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Finding the Best Dog Food for Your Dog
Today's pet food industry is larger and more varied than ever before. While this offers a large number of choices in various types of dog food, it can also be very confusing as to the top 10, best choice, in dog food to feed your dog. It has taken a lot of time and research to find the top 10 dog foods
Something that needs to be kept in mind is that dog food is not a one fits all scenario. The age, breed and activity factor of each individual dog all needs to be taken into consideration, as does the dogs sensitivity to foods. Many dogs will eat anything you give them, good or bad, but some of your smaller pedigree dogs have allergies and food sensitivities.
The Top 10 Dog Food
19 May 2009
With the new FTC rulings there is a fine line being drawn between what can be published as a freedom of speech opinion and something the FTC would deem against their rulings. Until everyone figures it out I feel that I must be cautious about my personal opinions.
I have deleted modules that may or may not have crossed those boundaries, keeping on the side of caution. I do apologize for any lack of information you may have been looking for, although I am sure that after reading the information here, and after watching the videos I have chosen to show you from YouTube.com, you will leave this lens a more knowledgeable person when it comes to making the right choices when selecting your dogs food.
I will attempt to get you the tools you need to use, to deem for yourself, what is or is not one of the top 10 dog foods available to give your dog the healthiest diet that you can afford to give.
The first thing that is important in making your decision is to become educated on the ingredients in dog food and what the dog food ingredient labels are really saying.
I have deleted modules that may or may not have crossed those boundaries, keeping on the side of caution. I do apologize for any lack of information you may have been looking for, although I am sure that after reading the information here, and after watching the videos I have chosen to show you from YouTube.com, you will leave this lens a more knowledgeable person when it comes to making the right choices when selecting your dogs food.
I will attempt to get you the tools you need to use, to deem for yourself, what is or is not one of the top 10 dog foods available to give your dog the healthiest diet that you can afford to give.
The first thing that is important in making your decision is to become educated on the ingredients in dog food and what the dog food ingredient labels are really saying.
What About Familiar Name Brands?
What about familiar name brands like Alpo, Prurina or another premium brand like Wellness? Are the premium brands that advertise specially formulated ingredients like IAMS, Science Diet, or Eukanuba really being truthful in their advertising claims? Will they qualify for the Top 10 Dog Food List? Are they really worth the extra money? Are generic or store brands suitable for a dog? We are now more aware than ever, with the recall of 2007, that not all dog foods are created equal and even the higher priced brands should not be taken at face value.
Become an educated consumer and learn what a healthy dog food diet consist of.....Learn to read those labels!
Understanding Dog Food Ingredients
Any one that is the proud owner of a dog really needs to become familiar with the ingredients that go into process dog food in order to make knowledgeable decisions as to what they are feeding their dogs.Take a look at the ingredients on your packaged food and write them down. Then do the research so that you know exactly what the terms mean and what the side effects are on the animal that you love so much.
Dogs should be fed a combination of fresh and dried foods. The fresh food that is fed in the home is usually much healthier than the processed food that comes off of the shelf.
Fresh foods that are fed at home can include any type of meat such as poultry and beef, or even eggs. Foods such as cranberries and blueberries (or the juices); sweet potatoes or yams are also beneficial to a dog's diet.
Preservatives in the dog's food is usually not beneficial to the animals health; however, they are a necessity for prolonged shelf life. Manufacturers are required to make a profit so the shelf longevity is a must, for them.
Asorbic acid is a food additive that is used as a preservative that will not harm the dog, as it is only another form of vitamin-C. Many manufacturers will not use it as a preservative and will instead choose to use a less expensive method that can have diverse effects on dogs.
Dog owners need to take responsibility for their pets. They need to write down the ingredients that are on the packaging of the food they are using for feed. They need to do the research to find out what, exactly, they are feeding their animals and what the side effects are of the products their animals are ingesting.
Many dog allergies these days are are a result of the product the dogs are consuming. Skin allergies are very high on the list, as are kidney failure and cancer. These are all resulting from the chemicals that the dogs are being fed in the processed dog food.
Some premium types of processed dog foods will include essential fatty acids, carbohydrates with adequate fiber contents, vitamins like A, D, E and B complex vitamins; however, many will not.
Minerals such as zinc, are an essential ingredient to keep the skin healthy. Calcium, is another essential ingredient for both bone growth, and tonicity of the muscles. These minerals should be enriched in the processed foods; however, the cost of doing that is much more expensive and cuts into the bottom line profit.
Although it may be better for your dog's health, many companies will not add the nutritional essentials to the garbage they process as it is not cost effective!
As was already stated, write down the ingredients, do the research, and determine what your dog needs for optimum health and what will make your dog ill. The animal is no longer in the wild, responsible for his own survival. The dog is a domesticated creature that relies on his human master to care for him responsibly.
