American Legacy Pets
Luther and Leia
Our Story
"Luther was my first dog. A couple years later my brother Frankie got a female German Shepherd and eventually Luther and Sasha had a litter of 9 puppies. We kept one of the girl puppies that looked just like Luther and named her Leia. Like her dad as Leia aged, she had hip and joint issues. I brought her to our local vet for a checkup. The doctor told me her hip and joint problems can be treated with a clinically proven product they recommend and offer to their patients. I happily bought it. On the drive home I was excited about the prospects of the supplement treating her hips and joints. I opened the bag and offered a soft chew to Leia without thinking to check the ingredients. After all, my vet sold it to me, and it cost $90 for a 40-day supply. It must be good. Leia took one sniff of those plastic meat looking soft chews and completely disagreed. Not even giving it a second sniff let alone a lick. I checked the ingredients list on the back of the bag and was surprised to see so many ingredients and not one of them meat. Brewer's yeast and molasses were among the main ingredients. I wished in that moment that I could replace the fillers in that soft chew with something that was safe and delicious for Leia to eat to treat her joints. Realizing with some work we can probably do this, my dad and I stared running trials. Before Leia passed, she got to taste and approve the first sample runs of Meat Chews™, the dream that came to us 7 dog years earlier."
-Will
Family Owned and Operated
Meet the Owner
Olav Sandnes has made a career at servicing high-quality supplement brands since 1985. Coming from Norway as a young man to study and start his career, he became an early innovator in Omega 3s working closely with Dr. Jorn Dyerberg and other leading experts. Olav has worked with many top brands around the world to develop and manufacture market leading products. Creating premium fish oil products and other innovative dietary supplements has been his lifelong passion. Olav brings his extensive manufacturing infrastructure and a bottomless depth of knowledge and experience to American Legacy. Giving customers confidence their products are in the best hands.
Meet the Founder
Olav's son, William, is the vision behind American Legacy Pets. Will is an avid dog lover. He has had the privilege of owning various breeds. His German Shepherds Luther and Leia both had hip and joint problems as they aged. This led to the American Legacy Pets mission of providing dogs better nutrition. With guidance from his father and veterans in the dietary supplement industry, William has developed the world's first all-meat soft chew, Meat Chews.™ Developed and produced in our own USDA certified facility in Cody, WY. Will and Olav together continue their family legacy of delivering premium dietary products to brands and consumers around the world.
