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Do you have any weekly routines that your dogs look forward to? Ever since Reya was a small puppy, we have been making weekly trips to PetSmart® not just for pet items, but socialization. All the people who work at our local Florence store have known us for years and have watched both Reya and Ivi as they grow into beautiful dogs. Now, Ivi goes with us on weekly trek, where she is excited to greet all of her favorite employees, and other dogs who come in to play. This week was a bit different since PetSmart was celebrating the introducing of Natural Balance® to their unparalleled selection of quality pet products. When the girls were invited to take part in the celebration, we were all pretty excited and felt like real celebrities!
Unfortunately, Reya was feeling a bit under the weather so Ivi had to go with us alone to PetSmart. This was a first for her, especially on a busy weekend, but we knew she was up to the task! We knew she would love greeting all of her adoring puppy fans, and teaching them about Natural Balance premium pet food. For those who don’t know about this brand, they are a natural pet food brand that has genuine passion for pets and a commitment to make quality dog food and cat food that meet the nutritional needs of every concerned owner’s dogs. They know every pet has unique needs, so they offer a wide selection of different foods, with focuses on grain free, limited ingredient diet, weight management formulas, and more. Best of all, all of their food is made with premium quality ingredients – including their dry food, wet food, stews, and treats. They want the best for pets everywhere, just like us! Since they want to help pet parents everywhere, it isn’t too surprising that Natural Balance is pretty excited to be offered through PetSmart and PetSmart online across the nation!
For our household this was a pretty big deal. We try staying as natural as possible with our food, and sticking with a primarily grain-free diet (which is recommended for Alaskan Malamutes). While we had never been able to find their food here in Florence, KY, we have ordered Natural Balance’s limited ingredient treats before, which Reya absolutely LOVES! Once we got to PetSmart, Ivi couldn’t wait to check-in to the party, especially when she saw other puppies who were ready to play.
After a quick hopping break with her new friends, we made our way to the Natural Balance food aisle. As Ivi looked up, she was amazed with all the bags of natural dog food. She couldn’t believe that almost all that food was for special dogs just like her! As we brought the cart in the aisle, her little puppy tail moved miles a minute as she perked up in the cart and tried smelling all the bags. She knew this was good stuff, especially with her Mom and Dad looking at it. Mom was immediately drawn to the Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diet selection. I had heard great things about their limited ingredient diet online, especially for dogs with sensitive tummies and food allergies like Ivi has been showing. After seeing that this dog food was grain-free and safe for puppies, we decided to give it a try for our Ivi.
Of course, we couldn’t leave PetSmart without stuff for Reya too. Ivi had to smell all the bags before she ended up picking out a bag of Natural Balance Wild Pursuit for her big sister to try, and some treats for both of them to MAYBE share. Of course, Ivi’s favorite part of going to PetSmart is checking out, since she gets a treat AND lots of love from all the PetSmart employees. Before leaving though, Ivi wanted to let all of you see all of her Natural Balance goodies she found at PetSmart. Who knew one dog could find such a great selection of food!?
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Ivi is such a beautiful girl – we don’t currently have a dog because of my dad’s allergies but we had dogs almost all of my childhood and early adult years. I do look forward to getting another dog and it’s great to see the pet food companies and places like Petsmart making/getting in healthy choices for them. Great post and fabulous pictures!
Thank you Maria! WE know all about allergy problems. My husband grew up with cats all growing up and found out he is VERY allergic. We miss having them but so adore our girls. Ivi really loved her whole PetSmart experience and I”m glad they offer such an awesome variety of food!
Such a beautiful dog! I would like to let my dog try natural balance(:
Your dog looks so darn happy all the time. You must be very good to him.
Our girls may be a tad bit spoiled. 😉
What a wonderful outing for your puppy.
We primarily shop Pet Smart for crickets to feed our tarantula and stuff for the Beta fish. We tried to take the hound one time and it was a disaster. At home she’s a beast but there she was terrified.
I’m Glad there is a better healthier food that a person can choose for their pets just like human get to choose what to eat.
Always nice to find a company that cares
What a beautiful healthy looking pup your Reya is! She looks so happy to be at Petsmart. My dog loves it there too.
She is such a beautiful dog! What a sweet face.
Ivi is beautiful and I hope,Reya is feeling better. This post was so cute with all the thoughts from the dog being stated.
Wow its the cuttest market for pets!!! it would be every dogs paradise for sure hehe!!!! lovely dog !!!
I’ve heard nothing but good things about Natural Balance and what excellent food they make. I’m glad Ivi had a good time at PetSmart; she’s a beautiful dog!
Omg adorable pup!!! Good dog food also 🙂
such a beautiful dog!
Your dog is beautiful. We have a german shepherd pup.
My friend has a dog too have to tell her about this.
What a beautiful dog! Ivi looks so happy to be shopping with you! Thank you for sharing this post with us.
Oh my goodness, your dog is GORGEOUS!! And I love the funny captions you have her saying 🙂
I wish we had this shop in New Zealand!
