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A pressure cooker, a giant corkscrew, and a Play-Doh Fun Factory walk into a bar...

Apr 24, 2026

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2 min read

A pressure cooker, a giant corkscrew, and a Play-Doh Fun Factory walk into a bar...

...and their baby is making your dog's dinner

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Dog BluePrints
The Kibble Blind Spot

Apr 11, 2026

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5 min read

The Kibble Blind Spot

When steak becomes a milkshake

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Dog BluePrints
The one word that got me here

Apr 2, 2026

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5 min read

The one word that got me here

Why asking "why" changed everything for Blue... and could change things for your dog too.

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Dog BluePrints
I Thought I Was Doing Everything Right

Mar 27, 2026

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7 min read

I Thought I Was Doing Everything Right

Until Blue’s skin started falling apart... and nothing was working

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Dog BluePrints
So your kibble is 3% chicken... what’s the other 97%?

Dec 6, 2025

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6 min read

So your kibble is 3% chicken... what’s the other 97%?

The front of the bag tells a story... the back tells the truth.

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Dog BluePrints
Why ā€œChickenā€ on the Bag Doesn’t Mean Chicken in the Bowl

Nov 29, 2025

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7 min read

Why ā€œChickenā€ on the Bag Doesn’t Mean Chicken in the Bowl

Inside the messy world of AAFCO naming rules.

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Dog BluePrints
This Is Who Really Decides What Goes in Your Dog’s Food

Nov 18, 2025

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6 min read

This Is Who Really Decides What Goes in Your Dog’s Food

Hint: It’s not veterinarians. And it’s definitely not independent nutrition scientists.

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Dog BluePrints
The Year They Scared the Scraps Out of America

Nov 8, 2025

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7 min read

The Year They Scared the Scraps Out of America

Inside the 1960s campaign that turned real food into a threat - and kibble into a necessity

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Dog BluePrints
The Cereal Secret in Every Kibble Bag.

Oct 22, 2025

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5 min read

The Cereal Secret in Every Kibble Bag.

How Purina borrowed Cheerios tech to puff up the pet food empire.

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Dog BluePrints
How Horses Went from Heroes to Dog Food

Oct 14, 2025

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4 min read

How Horses Went from Heroes to Dog Food

The Betrayal That Built the Pet Food Industry

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Dog BluePrints
The Bone-Shaped Biscuit That Fooled Everyone (Even the Dog)

Sep 28, 2025

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5 min read

The Bone-Shaped Biscuit That Fooled Everyone (Even the Dog)

The wild invention that started with spoiled milk and ended up in every dog aisle.

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Dog BluePrints
How a Lightning Rod Salesman Rewired Pet Food Forever

Sep 16, 2025

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5 min read

How a Lightning Rod Salesman Rewired Pet Food Forever

In 1860, one man turned biscuits into a luxury brand, invented a fake problem, and built the foundation of modern pet food. Meet your marketing ancestor.

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Dog BluePrints
The man who sold lightning rods... and invented dog food

Sep 6, 2025

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4 min read

The man who sold lightning rods... and invented dog food

From Scraps to Fibrine Cakes: The Birth of Commercial Dog Food

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Dog BluePrints
Survival of the Friendliest

Aug 15, 2025

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4 min read

Survival of the Friendliest

How wolves became dogs... and dogs became family.

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Dog BluePrints
 Is kibble really ā€œthe good stuffā€?

Aug 11, 2025

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4 min read

Is kibble really ā€œthe good stuffā€?

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Dog BluePrints
Welcome to Dog BluePrints

Aug 8, 2025

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4 min read

Welcome to Dog BluePrints

Dog BluePrints
Dog BluePrints

Hello 🐾 I’m Linda, founder of Dog BluePrints

Blue turns 13 this year. Healthy. Happy. Soft coat. Smells great.
I want that for your dog too.
Subscribe for free. No hype. Just what works.

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