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{
"post_id": "531",
"post_category_id": "3",
"post_title": "Jordan and Sophie, Northland",
"post_content_short": "Our Golden Retriever puppy Murphy loves his Orijen Puppy Large Breed food! We transitioned him over from Blackhawk and the change has\nbeen amazing! The quality ingredients in Orijen means the feed volumes are lower making our 11.4kg bag and $ go further. He has more\nenergy, toilets less, keeps weight on without being 'fat' and looks forward to mealtimes. ",
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"post_date": "2023-06-21 20:52:46"
},
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"post_id": "435",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Sam and Matt, Northland",
"post_content_short": "We have a whole pack of dogs at home and all of them LOVE Acana Sport & Agility! Some of our dogs are farm dogs, others we use when we\r\ngo duck shooting or deer hunting, and some are just pets but all need a high-quality food to ensure they get the best nutrition and can keep up with their busy lives. Acana Sport & Agility is perfect for all of them! The working dogs hold their weight well and\r\nare lean machines on the Sport food. Not only that, they can sustain their energy levels when we're out on big walks or are working\r\nhard on the farm.
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\r\nThanks to Acana, all our dogs have beautiful shiny, soft and healthy coats which is especially important for our Golden Retrievers with such\r\nlong fur - we get compliments all the time on their appearance. But I think most importantly, they love the food, look forward to meal times\r\nand are happy healthy dogs!\r\n\r\n\r\n
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"post_date": "2022-04-14 04:16:00"
},
{
"post_id": "430",
"post_category_id": "3",
"post_title": "Ruby - Christchurch",
"post_content_short": "Her transition to Orijen has been great! She is on her second bag and I really notice the difference!",
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"post_date": "2022-02-03 20:35:59"
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"post_id": "426",
"post_category_id": "3",
"post_title": "Rebecca Graham",
"post_content_short": "When I got my rescue pup Finley from the pound at the end of August, he was under-weight with ribs and hip bones showing, his coat was\r\n\tdull, his skin was red, and he was constantly scratching!\r\n\r\n
Straight away I put him on to Acana Pacifica and in less than 3 months he was a changed dog.\r\n
\r\n\tHe is now a healthy weight; he gets compliments on how nice and soft his fur is and most importantly he is no longer red and itching! I even\r\n\tuse his biscuits as training treats because he loves them so much!! It is amazing to see how much of a difference good nutrition can make",
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/for-dogs\/",
"post_date": "2021-12-20 20:07:46"
},
{
"post_id": "400",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Pitena Parkin",
"post_content_short": "My dog Rusty (Staffy\/ Shar pei) was sent to a rescue from doggie prison from which I was lucky to adopt him. When he arrived his coat was in\r\n\ta terrible state from bad nutrition, neglect and untreated medical conditions. With the advice of the rescue group to place him on a grain\r\n\tfree food, with the help of my local pet store (Petstock Ferrymead) I choose Acana. I now feed him a mix of Acana Regionals Pacifica and\r\n\tHeritage Adult. Rusty’s coat is brilliant, he has no skin issues which is uncommon for both Staffies and Shar Pei’s and I am always been\r\n\tcomplemented on how shiny he is. I love Acana and would recommend it to anyone, especially those with breed that experience skin conditions.\r\n",
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/",
"post_date": "2021-07-21 01:38:00"
},
{
"post_id": "295",
"post_category_id": "3",
"post_title": "Kelly Phelps & Bonnie",
"post_content_short": "Just wanted to share my beautiful 6 month old border collie bonnie. She's growing so well on Acana Puppy Junior.",
"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/media\/website_posts\/295\/Kelleys-dog-image-.jpg",
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/for-dogs\/",
"post_date": "2020-02-18 00:20:00"
},
{
"post_id": "17",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Elizabeth Mallory, Hawkes Bay",
"post_content_short": "Orijen Six Fish has helped Polaris, a 2 year old Labrador Retriever who has had chronic skin issues since suffering an allergic reaction to a\r\n\tPork hock when he was 5 months old. We tried everything to help Polaris and after he hit his all time low, after my friend's success and\r\n\tfeeling I was running out of options other than to put him back on steroids (which I didn't want to do), I put him on Orijen Six Fish! ",
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/for-dogs\/",
"post_date": "2020-01-31 02:37:00"
},
{
"post_id": "77",
"post_category_id": "3",
"post_title": "Marilyn & Bob Storey",
"post_content_short": "We confidently recommend feeding our dogs with Orijen and Acana products. We have been using it for the last three or four years and find\r\nthat our Siberian Huskies and Dalmatian thrive on it. Whether adventure walking through the Coromandel ranges, showing them at NZKC\r\nchampionship shows or competing in NZFSS dry land sled dog events. They are always in the best condition to achieve great results. Our\r\nbottom line is the dogs health, well being and performance, Orijen products ensures that!
