Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Dog Nutrition - Keeping Your Dog Healthy

Title: Dog Nutrition - Keeping Your Dog Healthy
Author: Jane Dinunzio

Dog Nutrition - Keeping Your Dog Healthy
With so much in the news about contaminated commercial dog
food, I have started making home made dog food for my two
beloved girls, Lady and Lola. Of course the number one
natural ingredient in healthy safe dog food is meat.

Did you know dogs need and enjoy the fresh addition of
vegetables to their daily diet? My dogs love mashed
carrots in there freshly cooked meat as it is naturally
sweet.

Rice or pasta mixed in with the meat and vegetables every
day is not just used as filler and in proper proportion
makes a healthy nutritious diet. The proper mix of meat,
vegetables and grain every day, made with ingredients that
you or I would eat is the basis of proper nutrition for
your dog. There are many resorses available on the
internet for more information and healthy dog food recipes.

We have been told that feeding dogs our food is bad for
them for so long that it has become an unsubstantiated part
of our beliefs. We have actually come to believe and trust
that commercial dog food with additives, toxins and all
sorts of preservatives is better than home made healthy dog
food. There is startling and upsetting information in the
news on what we have been really feeding our beloved pets.

Before you start making healthy, home made dog food you
must be aware that there are certain human foods that are
toxic and can make your dog sick or worse, Most people
know about chocolate being bad, but did you know that
onions and raisins or grapes can harm you pet.

Always check with your vet before starting your pet on a
completely new diet. They need to be slowly swithched
over, and your must make sure you have the proper amounts
needed for your pets size.

Feeding your dog super tasty calorie controlled, home made
healthy food has other incredible benefits other than just
having the most adoring loving pets. Your dog will live
longer. He/she will also look and feel healthier.
Because you are not adding sugar, salt and fat to your home
cooked recipes, you can help an overweight pet lose weight.

A chemical free diet can be nothing but an improvement over
what we now know is being put in a lot of the commercial
dog food. I know I have seen major changes in my two
special girls and you will also with a healthy diet fed
regularly to your pet.

About the Author:

Check out my main site at :
http://www.recipes4gourmetdogs.com to see what my pets
favorite recipes are. I also have special treat recipes
that are healthy, nutritious, and easy to make.

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