Eat, Love, Play. Dexter's Deli
 Dexter's Deli   
 October 2009



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Monday-Friday

9:30am to 7:00pm

Saturday

9:30am - 6:00pm

Sunday

10:00am - 5:00pm


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Del Mar
Fri., Oct. 23
Sat., Oct.24
Thur., Nov.12
Fri., Nov. 13
Sat., Nov.14
Fri., Dec. 11
Sat., Dec.12

Carlsbad

Thur., Oct. 22
Thur., Nov. 5
Thur., Nov. 19
Thur., Dec. 3

San Elijo
Fri., Nov. 20
Fri., Dec. 4

SAN ELIJO HILLS
GRAND OPENING!


San Elijo Hills
We're open Oct.3rd!
On San Elijo Hills Road in the shopping center anchored by Albertson's, right in downtown SEH. We'll have our awning up in a few days to make it even easier to find us.

Saturday, October 24
Come by between 10am and 3pm to mingle with representatives from our favorite pet food companies who will have complimentary samples and coupons for you while your dog snacks on our tasty mini cupcakes and Sojos appetizers.
15% OFF
Any Sojos or Dr. Harvey's food
One item per coupon, per customer, please.

Good through October 31st, 2009
bowl of dry foodFOOD CONFUSION
the "grain free" dry food debate


Here at Dexter's we've been discussing the issue of "grain free" dry foods for dogs and cats. More and more companies are coming out with these foods, and we're doing our best to sort through the products in our quest for the best foods for your pets.

The reason more companies are marketing dry foods without grains is that they are capitalizing on the myth that grains are the primary cause of allergy-type symptoms in dogs. Grains may not be required by dogs or cats for proper health, but they aren't evil either. While it's true that some dogs appear to have an intolerance to gluten, this is not a common problem.

One of the biggest misconceptions is that dry foods that don't have grains are automatically low in carbohydrates. The machinery used to make dry food would clog up if the food didn't have enough starch to form the pellets properly. Potatoes, tapioca, sweet potatoes.... they are all starch-based foods, thus they all contribute carbohydrates to the diet.  Many of these dry foods have just as much, and in some cases, more ca
rbohydrates than foods that contain grains.

Feeding
a dryfood that is "grain-free," even if it is high in protein, does not take the place of feeding fresh or home-cooked food. The processing involved in making dry food kills the naturally occurring nutrition of the ingredients. This is why they have to add synthetic vitamins and hope that they are absorbed properly.

The bottom line is that dry food, of any formula, is still a highly processed diet to depend on. It is simply not logical to rely on pellets in a bag for all your pet's nutritional needs. There is no way that a bag of pellets can truly supply "100% complete nutrition." Would you eat that way yourself?

Dexter says "Think outside the bag!"

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STORE LOCATIONS
DEL MAR - 858.792.3707
1229 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014
CARLSBAD
  - 760.720.7507
2508 El Camino Real #B-2, Carlsbad, CA 92008
SAN ELIJO HILLS - 760.471.9500
1523 San Elijo Rd S #107, San Marcos, CA 92078