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Our food is baked for over 15 minutes in a convection oven. All ingredients are mixed into a dough, molded into small bites, and slowly travel through a 100+ ft oven on a conveyor belt. The food is then air-dried and allowed to cool before being fill
Yes, you can (and should) feed the broken bits and Petaluma powder at the bottom of your bag or storage container. They are equally as nutritious as the whole pieces and most dogs will lick them clean. The baking process results in more broken and ir
We consulted multiple experts to develop our diets. Our formulation process is led by Dr. Blake Hawley, a veterinarian who has spent over 25 years developing scientific diets and pharmaceutical delivery products for dogs and cats, including formulas
No, our dog food and treats are not prepared in facilities that are certified for human consumption. The ‘human grade’ term in pet food marketing is not an official regulatory distinction but is often used for goods the FDA defines as “edible” for hu
We are committed to testing protocols that treat dogs like family members rather than lab equipment. We do not perform any animal testing or contract other companies to test our products on lab-owned animals. We also preferentially source ingredients
We understand dog parent concerns about diet-related DCM and have stayed very close to the scientific developments over the last five or so years. When we formulated Petaluma’s first diet in 2018, there was already a large conversation happening in t
Our food is manufactured at a pet food bakery in Illinois. The facility has a long history of baking high-quality food and treats and bakes products for many pet brands with decades-long safety records. ~75% of our food ingredients (by volume) come f
Yes. We source sunflower oil that has been mixed with a natural preservative that uses rosemary extract and vitamin E (mixed tocopherols). These natural antioxidants extend the shelf life of our food by preventing the fats - and particularly the omeg
No, we do not source any genetically modified ingredients. We have not tested our product for GMOs, but all of the ingredients we source either do not have a GMO variant on the market or have non-GMO statements from our supplier.
Shelf life refers to the maximum duration before the nutrition degrades (typically the fat oxidizing) beyond an acceptable threshold. In sealed bags, our baked food has a similar shelf life to dry kibble, which is 18 months from the date it was baked
Yes! Peanut butter is not only safe but also nutritious for dogs, providing excellent protein and healthy fats. We use high-quality, food-grade peanut butter in our recipes made from US-grown peanuts. Our peanut butter is made from blanched and dry-r