ABOUT US

Each month we host a local "Pack Walk & Raw Talk" in Newport Beach California. Our objective is to bring together like-minded local dog moms and dog dads for an active social hour! We would love to see you and your dog there!

Our Story

Cali Raw Nutrition was founded in 2018 by an avid life-long dog mom & entrepreneur, passionate about holistic health & natural medicine. Brandine grew up in a family of dog lovers & hasn't gone a day without dogs around since she was 5.

Her first dog as an adult, was Clyde. He was a golden long-haired chihuahua with a chocolate brown nose, romantic eyes & the most charming personality. Clyde was deeply loved and spoiled beyond measure, but he was fed kibble his whole life. As a young twenty-something Brandine didn't know any better at the time. Like so many of us, she didn't think to question the norm until it was too late.

After battling a long list of health problems, including canine cognitive disfunction & eventually loosing Clyde to kidney failure, she immediately began to rethink the "dog food" she was feeding her other 2 dogs. Astonished by what she found when researching dog nutrition & holistic health for dogs, she now understood why Clyde had years of health problems and ultimately succumb to them. She also now knew why her 2 year old Pitbull had skin allergies & digestive problems, as well as why her 10 year old Chiweenie was quite overweight & lethargic. Without hesitation Brandine switched them both to a raw diet.

As expected, their health completely turned around. They flourished. Energy levels increased, skin allergies went away, weight improved, digestion problems ceased, plus their stool became smaller, firmer & less stinky. Both dogs also loved their new diet, finally licking their bowls clean with enthusiasm. In less than 30 days, her dogs were very thriving in ways they never had on a kibble diet.

Deeply regretful that she didn't know until it was too late for Clyde, she felt compelled to educate her friends and family about the dangers of feeding a kibble diet. It didn't stop there, her passion grew rapidly and eventually she decided to use her entrepreneurial talent to build a company with a meaningful & impactful purpose, a company that would change the world one dog at a time.

When Brandine joined forces with our seasoned animal diet formulator, James Pendergast, his experience & deep understanding of dog nutrition coupled with her entrepreneurial talent made for aforce of good for dogs everywhere. Cali Raw Nutrition has quickly became a recognized supplier of home delivery raw dog food nationwide. Together, Brandine & James continue to push the raw dog food movement to new heights.

Our Formulator

As a raw dog & cat food formulator for more than 14 years, James Pendergast is a veteran of raw dog food, bringing with him unparalleled professional pet food formulation experience, research and proven results. James is driven to positively impact as many dogs as possible with complete & balanced fresh dog food formulations.

Blessed with the mentorship of world renown animal nutrition expert Steve Brown & hundreds of holistic veterinarians over the years, James is uniquely exceptional at formulating raw pet foods. His approach & expertise is turning heads when it comes to optimal, age-specific raw pet food. It's not his first time paving the way with new advancements in pet food nutrition, James has also collaborated with leading holistic veterinarians, formulating some of the most ground-breaking prescription raw pet food recipes available today.

Deeply passionate about life-stage nutrition for dogs, James proudly formulated Cali Raw's dog food to be age-specific; developing a complete & balanced line of raw dog food for both Puppy & Adult dogs.

James resides in Seattle Washington where is the proud Dog Dad of Reeby a 13 year old rescue Shepard. Besides, formulating our coveted recipes, he advises and educates the team at Cali Raw, sharing his deep knowledge & extensive experience in order to further develop our growing team of animal nutrition experts. You can send James your raw feeding questions for inclusion on his podcast at [email protected]

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