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A limited-ingredient recipe built around koji, a single novel protein with no chicken and no beef. Formulated to support healthy skin and coat in dogs prone to food sensitivities, and complete and balanced for every life stage.
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Hypoallergenic dog food reduces the chance of triggering a food sensitivity by leaving out the ingredients dogs react to most often. Food sensitivities in dogs are usually a response to a specific protein the immune system has learned to recognize. The most common triggers are animal proteins that appear in the majority of pet foods, including chicken, beef, dairy, and egg. A hypoallergenic recipe works by keeping the ingredient list short and by building the formula around a protein the dog has likely never eaten before.
Wild Earth takes both of those principles seriously. The recipe is limited-ingredient by design and built on koji, a fermented protein that is new to almost every dog. There is no chicken and no beef anywhere in the formula.
The more ingredients a food contains, the more chances there are for a dog to encounter something it reacts to. A limited-ingredient recipe strips the formula back to a short, transparent list so that every component has a clear purpose and nothing is added that a sensitive dog does not need.
This matters most for dogs whose owners are still identifying a trigger. A shorter ingredient list makes it far easier to isolate what a dog is reacting to, and it removes the common animal-protein allergens that account for the majority of food-related skin and digestive complaints. Every Wild Earth recipe is complete and balanced to AAFCO nutrient profiles, so a shorter list does not mean a nutritional shortcut.
A novel protein is simply a protein source a dog has not been exposed to before. Because the immune system reacts to proteins it already recognizes, feeding something genuinely new gives a sensitive dog a clean starting point.
Koji is a nutrient-dense fermented protein and the foundation of Wild Earth food. For almost every dog it is completely new, which makes it a strong fit for sensitive eaters and for owners working through an elimination approach with their veterinarian. It delivers all ten essential amino acids a dog needs, so it functions as a true primary protein rather than a filler or supplement.
An elimination diet is the standard method for identifying a food trigger. The approach is to feed a single, simple recipe with a protein the dog has not had before, remove everything else, and hold that diet steady long enough to see whether symptoms settle. Most veterinarians recommend running an elimination diet for eight to twelve weeks, feeding only the trial food and nothing outside of it, including treats and flavored supplements, so the results are not muddied.
Wild Earth suits this process well because it is limited-ingredient and built on a single novel protein. If skin and coat improve over the trial window, individual ingredients can be reintroduced one at a time to confirm what the original trigger was. This should always be done in partnership with your veterinarian, who can rule out non-food causes and guide the reintroduction.
Owners researching food sensitivities usually run into two other categories: hydrolyzed protein diets and prescription formulas. It helps to understand how they differ.
A hydrolyzed diet takes an animal protein and breaks it into fragments small enough that the immune system is less likely to recognize them. It is an established veterinary tool, though many of these formulas still start from common animal proteins and are typically sold through a veterinarian at a premium.
A prescription allergy diet is a formula dispensed under veterinary supervision, often relying on either hydrolyzed or unusual animal proteins. It is designed for clinical management of diagnosed conditions.
Wild Earth takes a different route. Rather than disguising a common allergen or requiring a prescription, it starts from a protein that is novel to begin with, koji, and keeps the ingredient list limited. That makes it available directly to owners as an everyday option for dogs with food sensitivities, while still being complete and balanced for all life stages. For dogs on a veterinary plan, it can be a useful option to discuss with your vet as part of that plan.
For quick reference, Wild Earth allergy-friendly food contains no chicken, no beef, no dairy, no egg, and no artificial colors or flavors. It is built on koji as a single novel protein and formulated to support healthy skin and a healthy coat in dogs prone to sensitivities.
Hypoallergenic dog food is formulated tolower the chance of triggering a food sensitivity, usually by using a shortingredient list and a protein a dog has not eaten before. Wild Earth islimited-ingredient and built on koji, a single novel protein, with no chickenand no beef.
The proteins dogs react to most often are the ones found in the majority of pet foods, including chicken, beef, dairy, and egg. Because these appear so widely, a recipe built on a novel protein like koji avoids the most frequent triggers.
Most veterinarians recommend feeding a single simple recipe for eight to twelve weeks, with nothing else offered during that window, then reintroducing ingredients one at a time. Always run an elimination diet in partnership with your veterinarian.
A plant-based, limited-ingredient recipe avoids the common animal proteins that trigger most food sensitivities. Wild Earth is complete and balanced to AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages, so it supports full nutrition while leaving out those frequent allergens.
A hydrolyzed diet breaks a common animal protein into smaller fragments so the immune system is less likely to recognize it. A plant-based novel-protein diet like Wild Earth instead starts from a protein that is new to the dog to begin with, and is available without a prescription.
Skin and coat changes tied to diet typically show over a period of weeks rather than days, which is why elimination trials run eight to twelve weeks. Individual results vary, and your veterinarian can help you track progress.
Dogs need specific nutrients, not specific ingredients. Wild Earth provides all ten essential amino acids through koji and is complete and balanced to AAFCO nutrient profiles for every life stage.
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Our new Performance Formula and Maintenance Formula dog food recipes do not contain any legumes so even though there is no correlation between plant-based diets and DCM we have eliminated this from our new recipes! This is a complex issue, but with current information there is no correlation between plant-based diets and DCM.
All current data suggests that if a link, in fact, exists between diet and DCM, it may be due to nutritional deficiencies in the diet and since our food is nutritionally-complete, this won’t be an issue.
Yes! Our Performance Formula and Maintenance Formula dog food meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for Maintenance.
We believe meeting the AAFCO guidelines are a baseline requirement for any dog brand. We not only meet the guidelines - in many cases our dog food formulas exceed these requirements.
