Most premium dog food arrives frozen, on a schedule, in an insulated box you have to be home for. There is a version that does not.
This page is written for owners in Orlando — No Freezer Needed weighing up freeze-dried raw. The nutrition below holds wherever you live — what changes locally is delivery, not diet — so we would rather give you the substance than pad it with things we cannot actually verify about your city.
Shelf-stable changes the logistics
Freeze-drying removes the water before the food ships. No refrigeration, no thawing, no freezer shelf, no delivery window, and no ruined box if a courier runs a day late in July.
It also travels — a weekend away or a stay at the vet does not require a cooler.
The quarter-bowl answer
Feed Loyal Saints as about 25% of the bowl, replacing a quarter of the existing food rather than adding on top. Because the food is concentrated rather than diluted, a quarter still puts real freeze-dried raw into every meal.
At Halo Club pricing that is about $4.04 a day for a 50 lb dog and $5.48 for a 75 lb dog.
Storing it properly
Sealed and dry, an opened bag keeps for several weeks. Roll the top closed and keep it out of humidity — moisture is the only thing that shortens its life, which is the flip side of why it is shelf-stable at all.
Do not decant into a container that has held oily kibble; residue goes rancid and taints what you put on top of it.
What you are actually paying to ship
Fresh refrigerated food is roughly three-quarters water by weight. That water is portioned, chilled, packed with single-use coolant and driven to your door, then occupies your freezer until you use it.
Cold chain logistics is one of the most expensive ways to move anything, which is why it is normally reserved for medicine and seafood.
Why the bag can look part-empty
Freeze-dried pieces are light and irregular, so they settle in transit. The bag is filled to weight, not to volume.
A 14 oz bag is fourteen ounces, which works out to about 7.8 cups. Filling to visual fullness would make the amount you actually receive drift — and the feeding chart depends on it not drifting.
Why the scoop looks small
A cup of Loyal Saints weighs 50.9 g and carries 230 calories. A cup of a typical adult kibble weighs 101 g. Same cup, roughly twice the food by weight.
Per gram, Loyal Saints carries about 29% more energy. That inversion is why the correct portion looks stingy in the bowl, and why most people overfeed in the first week.
What freeze-drying actually does
The food is frozen solid, then the surrounding pressure is dropped so the ice turns straight to vapor without ever becoming liquid. The food never gets hot.
That matters because heat is what denatures protein in a conventional extruder. What comes out is raw meat with its water gone and its structure intact — which is also why it is shelf-stable without preservatives.
A note on measuring
Scoop and level rather than pressing down. The cup figures assume loose, level cups, and packing the food in will quietly make you underfeed.
Common questions
How long does an opened bag keep?
Sealed and dry, several weeks. Roll the top closed and keep it out of humidity.
Is there a subscriber discount?
Halo Club members hold 20% off every order, not just the first.
What if my delivery is delayed?
Nothing spoils. That is the practical advantage of shelf-stable over frozen.
