Always check the ingredients BEFORE buying that beautifully marketed bag of kibble and know that "meat-by-products and bone meal," "animal fat," "xxx-meal," and "corn" should not be on that list! A food may also be labled "duck flavor, beef, etc." and may not even contain such ingredients, that's a red flag for a no no! When you consider healthiest food for dogs, find products that offer 40% meat, 50% vegetables and 10% carbohydrates. These are the best nutritional ratios for a healthy dog diet. And mix it up, dogs have tastebuds too, how bad would it suck to eat the same thing over and over and over again? (One of Hanna's favorite foods is cooked broccoli--no lie.) Something I have discovered with my dog food obsession is by spending more for the good stuff, you are spending less in the end. The healthy stuff ensures your dog is getting what he needs and he wont have to find it elsewhere. Check out, http://www.healthydognutritionsecrets.com/ Remember, you get what you pay for............that is increasingly being found true with food products, both dog and human-So next time you see a cheapo- bag of kibble, know it's cheap because the food is crap--poor Fido.
Check out these links for help on finding the best food for your four-legged friend :)
http://www.squidoo.com/10-Best-Dog-Food
http://www.barfworld.com/html/learn_more/barf_pups.shtml
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/pet-treats-beef-bison-liver.aspx
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To add to this.... many dogs are actually allergic to soy and wheat, which is also used as a healthier filler compared to corn (but still isn't ideal to feed SOME dogs, some are ok with it). Tyson gets really itchy skin, so by feeding him food without wheat and soy products has really helped :)
ReplyDeleteOne more thing to add. So when you buy cheaper food, you have to feed them more. Tyson was on an OK one (That Adam bought- then I looked at the ingredeients and was like- are you joking adam? Why are you trying to kill Tyson..) Anyways and we were feeding 2 cups/serving. So we swithced to a super healthy one and the new serving size with that food is 1-1 1/2 cups per serving. SO the bag lasts twice as long
ReplyDeleteyes, good point, you have to feed them MORE of the crap food so they get the nutrition they need. Also when you feed them healthier food, they crap less. yay for that!
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