THE FIRST PART OF THE ROTATION

Foundation begins with simple, recognizable whole foods.

Four intentionally prepared recipes introduce your dog to fresh food through purposeful rotation, helping you observe how they respond to each protein.

A simple guided start. You can review or change your choices before checkout.

Start with Foundation
Read Shinto’s Story
Critter Chef Lindsey holding a dog at a Shinto’s community event
The story behind Foundation

In 2011, Shinto changed the way I understood food.

When my dog Shinto was diagnosed with cancer, I moved her from traditional dry food to canned food and then to raw food. Raw food initially helped stabilize her, but over time I felt that her body was not receiving the complete nutritional support it needed.
I began watching the signals her body gave me: the clarity of her eyes, staining around her mouth or hindquarters, urinary changes, appetite, digestion and energy. Those observations became the beginning of the first four Shinto's formulas.
My observation: I use these outward changes as information about how a dog may be responding to its food. They guide what we try next and when the proportions may need to change.
Why preparation matters

It is not only what goes into the food. It is how we prepare it.

Foundation is designed around moisture, proportion, variety and thoughtful processing, not one fashionable protein or vegetable.

Raw vegetables

The vegetables in Foundation are not cooked. They are carefully blended as part of the fiber portion.

Sprouted grains

Our grains are grown for us in Chico and sprouted before they are included in the formulas.

Kept separate

Protein and fiber remain visibly separate in the container to help protect the food from unnecessary oxidation.

Observe the response

Every formula gives us new information about digestion, comfort, energy and visible changes.
The Foundation collection

Four formulas. One purposeful progression.

Move through the collection in order, subscribe to the complete rotation, or choose individual formulas.
A gentle first step

Chicken & Brown Rice

A simple whole food beginning that lets us observe how your dog responds to fresh food before adding more variety.
What it helps us observe
Appetite, digestion, stool quality, energy, eyes, coat and tolerance to chicken.
Inside the formula
Organic whole body chicken, raw vegetable blend and sprouted brown rice.
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A second poultry perspective

Turkey & Brown Rice

Turkey introduces a different protein while maintaining the same carefully proportioned Foundation structure.
What it helps us observe
Whether a change in poultry improves comfort, digestion, energy or visible food response signals.
Inside the formula
Diestel turkey dark meat, raw vegetable blend and sprouted brown rice.
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Building protein variety

Angus Beef & Brown Rice

Beef broadens the rotation and helps us compare your dog's response to a red meat protein.
What it helps us observe
Changes in appetite, stamina, digestion, skin, coat and overall response to beef.
Inside the formula
Angus beef from Argentina, raw vegetable blend and sprouted brown rice.
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Introducing fish and organ meat

Catfish, Beef Liver & Brown Rice

The final Foundation formula adds fish and a purposeful amount of beef liver before the journey moves into Balance.
What it helps us observe
How your dog responds to fish, naturally occurring omegas and nutrient dense organ meat.
Inside the formula
Catfish, sardines, beef liver, chia, turmeric, raw vegetable blend and sprouted brown rice.
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Formula four

Introducing beef liver with intention.

Beef liver naturally provides iron, zinc, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B12, riboflavin and folate. Several of these nutrients participate in normal red blood cell production and make liver a valuable part of a varied whole food rotation.
Because liver is concentrated, Shinto's does not include it in every meal. We introduce it purposefully and in proportion as part of the rotational journey.
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Bring Foundation home.

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Continue the journey

Keep moving forward without returning to the menu.

After Foundation, continue into Balance and then Renewal, then the cycle continues through purposeful rotation.
Your next phase Balance Wild Bison & Beets · Turkey & Quinoa
Chicken & Greens · Salmon & Greens Explore Balance After Balance Renewal Duck · Lamb · Salmon · Pork
with sweet potato Explore Renewal
Foundation Balance Renewal Restart Foundation