My dog food lasts 4-5 days in the refrigerator + up to 3 months in the freezer.

But just like with your food, you may get a few more days in the refrigerator especially if you put it in the refrigerator when it is still frozen.

I always say err on the side of caution + use common sense.

All of my homemade dog food varieties have a tag that tells you how long each item lasts.

Absolutely!

I have a great deal of customers who use my homemade food as a topper.

A topper helps motivate your dog to eat their meal especially when you follow my topper tips.

If you are using a 4 oz container - perfect size for a topper - I recommend taking the lid off + microwaving it for about 30 seconds if it was stored in the refridgerator. If it was stored in the freezer, I would recommend about one minute in the microwave.

If you don’t want to microwave it, in the container, you can also dump it into a microwave safe bowl + follow the same instructions above.

Fill your dog’s bowl with kibble or anything else you give them at meal time (think supplements, meds, etc) + then add my homemade food + mix it in well. You want the juices from my food to coat everything in the bowl so that your dog doesn’t just pick out my food + leave the rest behind.

Each food variety is carefully thought out with your dog’s health + wellness in mind.

Only dog safe ingredients are used.

However, I do not add any balancing agents/supplements to the food as all balancing agents + supplements are used based on each dog’s specific age, weight, or other factors.

I do offer the ability to have the discussion about having your dog’s food nutritionally balanced or supplements on my order form + I am always open to chatting about this at any time.

If your dog has a food allergy or sensitivity, I am happy to work with you to alter any of my dog food varieties to exclude those ingredients that your dog is allergic or sensitive to + assure the recipe is a well-rounded delicious recipe.

This depends on the size container you purchase, how you are using it when feeding your dog as well as age, weight + activity level.

This is something we can discuss in more detail before or after you place your order.

The best way to defrost my homemade dog food is to defrost it slowly in the refrigerator. This does take a little more forethought as you will need to pull it out of the freezer at least a day before you plan on using it.

If you need to defrost it faster, you can leave it out on the counter but be sure to keep an eye on it as you do not want it to be out too long as it is fresh ingredients with no preservatives.

If you are in a hurry, you can run hot water over it until it is defrosted enough that you can get out what you need for the next meal.

Microwaving is also an option for defrosting but you want to defrost in 3-5 minute intervals until you have enough food that is not frozen to feed for the meal.

Yes, if you would like your order to be freshly cooked food I can do that. But please be mindful that the shelf life in the refrigerator is only 4-5 days so it will need to be picked up or delivery same day for you to be able to repackage.

Freshly cooked food that is not frozen will need a longer lead time than cooked then frozen food as I do work full time so freshly cooked food typically needs to be cooked + picked up or delivered on the weekend.