Review Summary

Introduction

Dr. Martin Goldstein is one of the most famous veterinarians in America, and for a good reason. Featured on daytime TV shows such as Good Morning America and The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Goldstein (or as we all know him, Dr. Marty) has dedicated his life to our furry friends and used all his knowledge in canine and feline nutrition to create his very own blends of pet food.

For more than 40 years, Dr. Marty has been perfecting his recipe for his flagship feline and canine diets, and Nature’s Blend Dog food is the real deal. We gave it such a high rating because it’s a nutrient-packed recipe formulated with organ meat and high amounts of proteins and fats.

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Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend Dog Food Reviewed

Who makes Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend Dog Food and where is it produced?

Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend is made by Dr. Martin Goldstein, one of America’s most popular and well-known veterinarians. Dr. Marty uses his years of expertise to create a complete, freeze-dried raw diet that provides your pup with everything they need to be healthy and thrive at any life stage.

The recipes are made close to home, produced, and shipped fresh from North America with no fillers, additives, or synthetics.

Which type of dog is Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend Dog Food best suited for?

While this food is full of nutrients and made to help your dog feel great, we recommend that only healthy dogs with no underlying immune conditions eat this food. There are puppy and senior versions of the food which are tailored to their life stages, so most dogs should thrive off of Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend. However, because the food is raw (though freeze-dried), there is still the possibility of bacterial contamination.

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Dogs with immune conditions or underlying illnesses should try another brand.

Which type of dog might do better with a different brand?

Dogs with underlying immune conditions or GI issues may do better on a cooked diet, and if you want to provide a human-grade recipe, consider the Just Food For Dogs meals, fresh or frozen.

Discussion of the Primary Ingredients (Good and Bad)

Here we’re going to take a closer look at some of the primary ingredients of Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend:

Meat, Tissues and Organ Meat

Dr. Marty’s ingredient list is short; you’ll see how much meat goes into the high-quality food. The ingredients include turkey, beef, salmon, duck, beef liver, turkey liver, turkey heart, flaxseed, sweet potato, egg, pea flour, apple, blueberry, carrot, cranberry, pumpkin seed, spinach, dried kelp, ginger, salt, sunflower seed, broccoli, kale, mixed tocopherols (natural preservative).

Dogs need meat to thrive, and the protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals it provides are critical for a healthy life. Your dog needs a high amount of protein to function, as protein contributes to muscle growth and repair, the transport of oxygen around the body, and provides all 10 essential fatty acids your dog needs.

Dogs can neither produce these fatty acids nor store them in their body, so they must get them from their diet. With 37% protein, fruits, and vegetables, Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend provides each dog with everything they need to thrive, including protein, fat, and fiber.

Fat is essential to dogs since it helps their immune system to function, provides energy to fuel them, and is highly digestible. Fat also contributes to the essential fatty acids needed by your dog to survive.

Freeze-Dried Goodness

Freeze-drying is a way to process raw food by first freezing it, then removing all the moisture to help to preserve the food and nutrient profile. Freeze-drying is an excellent way to process raw food. Each bite will retain all the essential proteins, vitamins, and minerals your dog needs to be healthy without compromising taste or longevity.

Freeze-drying also helps to stave off bacterial contamination; bacteria need moisture to survive, so the freeze-drying process helps to kill off any potential bacteria lurking in the meat. This isn’t infallible since some bacteria may remain, which is why raw food may not be the most appropriate for your pup if they have immune system issues.

Balanced Nutrients

The organ meats ensures this recipe is packed with vitamins A, B, D, and E, as well as minerals such as iron, copper, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc, all of which are vital to the heart, brain, and nervous system function, along with a whole host of skin and brain-boosting fatty acids derived from salmon and flaxseed.

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Taurine is also an essential nutrient for dogs as it helps their hearts to function correctly, and the turkey hearts ensure your dog gets all the taurine they need.

