Posted on August 19th 2010 at 11:01am

Ellen DeGeneres, a well-recognized dog-lover, has a holistic pet care collection, HALO, Purely for Pets® . The 12-time Emmy Award winner and ardent animal lover's line includes pet food, supplements, and treats for dogs and cats, as well as a stain and odor remover kit, $20 to $40. Each product was created with the belief that good nutrition is the single most important factor in a holistic approach to wellness. Um, we believe that for humans too?
HALO, Purely for Pets products are made with natural ingredients, including butcher-quality chicken, eggs, carrots, flaxseed, green peas, barley, sweet potatoes and cranberries. Ellen will premiere the new products on QVC today, Thursday, August 19 at 9pm (EST). Call QVC at 800.345.1515 or www.QVC.com.
Then, there's Nulo, Nutrition + Love, a new line of fresh, nutritionally-supercharged pet foods without corn, wheat, or soy (which experts say can depress pets). Nulo also runs an online pet weight loss system called SimplyFit, which features a closed system of feeding – much like a ‘points system’ for pets. 51% of all pet households have an obese pet. CEO Michael Landa says, “We have a pet obesity crisis that mirrors the human obesity epidemic in America. The difference is that dogs and cats don’t have eating disorders; people have feeding disorders."
Nulo offers direct online ordering at www.nulo.com, prices range from $5.95 to $59.95.
My dog eats corn-free food, and she's super lean ... I'm even kind of jealous of her figure. She's also super happy, and there was a noticeable change in her behavior when I switched her from corn-filled to corn-free food. What kind of dog food do you buy your dog? Is your pet's health concerning enough to you that you'd enroll her in an online weight management program?
- Lyssa