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Dog Health Food Could Save Your Dog's Life

Dog health food has the same purpose as health food for
humans. Often our dogs health is a direct reflection of our
own. But what about the additives that we aren't even
aware of, that are being put into our dog's food? Labelling
laws are much more relaxed with dog food than human, with
many loopholes that are exploited to save money.

In the production process of dry food, once the biscuits
are made and look ready, most dogs wouldn't eat them. But
to make it more appetising, a spray of animal fat is then
applied. That's what your dog's smelling when they're
eating commercially produced kibble. That's the smell you
get when you first open a bag of dog food.

You probably don't have to think hard to come up with
something that you've seen a dog eat which you would never
even contemplate eating. So in that light, what gets put
into dog food that even a dog wouldn't eat it without a
tempting coating? Most people who've looked into the
ingredients in dog food would agree that it isn't really
even food. Often there's just nutritionally useless filler,
with a small proportion of protein and additives to put
some minerals and vitamins into it.

This is also why most dogs are always hungry, their food
has so little nutrition in it, it's no surprise they're
hungry. It's a bit like if you were to eat McDonalds for
every meal and expect to get the nourishment you need. You
wouldn't expect it for yourself so why would it work for
your dog?

A dog's metabolism needs much more animal protein and it
can't effectively process too much carbohydrate. So when
there's too much in the way of starch and carbohydrates in
a dog's food, it gets converted to fat because the dog
can't process it. They aren't getting enough protein so
they're always going to be hungry. Begging for scraps five
minutes after being fed. Does this sound like any dogs that
you know?

By changing this so that your dog is getting all of the
nutrients they need, your dog won't just be surviving,
it'll start to really thrive. And in case you've been
feeding your dog on `premium' or `ultra premium' foods
thinking that you are giving them the very best, that's
necessarily the case. Often there's very little, if any
difference in the actual ingredients of the food, just
different packaging.

So you need to make sure that there is a proper breakdown
of protein, fats and carbohydrates in the food your dog
eats. And also there is a big variation in the quality of
the protein. The regulations about what makes a complete
food suitable for dogs only concerns the gross amounts of
protein and fats, not the quality of the protein.

There are many different types of proteins, road kill and
beef are not the same quality, so you want to make sure
that there are named meats and not `animal' meat in your
dog food. Another method that is becoming more and more
common is to make your own so that you know exactly what
goes into the food the your dogs' eating.

It doesn't need to be a long winded chore and is often a
cheaper option. It's also a great way to vary your dog's
diet so that they get plenty of the nutrients that they
need. Mixing up some ground beef, vegies and oatmeal is a
great way to cover the nutritional bases that your dog
needs. You can really let your imagination go, just make
sure you avoid foods like onions, raisons and chocolate in
your recipes.

Dog health food is a lot about knowing what goes into your
dog's food and making it yourself is a great way to be 100%
certain of what you're feeding your best friend. By taking
a little time to find out what really goes into your dogs
food, you can give your dog more energy and a longer,
healthier life.

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