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There is so much to say about vegan dog nutrition, and that's precisely why we are doing it.

You can find news and background information on vegan dog nutrition on this page, from experience reports to product information and nutritional science. If you have any further questions, feel free to get in touch and suggest a blog post topic using our contact form.

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  • 8 reasons to feed your dog vegan
    8 reasons to feed your dog vegan
    Leni | 21 June 2016
    Here you will find eight good reasons to feed your dog vegan for example allergies and intolerances to animal protein.
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  • How to use V-Complete
    How to use V-Complete
    Leni | 9 April 2017
    Feeding recommendation for our vegan supplement V-Complete for home cooked dog food. Developed by Leni Lecker.
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  • Purines in Dog Nutrition
    Purines in Dog Nutrition
    Lisa Walther | 19 November 2020
    Get background information on purines from veterinarian Lisa Walther and how you can cook low purine and vegan for your dog yourself.
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  • Vegan Puppy Feeding
    Vegan Puppy Feeding
    Lisa Walther | 10 March 2021
    Is it possible to feed dogs puppies vegan during their growing period? What special needs, such as protein or calcium need to be considered?
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  • Rupert and his struvite stones
    Rupert and his struvite stones
    Leni | 23 April 2021
    A report from Zula and her vegan dog Rupert, who got a struvite stone. Find out how our vegan dog food helped him get better.
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  • Vegan4Dogs BIrthday 2024
    Vegan4Dogs BIrthday 2024
    Leni | 18 November 2024
    10 years of Vegan4Dogs: pioneering work for vegan dog nutrition, sustainable animal-friendliness and a strong community - celebrate with us!
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  • Omega Fatty Acids for Dogs
    Omega Fatty Acids for Dogs
    Angelina | 28 October 2024
    Discover the essential role of fats in your dog's diet, focusing on the benefits of omega fatty acids.
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  • Urine pH Levels in Dogs - An overview
    Urine pH Levels in Dogs - An overview
    Susanne | 3 September 2024
    Learn about the importance of urine pH levels in dogs, how it affects their health, and practical ways to manage it.
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  • Veganuary – Let your dog decide!
    Veganuary – Let your dog decide!
    Leni | 1 January 2024
    Try out a vegan diet with your dog during Veganuary! Join the campaign that supports the vegan lifestyle and make a contribution to animal welfare and...
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  • World Day for Laboratory Animals
    World Day for Laboratory Animals
    Leni | 24 April 2022
    The international day for the abolition of animal experiments is approaching. Learn more in our article.
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  • Earth Day 2022
    Earth Day 2022
    Leni | 22 April 2022
    This article is about the importance of sustainable, organic and fair clothing. Read on to learn how you can do your part to protect our planet.
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  • Plant Appreciation Day
    Plant Appreciation Day
    Jamie Kolb | 12 April 2022
    Celebrate Plant Appreciation Day: Learn about the amazing benefits of plants for our health, environment and more!
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  • Powered by Plants - The Power of Plants
    Powered by Plants - The Power of Plants
    Jamie Kolb | 6 April 2022
    Increased health and vitality are benefits of a vegan dog diet, learn more about their impact on your dog's well-being here.
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  • Love in the Bowl Part 2
    Love in the Bowl Part 2
    Jamie Kolb | 3 April 2022
    Jamie talks about her vegan dog kitchen and how she approaches cooking for her dog herself.
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  • Love in the Bowl Part 1
    Love in the Bowl Part 1
    Jamie Kolb | 29 March 2022
    Join Jamie on her journey to creating a balanced and nutritious diet for her dog. Learn about the ingredients, how she prepares them, and how you can ...
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  • World Water Day
    World Water Day
    Jamie Kolb | 22 March 2022
    UNESCO's World Water Day reminds us of the crucial role water plays in our lives. Learn about the dangers of water pollution and how you can help prot...
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  • This makes my heart leap
    This makes my heart leap
    Jamie Kolb | 20 February 2022
    Jamie shares her love for her vegan dog and what overfeeding has to do with it. Learn more about vegan dog nutrition on our blog.
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  • Is vitamin A as additive actually vegan?
    Is vitamin A as additive actually vegan?
    Leni | 6 January 2022
    Discover why vegan Vitamin A is important in dog food and how Leni found a vegan source.
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  • Jamie – With love and expertise new to our team
    Jamie – With love and expertise new to our team
    Jamie Kolb | 27 December 2021
    Jamie supports us in writing blog articles about vegan dog food and enriches us with her experiences about vegan dog life.
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  • Erdlingshof
    Erdlingshof
    Leni | 25 July 2021
    The Erdlingshof is a beautiful farm for living in the Bavarian Forest, where animals are simply allowed to live without having to provide any benefit.
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  • Rupert and his struvite stones
    Rupert and his struvite stones
    Leni | 23 April 2021
    A report from Zula and her vegan dog Rupert, who got a struvite stone. Find out how our vegan dog food helped him get better.
    Read on!
