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What type of diet should I choose for my dog?

By Zarja Šinkovec20 November 202420 November 2024Categories: ActiveLYOutdoors, Fish, Freeze dried dog treats, Fruits, LYO DOG team, Meat, Priboljški, Recipe, ResponsibLYOutdoors, Sadje, VegetablesTags: active dogs, dog food, dog nutrition, dog snack, dog treats, healthy dog, healthy dog food, hidden ingredients, investment into dog health, lyo dog, pet food industry, raw dog food

Recently I noticed a lot of online discussions on dog food diets, that turned into battles between “advocates” of different types of dog diets. Well, you will not get that from me. I strongly believe it´s your own personal choice, as you know your dog the best and his/her needs. Roughly, these are the typesRead more ⟶

SOLO – monoprotein food for dogs and cats

By Zarja Šinkovec13 October 202413 October 2024Categories: ActiveLYOutdoors, Fish, Meat, Priboljški, RecipeTags: allergies, allergy, best quality, cat food, cruelty free, dog food, elimination diet for cats, elimination diet for dogs, fish, food sensitivities, food sensitivity, gluten free, human grade, human grade ingredients in dog food and cat food, human grade meat quality, made in Europe, made in Italy, meat, mono protein, monoprotein, no additives, no discards, no offal, one ingredient, pet food, pet food industry, solo, veterinary diet, wet food

After thoroughly testing with our own dogs, we decided to add SOLO monoprotein food for dogs (and cats) into our shop. As you might know, Ozzy has severe allergies, so finding suitable quality food for him has been an ongoing challenge, so we are very happy to discover these. SOLO® is the single-protein food par excellence,Read more ⟶

What makes LYO DOG different from other brands?

By Zarja Šinkovec4 October 20244 October 2024Categories: ActiveLYOutdoors, aktivno s psom, aktivno s psom, Dog agility, Dog frisbee, Dog tricks, Fish, Freeze dried dog treats, Frizbi, Frizbi, Fruits, Hiking, individualni treningi, LYO DOG team, Mountain biking, Priboljški, Recipe, ResponsibLYOutdoors, Sadje, seminarji, seminarji, Ski touring, Tečaji, Tečaji, VegetablesTags: active dogs, adventure dogs, BARF, biologically appropriate food for dogs, brand, camping with dogs, dog food, dog gear, dog training, dog training course, dog training online course, dog treats, dogdad, dogmom, dogs are best friends, dogs are family, dogs that hike, European Union, freeride, fruits for dogs, hiking, hiking with dogs, lyo dog, mountain biking, mountain biking with dogs, mtb, mtb dogs, nature, online course, outdoor adventures, outdoor adventures with dogs, outdoor dogs, pet brand, pet industry, ski mountaineering, ski-touring, skiing, skiing with dogs, skimo dogs, Slovenia, snow, snowboarding, sustainability, trail dogs, vegetables for dogs

This is a question I get asked a lot and I finally managed to take the time to gather my thoughts and write a short description about LYO DOG. This is what we are doing, this is our aim, this is why we exist. We hope that you will join us in our efforts. LYORead more ⟶

What should I know about raw feeding?

By admin8 August 20248 August 2024Categories: ActiveLYOutdoors, aktivno s psom, Fish, Freeze dried dog treats, Fruits, LYO DOG team, Meat, Priboljški, Recipe, ResponsibLYOutdoors, Sadje, VegetablesTags: BARF, biologically appropriate raw food diet, cat nutrition, complementary cat food, complementary dog food, complete cat food, complete dog meal, defrosting, dog, dog food, dog foodie, dog nutrition, dog snack, dog treats, EU regulation, FEDIAF, fish, freeze dried, frozen meat, fruits, handling raw meat, hygiene, lyo dog, lyophilisation, meat, minerals, offal, oils, organs, prey, protein, raw cat diet, raw cat food, raw dog diet, raw dog food, raw feeding, raw food, raw meat, vegetables, vitamins

First, what is raw feeding? It is a specific diet of dogs and cats, where the meals are structured in a balanced way and include: There are, of course, a few concerns when feeding your dog or cat with a raw diet: If you have enough knowledge on dog nutrition and specific dietary needs ofRead more ⟶

Why are we called “LYO DOG”?

By admin8 August 20248 August 2024Categories: ActiveLYOutdoors, aktivno s psom, Dog frisbee, Fish, Freeze dried dog treats, Frizbi, Fruits, Hiking, individualni treningi, LYO DOG team, Meat, Mountain biking, Priboljški, Recipe, ResponsibLYOutdoors, Sadje, seminarji, Ski touring, Tečaji, VegetablesTags: active dogs, adventure dog, brand, disc dog, dog allergies, dog food, dog food sensitivities, dog trainer, dog training, dog treats, Dogfrisbee, dogmom, entrepreneurship, EU registered brand, freeze dried, freeze drying, hiking, hiking with dogs, lyo, lyo dog, lyophilisation, mountain biking, mountains, mtb, online courses, our story, outdoors, pet industry, ski-touring, skiing, Slovenia, small and medium sized company, small business, SME, snowboarding, sustainability, sustainable packaging, tips, trail dog, training a trail dog, tricks, with dogs

It´s funny, but we do get asked this question quite a bit. The story goes back a few years, when I was still deciding if I should go for it (open my own business) or not. And since I had a million different ideas and problems that I wanted to solve, the name was evenRead more ⟶

How is Wet dog food made?