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/for-dogs\/",
"post_date": "2019-08-11 21:51:03"
},
{
"post_id": "71",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Deborah Watson",
"post_content_short": "I have recently started Maisey on Acana – Maisey loves it and I have noticed an improvement in coat condition already.
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"post_icon": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/media\/website_posts\/71\/Maisy-the-dog.jpg",
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"post_date": "2019-06-18 23:29:00"
},
{
"post_id": "34",
"post_category_id": "3",
"post_title": "Tashana Williscroft",
"post_content_short": "I think your products are amazing! Thank you! I've always raved about Orijen after switching my mini schnauzer X on to the Original formula. She had always had trouble with keeping her weight down and after trying almost every light or weight control food from popular brands I finally made the switch to Orijen! Wow I wish I had made the change so much sooner! She dropped the fat and toned up and looked incredible with the energy and speed to match.\r\nSo like I said I have loved and supported Orijen\/Acana for a while now but recently I have been even more impressed with what I have seen\r\nAcana do for my new puppy.\r\nI recently adopted a huntaway mix from a rescue who had a rough start. When I got him home he was pretty thin his coat was a bit flaky and\r\ndull and he would only eat his food when it was mixed with wet food and hot water. As soon as I could I began the switch to Acana puppy and\r\njunior and we have hit a major turning point in just a few weeks! His sensitive tummy has settled right down and he nearly back flips for\r\nhis dinner. During the time we were attending puppy preschool and by week 3 everyone was commenting on how amazing he was looking in\r\nparticular his coat! I had put the skin issues down to losing his puppy fluff but I was wrong and I still cannot believe how shiny and\r\nglossy his black coat is! And I'm over the moon that I can no longer see his hip bones sticking up while he plays and instead nice muscle\r\nand happy fit puppy! I can't wait to see how he matures with such great nutrition and know he will be in perfect condition to start his own\r\ncareer in sports when the time comes.\r\nSorry for such a long winded email I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate being able to feed such amazing food to my crew and\r\njust what amazing results I have experienced with it from not just one but now 2 dogs with completely different needs! Thank you so so much\r\nyou have definitely got yourself a lifelong supporter and advocate and to be honest I think the beautiful dogs let the food speak for\r\nitself! "\r\nThanks again 😊",
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/for-dogs\/",
"post_date": "2019-06-07 00:13:00"
},
{
"post_id": "41",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Sally Vella, Auckland",
"post_content_short": "We've had various health issues with our 10-month old puppy since we got her... Her eyes were always full of mucus,,her coat had an odor was dull and flakey, the list continues... We started with the Orijen Puppy and Junior biscuits and also tried the Acana six fish. The results\r\nwere amazing, within 2 weeks her eyes cleared up, her coat was not smelly and the “dandruff” was gone - she seemed a more happier and healthy dog all round. We definitely recommend this food to anyone thinking of a change, just a shame we didn’t discover it in the\r\nbeginning!",
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/for-dogs\/",
"post_date": "2019-06-06 03:15:00"
},
{
"post_id": "36",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Aimee Upson - Otago",
"post_content_short": "Her coat has changed so much since we made the switch from Royal to Orijen\/ACANA- she's developed a very lush thick undercoat, her first\r\nwinter this year at 8 years of age didn't bother her at all!",
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/for-dogs\/",
"post_date": "2019-06-06 02:16:00"
},
{
"post_id": "33",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Kylie Purgal - Palmerston North",
"post_content_short": "Here is a bit of my journey with Valley since August 2017. It was around Feb\/March 2017 Valley suffered a brain injury, we almost lost her\r\nbut after a large dose of steroids she started to come right. August came and with weaning her off steroids she lost all of her coat, it was\r\nthin, wiry, dry and broken. I was feeding a raw diet and continued to do so until August 2018. Her coat was starting to grow back within\r\nthis year but very slowly and we had a major set back in Jan 2018 with her injury again and once again we almost lost her. She is now on a\r\nlow dose of steroids permanently. July 2018 and her coat started to fall out again, I was due with my second child in August and raw feeding\r\nbecame just to hectic with two small children so I decided to switch completely to Acana after talking about all other foods with Erin. \r\nBy October we both noticed a massive difference in her coat, it stopped falling out, her colouring became darker and started to thicken. And\r\nnow it’s been 6 months feeding her Acana and her coat is looking amazing, it’s thick, rich in colour, super soft and luscious. In parallel\r\nwith feeding Acana I have also been professionally grooming her every 3\/4 weeks to ensure her coat is looked after to the fullest.