Read the Labels of Your Pet Food!
Even though this video comes from a website called "Meow Skills" it is about reading the labels on dog food.
Reading Pet Food Labels
Dog Food Label "Rules"
1. The 95% Rule:
If the product says "Beef Dog Food," 95% of the product must be the named ingredients. A product with a combination label, such as "Beef and Liver for Dogs," must contain 95% beef and liver, and there must be more beef than liver, since beef is named first.
2. The 25% or "Dinner" or "Entrees" Rule:
Ingredients named on the label must comprise at least 25% of the product but less than 95%, when there is a qualifying "descriptor" term like "dinner," "entrees," "formula," "platter," "nuggets," etc. In "Beef Dinner for Dogs," beef may or may not be the primary ingredient. If two ingredients are named ("Beef and Turkey Dinner for Dogs"), the two ingredients must total 25%, there must be more of the first ingredient (beef) than the second (turkey), and there must be at least 3% of the lesser ingredient.
3. The 3% or "With" Rule:
A product may be labeled "Dog Food with Lamb" if it contains at least 3% of the named ingredient. The "Flavor" Rule: A food may be labeled "Duck Flavor Dog Food" even if the food does not contain such ingredients, as long as there is a "sufficiently detectable" amount of flavor. This may be derived from meals, by-products, or "digests" of various parts from the animal species indicated on the label.
Answer To: What is the Best Healthy Dog Food Diet
Source: Animal Protection Institute
If the product says "Beef Dog Food," 95% of the product must be the named ingredients. A product with a combination label, such as "Beef and Liver for Dogs," must contain 95% beef and liver, and there must be more beef than liver, since beef is named first.
2. The 25% or "Dinner" or "Entrees" Rule:
Ingredients named on the label must comprise at least 25% of the product but less than 95%, when there is a qualifying "descriptor" term like "dinner," "entrees," "formula," "platter," "nuggets," etc. In "Beef Dinner for Dogs," beef may or may not be the primary ingredient. If two ingredients are named ("Beef and Turkey Dinner for Dogs"), the two ingredients must total 25%, there must be more of the first ingredient (beef) than the second (turkey), and there must be at least 3% of the lesser ingredient.
3. The 3% or "With" Rule:
A product may be labeled "Dog Food with Lamb" if it contains at least 3% of the named ingredient. The "Flavor" Rule: A food may be labeled "Duck Flavor Dog Food" even if the food does not contain such ingredients, as long as there is a "sufficiently detectable" amount of flavor. This may be derived from meals, by-products, or "digests" of various parts from the animal species indicated on the label.
Answer To: What is the Best Healthy Dog Food Diet
Source: Animal Protection Institute
Beware of Dog Food Fillers
The dog food recall of those contaminated pet foods, just a few short years ago, has done nothing to stop the use of fillers in lower grade, and some premium, commercial dog foods. Many pet food manufacturers keep their costs low and their bottom line high by loading the the dog food with bulk which has absolutely no nutritional value. Your pet's food could be filled with one or more of a number of fillers, including:
* Cereal by-products
* Cottonseed hulls
* Citrus pulp
* Peanut hulls
* Rice hukks
* Weeds
* Straw
* Corn and corncobs
* Feathers
* Soy
These fillers are unfortunately used in the place of quality fiber, (remember brown rice hulls are a filler, they are not brown rice) and can irritate the walls of your pet's intestines. Some of the fillers are not digestible by dogs.Yet as food prices continue to rise, the use of fillers will continue to be used so that dog food manufacturers can continue to keep their costs low and their bottom line profit high..
Avoid obscure listings like potato product, rice or peanut hulls, and grape pomace. Look for something more recognizable than words that give you only a vague notion of what you are feeding your dog.
Diligence is required in avoiding these foods as many of them are masked with euphemisms and phrases such as "Moist, chewy" or "contains vegetables," among many more.
Pet food manufacturers pay marketers very well to come up with creative wording that will convince you to purchase their brand of dog food. This is why it is so very important for you learn to read the labels and have an understanding of what the labels are telling you, Then and only then will you be able to make an educated choice on what you are willing to put into your pets dog food bowl. Don't allow your dog fill up on fillers!
Sharda Baker has published several dog e-books and audios, including the internet best selling "Complete Guide to Your Dog's Nutrition".
Visit this link to get Sharda's Special Free Dog Food Report.
* Cereal by-products* Cottonseed hulls
* Citrus pulp
* Peanut hulls
* Rice hukks
* Weeds
* Straw
* Corn and corncobs
* Feathers
* Soy
These fillers are unfortunately used in the place of quality fiber, (remember brown rice hulls are a filler, they are not brown rice) and can irritate the walls of your pet's intestines. Some of the fillers are not digestible by dogs.Yet as food prices continue to rise, the use of fillers will continue to be used so that dog food manufacturers can continue to keep their costs low and their bottom line profit high..
