Ingredients

"Consider amount of time was required to locate our chicken meat source, a specialty supplier that has the ability to process to our specific requirements. Our chicken is not from rendering plants where by-products are rendered at high temperature. There are no bones, by-products or indigestible parts in our chicken meal. It is strictly human quality chicken flesh with some edible skin. The same as you would cook for your family. We have the chicken cooked at the supplier to maintain freshness and reduce the possibility of contamination in handling or shipping uncooked product. It is processed into a "Ground Meal" form with most of the water removed for ease of handling and reduced shipping costs."

"The company, baking our canine product, has been baking pet food for over 30 years. The temperature is regulated and monitored, along with the mixing process, every 10 minutes with a computer printout for control and regulatory agency reporting. It is always within standards or it must be destroyed. The process includes "twice-baking" of a "cookie" for uniformity of product before the cookie is broken into bite-size pieces. The palatability and digestibility is baked in -- therefore we do not spray our product with liver, fats or sugar to encourage the pet to eat. The baking process converts harmful starches into dextrins. The good taste is baked in, not sprayed on. We could reduce our costs considerably by using an extrusion process as do most pet food manufacturers. However, steam cooking in the extrusion process will not produce the premium quality we desire."

"Some humans, as well as pets, are allergic to wheat. However, it is a far better grain to digest than corn or soy bean. Using a combination of different forms of grain -- ground wheat, wheat flour, wheat germ meal, ground rice -- is better than just one grain. Humans as well as pets have certain foods they should not eat. We realize that one product cannot meet the needs of every pet owner. While a wheat base is acceptable to most dogs, it is up to each pet owner to make this determination. We purchase our grains from General Mills and Pillsbury, not direct from the farm. The cost is greater; however, we are insured of receiving the finest quality without the risk of mold or other harmful toxins." For those dogs allergic to wheat, Flint River Ranch offers the Lamb/Millet/Rice formula, which contains no wheat or chicken.

"Our beet pulp has no sugar. We use only the fiber left after all the sugar has been extracted. Beet pulp is by far the best source of fiber to gently massage intestinal walls, removing the mucus/slime and aid in the animal's bowel movement. Nutrients are first digested in the stomach, then absorbed into the blood through the intestinal walls. Proper fiber acts as a calming base for forming the stool in the colon and it develops good fecal consistency. We feel it is better than peanut hulls, corncobs, citrus, screenings, and other fillers most often used in pet foods."