  • Vegan Puppy Feeding
    Vegan Puppy Feeding
    Lisa Walther | 10 March 2021
    Is it possible to feed dogs puppies vegan during their growing period? What special needs, such as protein or calcium need to be considered?
    Read on!
  • Leni Lecker at "Tiere suchen ein Zuhause"
    Leni Lecker at "Tiere suchen ein Zuhause"
    Leni | 7 February 2021
    Vegan dog nutrition is moving into the mainstream, learn more about the interview with Leni Lecker on WDR here.
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  • Purines in Dog Nutrition
    Purines in Dog Nutrition
    Lisa Walther | 19 November 2020
    Get background information on purines from veterinarian Lisa Walther and how you can cook low purine and vegan for your dog yourself.
    Read on!
  • Pauline bag printing with Leni Lecker and Matthias
    Pauline bag printing with Leni Lecker and Matthias
    Leni | 15 July 2020
    Using vegan water-based inks, we have printed our Pauline bags. Grab them quickly because the bags are limited.
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  • Interview by Pawshake with Leni Lecker
    Interview by Pawshake with Leni Lecker
    Leni | 8 April 2020
    Silke from Pawshake answers questions about their online platform that connects pet parents with local pet sitters and provides pet care services.
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  • Sodium and Chlorid
    Sodium and Chlorid
    Claudia Renner | 20 January 2020
    Learn more about the elements sodium and chloride here. What are they needed for in dog food and what amounts are healthy for my vegan dog?
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  • The vegan summer Festival 2019 – A report
    The vegan summer Festival 2019 – A report
    Leni | 26 August 2019
    Check out an experience report on the vegan summer festival 2019. From the Leni Lecker HundeVurst, our Dog Sausage workshop to the Animal Rights March...
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  • Calcium und Phosphor
    Calcium und Phosphor
    Claudia Renner | 19 June 2019
    Calcium and phosphorus are two essential minerals that play a vital role in maintaining a dog's health. Learn about their importance and dietary sourc...
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  • New to the blog team is Claudi!
    New to the blog team is Claudi!
    Claudia Renner | 12 June 2019
    Get to know Claudia Renner better. She will fill our Vegan4Dogs blog with interesting articles on the topic of nutrients for vegan dogs
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  • Minerals
    Minerals
    Claudia Renner | 20 May 2019
    Get an overview of minerals in vegan dog nutrition in this article. Why are they needed and which ones are provided?
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  • Visiting Lo Vegano on Mallorca
    Visiting Lo Vegano on Mallorca
    Leni | 22 March 2019
    Leni Lecker visiting Lo Vegano, the vegan store in Mallorca where you can also get our vegan dog food Greta, among other things.
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  • What happened that Edgar turns into Greta?
    What happened that Edgar turns into Greta?
    Leni | 26 June 2018
    Due to a decision from the European Trademark Office, we now have to call our vegan dog food Edgar Greta.
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  • Veganversand Lebensweise at Veganmania
    Veganversand Lebensweise at Veganmania
    Leni | 14 June 2018
    Our vegan friends Claudia and Helmut from Veganversand-Lebensweise have been stirring the drum for Greta and V-Complete at Veganmania Vienna.
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  • Animal protection festival in Berlin
    Animal protection festival in Berlin
    Leni | 25 May 2018
    Vegan4Dogs is at the animal welfare festival in Berlin. Visit Leni Lecker and test our delicious vegan dog food.
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  • V-Complete 4th Generation
    V-Complete 4th Generation
    Leni | 12 April 2018
    New feeding recommendation for the 4th generation V-Complete: A needs-covering vegan dog nutrition with our supplement.
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  • Just say THANK YOU
    Just say THANK YOU
    Leni | 4 January 2018
    Natalie shares her experiences with her vegan dogs and the reasons to feed them vegan instead of barf.
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  • Valentin and Coco tasting Greta
    Valentin and Coco tasting Greta
    Leni | 23 November 2017
    The vegan dogs Valentin and Coco test the vegan dog food Greta and the nutritional supplement V-Complete and can't get enough of it.
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  • "How much wolf is in my dog?"
    "How much wolf is in my dog?"
    Leni | 20 November 2017
    The specialist veterinarian for animal nutrition and dietetics Julia Fritz gave an exciting lecture on dog nutrition at the University of Zurich.
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  • Visiting the Vetzgerei
    Visiting the Vetzgerei
    Leni | 14 November 2017
    We paid a visit to the vegan butchery Vetzgerei and were delighted with the vegan homemade treats.
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  • Success at Vegan Summer Party Alex Berlin
    Success at Vegan Summer Party Alex Berlin
    Leni | 15 September 2017
    Vegan4Dogs Leni Lecker was at the vegan summer festival in Berlin. With a Greta dog bar and the new Greta bags she could inspire the visitors.
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  • Greta goes for Bundespreis Ecodesign
    Greta goes for Bundespreis Ecodesign
    Leni | 6 September 2017
    Our vegan dog food Greta enters the race for the Bundespreis Ecodesign in the newcomer category.
