Much Ado About Poo: Finn’s Pumpkin Supplement Regulated My Pup

And Finn Was His Name-O

Finn was founded by a group of people who wanted to originally improve the lives of humans – but then realized dogs deserve the best wellness, too! The brand just really loves dogs and believes they deserve the best in life. After all, their lives are sadly much shorter than ours. 

The team sticks to a few core values to guide everything that they do. First, they are “science-based and results-driven,” partnering with scientists and vets to ensure only the best ingredients that actually work. They are also guided by “the best quality,” the idea that “every pet is unique,” and that they “are with you all the way.” I think the notion that every pet is unique is especially special – no two dogs are alike in personality, health, and taste – and Finn just gets that. 

All About You (& the Poo)

I’ve admittedly struggled with the idea of buying extremely expensive dog food for my pups. I’ve done it and loved the way some brands work for them, but it just wasn’t sustainable for us given our dogs are 120 and 70 lbs! Those guys require quite a bit of food. It wasn’t until I discovered Finn that I recognized maybe buying new food wasn’t the problem I needed to solve; maybe just a topper on their existing food would work the way I’d hoped. Vets often suggest canned pumpkin, but this is far more convenient in the sense your whole pantry won’t be overtaken by cans and cans of pumpkin. Plus, the fiber content (which helps smaller dogs especially with anal gland expression)  and ingredients are just better! 

Upon receiving the can of Pumpkin Plus Supplement ($55/2 cans), I was struck by the cute, sustainable metal packaging. It looked great and clearly spelled out what was inside: just 5 ingredients. It also was very clear on how much to give my dogs, how to make it, as well as how to slowly introduce it into their diets. I was a little nervous about the can size, given I have two XL dogs who eat a lot. I do wish there was a larger “bulk” option, but the subscription discount certainly lessens the cost for big pups in particular. Typically, the can gets us through a long spell of indigestion, though.

My first time making it, I made a bit of a rookie mistake, putting it in a tall glass to mix the powder and water. This made it a bit challenging to scoop the “puree” out of the glass onto their food. The next time, I got smarter and put it in a Pyrex glass that could easily be scooped out, though I think the pro move is to directly mix in the dog dish. Measuring was simple and mixing took less than 30 seconds to get the desired texture. Though at first I was a little unenthused at the idea of preparing it for my dogs, I realized it’s about the equivalent effort of air frying chicken nuggets from the freezer – and a WHOLE lot healthier.