Ivi is as cute as can be! My father had a dog with special diet concerns once. Wish they’d had this food back then. It would have been wonderful for her.
I don’t know if your PetSmart does this, but ours has a section with dogs and cats from the local Humane Society who are up for adoption… and I adopted my dog there. We still return to the store regularly and they remember and love him.
Ivi is gorgeous! Our dog, Jasper, would fall in love I’m sure. Looks like she had a great time on her Pet Smart adventure. 😀
Ivi looks super excited to be going shopping. Hope she didn’t try to eat everything at once!
those thought bubbles are so cute – and your dog is so adorable!
You dog is beautiful!
Beautiful dog! I love PetSmart. They always make my dog feel so welcome. He loves it because I let him choose the treat of the day. He will walk down the treat aisle and his little nose goes crazy. It is so much fun.
What a beautiful dog. My daughter takes her orange tabby, Tilly, to Pet Smart, too. I am always amazed at how many people already know her and are friends with her on her Facebook page. Many people are surprised to see a cat on a leash and harness riding in a cart in the store, but she just loves it.
Oh wow! That does sound pretty cool! THe kitty doesn’t get nervous at all around the dogs?
I live next to Petsmart but really prefer small local pet stores. I wouldn’t take my Boston there, too many unruly dogs.
hi, your dog is adorable. also looks so similar to my daughters dog, that she rescued from a country road and nursed back to health.
I love PetSmart ! We have two dogs, a black lab & a beagle and they love it whenever we take them there !
Looks like Ivi had a ball shopping with you! Pet Smart is such a neat store to shop at! We’ve never bought that brand of dog food before,my husband usually takes care of it!
Sorry I have a cat.This post is all about dogs!
I personally hate Petsmart, but to each their own. Nice article. It made me tear up a bit. I miss my 2 dogs.
Awww…Ivi looks so darn happy to be shopping all on her own this go around. Looks like she found some tasty treats to share with her sister.
haha! I love Ivi riding in the shopping cart, way too cute! Looks like a great trip to Pet Smart!
beautiful dog I need to go to pet smart for my puppy
Pretty dog! I myself am no longer into pets at all, (after raising 10 kids and too many to count pets) but I do appreciate others love of pets – especially dogs. some of my children have dogs for their families, and a couple have cats (achoo!). We have a PetSmart here and they like to shop there!
oh what a cute puppy!
Great job filling in for Reya, Ivi, excellent post. We are super excited about finding Natural Balance in PetSmart stores!
Love & biscuits,
Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them
Ivi says thank you! It was a bit scary going without big sister Reya but it was fun! We are all very excited that Natural Balance is now sold locally. 🙂
Ivi is so cute, I love seeing pictures of her.
wow, what a pretty dog- sounds like you had a great adventure
I wouldn’t take my animal out in the vehicle or to any store but its cool they have places where you can.
I love your dog! So cute! I love that natural balance is made of good quality natural ingredients.
Looks like she had fun
I forgot to add that I will take my dog to petsmart. thanks for posting this article.
I love how Ivi sits in the shopping cart! LOL I have two cats that I absolutely love to death! One is approaching 8, and the other is approaching 18 years old!!! I can’t afford Natural Balance pet food, as much as I’d love to! I know that they should be on a higher fiber diet than what they’re on, but the funds aren’t there. I really wish that there was an affordable natural cat food! I love my babies…and must be doing something right, if they are living this long!
Kristin, I know some of the natural foods can be a bit pricy. Have you looked into something like Honest Kitchen? I also think PetSmart has their own brand of natural cat food. My kitty was on it before she had allergies but I can’t think of the name of it for anything right now!
I love dogs although I don’t own one right now because of arthritis and needing 2 new knees. We bred 4 beautiful litters of purebred mini daschunds and they slept on my chest at night 4 at a time. I miss having a dog but your is a gem.
I love your dog. mine likes to go too
Such a beautiful dog! My granddaughter got a Golden Retriever for Christmas and we visit PetSmart with him too. 🙂
i now of pet smart we go there alot and my dog got there pic taken with santa king on therelist so he get gift all the time
This still makes me sad. I really miss my dogs. Had to put 1 down from cancer & the other bit my son so we had to give him away. 🙁
LOL those faces your dog is making has got me a big smile on my face 🙂 great shopping at petsmart
Your dog’s are so beautiful.
oh my goodness, he is so adorable! Makes me miss my husky Beau!
My dog loves Natural Balance. He begs for it all the time.
Animals in stores? I thought there was some kind of law against that, unless they were a service dog.Do the animals ever get into fights? I’d worry about that.
Most aren’t allowed in stores unless they are service dogs. Most pet stores however allow well behaved dogs. 🙂
Beautiful dog. We love pet smart too!
Such a beautiful dog! Sounds like great products too. Thanks for sharing.
Its nice to have stores that allow animals to enter.
Beautiful dog, I take my dog to PetSmart to get her foods and dog treats.
What a beautiful dog! How great to finally have such a wonderful place for our animals.
