Grizzly Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil Dog Food Supplement Omega 3 Fatty Acids, 32 oz

I just want to say thank you to seller and also to Grizzly for providing such a high quality product. I’ll admit I have just opened the Amazon box and haven’t used yet- if there are any problems I’ll change this review and contact seller, but I’m confident that this will be a great product and here’s why ( /what I wish everyone would know about this product) :(I’m going to preface to say that because this took me a while to order bc of standard misinfo/disinfo/ internet confusion, I’m going to try to clear it up for some, but bc its a bit complicated, this will likely be a long review. I don’t care. If it helps a dog then it helps a dog, but I’ll add a TLDR at the bottom if you’d like to check)Fish oil is a popular staple for dog supplements because of its many purported health benefits. Now, I’ve skimmed many reviews recently about switching to things like green lipped mussels or similar supplements due to environmental effects of fish oil sales. I don’t dispute that but don’t know enough on the subject to add comment at this time. My review will be based solely on what I know about this fish oil supplement for those who will definitely be purchasing fish oil. I’m not at all affiliated with any brand or seller nor do I receive compensation for any review (nor do I even like leaving reviews of commenting publicly in general, rlly), nor am I an expert in the field or a vet.I do love animals though and my dog is my baby, so I’d like to give everyone with similar sweet pets access to what I learned while searching for the healthiest fish oil supplement for her, because you’re in charge of keeping your animal healthy re: food/ supplements, they can’t do it themselves- and also because there’s so much disinfo from marketing ploys out there.When searching online for best fish oils I came across many “best dog supplements” lists- often touting other brands as their #1 rated due to lower cost or popularity.I don’t put too much stock in these lists for (hopefully) obvious reasons, but will skim through to see if I can find info through certain patterns. Which is how I found Grizzly’s name; I noticed that the brand was on a lot of the lists and often held a high spot but based on the wording it didn’t seem to be because they’d paid to be on them or that they had reps constantly promoting them- most of the time they were mentioned for being pricier, almost as a penalty, but were still undeniably said to have exceptional and intensive quality control standards, as well as goals to be as environmentally friendly as possible and (most importantly) to provide the healthiest forms of fish oil for pets in the healthiest ways.[A lot of the lists seemed (to me at least) to just throw them in almost because they had to. As if to say, “well okay, I guess they’re really good at what they do so..fine, we’ll mention them, but ..hey! look over here!” ]The most popular on many lists is made by Zesty Paws- a product I ordered months ago for my dog when I was unable to quickly find access to what I considered a safe source for Grizzly oil. I have no qualms with ZP, nor do I consider it a bad product, (my dog is fine and it worked well enough-) but I also don’t know if it’s a great one because I’m not entirely sure of the standards they have for sourcing ingredients and creating their product. It is more affordable and it is fish oil, and fish oil does help her energy, so that bit is good. I’ll give them that. And maybe they deserve more cred from me, idk, but they don’t seem to be lacking in the credit dept so I’ll mention,I also noticed the ZP brand seemed to be everywhere and a top result on many lists, which generally makes me suspicious of fake reviews. Never knowing how to verify that, I eventually just googled “fake reviews” + the company’s name, and I was taken to a site that supposedly measures the validity of fake reviews and indeed did report a significant (I want to say like 25% or more?) of reviews being fraudulent. Grizzly had no such reports—though to be fair, I don’t know much about that site or how it measures validity of reviews so I won’t claim to know whether ZP employs such tactics.I will say though that the main thing that is important to me when choosing a product for my dog is to make sure it’s SAFE and that there are high standards of quality control in place to make sure no harmful ingredients or production methods will affect my friend, who is a senior dog I’ve had since she was a tiny baby.She would do just about anything for me and so I try to do my best to do what I can to keep her healthy & happy, even if it means spending severalllll hours policing research and info to find what is best for her, as she, like most of our pets, is completely dependent on her human friend to provide for her health needs.So to me, after reading about Grizzly’s stringent quality control policies/ production process, as well as the research they put into it, I found them to be my clear choice for her, even if it meant paying a heftier price.One little (read: actually quite big) problem: Because Grizzly is so tedious in maintaining a quality product, they don’t do online sells, and I don’t live near an area where their product is sold.Also, prices varied across third party sellers online and I was especially suspicious of purchasing from many Amazon sellers, without guarantee that their product would be the intended product I wanted.So I took to their website and learned:1: Grizzly likes to support smaller businesses....I like that about any manufacturer because I think it speaks to their integrity and so ultimately to their product. Unfortunately this *also*meant that unless I was located near one of those small businesses (I’m not) it would be hard to find a guaranteed quality Grizzly product.2. They also like to sell to small businesses because they can be sure to maintain standards of their product. I’m no business expert but their website explains something to the effect of —and this is me summarizing, but essentially: large