| Believe it or not, most commercial dog | | | | your dog needs to eat every day and from |
| food isn't really healthy for your dog. | | | | there you can decide how those ounces |
| Most commercially made dog foods contain | | | | should be served. |
| animal parts that were never meant to be | | | | Natural dog food |
| included in food. They also contain a | | | | You can feed natural ingredients to your |
| host of preservatives and chemicals that | | | | dog in cooked or raw form. The most |
| are there to increase the food's shelf | | | | important thing is to make sure that |
| life, not help your dog stay healthy. | | | | they get the nutrients they need in the |
| Keeping your dog fed with healthy dog | | | | amounts they need. |
| food is not as hard as it sounds. | | | | Naturally made healthy dog food is far |
| Sometimes all it takes is reading the | | | | more convenient than commercially made |
| label. Sometimes, if you want to be one | | | | dog food. While most people prefer |
| hundred percent sure that your dog's | | | | commercially bagged or canned dog food |
| food is safe, you can make it yourself! | | | | because of its ease, the dog food you |
| Make your own dog food recipe | | | | make yourself will save you time and |
| If you are thinking of making your own | | | | money in the long run. The ingredients |
| dog food here are some simple steps to | | | | for your dogs food do not have to be |
| follow: | | | | expensive - they are basically the same |
| 1. Meat is the most important | | | | foods that you are buying for your |
| ingredient. Make sure the meat is fresh | | | | family. Another reason home made or |
| - the best kind to use is meat from a | | | | natural food is better is that, in the |
| meat processor or butcher. They can | | | | long run, it saves you time and money on |
| grind the meat up for you if you would | | | | trips to the veterinarian and gives you |
| like them to. The meat can be beef, | | | | more time with your pet (dogs who eat |
| lamb or chicken (some people also use | | | | natural food live longer). |
| fish). | | | | Homemade dog food is healthy |
| 2. Vegetables need to be added to every | | | | While it is certainly easy to run out to |
| meal. The best vegetables to use are | | | | the store and grab a bag of the cheapest |
| broccoli, yams, beets, sweet potatoes, | | | | doggie kibble available, this is not |
| zucchini, pumpkin, carrots, cucumber and | | | | what is best for the four legged member |
| squash. Stay away from beans, spinach, | | | | of your family. Dogs have dietary needs |
| chard, garlic, bell peppers, potatoes, | | | | just like humans do and often, the |
| onions, beet greens and spinach as these | | | | commercially made dog food does not |
| have been known to lead to digestive | | | | cater to these needs. By paying |
| problems and red blood cell damage. | | | | attention to your dogs nutrition and the |
| 3. The best way to figure out how much | | | | ingredients of his food, you are making |
| food to feed your dog is to take its | | | | sure that your dog leads a long and |
| body weight and then multiply it by 0.4. | | | | healthy life. Isn't your best friend |
| This will give you the number of ounces | | | | worth it? |