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 Manhattan 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.
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.
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.
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.
Subscription without the lock-in
Auto-delivery exists so you do not run out mid-week, not to trap you. Skip, delay or cancel at any point, and Halo Club members hold 20% off every order rather than a first-box discount that quietly expires.
What “no fillers” is supposed to mean
There is no regulatory definition, so the phrase is close to meaningless as a claim. The useful test is structural: read the first five ingredients, then mentally recombine anything sharing a root word.
A label listing ground corn, corn gluten meal and corn bran separately puts each lower down than combined corn would sit — possibly low enough to let a meat take first place. Nothing on it is false.
Why our Chicken needs more cups
Chicken is 200 calories per cup against 230 for Beef and Turkey with Salmon, because chicken is leaner and fat carries roughly nine calories per gram against four for protein.
Fewer calories in the same volume means more cups for the same energy. It is on our own panel and we would rather point at it than hope nobody checks.
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.
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
Can I change formula between deliveries?
Yes. Transition over a few days if your dog has a sensitive stomach.
What if my delivery is delayed?
Nothing spoils. That is the practical advantage of shelf-stable over frozen.
How do I choose an interval?
Work it from the feeding chart, then adjust once after the first cycle.
