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A Tale of Four Dog Foods: Choosing the Best Chow for Your Hound

We all love our dogs and want to give themthere are essentially two types of dry dog
the best life has to offer. But with so manyfood on the market: premium dog food and
variations of dog food in the market, iteconomy dog food. A smart owner will avoid
isn't always easy to identify the best foodpurchasing the economy food, which is made
for our dog. Who can possibly feel confidentfrom lower grade ingredients (for example,
when so many brands trumpet buzzwords thateconomy dog food will often substitute cheap
hit the human aisles not long ago, such ascorn for the more expensive meat byproducts).
"rich in antioxidants," "highly digestible,"The "end" result, as it were, is that your
"Omega-3 fatty acids" and "Ultra Premiumdog can't absorb many nutrients but simply
Formula"?What we can do, though, is topasses the food through his body. So in
conduct a simple dog food comparison toaddition to enjoying less nutrition, your dog
determine which foods best fit our dog'swill produce larger stools -- and you might
requirements and our personal schedule.find yourself with more frequent vet
After all, some foods offer much greaterbills.Other Popular Contenders: Canned,
convenience than the more natural, lessSemi-Moist  and  More
processed types of food which may require
freezing, thawing, cooking andOther categories of dog food include the
preparation.Convenience aside, the best foodsemi-moist type and canned food. Many owners
to give your dog depends not on the brand orlike to mix in some canned food with dry
the style, but rather on your dog's age andfood, to potentially cover more nutritional
any special requirements he might have. Forbases without taking too big a hit to the
example, older dogs require food containing apocketbook.Semi-moist food is attractively
careful balance of protein, fat and fiber.convenient to owners, and dogs love it.
Most commercial dog food companies addressUnfortunately, it may cause dental problems
this need with offerings such as senior dogin the mid-term and worse in the long term,
food, containing about 18 % protein, and foodbecause semi-moist food is loaded with corn
for dogs diagnosed with renal failure,syrup and other sugars, which dogs just
containing about 14% protein.Dare to Comparearen't designed to process.Recently, more
Dry  Dog  Foodnatural, "premium" dog food has been
introduced to the market, in which higher
The vast majority of dog owners go for dryquantities of quality, nutritious ingredients
dog food. Between the supermarket andare used to manufacture the food -- often
specialty pet stores, owners enjoy manyhuman-grade, in fact. Since vegetables,
brands to choose from. Dry dog food consistsfruits, real meat and quality grains are used
of kibble typically made from one primaryas the primary protein source in the
ingredient such as chicken, beef or lamb.highest-quality dog foods, these foods are a
More specifically, the main ingredient isfast route to healthy skin and beautiful fur.
usually a meat byproduct that's beenFor the most part, they contain no
processed, dried and sold in packs or bagsartificial coloring and preservatives, but
for easy dispensing. Needless to say, meatare chock-full of vitamins and minerals
byproducts are far cheaper than meat, so thisinstead.Although this food costs more, you
type of dog food is not only easy to store,can feed your dog less of it, because it's
it's much less expensive than othermore nutritionally dense. So in terms of both
types.Hard kibble comes with some advantages.convenience and nutrition, a premium, natural
For example, it gives your dog's mouth somedog food is one of the best choices available
exercise, and kibble's less likely toto your dog, whether off-the-shelf or
contribute to plaque than softer foods.Whenpurchased online.
comparing brands, it helps to remember that



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