By admin5 August 20245 August 2024Categories: ActiveLYOutdoors, Fish, Freeze dried dog treats, Fruits, LYO DOG team, Meat, Recipe, SadjeTags: animal feed, cat food, cooked dog food, dog diet, dog food, dog industry, dog nutrition, EU pet industry, EU regulation, European Union, FEDIAF, feeding your dog, fish, fruits, human grade ingredients, labelling, meat, online shopping, organs, packaging, pet food, pet industry, small business, vegetables, wet cat food, wet dog food, wet food, wet pet food

Wet dog/cat/pet food is made by cooking a mixture of ingredients (also called “the recipe”) together and sealing the finished product into a hermetically sealed can, pouch or other type of packaging. The wet food in the container remains sterile until opened (the shelf life duration differs among different packaging, recipes, etc.). Wet dog/cat/pet foodRead more ⟶

How is Dry dog food made?

By admin4 August 20244 August 2024Categories: ActiveLYOutdoors, Fish, Freeze dried dog treats, Fruits, LYO DOG team, Meat, Priboljški, Recipe, ResponsibLYOutdoors, Sadje, VegetablesTags: animal meal, animal nutrition, cat food, complementary food, complete food, dog food, dog food legislation, dog nutrition, dog treats, dry food, dry pet food, extrusion, fish, fruit, grains, kibble, meat, oils, pet food, soy, vegetables

Dry dog/cat food is made by mixing dry and wet ingredients together to form a dough. This is followed by extrusion process – the dough is heated under pressure, and then cut and formed into pieces of kibble (these can be very different in size, shape, colour, etc.). Pieces of kibble are then dried, cooledRead more ⟶

What is BARF?

By admin26 November 202315 July 2024Categories: ActiveLYOutdoors, aktivno s psom, Fish, Freeze dried dog treats, Fruits, Meat, Priboljški, Recipe, ResponsibLYOutdoors, Sadje, VegetablesTags: active dogs, BARF, BARF raw diet, biologically appropriate raw food, cat food, cat nutrition, cat snack, cat treats, dog bowl, dog food, dog nutrition, dog snack, dog treats, fruit, natural, offal, organ meat, organic, raw meat, raw organs, vegetables

The BARF diet, which stands for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food, is a type of diet for dogs and cats that emphasizes feeding them raw, unprocessed foods, similar to what their ancestors would have eaten in the wild. The main idea behind the BARF diet is to provide dogs with a more natural and species-appropriate dietRead more ⟶

What is freeze drying?

By admin19 April 202215 July 2024Categories: ActiveLYOutdoors, aktivno s psom, Fish, Freeze dried dog treats, LYO DOG team, Meat, Priboljški, Recipe, ResponsibLYOutdoors, Sadje, VegetablesTags: BARF, BARF dog nutrition, below zero, best quality, biologically appropriate raw food diet for dogs and cats, dog food, dog snack, dog treats, fish, freeze drying, freezedry, freezedry fish, freezedry fruits, freezedry meat, freezedry vegetables, frozen, fruits, lyo, lyo dog, lyo dog food, lyo dog Slovenia, lyo snack, lyophilisation, meat, no additives, nutritional value, premium quality, preservation process, production, Slovenia, small business, sublimation, vegetables, what we do

Another recurring question we get is about freeze drying; what is it and why are we so impressed by it? So much so, that our name – LYO DOG – is a derivation of the term (“lyophilization” is a more technical term for freeze drying*). So, what is it? To explain it in the mostRead more ⟶

Best treats for training your dog

By admin8 March 202215 July 2024Categories: ActiveLYOutdoors, aktivno s psom, aktivno s psom, Dog agility, Dog frisbee, Dog tricks, Fish, Freeze dried dog treats, Frizbi, Frizbi, Fruits, Hiking, LYO DOG team, Meat, Mountain biking, Priboljški, Recipe, ResponsibLYOutdoors, Sadje, Ski touring, Tečaji, VegetablesTags: air dried, BARF, biologically appropriate raw food, biologically appropriate raw food diet for dogs and cats, cat food, cat nutrition, cat snack, dog food, dog nutrition, dog snack, dog training, dog training motivation, dog training treats, dog treats, fish, freeze dried, freeze dry, freezedried, fruit, hiking, hiking with dogs, lyo, lyo dog, lyo dog food, lyo food, lyo snacks, lyo treats, lyophilisation, made in Europe, meat, natural, no additives, raw food, Slovenia, small batches, small business, vegetables

I get asked about this a lot! Unfortunately, there is no ONE perfect kind of treats. It depends on your dog´s preferences and nutritional requirements, as well as the type of training (training a puppy is different than training an experienced dog, etc.). And last, but equally important is the human factor – I, forRead more ⟶

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