We’ve started making our own dog food after a health scare with one of our senior goldens. And I’ve got to say, our mixer has been a trooper! We don’t do a lot of baking at our house, but love this bad boy (called Bob at our house) for all the other kinds of mixing & shredding he does. Our dogs are loving meal time & meal prep time knowing they are also getting their home cooked meals! You don’t have to get a KitchenAid but ours has certainly stood the test of time! dogmom dogdad goldens seniordogs dogfood LTKHome LTKPets