Steve Brown

Steve Brown

Steve Brown started working with dogs in the early 1980s trying to develop Charlee Bear® Dogs: 40 pound, non-shedding dogs bred “to give and receive love.” Working with leading canine geneticists and behaviorists, he developed a long term breeding plan for the dogs. In 1992, understanding that positive reinforcement training techniques were required to enhance teddy bear traits, he developed a pocket-perfect, low-calorie training treat, Charlee BearÒ Dog Treats, still one of the best selling dog treats in the nation. In the early 1990s Brown realized that he was not finding the hybrid vigor in some of his dogs that he expected, and he started focusing on diet. In 1998, he developed Steve’s Real FoodÒ for Pets, the first AAFCO-compliant, frozen, raw meat-based diet. 

After developing national distribution, Brown left the company to focus on research and education. In 2004, Brown co-authored a book on canine nutrition, See Spot Live Longer, now in its seventh printing, and published numerous articles on canine nutrition in leading natural health web sites, pet related magazines and veterinary journals. In 2005 he co-founded the industry group, the North American Raw Petfood Association (NARPA).

In 2006 Brown began to understand the major weakness of most dog foods was in the fats, and, after three years of research, Brown wrote Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet, Healthier Dog Food the ABC Way (Dogwise Publishing, 2009). He is now working on a short booklet specifically for people who feed dry dog foods: See Spot Live Longer the ABC Way, Two small food changes bolster dry dog foods and bring big health results (working title).

Brown also serves as a consultant and formulates dog foods for several national pet food companies.

Throughout Brown’s adult life, he focused on “technology transfer”: sharing the findings of leading scientists and researchers with people who can use the knowledge. For example, before he started working with dogs, Brown was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to teach architects, builders and engineers the latest knowledge on energy efficient building design.

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