Expensive

While very nutritionally valuable, the bag sizes are small, and the cost is high. If you have a larger dog, Dr. Marty recommends feeding the food as a topper to your dog’s regular food to make it more cost-effective. However, this seems to defeat the point of having a complete, nutritionally balanced diet for your dog.

A Quick Look at Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend Dog  Food

Recall History

So far, Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend (or any of their other products) hasn’t had any recalls. While this is great to hear, the company is still young and hasn’t been around for very long. However, this doesn’t mean they’ll have a recall event in the future, so rest assured that there haven’t been any recalls of this food since its creation.

Reviews of the 3 Best Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend Dog Food Recipes

While Dr. Marty’s only produces three recipes, each one contains ingredients that cater to specific needs. Let’s take a closer look at Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend dog food:

1. Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend Adult Dog Food

The ingredient profile of the Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend Adult Dog Food is mentioned previously in the review. However, as it serves as a base for the following recipes (puppy and senior), it’s good to lay it out so we can see the differences (if any) in the recipe composition.

The adult formula includes turkey, beef, salmon, duck, beef liver, turkey liver, turkey heart, flaxseed, sweet potato, egg, pea flour, apple, blueberry, carrot, cranberry, pumpkin seed, spinach, dried kelp, ginger, salt, sunflower seed, broccoli, kale, mixed tocopherols (a natural preservative).

There’s a good balance of organ meats, muscle meat, fruits, and vegetables, with protein being the name of the game for this recipe. It boasts 37% protein, 27% fat, and 4% fiber, likely from leafy greens, root vegetables, and fruits.

As well as meat and vegetables, the recipe adds flaxseeds for a rich complement of protein and omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which not only gives your dog healthy skin and a shiny coat but boosts its brain and heart as well.

2. Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend Healthy Growth Puppy Food

Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend Healthy Growth Puppy Food adds some exciting ingredients to the base recipe to enhance the nutritional value of the food for puppies. Goat’s milk is added for puppies as another source of omega-3 and other essential fatty acids.

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Goat’s milk is also highly digestible and doesn’t irritate the GI tract like cow’s milk can, even going as far as providing valuable probiotics to keep your puppy’s guts healthy.

Another added ingredient is seaweed-derived calcium, and we all know how essential calcium is, particularly to puppies. As puppies go through such rapid growth, calcium is needed to support their bones and teeth, strengthening and lengthening them to their full potential. It also helps to regulate immune system function, an important factor considering that puppies’ immune systems may not be as strong as adult dogs.

3. Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend Active Vitality Senior Food

Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend Active Vitality Senior Food has some interesting added ingredients to the original recipe, which are specifically targeted to support dogs over the age of 7 to keep them happy and healthy.

As dogs age, they can lose the functionality of some of their body’s systems. Cognitive decline, joint degradation, and all-around slowing down are typical signs of aging in dogs, but the addition of tart cherry and green-lipped mussel can help to slow down these signs and even improve the symptoms of dogs suffering from cognitive dysfunction.

Tart cherry provides many antioxidants, such as anthocyanins, which help combat oxidation’s damaging effects on your dog’s brain. Green-lipped muscle is well known in the veterinary world for being an excellent course of omega-3 fatty acids and other fatty acids essential for joint health, which help to actively repair joints that are degraded and support the joint fluid around them, allowing them to move correctly. The green-lipped mussel has also been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties, making it an excellent addition to a senior dog’s diet that may struggle with joint pain.

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Conclusion

Dr. Marty’s Nature’s Blend is really in a class of its own regarding dog food. Balanced, nutritionally dense, and ultimately palatable, this food provides everything your dog could ever need to be healthy, happy, and bright well into old age. The passion for canine nutrition can be seen clearly in the ingredients and their sources, which is one of the reasons why this food is so highly rated yet, unfortunately, high-priced. This restricts its usage for many. However, Dr. Marty claims that even a sprinkling of the food on your dog’s regular food can provide a boost of nutrition and energy for your furry friend.

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