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Dog Food - Which Diet is Best for Dogs?

Why The Food You Give Your Dog Matters!If very clean teeth in short order.It still
you're like most dog owners, you probably amazes me to hear the feedback from a dog
assume that commerical dog foods with owner who has converted to the raw meat
brand names that are easily identifiable and bones diet. Virtually without fail,
- Purina, Iams, Pedigree, etc. - must be they all become true believers. In some
good for your pets, right? After all, cases, the improvement in their dogs is
millions of pet owners buy them and feed nothing short of startling.A common fear
them to their beloved pets, and surely voiced by many owners is the worry over
they wouldn't all give their dogs the bones getting caught in their dog's
something harmful. Unfortunately, this throat or splintering and cutting them
may just be the case.Now, before I get internally. This is a common
any further along, let me make it clear misconception that actually does apply to
that I am not a veterinarian. I do, COOKED bones. Never give your dog a
however, have a science background and cooked bone (especially chicken bones)!
education, and I've had more dogs in my Raw bones, however, are no more of a
care in one year than most people will threat than any other mouthful of food
have in a lifetime. As an observant and your dog chews. I have yet to deal with
naturally curious person, I've paid close even one case of a dog on this diet
attention in the past 20 years to the having any kind of serious problem with
general health of my pets and those I've the bones (out of hundreds).Yes, handling
had in my care through a rescue shelter I raw meat and bones requires a commitment
was involved with for several of those many are uncomfortable with. You have to
years. I've also picked the brains of get over the 'yuckiness' and embrace the
several top vets in my state in my quest benefits to your dogs! Another issue is
to get to the heart of the matter finding a good source of affordable
concerning the best dog diet.What has products. It's a good idea to locate a
become abundantly clear is that one type chicken processing plant nearby. They
of diet stands well above all others in will often sell chicken cages (breast
terms of fostering good health and long bones and related parts). Chicken cages
life. More on that later...I've seen are ideal because they provide a good
dogs fed commercial foods, both wet and balance of meat and bone - not too much
dry, from the cheapest brands to the of either in proportion to the
so-called "premium" brands. I've also other.However, you should not always feed
seen dogs who were fed vegan or chicken. Mix things up to vary their
vegetarian diets, as well as those fed protein sources a bit. Get some pork and
raw meat and bones (known popularly as some beef now and then to keep things
the BARF Diet). While individual dogs lively and to provide your dogs with
will do just fine on any of these widely important nutrional elements that the
divergent diets, what I've looked for are chicken alone probably isn't providing.
general trends in population subsets. And don't forget to mix up a slop of
How do these 10 dogs fare in their green veggies, carrots, apples, bananas,
lifetimes when they eat cheap kibble and some raw livers or hearts at least
every day? How about those 12 dogs who twice a month. [*Note: have your pet
are getting a vegetarian diet all the checked for allergic reactions to any of
time? And what happens to those 25 dogs those ingredients before trying this for
who are being given a raw meat and bones the first time. Adjust accordingly.]This
diet? These are the types of questions is the main idea behind the success of
I've asked as I've dealt with large the raw meat and bones diet: it comes
numbers of dogs and their owners or closest to simulating the exact types of
keepers over the years.These have in no foods dogs ate all during their
way been controlled experiments, and I evolution. Think about it. Did dogs eat
would never attempt to pass them off as processed commercial food from bags or
authoritative or as adhering to any cans? Did they grow and harvest
strict interpretation of the scientific vegetables, fruits, and grains? Did they
method. In other words, take my dine on cooked meats? Of course not!
conclusions with a large grain of salt. They evolved eating prey the pack took
I'm really just out to get the wheels down and scavenging the carcasses of
turning in the minds of all dog lovers former kills. All raw!You might be
who read these words.After all of this wondering, given this evolutionary
careful observation and tracking, clear perspective, why I'm suggesting that you
patterns have emerged time and time prepare and feed a veggie-fruit slop
again...Dogs that eat commercial kibble every now and then. Good question! It's
or wet food have lots of health problems a bit unsettling to ponder, but consider
later in life and tend to die youngest. the state of the prey (or dead bodies)
This is even true when they've been fed that dogs ate all those years they were
"premium" dog foods, sadly.Dogs that are evolving. The animals they ate also ate,
fed vegetarian diets do better, but must and more often than not, that meant their
be given large amounts of alternative stomachs contained undigested vegetables,
protein sources to make up for the lack fruits, and other plant matter. The dogs
of it in standard vegetarian fare. A dining on them didn't ignore that stuff -
purely vegetarian diet is difficult to it got eaten along with everything else
provide that will satisfy a canine's that could be stripped from the body.So
basic nutritional needs, but it is you see, this diet works because it
healthier and leads to slightly longer mimics what dogs naturally fed on for
lifespans than any commercial brand tens of thousands of years. It really is
diet.Without any doubt (based on what that simple. There's nothing deep or
I've seen over many years and hundreds of esoteric about it at all.Just try it.
dogs), the best possible diet to feed Take this challenge: give your dogs a
your dogs is raw meat and bones with an raw meat and bones diet for 60 days. Try
occasional slop made up of vegetables, to find a meat and bones source that is
fruits, and organ meat. I've seen clear close to a 50/50 meat-bone ratio (chicken
and compelling evidence that this diet breast cages from a processing plant are
leads to three amazing results: much great, but you can also try pork necks or
better overall health, excellent dental beef ribs from any grocery store). If
health, and longer lifespans.Countless you go the pork or beef route, give your
times, I've seen dogs with repeating, pet plenty of time to wear down the raw
nagging health issues (obesity, bones. Chicken bones are soft and easily
allergies, etc.) turn completely around chewed up, but pork and beef bones take
on a raw meat and bones diet. And it much longer. If you don't see any
doesn't take long to see how much whiter noticeable improvements - healthier coat,
and cleaner their teeth become. This is more energy, better teeth, excellent
actually very important (dental health), blood work-ups - go back to his former
because a growing number of vets suspect diet.If you do take the challenge, I'm
a link between the bacteria produced by betting you'll be fairly amazed and
poor dental hygiene and internal continue. About 90% of those I know
complications as dogs age. Because dogs who've tried it stick with it. Give it
have to crunch through raw chicken, beef, 60 days. Isn't a healthier, happier dog
or pork bones daily, they get and keep who lives longer worth it?




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