Did your dog’s take right to it or did they have to warm up to it? I tried this amongst other top dog food brands and couldn’t get my dog to eat it. Right now my dogs eat Iams but I’d like something more nutritious and natural.
Honestly, it depends on the type. My girls have liked their treats for some time without problems. The food, however, is another story. They both LOVE the Wild Pursuit food from Natural Balance but the Limited Ingredient formula has been a bit of a hard sell for one of my girls and not the other. You mostly have to base it on your dogs individual likes. 🙂
Natural Balance is great, they offer a wide selection of different foods. I love that all of their food is made with premium quality ingredients.
I might have commented already but I don’t mind coming back to see your beautiful dog.
I love Pet Smart, but unfortunately we don’t have one nearby anymore. Love your puppy, too!!
Beautiful dog and looks so happy. My dog loves going to the pet store. My dog has had the Natural Balance treats for hip and joint care, she really liked them but every time I’ve been back to the pet store they’re out of them.
Ivi always look happy everytime I see her pics that shows how good you are to your pets 🙂
Not having an animal myself, I really can’t say if I’d buy this brand. I guess if the dog likes it, cool.
I do like shopping at Pet Smart. My daughter has to get worms for her gecko, and they are the only store around that has them. My doggy passed away recently, but when I get another one, someday, I will be shopping there again.
Ivi is a gorgeous dog! I can see why you would want the absolute best for her! I have two cats, and would love nothing more than to provide the very best cat food. However, I am not financially able to buy these expensive foods! I wish there was a high quality product, with a reasonable price!!!
Ivi looks so cute! I hope she had a great adventure at Pet Smart. I love Malamutes.
Adorable doggie! I enjoyed the post!
Now that is one sharp looking dog! Gorgeous! I had 2 dogs which passed away so currently I have no pets, but I’ve heard Natural Balance products are healthy & high quality.
I took my nwe puppy to Pet Smart yesterday. We wanted to buy everything!
We hope to get a dog soon!
Ivi is such a beautiful dog! She looks like she really enjoys her trip to PetSmart. My brother feeds his dog Natural Balance and his dog looks so healthy.
Natural Balance is great and your dog is adorable 🙂
I really enjoyed reading this post! Your dog Ivy is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
OMG, your dog is so beautiful! So well behaved. We are a cat family, but we love all animals. If we found a dog like yours my husband would insist on bringing it home.
Such a pretty dog! We love going to this store for the deals and to see other pets.
I have to try it for both my dogs. As I’ve mentioned before, Ivy is a cutie. How does this measure up to Petbrosia?
i will have to take a look at that food next time i am there!
Beautiful dog! I am no longer having pets due to allergies and just burnout after all the years of pets with my kids, who are now grown. They have pets in their homes – to some degree.
Thanks for the review. I have a cat and I will try this brand of cat food next time I go to PetSmart.
Beautiful dog, Always nice to find a company that cares
Malamutes are such beauties. I admire you for sticking to a natural diet for your pets.
what a cute dog.
We need this for our Beagle!
Ivi is beautiful. Thanks for the tips on dog food. We have a lab, shepherd mix puppy that we’ve been trying to decide which food to put him on.
What a great post! Love your pictures. She is adorable. It’s great to have weekly routines with your pets, and I think it is amazing how they can express anticipation for those events. We don’t have any pets yet, but we look forward to someday having a dog. This will be something I will keep in mind to do in our home too.
It’s hard for me to understand the enthusiasm that pet lovers have. It’s like a parent that has too many photos of the kids and shows everyone. I guess when you love a pet, they sort of are like a kid.
What a cutie! We love PetSmart!
Ivi is so cute! I like to shop at Pet Smart for my dog and cats
Natural Balance sounds great. Too much junk in dog food these days. Thanks for sharing this healthy option.
Back to visit the cute dog. Soon I will make him mine. ***evil laugh***
What a nice dog!
Ivi is so cute!
OMG you doggy is the cutest!
MADE ME SMILE
great work guys
What a beautiful dog! My daughter wants one just like this! Also, thanks for sharing this wonderful post! I love Petsmart and always shop there!
this dog is so cute and i love this website
I don’t have a dog but I’ve heard that when you feed your dog healthier foods their poop isn’t as gross. If your pet’s health isn’t motivation enough then that certainly should be!
Such a pretty dog! My dogs eat Natural Balance!
Ivie is a beautiful dog! I’m glad she had a good time at Petsmart!
I love Malamutes, so I think the dog in the cart is so darn cute.
He is so cute. Thank you for the information.
Ivy looks so cute. And she also looks like she had a a good time her first time out with out her sister. Did Reya stay sad? I know when I try to separate my two they get sad and don’t want to walk away from each other. Natural balance sounds a like a great health choice for the furbabies. I must try some of their treats and see.
Reya was sad but since she wasn’t feeling well, she was happy to not have the puppy pouncing her. I think Ivi took it harder than Reya. Once they got back though there was much love and kisses!