Pet Wants Clarkston

And welcome back. We love spoiling our pets. And this morning we've got some locally made treats that may have your dog begging for more pet. Once Clarkson is here, Joe Alnari owner joins us this morning. Thank you so much for coming out. Thank you for having me. And you have all of these great things, but you have one way that you want to present these that they're natural, right? Tell me about correct. Yes. So, you know, we want to try to avoid rawhide. Um, those are real bad for you. They're byproducts of the leather making industry. Almost everything here is single ingredient. Good for your dog in varying hardnesses to accommodate all dogs of all sizes. So when I go back a little bit, I have a very small dog, so I wouldn't be giving him rawhide. But a lot of people do buy this rawhide and you just said that it's a byproduct of leather. How harmful is that? Very harmful. So I just, you know, it's treated with toxic chemicals toe to get it to where it is. It's pressed into sheets and shapes and you really don't want that. It can cause blockages. All of these are all fully digestible. Good for your dog. So how did you come about making these? Or do you make them yourself? We don't make them ourselves, but we do. We're very careful on where we get them. Um, so, you know, traceability is very important. But we got into this because we had a dog that was a ferocious chore and, uh, you know, we wanted to make sure he had the best. Is that the little be shown? So it was our original dog beagle mix. But yeah, awesome. So let's go through some of the things that you have here. Some do look familiar like that looks like it could be rawhide, but it absolutely is not. So tell me what you got there. So we've got your classic pig ears and cow ears. Um, collagen shoes are very popular. What makes them? Is it the same thing that we take collagen for? It's very similar. Yes. So it's an inner layer of skin and they're fully digestible and it helps your dog's skin and coat and keeps them busy. Beautiful. I love that idea. So we got some of the harder stuff. We have some beef snouts and some pig snouts. These are surprisingly light. I mean, when it says pig snout, what is this made of? So it is an actual pig snout. So it's just dried and puffed. Yeah, thank you. And then classic bully sticks. Um, Himalayan cheese, probably the most popular thing we sell. That is, I mean, it feels like wow, it's made in Nepal. Um, it's dried and puffed. It comes in our standard flavors. Plus we have pumpkin, strawberry, blueberry and peanut butter. And how popular are those with done? Do they love them? They love them. They're long lasting and they also they chew really well. They kind of keep them a little bit on the busy side. Then. Okay. Are these little piggy feet here? Those are lamb legs. Okay. Wow. And they eat all of? Yes. So the hoof part is keratin. So it's very similar to your fingernail material. Um, fairly digestible, but it it's not as hard as bones. So fairly safe. Yeah. Wow. Absolutely. I can't help but look over here. This looks like a little horn aplenty here. What? What is that? Can you pick it up? Oh yeah. So this is a goat horn and a goat horn. It's got bone on the inside, but the outside is keratin on the harder side. Um, but a good shoe, especially for aggressive chewers. It just kind of smells a little when it's wet. So well, so when you say that it's a gold horn, is it sourced afterwards? It's not. Okay, tell me how that because I want to make sure that they're okay. So I mean, you know, sustainability, we want to make sure every part of the animal is used. So, yeah, so it's a great shoe. Um, wow. That has to be for a really big now. This is kind of scary and I don't want to say upsetting, but it is kind of, I don't know if you can get a shot of this, James. Um, this is a hairy cow, hairy cow ear. Yes. So we also have to eat this hair. I mean, so, you know, when the dogs eat those, um, some of the hair is not digested. It's also keratin. Um, so it actually helps scrub their intestines of parasites. Wow. As it goes through, never would have thought of that. Are people aware of these different things that you have in here that that do helpful things to them? Because, you know, you're just looking at, I'm looking a little pigs now. Okay. And a little gold feetsies. Um, but are people coming to you and they're aware of this? Or do you have to say, look, this is what will help your pet. We're trying to get the word out. So people think of all choose as rawhides and then they hear rides are bad and they avoid all choose. Well, chewing is very important for your dog's dental health and it keeps their breath fresh and it's it keeps them busy and it's entertaining. And all these over here, these are beef cheeks. Correct. Like so can you and they come in different colors. I mean, exactly. There are different flavors, different flavors of beef cheeks. Beef cheek is actually it comes from the cow's head. Um, they're dried. Um, they're processed by removing the hair and everything with shells. Um, they infuse them with water and then when they dry them, they puff up and then there's plain, there's flavor, there's bully stick dusted. Yeah. So how do you know about all these different things? I mean, this is definitely an education not only for me, I'm sure for our viewers as well. But how is this all at pet wants? It is. Yeah. So we have a really large chew bar. Um, it's about 30 ft long. Um, our addresses on the screen. Um, but yeah, so we've been doing this about five years and it kind of all started because we had a dog that had stomach issues and bored and wanted to make sure that all other pups were healthy and safe. Yes. Thank you so much for coming in this morning. We will put a link on our website at Fox to Detroit dot com. Pet wants Clarkson. We'll be right back.