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  • As a Vegan Runner at the half marathon relay in Potsdam
    As a Vegan Runner at the half marathon relay in Potsdam
    Leni | 31 August 2017
    Leni Lecker with the Vegan Runners at the relay race in Potsdam with delicious vegan buffet.
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  • Barbecue Vegan Style
    Barbecue Vegan Style
    Leni | 21 July 2017
    Vegan4Dogs Leni Lecker enjoys the summer to the fullest with a vegan barbecue in the park, seitan burgers, grilled vegetables and vegan sausages.
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  • How to use V-Complete
    How to use V-Complete
    Leni | 9 April 2017
    Feeding recommendation for our vegan supplement V-Complete for home cooked dog food. Developed by Leni Lecker.
    Read on!
  • Greta – Refined Composition
    Greta – Refined Composition
    Leni | 4 April 2017
    Greta Big Bag is here. Greta is our vegan complete food from Vegan4Dogs. Learn more about the refined recipe here. Developed by Leni Lecker.
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  • An interview with Leni Lecker and WDR360
    An interview with Leni Lecker and WDR360
    Leni | 7 September 2016
    Leni Lecker interviewed by WDR 360 about vegan dog food. Watch the documentary here and gain insight into vegan dog nutrition.
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  • Blink of an Eye
    Blink of an Eye
    Leni | 9 August 2016
    Vegan4Dogs has also developed vegan dog food and supplements to avoid animal suffering. Learn more about the topic here
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  • Vet with vision
    Vet with vision
    Leni | 3 August 2016
    A field report by Dr. med. vet. Uwe Romberger and Christine Burggraf on vegan dog nutrition.
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  • At the barbecue
    At the barbecue
    Leni | 29 July 2016
    A story from vegan dog life. An animal lover recently had a very unusual experience.
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  • 8 reasons to feed your dog vegan
    8 reasons to feed your dog vegan
    Leni | 21 June 2016
    Here you will find eight good reasons to feed your dog vegan for example allergies and intolerances to animal protein.
    Read on!
  • Celebrate with Vriends
    Celebrate with Vriends
    Leni | 8 June 2016
    The Vegan Runners were at the Tiergarten Relay in Berlin. An experience report.
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  • The ‘Oscar’ for animal rights goes to?
    The ‘Oscar’ for animal rights goes to?
    Leni | 19 May 2016
    At the Animal Rights National Conference, the sanctuary for animals in need Gotlands Djurfristad wins the Animal Rights Award.
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  • Vegetable protein in pet food
    Vegetable protein in pet food
    Leni | 3 May 2016
    Plant-based proteins as a trend for sustainability. Changes in the pet food industry for our pets.
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  • Greta – Complete Food
    Greta – Complete Food
    Leni | 4 April 2016
    Greta is our complete food from Vegan4Dogs. Check out all the details about our vegan dog food Greta here. Developed by Leni Lecker.
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  • Spike likes it
    Spike likes it
    Leni | 31 March 2016
    We were very happy to see the introduction of Vegan4Dogs Greta, our vegan dog food, on deutschlandistvegan. Sandra wrote a great review.
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  • Switzerland accelerates vegan dog nutrition
    Switzerland accelerates vegan dog nutrition
    Leni | 17 March 2016
    Vegan dog food in Switzerland takes center stage in an article in Tier im Fokus. Learn more about vegan dog food in Switzerland here.
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  • 2016 – The year of legumes
    2016 – The year of legumes
    Leni | 3 March 2016
    2016 is the year of legumes, a sustainable, vegan and protein-rich nutrient source with vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals.
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  • Prof. Dr. Zentek
    Prof. Dr. Zentek
    Leni | 26 February 2016
    To get an overview of the dog's nutritional needs, I like to recommend the book 'Nutrition of the Dog' by Meyer/Zentek.
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  • 9 reasons why I home cook for my dog
    9 reasons why I home cook for my dog
    Leni | 22 January 2016
    Get some insight here on why I cook my own food for my vegan dog and why I supplement meals with our V-Complete supplement.
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  • Swiss vet open for vegan dogs
    Swiss vet open for vegan dogs
    Leni | 20 December 2015
    On the page Tiere im Fokus there is an interesting report on vegan dog nutrition by veterinarian Roland Maurer.
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  • Benefits V-Complete
    Benefits V-Complete
    Leni | 23 July 2015
    Find out all the benefits for your dog when you use our Vegan4Dogs nutritional supplement V-Complete for your vegan dog food.
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  • Leni Lecker invited to Veggieradio
    Leni Lecker invited to Veggieradio
    Leni | 26 May 2015
    Leni Lecker visits Veggieradio with tips on dog nutrition without animal products and how it led to the development of our supplement V-Complete.
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  • Conquering S-Bahn Berlin
    Conquering S-Bahn Berlin
    Leni | 26 January 2015
    An activity that Eddie and Leni Lecker tried out. Recommended to follow. It was a fantastic day.
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