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\r\nHope you enjoyed my story so far, this year will be the year to tell if her coat falls out again but so far it’s looking good and she’s\r\n(touch wood) hasn’t had a relapse for some months now.",
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/for-dogs\/",
"post_date": "2019-06-05 23:47:00"
},
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"post_id": "28",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Nicky Hammond, Rotorua",
"post_content_short": "After changing from Royal Canin six months ago I've noticed a huge difference in quality of coat, over all body condition and muscle tone.\r\nAfter breeding and showing English Toy Terriers for several years I struggled to find a product that would provide enough protein and fat to suit the high energy levels of my dogs. \r\nThe change became more apparent after one of my girls Kasan whelped her last litter of puppies, the coats on the puppies are outstanding,\r\nthe bitch held her weight and had more milk production than normal. There was also a noticeable difference in the birth weights of the new\r\nborn puppies, and the bitch did not loose her appetite after whelping.\r\nI would highly recommend this product to other breeders as I have not found anything else that compares.",
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"post_date": "2019-06-05 04:31:00"
},
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"post_id": "27",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Kevin Choi, Auckland",
"post_content_short": "My Billy is doing wonderfully on Orijen Adult, his a year old Yorkshire Terrier and his coat is shiny, stool is excellent, overall health is\r\nexcellent. All thanks to you. With lots of thanks and love.",
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/for-dogs\/",
"post_date": "2019-06-05 04:28:00"
},
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"post_id": "26",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Scott Tizard,",
"post_content_short": "Charlie developed a bad case of food allergies and we were unable to find suitable food for him. He was constantly scratching and itching\r\nand was never comfortable for long periods of time. We tried all the common brands of food from the Vet but nothing helped. After just the first day on the Orijen food Charlie was a different dog, no more itching, so much more energy and such a happy boy. We couldn’t be\r\nhappier with the product. He obviously loves eating the food as he has never turned his nose up at it, the smile on his face at breakfast \/\r\ndinner time is priceless. I have recommended this brand to many of our other dog owner friends.",
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"post_date": "2019-06-05 04:24:00"
},
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"post_id": "25",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Philip Constantine , Auckland",
"post_content_short": "My two Dobermanns coats are they are both in top physical condition and fitness. We always get such positive comments about both the dog’s\r\nappearance. Super ingredients in this food – it is top notch – and they both love it!! Very happy and would definitely recommend Acana –\r\nboth the puppy and adult formulas.",
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"post_date": "2019-06-05 04:15:00"
},
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"post_id": "24",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Debbie Shaw, Auckland",
"post_content_short": "I am the mother of a young lady who has an Assist Dog through the Perfect Partners Assistance Dogs Trust (PPADT) programme. I have been purchasing Orijen dog food since it first came into NZ and can honestly say it is the best dry biscuit I have ever used. Having Border Collies it is essential to have a well balanced, protien rich food to provide them with all the nutrients and energy they need to work (on our farm) and compete (agility\/obedience) plus remain level headed for the job of being an entrusted Assist Dog for my daughter at school. I\r\nwould like to thank you all so very much for the amazing opportunity of being able to purchase your incredible dog food, we are truely\r\ngrateful!",
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"post_date": "2019-06-05 04:10:00"
},
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"post_id": "23",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Simon & Jaws",
"post_content_short": "About 3 years ago we started using Orijen as our English Bull Terrier had an allergy test...and he was allergic to everything, grain was the\r\nmain thing and Orijen was the only product that was grain free. What a difference it made for him he goes to the forest with my husband\r\nevery day and everyone asks "what do you feed him", because he is so shiny even though he gets so dirty!!!",
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"post_date": "2019-06-05 04:04:00"
},
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"post_id": "22",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Kimberly Roberts, Gisborne",
"post_content_short": "We have 3 Dobermanns, 2 Red n Tan and a Black n Tan, all bitches. Their coats always get compliments on how shiny and amazing they look, it\r\ntruly is an amazing product and I have recommended it to a lot of people.",
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/for-dogs\/",
"post_date": "2019-06-05 04:01:00"
},
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"post_id": "21",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Jenny Nelson, Taupo",
"post_content_short": "It is important to me as a dog owner and breeder to feed the best food available...\r\n
\r\n\t....Having studied all the dog foods available, it was an easy choice to decide to feed my Scottish Deerhounds ORIJEN dog food. The quality\r\n\tand consistency of this dog food is second to none. I also like the fact that the food sourced is sustainably farmed and is fresh and never\r\n\tfrozen before manufacture. My hounds love it and it means that I know they will perform to their best in the show ring and in the field. Vanessa\r\n\tand the team at Orijen have great customer service, and I am always more than happy to recommend ORIJEN as the best cat and dog food out\r\n\tthere.",
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"post_date": "2019-06-05 03:56:00"
},
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"post_id": "20",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Helen, Scott and Dex,",
"post_content_short": "Up until a few weeks ago we were feeding Dex supermarket dog kibble as that was what she had been on at the adoption centre. We knew we\r\nwanted to feed her something better but with so much choice out there we really didn't know what product to go for.
