max@savannahpetfood.com · 9,000 miles · One origin
Hi, Max here. People always ask me where my treats come from. Fair question. Most treat brands can answer it with a country, maybe a continent. Almost none can answer it with a farm.
We can. The email I sent you was the postcard version. This is the whole trip: why our corner of South Africa, what actually happens between a grassland and your dog's bowl, and why owning every step of that journey changes what ends up in the bag. It is about 9,000 miles, so bring water.
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◦ Eastern Cape · 33.7°S
Why this is ostrich country
Our journey starts in the wide-open grasslands of South Africa's Eastern Cape. Ostriches are not new here. This region has raised them for generations, because the dry, open veld is exactly the landscape these birds are built for: space to move, hardy grazing, and a climate that suits an animal that never belonged in a barn.
Our family has worked with ostrich since the 1990s, first processing and exporting it around the world, long before the first Savannah treat was ever bagged. Somewhere along the way we realized the thing dog owners were begging for, a clean novel protein their allergy-prone dogs could actually handle, was the thing we had been raising all along.
Here is the part that matters, and the part almost nobody else in the treat aisle can say: these are our own farms. We do not buy ostrich from a broker, a middleman, or a mystery supplier. The birds are raised free-range by us, on land we know paddock by paddock. When you own the farm, you decide how the animals live. Nobody upstream can cut a corner you would never cut yourself.
That is what single origin actually means to us. Not a region on a label. A farm we can point to.
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◦ Farm to bag
How a chew is actually made
This is the part the email skipped, and it is my favorite part, professionally speaking.
Our bones and chews are kept whole and air-dried, slowly, the way this region has preserved meat for a very long time. No cooking, no smoking, no preservatives, no chemicals. Air-drying is a big reason our bones hold together the way they do instead of splintering like cooked bones can. It is slower and it costs more, and it is not negotiable.
It also means our bones and chews stay exactly what they were when they left the farm: one ingredient. An Ostrich Cane Bone is ostrich bone. An Ostrich Chest Bone is ostrich chest bone. Read the back of the bag and you will find the shortest ingredient list in the aisle.
Our sausages and bites bring in one more idea from home: South African botanicals. Rooibos, for example, grows in essentially one place on Earth, the mountains of South Africa's Western Cape, and South Africans have brewed and loved it for centuries. Buchu, beetroot, butternut, mango, grapefruit: every botanical in our functional range is chosen the same way, real ingredients with real heritage, from the same corner of the world as our ostrich. Same origin, same honesty, a little taste of home in every bite.
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◦ Across the Atlantic
The crossing, and the warehouse in Sioux Falls
From the Eastern Cape, everything crosses the ocean to our warehouse in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. That is where my human Paul and the team receive it, check it, bag it in 100% recyclable packaging made from recycled materials, and ship it. Order today and it typically leaves the warehouse the next business day.
Holding our own US inventory is a deliberate choice. It means no long international shipping times on your order, no customs surprises, and a real team in South Dakota who can answer for every bag that goes out the door.
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◦ Your door
Traceability, or: ask us where your chew came from
Here is the payoff of owning every step. Because the same company raises the ostrich, dries the chew, crosses the ocean, and packs the box, we can trace every treat back to where it began. No gaps, no anonymous suppliers, no guesswork.
Most brands cannot answer the question at the top of this post. We built the whole company so we could.
9,000 miles · One origin
From the wide-open Eastern Cape to a chew you can actually pronounce.
That is the whole trip. Savanna to bowl, and I personally taste test at every stage. It is a demanding job but I am a professional.
Our promise
The 180-Day Tail Wag Guarantee
Because we know exactly what goes into every bag, we stand behind every bag. If your dog's tail is not wagging, we will make it right. Simple as that.
One origin, many shapes.
What leaves the savanna is what lands in the bag. Pick the shape that fits your dog.
Ostrich Cane Bone
The everyday gnaw for moderate chewers. One ingredient, start to finish.
At Savannah Pet Food, we stand behind the quality of our products with unwavering confidence. We understand the trust you place in us to provide the best nutrition for your furry companions, and we are committed to ensuring your satisfaction.
This is my 11yr old dog Gypsy. She and my other senior are loving these bones! She only has about 12 teeth left but she's doing a great job on this bone. Its the perfect size for her. This is going to last a long time!
Kallan My three year-old Parson Russell terrier absolutely loves these tendons! I unravel them so that he can have more experiences with them. It’s like doggy crack.!! 🥰
Dexter loves this bone. I’m sooo happy I’ve been spending lots of money on bulky bones snd they stink and are gone in less than an hour. He has been chewing on this for over an hour and has hardly damaged it so happy.
My two Shih Tzu love the ostrich hip bone. Yes they are huge and my fur babies are engaged for a long period, which allows me to work from home in peace. The bones last a long time and they don’t splinter. We love them!!!
My dog Cleo absolutely loves the ostrich beaks. She's a senior chihuahua with dental issues and she's able to devour a beak in about ten minutes. This is by far her favorite treat that we've ever gotten her.
Our girls were excited to get a new chew. At first the dogs were not sure but once they got the first taste of ostrich they were hooked. The ostrich chips have also become a favorite and the girls get so excited when I start opening the packet. Thank you for alternatives besides beef bones.
My little terrier is SUPER DUPER PICKY! I’m always embarrassed when well intended people offer him special treats and he sniffs and walks away. He doesn’t like anything good for him: no bone broth, no pumpkin, no yogurt ….. but he LOVES these ostrich tendons!!!! He was so busy with his rib bones he didn’t even notice a squirrel going by. HUGE FAN of these!!
My dogs get bored quickly with marrow bones and knee caps. So far they are l9ving them. This picture of dragging both chest bones into the living room.
My PJ absolutely loves your Ostrich chips - all flavors. He starts drooling whenever he sees me open the bag. One is never enough. I make him take smaller bites so his treats will last longer and he’ll think I’m more generous than I am. Thank you for making such a delicious treat for my precious baby.
Just got the ostrich foot bones today and immediately gave to my 2 doxies. They loved them! Too much though because the bones triggered resource guarding in non-resource guarding dogs. They were quiet for hours while I worked. Did cause gas in my senior dog but some things do that to him. My dogs worked on them for hours and almost finished them before I could get them away. I’ll try the knuckle bones next.
Such a wonderful first experience!! My sweet boy loves his very first Ostrich bone!!
Such a great healthy, safe way to keep him busy!
Wonderful fast shipping, and awesome customer service. We felt very loved with our handwritten ‘thank you’ from Judy!
Can’t wait to order more in the future!
Ostrich long bone for my boy. This is the second one for us and we are fans. Bull here, is a super chewer but has a very sensitive stomach. This bone keeps him busy for hours, yes hours. And his tummy is happy. And so am I. Thank you Savannah! I'll be ordering more soon.
Our 2 year old Newfoundland, Chunk, has allergies to the majority of proteins. Your products have been a lifesaver! He absolutely loves them and the mental stimulation wears him out! Thanks for supplying a healthy and safe treat for our pup!
It’s his go-to chewy when he’s wound up and settling down. In the house after the park or post-zoomies from a bath, Reggie goes right for his long-lasting twisted tendon!
My Cane Corso Deacon love these bones. They last a long time for my big guy. And l love that they don’t smell bad or make a mess. It’s a win win at our house.
The dogs couldn’t believe how big these bones were when I handed them to them! It took them a few minutes to figure out what to do with them and then it was game on!
The dogs and pups love these chest bones. Griffs are voracious chewers and these bones have kept them busy for the past hour. Soft enough for the pups and satisfying for the big dogs
