Sojos Homemade Dog Food Made Easy

Sojos by Sojourner Farms is a complete dog food mix with real turkey. It is 100% grain free. They advertise that they offer the superior nutrition of naturally-occurring vitamins, minerals and enzymes that you can't get from a cooked, processed pellet. No preservatives. Nothing artificial. Just all-natural, human-quality ingredients.

Ingredients: Sweet potatoes, USDA turkey, whole egg, broccoli, celery, apples, flax meal, pecans, tricalcium phosphate, pumpkin, cranberries, basil, dried alfalfa, ginger root, dried kelp, zinc sulfate, vitamin E acetate, vitamin D2.

Directions: Simply soak it in water for a fresh, home-prepared dog food in minutes.

Pros: Our teacup yorkie puppies liked this food. In fact, one of Dams, Chi, hardly left the bowl. She first seemed to lap up the broth and then finished it all! As you can see in the video, Chi would hardly let Aura get a taste! The product was easy to mix and I liked the freshness of it. However, letting it sit for one hour did not do the trick. I would intermittedly introduce the food to our dogs, and it took about 3 hours before they showed interest. THEN, it was all gone!

Cons: Even though it advertised "in minutes"; our teacup yorkies needed at least 3 hours to warm up to the food. This may be due to a change of consistency in their diet, and the extra time was needed to fully saturate the food particals.

Cost: $21.75 for 2 lbs. plus shipping

I would recommend this product with caveat. Give more time for water absorption. I used filtered water at room temperature. Not sure if hot water would have made a difference.

Please visit their website: sojos.com for more information

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