chains like Walmart and Target often will want to provide the lowest cost option and so expect the manufacturer to sort of skimp or tone down the expensive bits to make it more affordable. I guess that should be obvious but I’ve become hyper aware of that truth when searching for products for pet products, especially after so many recalls, deaths, and injuries have been reported. And fish oil is one you want to get right, because of mercury content, etc, and ntm the apparently added potential for radioactive bits. Also environmental impact. So, ..yeah.3. This brand seems to TRULY (bless them) and *genuinely* make efforts to make sure their product is good for your pet. They do this by production means, by research, and by choosing the safest ways to get it to your animal. ..But when third party sellers enter the mix, ones who were not given the green light by them to sell their product, the brand can have no knowledge of whether or not one of those sellers mishandles a product, uses expired products, or even waters it down/ changes its form in any way. As their site says, after receiving many complaints from people who bought rancid, expired, or low quality product from sellers who were not on Grizzly’s distribution lists, they felt they needed to clarify. They did so by making clear that their products bought on Amazon or other online sources are not bought from them and can be considered risky. They did however, provide a very short list of verified sellers which they do allow to sell their product on Amazon. They are sellers who are also on the list of places Grizzly distributes to, and my guess is that they remain on the list of verified Amazon sellers if they remain trusted by them and only removed when they’re not. (Meaning, if one of these sellers on the list starts shipping expired product quite frequently or something, and Grizzly starts getting calls, they’ll likely take them off the list on their website. That’s just my guess.)4. Grizzly, realizing many people were going to keep buying risky products from risky sellers believing that they were buying Grizzly’s guaranteed product, seems to have decided that they would succumb to pressure and offer a less expensive product online. This product features a blue fish on the cover and is part of their health line. Their health line, while probably still top notch, is more affordable but contains less of the best active ingredients. It’s still safer and better for your pet to receive a quality fish oil than a rancid one from who knows where.They did however, as mentioned above, allow some online sellers to be listed as verified sellers by them on their own website, and allowed a select few of those to still sell their original premium formula, which has a peach colored fish on the bottle logo, (which even more confusingly also got a change in formula but only to make the product better with some sort of optimum epa content or something)Anyway, to get to the point: all of this was quite a minefield for me when looking to order the original (new actually, but still the optimal peach fish logo formula) I finally took the risk and ordered a 47$ or so 32 oz bottle from one of the sellers listed on their verified Amazon sellers and hoped for the best.That seller was Brask Pet Supply and I received it today. First, let me say the 32 oz bottle is HUGE- it’s the size of a shampoo bottle and should easily last the 6-8 months or so in the fridge that Grizzly’s site recommends. So let me just say, if you do order this, you could get away with a smaller bottle of the price bothers you.Second, I worried because I saw no expiration date and then worried more when I realized that it and the Grizzly barcode had been covered over with the sellers barcode. After taking a pic just in case and then scratching the sellers barcode off, I saw that the product is not soon to expire and seems indeed to be a good quality Grizzly product, still wrapped in the great and careful way Grizzly packages its products.TLDR:I wanted to write all of this because I was disheartened when I read many reviews of ppl claiming that the more expensive Grizzly products being sold online were from sellers who were “price gouging” because someone could get the same product for 15$ elsewhere. Not the case.1. any Grizzly product sold online at substantially lowered price is either going to be the health line (blue fish) version, or will be expired, poor quality, or will have to have some good reason from the seller, perhaps overstock or going out of business sale idk, why they would lower the cost. But likely such sellers will usually not be verified and don’t offer the top notch product.2. The reasons the products aren’t inexpensive are good ones- because they contain the purest and safest fish oil for your dog and the standards to make sure they won’t harm them. As well as lowest environmental impact by the company to do so.3. By not researching these things and by making online complaints about cost, there is risk of Grizzly deciding not to sell their original formula or distributing to verified sellers and allowing them to do so anymore. And that would mean having to do more research to find such rare companies who choose safety and product integrity over quick profit and marketing tricks.(Btw- I’m sure there are other fish oil companies like that, I’m speaking for Grizzly only because I appreciate their enforcement of protocols to protect animals safety, feel they should be rewarded and not punished for their efforts, and also hope more businesses like that will have success enough to encourage those who aren’t to model themselves after their example)So thank you again to seller and to Grizzly for helping my dog be healthy. Also, sorry for length but if you are like me and will pore over data and research in science journals & customer reviews to help your dog, then I urge you: if you find something that can help another person or animal, especially in terms of health, don’t be afraid to be lengthy in explaining how and why. It could help my dog or someone else’s and those who don’t care don’t have to read.

