Retail Training Guide
Everything your team needs to sell AlchemyPet.
Human grade liquid dog supplements designed for the shelf, the staff conversation, and the pet parent routine. This manual takes you from what AlchemyPet is, through the science, to exactly what to say on the floor.
Colin Topham, Founder and CEO
The training pathway
Brand frame
What AlchemyPet is and why the format matters.
Science story
The delivery problem and the seaweed based microencapsulation solution.
Retail story
Who buys it, why it resonates, and how to explain it quickly.
Rep tools
Materials, talk track, and responsible answers to common questions.
What AlchemyPet is
Human grade liquid dog supplements designed to make daily pet wellness easier, more effective, and more compelling at shelf.
Liquid topper
Pump directly onto food.
Meal time ritual
Built into a routine pet parents already have.
Less friction
No pills, powders, capsules, or messy scoop mixing.
It is often not just the ingredient.
It is the delivery of ingredients that matters.
Training objective: make the delivery problem easy for store teams to explain in one or two sentences.
"Many supplements are limited by how well the actives survive digestion and absorb. AlchemyPet was built around better delivery, not just more ingredients."
Most supplements fail before they ever work
Powders
Can oxidize.
Chews
Can degrade in heat.
Fragile actives
Can hit stomach acid too early.
It is not an ingredient problem. It is a delivery problem.
We solved it with seaweed based microencapsulation
Wrap
Each active is wrapped in an alginate microsphere derived from seaweed.
Protect
The shell helps protect and stabilize compounds through digestion.
Release
The shell dissolves in the lower GI, releasing the actives where absorption is optimal.
Same ingredients. Dramatically better absorption.
Up to 7x greater bioavailability
The 7x absorption claim is not a loose marketing phrase. It is grounded in microencapsulation science and supported by the technical rationale in the science backing materials.
The delivery advantage is what makes the story click.
Liquid, cold processed, and easy to love
Cold processed for purity
No heat driven degradation story to explain.
No unnecessary fillers
A cleaner, more modern supplement format.
No microplastics
A clean label point that matters to label readers.
Palatable by design
Encapsulation helps keep actives from dominating taste.
Dogs love it. Pet parents understand it.
Five targeted formulas
Mobility
$55.80 Joints liquid topper
Calming
$55.80 Anxiety & stress support liquid topper
Clear Sight
$55.80 Eyes liquid topper
ActivExtend
$55.80 Longevity liquid topper
Immunity
$39.80 Immune support liquid topperWhy it resonates at shelf
The customer who gravitates toward AlchemyPet reads labels. They have often tried two or three supplement formats, seen inconsistent results, and are now asking better questions.
When the delivery problem gets explained, it clicks immediately.
Liquid toppers are becoming a recognizable ritual
The category signal
Newer pet brands are moving into liquid topper and drizzle formats, validating the meal time liquid addition as an emerging customer behavior.
AlchemyPet's distinction
AlchemyPet combines that easy ritual with functional supplement formulas, proprietary delivery technology, and veterinary credibility.
Simple ritual plus science backed delivery.
Vet validation gives retail customers a reason to trust what they see on shelf.
"AlchemyPet is the best first line of care I have used."Dr. David Gordon, DVM, Laguna Beach, CA
A protocol for every stage of life
Foundation runs lifelong. Targeted layers in by age, breed, and condition. This is how you move a customer from one bottle to a routine.
Daily antioxidant, cardiovascular, brain, and metabolic support.
Functional mushroom blend that builds systemic resilience.
Joint and post-op support.
Antioxidant eye support.
Situational and chronic anxiety.
Understanding the Calming formula
Calming leads with two well known actives working together: melatonin and L-theanine. Here is what they do, why they belong in the formula, and a little context on the 2025 melatonin conversation in case a customer asks.
Melatonin
The body's own sleep and rest signal.
- Supports the natural sleep and wake cycle, helping a dog settle and rest.
- Commonly used in integrative practice for situational stress like storms, travel, and time alone.
- Carries antioxidant properties as part of its role in the body.
- A familiar, widely used calming aid that pet parents already recognize.
L-theanine
Calm focus without drowsiness.
- An amino acid known for supporting a relaxed, settled state.
- Works alongside melatonin to support the nervous system and stress response.
- Pairs the restfulness of melatonin with steady, alert calm.
Calming uses a measured 0.67mg serving of melatonin, far less than many competitive products, within a broader calming formula. Seaweed based microencapsulation is designed to support protected delivery and a more gradual release over a longer duration.
Calming is our top selling formula at the veterinary level.
As often happens with any active, a 2025 study raised some discussion about melatonin. Here is the context, so you can speak to it easily if a customer brings it up.
- The discussion centers on long term melatonin use in humans.
- The findings are preliminary and do not establish cause and effect.
- The research is not canine specific.
- Detailed health questions should be directed back to AlchemyPet or a veterinarian.
A simple three step retail conversation
Start with use
"It is a liquid topper you pump onto food at meal times."
Explain the problem
"Many supplements struggle because ingredients (actives) do not survive digestion well."
Land the distinction
"AlchemyPet uses seaweed based microencapsulation to help protect and deliver those actives for up to 7x better absorption."
Make it feel easy first, then smart.
Quick answers for common questions
It fits naturally at meal times and removes the friction and purity issues of chews, pills, powders, and capsules. No messy scoops or mixing.
It is a functional supplement line built around targeted formulas and proprietary delivery technology, not just a flavor topper.
It points to the absorption advantage supported by the microencapsulation science materials.
Our low dose of 0.67mg per serving is microencapsulated to help protect delivery and support a more gradual release over a longer duration. It works alongside L-theanine in the broader calming formula.
A label reader who has likely tried other formats and is looking for a smarter daily wellness solution.
Material links and when to use them
Intro and training videos
Get oriented to the story and language.
AlchemyPet partner deck
Retail positioning, opportunity, shelf rationale.
Retail one pager
Value prop and talking points.
Retail shelf wobbler
Point of decision shelf support.
Science backing
Actives, ingredients, delivery.
Melatonin clinical backing
Context on the 2025 conversation.
Easy ritual.
Better delivery.
Retail ready story.
Thank you for being an AlchemyPet partner and helping us get real results, delivered. We would love to walk your team through the line and explore how AlchemyPet can be part of your customer's healthspan journey.