Why Black Gold?

John Allen and his brother, Don, are the founders and owners of Black Gold Pet Foods, Inc. Having a large kennel of hard-working foxhounds, John also breeds, shows, and participates in field trials. Through many years of testing dog food and feeding different formulas of dog foods on John's own dogs, the two created scientific formulas that we believe perform the best under a variety of conditions. They are now offering these premium pet food formulas to everyone.

John and Don have developed several different blends because all dogs are not created equal and because use conditions are not equal. Activity level, physical condition, age, climate, temperature, and terrain are all factors that dictate different balances of nutritional needs.

There are many brands of dog food on the market today, however, they have found Black Gold to out-perform the rest when considering results versus cost per pound. At the Allen kennels here in Missouri, John has reduced the kennel feed bill by 30% and cleanup by more than 50% since he started feeding Black Gold.

Many brands of dog food have almost identical labels. This can be very confusing to the consumer. AAFCO guidelines do not require that labels show the "grade" of ingredients. The key to making premium dog foods like Black Gold is to start with top-grade ingredients and then properly process them. Correct cooking temperatures and exact cool-down times, all within a tightly specified range, is part of a process called "gelatinization." Top ingredients and proper gelatinization is what makes Black Gold a quality pet food with great taste appeal and high digestibility. It doesn't cost anymore to do it right.

Although every bag of commercially manufactured pet food requires a "standard" AAFCO statement that reads similarly to "100% nutritionally complete and balanced and formulated to meet nutritional levels established by the AAFCO nutrient profile," Black Gold goes a step further, ensuring that both ingredients and processing are of "premium" quality and standards. The key to making premium dog foods like Black Gold is to start with top-grade ingredients and then properly process them. Correct cooking temperature and cool-down time, a process called "gelatinization," is the key to proper processing.

Black Gold is used and recommended by veterinarians. John and Don believe that you, too, will find the Black Gold Pet Food line of products to be top quality at a very reasonable price. In a few short years, Black Gold has expanded from ground zero to distribution throughout the United States. This tells them that the food is performing the way they intended. And, remember, if you are not for any reason completely satisfied with any Black Gold product, simply return it for a full refund.

All the folks at Black Gold are hunters and dog owners themselves. Not only is dog food a business, dogs are our way of life. We avidly support efforts to keep the right to hunt with dogs, and we are always striving to produce the best possible product at the lowest possible price. We always welcome suggestions from our customers, and, based upon these suggestions, we continuously are developing new products to meet our customer's specific needs.