Dog Health Food - Is Your Labrador Getting The Best Food Possible?

Dog Health Food – Feeding Your Labrador The Wrong Food Could Rob Years From His Life

If you've ever wondered if dog health food might be good
for the health of your Labrador, then you're probably
right. These days it is harder and harder to believe in the
safety of commercially produced dog food. With so many
recalls being made on dog food, who knows when or where the
next contaminated batch of dog food is going to land?

Not only is there the possibility of contamination, but
what about the actual nutritional value of your dog's food?
With the focus on profit margins, the only thing you can be
sure about is that the dog food companies want to use the
cheapest ingredients they can get.

In 2007 there was a widespread recall from over 100 dog
food manufacturers after it was discovered that there was
melamine (a type of plastic) in much of their dog food. It
was eventually traced back to a factory in China, which
manufactured rice protein and wheat gluten (neither of
which have any real nutritional value for a dog). So what
that means is that it doesn't matter what standards the US
based company may have for their production plants if the
ingredients coming into the plant are already contaminated!

And although this was a couple of years ago, recently
melamine was discovered in milk powder – produced under
standards for human consumption! So based on that I think
that it's safe to say that it's only a matter of time
before another similar incident occurs. I certainly don't
want to take the chance that my puppy is going to suffer
because I didn't act. At the end of the day our dogs depend
on us to give them all the nutrients they need and now we
also need to make sure there's no nasty chemicals as well.

So leaving the accidental toxins aside, what other things
are going into your Labrador's food? a really nasty
preservative called ethoxyquin is often present in dog food
but isn't listed. If your dog food contains fish meal it
almost certainly contains ethoxyquin which has been linked
to numerous allergic reactions, cancer and liver failure in
dogs. Often the only time that it's mentioned is if it's
not there!

So take a moment and check your dog's food just to see if
there is fish meal listed as an ingredient, often it's
promoted as being a source of omega 3 (which it is) but
that isn't going to offset the long term side effects that
your dog is likely to suffer from continued consumption of
this preservative.

All this is just scraping the surface and for the sake of
your Labrador and it's long term wellbeing, it's vital to
learn about dog health food. The best way to be absolutely
certain about what you're feeding your dog is to make it
yourself.

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Food from the dog's perspective - A Bugsy Wonderdog Tale

A dog's eye view of dinner

I am in a relatively unique position in that I own a dog
that doesn't know he's a dog. My dog "Bugsy Wonderdog" (I
just named him Bugsy, he added the Wonderdog part) has had
an opinion on everything ever since he was a puppy. Usually
he is correct. He recently asked me if he could write a
couple of articles for me so, as is the case with most dog
lovers, I gave in to my puppy and I let him do it. I have
taken the liberty of including his first article in the
text of this one and I must admit that as usual I believe
he's right. The need for healthy natural dog food and human
grade dog food is a passion of mine and from a scientific
perspective can be proven. To look at it from the dog's
perspective is an interesting paradigm shift. So without
further ado I bring you words of wisdom from the Wonderdog.

You humans have always had a hard time grasping the concept
of Healthy Natural Dog Food. What's with that. You are
finally trying to eat well yourself as is evidenced by the
proliferation of Whole Foods, Fresh Markets and assorted
other nouveau supermarkets dedicated to providing natural
foods for humans so why not for us dogs? I don't believe
there is anyone more qualified to judge what does and what
should go into that dog bowl them me, your humble
Wonderdog. After all, I am the one who has to eat it.

How would you like to sit down for every breakfast, lunch
and dinner for the rest of your life and be served a bowl
of dry processed cereal? Why do it to your dog then?
There's nothing wrong with a bowl of Cheerios now and
again, according to the label they are fortified and
contain tons of vitamins and minerals but you wouldn't want
to live on them. Variety is the spice of life. Whoever said
that sure wasn't your average dog.

While we're talking about it, what's with the double
standard? Have you ever wondered why they even have
something called "Pet Grade"? I'll tell you why, it's
because it's all of the garbage that is deemed not fit for
human consumption. Healthy Natural Dog Food is a complete
oxymoron with respect to most commercial grade pet foods.
Now I know that a dog, even your dog, isn't human. Thank
goodness for that, you people have enough problems but that
doesn't mean we should be deprived of vital nutrients
because you can't see through the marketing propaganda of
the commercial pet food companies. Oh, their commercials
are wonderful showing happy dogs with great coats and lots
of energy. Those dogs are actors. They are probably eating
Filet Mignon and traveling first class. They are the
Brangelina's of the canine world. How about making your dog
feel like a movie star, or at the very least a Wonderdog.
Whether you buy it in a store or you have to cook it
yourself please feed your dogs Healthy Natural Dog Food.

Bugsy Wonderdog

Certainly spoken like someone who has never had to cook dog
food for himself but overall I think he makes some great
points. The innocuous little label "pet grade" in many
cases might just as well say, "poison". One of my favorite
rules to live by when feeding my dogs is that if I wouldn't
eat it myself, I won't feed it to my dog. Pay attention to
the Bugster, he is not your average dog. He is an actor, a
model, a spokesdog and even an author but most importantly
he's a dog and as such has earned the title of "man's best
friend". Let's pay back some of that friendship by feeding
Bugsy and all of our canine friends what they really need.

Dr. Janice Elenbaas

Always remember, health comes from the inside out!

About the Author:

Dr. Janice Elenbaas has had a long and successful career as
a Doctor of Chiropractic. She was the first woman in Canada
certified to adjust animals and was instrumental in
bringing animal adjusting to Canada. As founder of Lucky
Dog Cuisine she continues her passion for animals by
advocating human grade food for all dogs.
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