PURE, HONEST, GOODNESS
You can tell that Lucky & Friends is special just by its appearance. Each entree contains whole food restaurant grade USDA inspected ingredients safe enough for humans. Our steak grade beef or white chicken breast and organ meat is combined with raw whole food fruits and vegetables making our entrees highly digestible, meaning your dog’s body can absorb and use the nutrients each ingredient provides.
Because our entrees are freeze dried you can clearly see all our life changing superfood ingredients. Freeze drying also preserves and intensifies all the yummy flavors your doggie is sure to love. With Lucky & Friends you get all the nutrients of fresh but with the pantry storing convenience and low carbon footprint of freeze dried.
Our human grade ingredients along with how we create Lucky & Friends offers so many potential benefits to your pupper including:
Lucky & Friends is the most premium brand on the market! All of our meals contain only the best human grade, restaurant quality USDA ingredients. We don’t hide our beautiful ingredients in kibble, powder, squares or tiny bits. Their holistic goodness is on display each time you feed your doggie.
Lean steak, chicken breast, port tenderloin, chicken heart, beef heart, beef liver, and beef kidney serve as excellent sources of protein. Protein is essential for your dog's overall health, supporting muscle development, tissue repair, and providing clean energy.
Green Beans and Apples add to the nutritional profile of our recipes, supplying essential vitamins and minerals. Green beans contain vitamins A, C, and K, along with fiber, while apples offer vitamins A and C, dietary fiber, and antioxidants.
Egg shell is one of the best forms of calcium. Calcium helps your dog build strong bones, aids in dental health aids in proper muscle building and function, heart health, and maintaining a healthy nervous system. Dogs cannot produce this mineral naturally, so they must obtain it from food.
Sweet potatoes are a nutritious carbohydrate source, rich in vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber. They provide sustained energy, promote digestive health, and contribute to a healthy coat and skin.
Including Beef Liver and Beef Kidney in our recipes add an extra nutritional boost. Organ meats are rich in vitamins such as A, B12, and iron, supporting optimal organ function and overall well-being.
Hi my name is Lucky. I am a super happy adventure dog living in Park City Utah. The journey to my current life was tough and unforgiving. I was born in the harsh, hot climate of the New Mexico desert. As a puppy I was left in a cardboard box on the side of a road with my brothers and sisters. I was “Lucky” enough to be found by a delivery driver who helped us find our way to Nuzzles and Co..
Nuzzles and Co. is a beloved “no kill” animal rescue organization. When I was rescued, I was really sick. I had a severe case of the Parvovirus which is a very lethal canine disease. I had to be isolated while being treated for the deadly virus. During this time, all my brothers and sisters were adopted.
After a few weeks and thanks to the efforts of Nuzzles I was able to fully recover from my illness. After a couple of weeks in the shelter, I found a family that offers to foster me for a weekend. This was how I found my family and my new best friend Scott.
Hi my name is Scott and I am the owner of Lucky & Friends. I feel so fortunate to have Lucky as my best friend. We live in Park City, Utah where everyday is a new adventure for us. Lucky & Friends evolved out of a freeze drying facility which I own and operate. Prior to Lucky, our core team spent many years as one of the countries leading contract freeze drier for well known human food, and pet food/treat brands. When Lucky entered my life and after working with big pet food brands and seeing how much processing their ‘fresh’ food went through, we knew there had to be a way to create something better.
We worked with top vets and canine nutritionists to create recipes based on whole food formulations. Lucky and his sister Lucy along with many of his friends participated in the development group of taste-testers. Together, we created a first-of-its-kind product that has all the benefits of fresh food, has a taste dogs go nuts over, has a “compete and balanced” nutritional profile beyond AAFCO standards and is loaded with good stuff. We met so many adoring dog owners that meal prep for their pals so they were so excited to learn about our brand.
Our goal was to create something specially-balanced, nutritional, and shelf-stable to save your refrigerator space. You can tell that Lucky & Friends is special just by its appearance – it looks like real food! You can truly see the goodness.
There are so many new dog food companies. Do they know anything about food safety? Lucky & Friends is created in a USDA and SQF food safe facility. That means you can trust that our products won’t get you or your best friend sick or worse.
A little industry secret is that most pet food companies are actually just marketing companies. They typically outsource all of their product’s creation to a third party subcontractor. When you as a company are not the actual creator of your product you have effectively lost a big part of your food safety and quality control.
We control the entire process of creating Lucky & Friends. From working with the industries best humanly sourced suppliers and farmers to having onsite USDA inspectors and operating our own state of the art freeze dryers, you can be comforted to know that are product is safe for your furry friend.
An obscure and alarming fact is there have been many food safety recalls in the pet food market segment. Very few companies address the importance of food safety in the product creation process. When you as a company are not the actual creator of your product you have effectively lost all quality and food safety control of your product.
HPP: airdrying, and freeze drying are not a bacterial lethality step for USDA. Meaning your “raw” dog food could potentially contain lesteria, salmonella or worse.
We employ USDA light cooked food safety standards. The same as you would do at home at 165°.
Freeze-drying is a gentle preservation method that retains the cellular nutritional integrity of ingredients while extending shelf life. This process removes moisture through a natural process known as sublimation, ensuring nutrients are nearly 100% preserved. The National Institute of Health (NIH) has studies highlighting the vast superiority of freeze drying over trendy preservation methods such as “gently air-dried” which uses heat to evaporate water and nutrients from ingredients. There is a reason why NASA popularized freeze dried food for its astronauts. Lucky & Friends fills the gap that other pet foods leave behind. Our freeze dried pet food has so many benefits you won’t find anywhere else including:
Lucky & Friends is freeze-dried. Through sublimation, moisture is removed from our product and we halt the decay lifecycle. This process keeps all the nutrients, flavors, volume, and coloring intact. It also means our product can be stored at room temperature, even after opening!
Our freeze-dried dog food is highly portable and great for traveling. Whether you need to take your dog’s food on a flight, backpacking, or on a road trip, Lucky & Friends is light and portable.
Lucky’s is pantry stable and food safe. The weight of our freeze-dried products is reduced by 75%, making them convenient for any type of adventure – at home or on the mountain.
Inspired by high-energy dogs who love to explore just as much as you do.
