| With the unfortunate increase in pet food recalls, | | | | you are a loving and caring dog owner, the life |
| millions of dog owners and breeders are very | | | | expectancy of your pet depends upon your decision. |
| concerned and wondering what can they feed their | | | | Making your own dog food will keep other animal |
| dogs that is positively safe and will not cause | | | | parts, diseased meat, artificial ingredients and |
| permanent harm to their pet's health. | | | | chemically sprayed food away from your pet's |
| Nearly all the information we have about pet nutrition | | | | kidneys. |
| has been provided by the best-known laboratories of | | | | The latest research shows that the organic method of |
| the world since the early 19th century. This outdated | | | | feeding your dog should be your first choice. It is the |
| information is not adequate for today's modern dog | | | | best way to ensure that your pet will have a balance |
| due to the fact that its inner characteristics have | | | | diet. . As long as the food intake is balanced with his |
| changed in many respects. This could be one factor | | | | activity level, he won't get fat. An example of a |
| causing the deaths and health problems of thousands | | | | nutritional meal is scrambled eggs, boiled rice with small |
| of dogs nationwide. | | | | pieces of chicken or lamb. A great appetizer and treat |
| At first, it was learned that only one manufacturer was | | | | is a cup of yogurt with live cultures. |
| responsible for using wheat gluten in their dog food. | | | | It is crucial that your home made dog food have a |
| People started reading the labels of the food in hopes | | | | good amount of protein, amino acids and vitamin D. |
| to find a safer product to give to their pets. | | | | Protein such as beef, chicken, turkey or fish is the |
| Sadly, this was proven to be a waste of time, since | | | | building blocks for your dog's muscles and vitamin D |
| other manufacturers reportedly used a rice | | | | produces strong healthy teeth and bones. Other |
| concentrate in their dog food supply, but irresponsibly | | | | important essentials for your dog are calcium, |
| did not put the ingredient on the food label of the | | | | carbohydrates and fatty acids. |
| package. | | | | The components for a good home made meal should |
| No doubt these pet food manufacturers are really | | | | include four ingredients. The first two ingredients should |
| human food corporations concerned only with the | | | | be meat sources and last two must include a good |
| bottom line and most likely, use their pet food as a | | | | grain such as whole grain rice or barley and a |
| dumping ground for waste from their industrial | | | | vegetable like carrots. Do not include fillers such as |
| processes. They count on people to believe their | | | | corn or cornmeal which may cause allergies |
| marketing strategy and short term observations and | | | | The moral of this story is to find a good dog food |
| ignore conscientious research. | | | | recipe, feed it correctly and try to stay away from |
| This, of course, has created massive frustration and | | | | commercial dog food that is loaded with |
| fear among dog lovers nationwide. | | | | cancer-causing preservatives and red dyes. Make |
| What food is actually safe? | | | | sure the home made food is of high quality and |
| It has been agreed by many experts in the pet | | | | nutritional value and you will avoid the severe problems |
| industry that home made dog food recipes are the | | | | and sometimes immature deaths caused by the pet |
| safest and easiest solutions to this terrible dilemma. If | | | | food recall brands. |