The Dog Food Report

While many dog owners want what’s best for their dogs, sometimes little thought is given to what we feed them. If we were to believe the TV and magazine advertisements, all we have to do is pour some kibble that we buy at the supermarket in the bowl and make sure they have lots of fresh water.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

The following report will explain why the commercial dog food we buy is often woefully inadequate to serve the nutritional needs of your dog.

Problems like itching, scratching, hotspots, hair loss, bad breath, dandruff and paw licking are often clear signs that a lack of proper nutrition is taking its toll on your canine friend.

But the main purpose of this report is to awaken you, the dog owner, to the fact that all pet foods are NOT alike. Not only are their huge differences from one brand to another but also with a little variety and effort on your part, you can vastly improve your dog’s overall health and well-being.

The key is to read pet food labels. They’ll pretty much tell you the whole story. Just like people food, they’re required by law to list the ingredients in the order of the amounts they contain. Use this report to educate yourself about what some of those ingredients mean.

The first part of THE DOG FOOD REPORT is provided by the Animal Protection Institute. It will examine what’s in most supermarket brands of dog foods and even some brands considered “premium, as well as what to look for on the ingredients label.

Further along we’ll discuss the growing popularity of the RAW and BARF diets as well as make some specific recommendations of pet food brands that we like and why.

While I’ve been lucky to have a veterinarian who has supported my efforts to feed my dog a varied diet that includes vegetables, fruits, various meats and table scraps, many vets are simply not trained in animal nutrition and pretty much parrot what they learned in vet school that a dog needs to eat the same thing day in and day out it’s whole life. The fact remains that much of what vets learn in vet school are sponsored by large pet food companies. And nutrition is really a sub-specialty and most vets are actually generalists.

So what to do? How do you make the right choices? Well, reading this report is a good start. Knowledge is power! “Bone” Apetit!

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