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\r\nAfter long investigations on the net we emailed Orijen and Vanessa sent out a sample pack for us to try (a decent size too) and answered all\r\nmy questions. While Dex does tend to eat anything and isn't fussy (there must be some Lab in there also!) we knew she enjoyed the Orijen as\r\nshe ate that first when we mixed it with a cheaper brand. She has had no problem with the transition onto Orijen from her other food and we\r\nhave just purchased our first pack.
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\r\nWhile it is more expensive than the supermarket variety of kibble we at least know we are feeding her a better quality food and don't have\r\nto feed her as much. Time will tell but we are happy so far with her reaction to it and and Orijen's prompt, efficient service.",
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"post_date": "2019-06-05 03:51:00"
},
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"post_id": "19",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Dash, Upper Hutt - Wellington",
"post_content_short": "Our three-year-old black Labrador, Dash, recently won the top retriever award at the recent National Gun Dog Championships.
\r\n\r\nHeld at the South Auckland Trial Grounds, Tuakau, the event involved 60 dogs and their handlers taking part in a series of simulated\r\nshooting situations. Dash (real name Skinevalley Blackthorn) took part in the retriever events and was unanimously judged the top retriever\r\nat the event.\r\nDash is kept fully fit and healthy thanks to Acana Cob Chicken food. Moved to Acana and away from cereal based food and the dog have gone\r\nfrom strength to strength. With visits to the vets only down to routine visits plus less waste to pick up it’s certainly been a bonus.\r\nHowever the main reason to moving to Acana is the condition of the dog he is not only fitter but has good stamina being able to concentrate\r\nand work for long periods in the field. \r\nCost is always in our mind but, purchasing the 17kg bag last 5 weeks and feeding two dogs twice a day its averages out at around $2.15 a day\r\nper dog, and for the performance I receive from my dogs I have no doubt its value for money. \r\n
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\r\nWill we be changing from Acana any time soon? NOW Would I recommend Acana? Yes",
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"post_date": "2019-06-05 03:47:00"
},
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"post_id": "16",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Dogue de Bordeaux Club, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty",
"post_content_short": "The new owners are often so taken with the condition of the dogs that they have kept their new addition, and in some cases transferred their\r\noriginal dog some with on going skin issues as well, onto Orijen and are just amazed by the difference it has made to their dogs. Not to\r\nmention a lot of Club members who dry feed were also impressed with the results they have when they put their Dogues on Orijen. Also it\r\nworks out more cost effective compared to other dry food brands, plus the added bonus it contains no grains, as you feed less than you do\r\nwith other brands and know they are still supplying their beloved family member with a great nutritional food at an affordable price. ",
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"post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.natureski.co.nz\/testimonials\/for-dogs\/",
"post_date": "2019-06-05 03:30:00"
},
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"post_id": "15",
"post_category_id": "2",
"post_title": "Dianne, Christchurch",
"post_content_short": "\r\n\tWhen we first got our rescue Dogue she was very thin...\r\n\r\n
\r\n\t...our existing boy was on Orijen and seemed happy on it and he is a fussy old fella at 10 years. Hazel has slowly put on weight and like\r\n\tYogi (our old fella) enjoys her meals and has a good shiny coat, fresh breath and has maintained and improved condition since we have had\r\n\ther. Hazel enjoys her food especially the Orijen and is picky when we are unable to obtain it locally. \r\n",
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"post_date": "2019-06-05 03:27:00"
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