| The best healthy dog food is the key to your dog's | | | | long period of time, most of the nutrition has been |
| long term good health. | | | | destroyed. |
| You may be aware of this. Most food that we buy | | | | You possibly don't believe me when I say that, "you |
| to feed our dogs is extremely low in nutritional | | | | may be slowly killing your dog." |
| value. If you are buying your dog's food in a | | | | I encourage you to read the article, "What's Really in |
| grocery store or a pet supermarket, you may be | | | | Pet Food" which has been prepared by the Animal |
| slowly killing your dog. | | | | Protection Institute. You will find some "eye opening" |
| Think about human nutrition. If we feed ourselves | | | | information. |
| unhealthy food over a period of years, our bodies will | | | | As the article states, most of the food we provide |
| begin to deteriorate. We suffer from a higher | | | | our dogs is "unfit for human consumption." This |
| incidence of degenerative diseases. | | | | includes both meat and grains. Is that what we want |
| The same thing is true for our dogs. An unhealthy | | | | to feed our dogs - food that is unfit for human |
| diet (one lacking in good nutrition) results in gradual | | | | consumption? |
| deterioration and increased disease in our beloved | | | | You can't properly evaluate the quality of a dog food |
| companions. | | | | by simply reading an ingredient label. The label may |
| Why do you think that so many of our dogs are | | | | say it is a "premium" or "top quality" food, but it may |
| dying from kidney failure, cancer, heart failure, and | | | | be far from that. |
| other degenerative diseases? These diseases in our | | | | So here is what I recommend in finding a good dog |
| pets were almost non-existent before the advent of | | | | food: |
| commercial dog food. | | | | 1. The food should contain a high percentage of |
| You are probably like me. I want my dog to live a | | | | meat. Completely disregard any product that includes |
| long, happy, and healthy life. | | | | by-products. |
| He gives me unconditional love. He is completely | | | | Don't be concerned if you see chicken "meal" or fish |
| dependent on me. I owe him the very best nutrition. | | | | "meal" as one of the ingredients. Chicken meal and |
| You can see a picture of my dog, Romeo at the | | | | fish meal are great ingredients as long as they comes |
| bottom of the page. Romeo is the one with the | | | | from high quality chicken or fish. |
| beautiful hair. I'm the one who doesn't have much. | | | | For example, water is removed from the chicken to |
| Romeo is a 6 year-old mutt. He has been fed the | | | | form chicken meal. So if you see "chicken meal" as |
| best healthy dog food for 5 years now. He is the | | | | the first item on the ingredient label, you know that |
| healthiest, sweetest, happiest dog we have ever | | | | there is a lot of chicken in the product. If "chicken" is |
| owned. | | | | listed as one of the top ingredients, it may be much |
| Even when a company puts out a dog food product | | | | lower on the list of ingredients when the water is |
| that is somewhat nutritious, it is probably 6-18 | | | | removed. The manufacturer may be trying to mislead |
| months old if it is sold in a grocery store or pet | | | | the consumer to think that chicken is one of the top |
| supermarket. | | | | ingredients. |
| If you are told by a pet product store owner or | | | | 2. Make sure that the food is very fresh. I have |
| employee that the food is fresh, they are probably | | | | found that the best and freshest dog food comes |
| being dishonest or don't know what they are talking | | | | from an online source that delivers a very fresh, |
| about. | | | | nutritious food to your doorstep. |
| A pet supermarket may or may not sell its dog food | | | | 3. Check out the cooking methods. The food should |
| fairly soon after it is received. But they don't know | | | | not be cooked at a high temperature or for a long |
| how long it has remained in a warehouse before | | | | period of time. |
| shipment to the retailer. As it ages, the food and its | | | | 4. The food should contain no corn, no wheat, no |
| nutritional content deteriorate because of mold, | | | | dairy, no artificial colors, no artificial preservatives, no |
| bacteria, heat, and other reasons. | | | | steroids, and no hormones. |
| Another major factor in determining a good dog food | | | | Feeding your dog the best healthy dog food will |
| is the cooking method. It is best that the food is | | | | enable your pet to have a healthy, happy, and longer |
| cooked at a low temperature and for a short period | | | | life. I personally feel that I owe that much to my little |
| of time. If you find a food that that claims it is high in | | | | guy. |
| nutrition but is cooked at a high temperature or for a | | | | |