Wholehearted is a store pet food brand owned by Petco, an internationally recognized chain offering many services, products, and live pets for sale.
Wholehearted Dog Food uses only high-grade meat as its main ingredient and features other healthy components as well. In some of its recipes there may even be taurine added for additional benefit; all foods are designed to meet the specific nutritional requirements of dogs.
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Meat Meals
Wholehearted is an ideal food option for small breed dogs because of its abundance of wholesome meats with high levels of protein and fat, providing your pup with energy sources as well as vitamins and minerals necessary for their wellbeing.
Meat meals are dry rendered products made up of clean flesh and skin without or with accompanying bone, and without heads, feet, or entrails. Their protein content is higher than whole meats.
WholeHearted utilizes other dietary fibers, including beet pulp and tomato pomace, to add soluble fiber into their recipes for active dogs’ diets and aid digestion and prevent constipation. They also utilize live probiotics in some recipes in order to promote intestinal health while including L-Carnitine supplements that support alertness in specific recipes.
Chicken Fat
Wholehearted Dog Food is designed to offer healthy nutrition at an economical price for pet owners. Utilizing only top quality ingredients, their wide variety of formulas are tailored specifically to various life stages and breeds of dogs and puppies alike. Ocean fish is an excellent source of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids while canola oil and sunflower oil provide additional vegetable fat sources.
Their few grain inclusive recipes feature nutritious whole grain rice, cracked pearl barley and rice bran – these options being more nutritional than some of their competitors’ use of brewers’ rice. In contrast, their grain-free recipes typically call for peas, sweet potatoes lentils or chickpeas as primary ingredients.
As these legumes contain relatively little taurine, and may be contributing to an increase in cases of dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs, some pet owners are wary about buying such formulas for their canines.
Dried Beet Pulp
Dried beet pulp is a fibrous by-product of sugar processing that makes for an excellent source of dietary fibre in dogs’ diets. While it may appear to be just another filler food source, beet pulp promotes gut health, delays gastric emptying times and improves peristalsis and stool consistency – making for healthy digestive processes and better peristalsis and stool consistency for their benefit.
Also, glucose helps maintain good dental hygiene by reducing plaque and tartar build-up in the mouth and slowing glucose absorption to prevent sudden spikes and drops in blood sugar levels.
WholeHearted is dedicated to meeting the highest standards of quality, and they avoid ingredients known to cause allergies in their recipes such as wheat, corn or soy as well as any artificial flavors or colors – providing your dog with optimal nutrition to ensure a long and healthy life ahead.
Rice Bran
Wholehearted utilizes only premium meat ingredients in its recipes. Their formulas often feature lamb, salmon or chicken as primary protein sources; and they do not use low-grade by-products or fillers that compromise quality of taste or nutrition.
This brand includes vegetable fats such as sunflower or canola oil to provide your pup with a healthy source of energy, as well as tomato pomace as a natural source of fiber.
Some dog food recipes feature an unusual ingredient list designed to support digestive health, such as dried chicory root and papain. Rarely seen in pet foods, these ingredients help improve digestion while increasing absorption of nutrients.
WholeHearted recipes often include hydrolyzed salmon for skin and coat health and potato starch or tapioca for carb support; these ingredients may be harmful to dogs with heart conditions like DCM.
Potatoes
Wholehearted offers an extensive range of dry and canned dog food formulas designed to suit all sizes, breeds, life stages and preferences for dogs of all shapes and sizes. Their recipes contain meat sources like lamb, chicken, beef and salmon – as well as beneficial ingredients such as glucosamine and chondroitin to support joints in large breeds as well as help alleviate hip dysplasia symptoms.
Their recipes also offer grain-free options, using brown rice instead of corn or wheat as it provides more energy with no insulin spikes.
Wholehearted’s recipes contain high concentrations of peas, lentils and chickpeas that may not permit optimal taurine absorption – an established risk factor for DCM in dogs.
