Glendon Lloyd

Glendon Lloyd

As the founder and CEO of Bonza, I am challenging one of the most overlooked truths in canine health: the gut is not just part of the system. It is the system. I hold Diplomas in Canine Nutrition and Dog Nutrigenomics, both awarded with Distinction, and I formulate every Bonza recipe in-house alongside our board of canine veterinary nutritionists. The gut microbiome sits at the centre of immune regulation, inflammation, metabolic function and neurological health, yet much of modern dog nutrition still treats food as fuel rather than biology. I am working to change that. At Bonza we take a systems-biology approach to canine nutrition. We design food and supplements that actively shape the microbiome through plant diversity, functional fibres, and named, regulatory-authorised bioactives with full strain-level transparency: the Biotics Triad of prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics, alongside phytonutrients and adaptogens. Each works through the eight gut-organ axes that connect the gut to the skin, joints, immune system, behaviour, heart, metabolism, liver and longevity. This is about more than better ingredients. It is about redefining food as a controllable input for health outcomes, shifting from reactive care to precision nutrition that supports resilience, longevity and disease prevention. We are building what canine nutrition should have been all along. One Gut. Whole Dog.

Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT) in Dogs: How Your Dog’s Gut Controls Immunity

Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT) in Dogs: How Your Dog's Gut Controls Immunity

GALT — gut-associated lymphoid tissue — is the largest immune organ in your dog's body, housing around 70% of their entire immune system within the intestinal wall. This network of Peyer's patches, M cells, and immune populations continuously monitors everything your dog swallows, deciding what to tolerate and what to fight. When GALT is disrupted, the consequences extend far beyond the gut — driving skin conditions, joint problems, and systemic immune dysfunction. Discover how GALT works and how targeted nutrition can support it.

ADD LIFE TO YOUR DOG'S YEARS

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