Dog Food Nutrition and Raw Food
Why would someone want to feed their dog raw food? Aren't all the dry kibble foods nutritionally balanced and healthy for my dog? In a word - no.
Think for a minute about what your dog might be eating if he were in the wild.
Now let me list for you a few of the ingredients from an average bag of dog food you would buy at the supermarket: Chicken - OK - sounds good Corn syrup - hmm, I don't think my dog would find that naturally.
Wheat flour - I wonder where he would find flour? Propylene Glycol - What's that? Salt - Does my dog need added salt? Red 40 Lake - What? Sugar - My dog needs sugar? Copper Sulfate - Are you kidding? Ethoxyquin - That's a pesticide, isn't it? Do you think healthy dog foods would contain these ingredients? Dog food manufacturers want to sell dog food.
Certainly there are some nutritional guidelines that they try to follow.
However most will compromise nutrition in order to make the end product the most convenient for the consumer.
It is also extremely important that their product appeal to you.
Do you think your dog needs them to add 'Red 40' in order for the color of the food to appeal to him? No, that food coloring is so that the food will appeal to you.
What about Copper Sulfate and Ethoxyquin? There is a growing movement of people who understand and are trying to educate people of the harmfulness of these ingredients in your pet food.
They are toxins and I would certainly not feed them to anyone in my family, and that includes my pets.
You can find a high quality, non commercial, healthy pet food through distributors, but supermarkets do not carry them.
Although I do believe they are second best to feeding a raw dog food diet, they still contain ingredients your dog wouldn't naturally be eating.
For the best dog food nutrition start feeding raw.
If you have never fed a raw dog food diet to your dog before it can be a bit confusing and it will take some commitment on your part.
Contrary to what you may have heard it is not overly expensive and if you plan ahead it isn't even that difficult.
I know of people who have been feeding raw dog food to generations of dogs.
They have found many benefits including overall better health, longer life, less trips to the vet, no allergies or skin disorders.
The best bet for newbies is to find someone who can teach you.
There may be breeders or dog clubs in your area that could help you.
Thre are also many excellent books written on the subject of dog food nutrition and feeding your dog a raw food diet.
Think for a minute about what your dog might be eating if he were in the wild.
Now let me list for you a few of the ingredients from an average bag of dog food you would buy at the supermarket: Chicken - OK - sounds good Corn syrup - hmm, I don't think my dog would find that naturally.
Wheat flour - I wonder where he would find flour? Propylene Glycol - What's that? Salt - Does my dog need added salt? Red 40 Lake - What? Sugar - My dog needs sugar? Copper Sulfate - Are you kidding? Ethoxyquin - That's a pesticide, isn't it? Do you think healthy dog foods would contain these ingredients? Dog food manufacturers want to sell dog food.
Certainly there are some nutritional guidelines that they try to follow.
However most will compromise nutrition in order to make the end product the most convenient for the consumer.
It is also extremely important that their product appeal to you.
Do you think your dog needs them to add 'Red 40' in order for the color of the food to appeal to him? No, that food coloring is so that the food will appeal to you.
What about Copper Sulfate and Ethoxyquin? There is a growing movement of people who understand and are trying to educate people of the harmfulness of these ingredients in your pet food.
They are toxins and I would certainly not feed them to anyone in my family, and that includes my pets.
You can find a high quality, non commercial, healthy pet food through distributors, but supermarkets do not carry them.
Although I do believe they are second best to feeding a raw dog food diet, they still contain ingredients your dog wouldn't naturally be eating.
For the best dog food nutrition start feeding raw.
If you have never fed a raw dog food diet to your dog before it can be a bit confusing and it will take some commitment on your part.
Contrary to what you may have heard it is not overly expensive and if you plan ahead it isn't even that difficult.
I know of people who have been feeding raw dog food to generations of dogs.
They have found many benefits including overall better health, longer life, less trips to the vet, no allergies or skin disorders.
The best bet for newbies is to find someone who can teach you.
There may be breeders or dog clubs in your area that could help you.
Thre are also many excellent books written on the subject of dog food nutrition and feeding your dog a raw food diet.
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