ABOUT US
Doug was raised on a farm in NZ in the 50/60s.
All of our dogs were fed raw meat on the bone,
supplemented by table scraps, vegetables and
fruit mainly a red meat diet of mutton but also
beef, pork and goat. There was no such thing as
kibble.
Dogs were a vital part of the farm. They rarely, if
ever, saw a veterinarian, and were healthy and
without allergies or cancer. This was obviously
related to their diet.
When Doug began a kennel and training operation
in Canada, in 1979, he fed dry commercial dog food.
Kibble was accessible and convenient and was the
“North American way. Over the course of the next 10
years he saw many dogs with health problems
from poor coats, poor teeth and gums, loose stools
to some serious allergies and cancers.
He began to realize that these problems were caused by only one thing - poor nutrition.
At this time, Doug knew he needed to switch back to
raw dog food. In the early 90’s this was not easy to
do as he was feeding a lot of dogs and raw food was
a rarity. Research led him to want to feed primarily a
poultry diet as it was easier than red meat for most
dogs to digest.
He found a good source of chicken with bone in. He
supplemented this with raw beef scraps and fruit
and veggies and the dogs immediately showed
improvement.
After seeing successes with improved diet, the
essential importance of nutrition in restoring health
is obvious to him. Doug continued to research a
complete raw balanced diet with dietitians and
implemented the diet on his own 20 plus dogs. The
recipe continued to evolve over several years, with
the guidance of an Animal Nutritionist from Oregon
State University with her Masters Degree in K9
nutrition.
Meet Doug
and Danielle
Outpost is the ultimate Father/
Daughter Team. Danielle, after
years of being asked if her
father would sell his dog food,
decided it was time to launch
Outpost.
