I feel so grateful to Janine and Jason.

The first time I walked into their South Melbourne market store I was at my wits end. I have two Shiba Inu dogs, not exactly known for their easy temperaments!

Anyway, the female dog Mya, was having a bad time. She was only eating maybe once every three days and it wasn’t a pretty sight. She was constantly shaking and upset around meal times.

I told Jason about what was going on and he listened patiently and then suggested a few ideas around shifting their dry food diet to a natural raw one. Both of my dogs were on a vet prescribed dry food diet because they had both been diagnosed as being unable to digest proteins in a natural food composition.

This diagnosis turned out to be incorrect.

Between Janine and Jason they talked to me every week when I went in. They were knowledgeable and gentle and that’s a really a powerful combination. It was me who needed to find some confidence in a new way to feed and take care of my dogs.

So week by week we discussed how they were going and tried small adjustments within the week. All of the food from The Pet Grocer is of a high clean quality, meaning no chemicals, no pesticides and no antibiotics.

Somewhere along this process I realised not only was Mya eating every meal she was also looking more relaxed. Then I noticed, I couldn’t help but notice she was racing down the hallway ahead of me to where she eats at breakfast time. She was behaving like a puppy again.

After around 6 to 8 months of feeding them their new raw food diet, I also realised we hadn’t been to the vet once. This has been a trend that’s continued and our vet visits are almost nonexistent, which is quite something for 12 year old dogs.

For my dogs, The Pet Grocer has significantly improved their quality of life. And that’s all I’ve ever wanted for them is to be happy and feel as good as possible. I feel like Janine and Jason are a rare find these days! Their business is full of heart. And I’m sure it's because they believe in what they’re doing based on strong experience and knowledge. I reckon it’s also because they love what they do.