Why Go Raw?
Hi, I'm Tricia Symons. My husband Tate and I started Go Raw Pet Food from our family's kitchen in Huffman, Texas.
In 2018, we lost our Rhodesian Ridgeback, Pipa, to cancer. She was just three years old, and she was gone a week after her diagnosis. Watching our five, and six-year-old children lose their best friend broke all of our hearts.
While searching for answers, before Ai and online forums, I reached out to a trusted breeder and show family in South America. Their reply stopped me in my tracks:
"You live in America — you feed your dog out of a bag. My dogs have never had cancer, not one in 35+ years. We feed them real meat from the butcher."
That sent me deep into learning how real food supports a dog's health. I worked with canine nutritionist Jenny Ryoo, CN, to formulate complete and balanced raw recipes that meet AAFCO standards for all life stages. I shared our raw with friends and family first. After watching one dog after another thrive, we soon launched Go Raw Pet Food.
Today I still make every batch by hand: breaking down proteins in-house and weighing every ingredient for our small 30-pound batches. See our Standards page. And when you call with a question about your dog, you'll usually get me.
— Tricia Symons, founder
We've set ourselves apart as a different kind of raw dog food company.
- We make everything by hand, breaking down proteins in-house and carefully measuring every ingredient for our small 30-pound batches.
- Our recipes combine two to three protein sources to help fill nutritional gaps without relying on excessive synthetic supplementation. Nutrients that are commonly lacking, such as zinc, copper, magnesium, manganese, iron, iodine, and selenium, are naturally provided by pairing light and dark proteins and incorporating carefully selected superfood ingredients.
- We incorporate grass-fed beef green tripe in our raw recipes. This unique ingredient is sourced from a licensed butcher authorized to sell rinsed green tripe. Unlike bleached tripe, which has little nutritional value, green tripe naturally contains beneficial enzymes and probiotics.
- We also do not use High Pressure Pasteurization (HPP) for bacteria mitigation. HPP denatures proteins, eliminating not only harmful bacteria but also the beneficial bacteria that support gut health and immune function.
- We stand behind our food with our Clean Bowl Guarantee. First-time customers can receive a refund of up to $100 if their dog doesn't love it. In more than eight years of business, we've only had to honor that guarantee three times.
- Go Raw Pet Food has an incredible 90% reorder rate among first-time customers. Once you see the quality and your dog loves the taste, you'll understand why.
And lastly, we value each and every dog we serve like our own. Feed them with love, because they're family.
