah Humane Society in Carterville.

PETCO sent me to Sacramento and Phoenix, to get on local TV and explain the recipe for Halo’s Spot’s Stew to Californians.

On ABC 15 (Arizona) TV appearance: I had so much fun going on the local lifestyle show, Sonoran Living in Phoenix, when PETCO sent me there to help get out the message about better natural nutrition for pets and share the HALO Spot’s Stew recipe for pet lovers to make at home.

Watch the TV Spot!

Tracie Hotchner, author of The Dog Bible and The Cat Bible, guest blogs here every Thursday on healthy, natural choices for pets.