I previously had our dogs on the liquid version of the Nordic Naturals fish oil supplements that the human members of our family have been taking. I would measure out each dog's amount and drizzle over their dinner. They weren't particularly thrilled with the oil addition, but it was disguised in their food. After reading about Grizzly Salmon Oil about a year ago, I decided to give it a try. It is SO much more convenient.I keep the pump dispenser in the fridge and then just pump the appropriate number of "squirts" onto each pooch's breakfast and dinner...1 pump for our little one and 5 pumps for the big guy every day. Just takes seconds to do AND no measuring spoons to use and clean. The Grizzly Salmon Oil continues to give them beautiful coats, non-itchy skin, and helps to protect the health of their hearts and joints. The quality of the salmon oil and the convenience are great selling points. But the best part? Our dogs LOVE the taste.UPDATE (Feb, 2013) -- I decided to switch to Alaskan Bear Treats for a few weeks just out of curiosity. Frankly my switch was based on a few reviews saying that it was better quality. Were my dogs missing something? Anyway, at the time I ordered, the only size available on Amazon Prime for the Alaskan Bear Treats was in 8 oz. bottles so I bought a few bottles since we have two dogs and one is really big.The differences? The Alaskan Bear Treats (ABT) oil is a bit of a brighter orange color and smells different. They both smell a bit "fishy," but there seems to be some other aroma with the ABT. Maybe the rosemary extract smells stronger? Both have rosemary extract included as a natural fat preservative. There's been some concern about the use of rosemary in dog products because of the risk of seizure. Most of what I've investigated seems to indicate that it is really only a concern for dogs which are already seizure-prone, though, so I haven't felt it was an issue for mine. According to websites, both brands are extracted from wild Alaskan salmon and are tested for mercury, cadmium, and other metals/toxins (and both are considered well within safe levels).With both brands, my dogs retained their beautiful coats and non-itchy skin; plus they seemed just as happy with the taste of it. The most significant difference (and for me it was a biggie!) is the cost. The initial cost of the ABT is much more than GSO...although, granted, it might not have been as HUGE of a difference if I had been able to buy ABT in the 32 oz size rather than the small 8 oz bottle. The dosage on the ABT's 8 oz bottle said 1 squirt for every 10 pounds of dog TWICE a day. Maybe not an issue with 1-2 small dogs; but this involved 24 "squirts" per day in our household and those 8 oz bottles emptied very quickly. This compares to my dogs' 6 daily squirts of the GSO. The pump bottles don't dispense the exact same amount (2ml for ABT vs 3.5ml for GSO according to bottle info); but still the difference in dosage equates to about 48ml/day for ABT as opposed to just 21ml/day for GSO. I'm finishing up my last bottle of Alaskan Bear Treats, but have already ordered a new large bottle of Grizzly Salmon Oil. The ABT appears to be a quality supplement also; but, with no apparent added benefits, my wallet can't handle the difference in price.

This is a great solution for doggies that are needing some extra softness and moisture in their coats to help stop dry flaky skin. My dog no longer has dandruff and is much more comfortable since we started using this!I have been ordering the 32 ounce size and it lasts me about 7 months! It is a great value and I will always be pumping this supplement in my little dog's breakfast. He loves the taste of it and the fish smell is not over powering, which is a huge plus because nothing is grosser than smelling fish first thing in the morning. :) It is super important to keep this product in the fridge or it will go bad.Also, this product does work but it does take a few weeks to start to see results. In the meantime, don't overdose your pet! haha. I originally thought more would be better, but omega-3 is a fatty acid and it made my dog gain some weight. Granted, I was really over dosing. I was giving him (13 lbs) 2 pumps in the AM and my husband (unbeknownst to me) was giving him 2-3 pumps in the PM! The proper dosage is on the label and for his size, he only needs 1/2 pump! It didn't hurt him at all. His coat was very shiny, but he did put on 2-3 pounds. We kept this up for maybe half a year before realizing that this caused some weight gain. As soon as we cut him back, he immediately dropped the weight. I still give him a more than 1/2 a pump (I give him 1 pump each AM and he no pumps in the PM) and he hasn't had any problems or lack in results.