Dog Feeding - do we have a choice?
We sure do! Dog feeding is an area of dog care that we can very easily take control of ourselves.
Inappropriate dog feeding is at the root of a lot of ills that befall dogs these days - injuries, poor skin and coat, and low immune system for a start.
We all want the best for our dogs and would like to give them what they want, but as any mother of a two-year-old will tell you, what they want is not necessarily what they should have!
Let's face it - none of us needs chocolate, though we do like it. But in the case of dog feeding, chocolate can be positively harmful. Their bodies can't cope with some of the ingredients.
Most of us know that a good diet is important for anyone's health. We've only to look around us at people with poor skins, weight problems and so on.
You are what you eat
This goes for Fido too. As you can see from my
Introduction to Dog Health,
I'm a firm believer in a natural diet for my dogs. Were dogs designed to operate a tin-opener? Do they eat quantities of wheat or grain in their natural state? No. But what they do eat quantities of is meat and bone –
fresh and, of course, raw.
Picture those dogs, sitting round the camp fire, patiently waiting for their kill to cook … Of course it needs to be raw. There are lots of benefits for teeth, and even for the dog's muscle tone, in this dog feeding method – gnawing bones is hard physical work.
There are many vested interests in the area of dog feeding - with huge advertising budgets - who will try to convince you that dogs developed down the ages eating mush from cans, or grain-based, dried foods from bags.
It's easy to get confused, isn't it? I was delighted when I found a great book which tells you all you need to know – in a very readable form – about natural dog feeding for natural dog health.
The author, a Vet, goes into detail about the advantages and disadvantages of the competing diets, with great humour!
Check out this first-class dog feeding how-to by clicking here.
UK and European readers may like to visit
this excellent dog resource
and check out Health and Diet books, especially Ref 0232.
Many
dog skin problems
can be alleviated by simply changing the diet. Too much protein can be the problem, and the BARF (Bones and Raw Food) diet - as this method of dog feeding is called - naturally limits the protein. The diet is based on raw, meaty bones, and as the bulk of the diet is bone, then the protein is automatically limited.
Dog joint problems
also can respond to a simple change in dog feeding and diet. And even if your dog isn't afflicted by skin or joint problems, isn't it nice to think you're allowing him access to the sort of food his body craves?
It's so easy to ensure your dog's health by giving him the food his ancestors lived on. It can also make the dog more laid back and curb possible aggression. And, of course, natural dog feeding is loads cheaper than buying commercially-prepared processed convenience foods.
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