Avoid obscure listings like potato product, rice or peanut hulls, and grape pomace. Look for something more recognizable than words that give you only a vague notion of what you are feeding your dog.
Diligence is required in avoiding these foods as many of them are masked with euphemisms and phrases such as "Moist, chewy" or "contains vegetables," among many more.
Pet food manufacturers pay marketers very well to come up with creative wording that will convince you to purchase their brand of dog food. This is why it is so very important for you learn to read the labels and have an understanding of what the labels are telling you, Then and only then will you be able to make an educated choice on what you are willing to put into your pets dog food bowl. Don't allow your dog fill up on fillers!
Sharda Baker has published several dog e-books and audios, including the internet best selling "Complete Guide to Your Dog's Nutrition".
Visit this link to get Sharda's Special Free Dog Food Report.
What About IAMS, Science Diet, and Eukanuba?
Everyone thinks that if it cost more it is better. This isn't always true. In all of the research I have conducted over the years, some of your premium brands are almost as bad as your low end brands. I just cannot stress enough how important it is to READ THE LABELS and learn what the ingredients are that are listed on the label.Everyone thinks that IAMS, Science Diet, and Eukanuba are the best commercial dog food they can buy. Not in my humble opinion. They are still not qualifying to be on the top 10 dog food list. These three brands are actually poor quality food that sadly, are charging premium prices.
Pet owners beware. I have discovered that IAMS pays hefty commissions to veterinarians that are willing to recommend and sell their dog food to trusting dog owners. Personally, I don't want a vet taking care of my animals that cares more for the "almighty dollar" than the health of my dog. If your vet is recommending this dog food, I recommend that you find a new vet.
I have a friend who is an AKC certified dog breeder who was also contacted by IAMS and offered a substantial amount to advertise their poor quality dog food on her website. I am pleased that she politely turned them down.
When I first created this lens over a year ago, Dog Food Secrets couldn't find 10 top dog foodbrands that qualified for the top 10 dog food list. They could only find 9 that fit the standards.
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Dog Food Testing - Just How Good IS Wellness Commercial Dog Food?
Bones the size of the ones in this video probably won't have any effect on a large dog, but the could be a problem for small dogs.
Remember .....
Premium is not always best!
Remember .....
Premium is not always best!
WARNING Wellness Pet Food!
Only Nine Premier Dog Foods were Untouched by the 2007 Recall
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Almost two years ago there were ONLY nine commercial dog foods that we would recommend. A few of the things that must match our criteria is that the dog food must be chemical and preservative free, they may not contain any animal by-products, and meat must be the first two ingredients listed, not corn. Corn is difficult for dogs to digest. Brown rice is better, however, beware that brown rice hulls are only a filler. See the difference?
They also must not contain any of these five ingredients:
1. Animal fat
2. Meat by-products and bone meal
3. Fish by-products
4. Liver meal
5. Poultry fat or poultry by-products
I know these ingredients sound harmless and they are meant to. They've been carefully named so as not to raise any alarms or suspicions when you see them on the ingredient list on the side of the can or on the back of a bag...
but when you know what they really are..
Alarm bells should be ringing loud and clear.
Any time there is a generic listing, steer away from the food. By generic I mean i.e. poultry by-product. It needs to specify what type of poultry. If it says chicken or duck, for example, you are fine. Poultry is a generic term to cover anything from turkey feathers to chicken feces.
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Note:
Again, the answers to your dog's nutritional needs can be found at
Healthy Dog Food Diet and Are You Poisoning Your Dog?
Both of these lens that I have created will help you to recognize what is and what is not a healthy dog food and will help you to select the dog food that is best suited for your dog breed, the age of your dog, your dog's physical condition and what is affordable for your budget. You will learn the essential ingredients for your dog's optimum health, and discover the secrets that the dog food manufacturers do not want you to know. They will help you to decipher the ingredients on commercial dog food and keep you from being sucked in by the advertising hype.
How Does Your Dog Food Compare?
Dog Food Ingredients Test
If you were unable to find your dog breed or the ingredient that is in the dog food you are feeding your dog, you can use this test to figure out the score of your current dog food.Start with a grade of 100 on the ingredients list:
1) For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points
2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or fat)
reference, subtract 10 points
3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, Glyceryl Monostearate, Propylene Glycol, Propyl Gallate or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points. If all of them are in the food, subtract 50 points.
4) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 5 points
5) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 4 more points
6) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source,subtract 5 points
7) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. "brown rice hulls", ground brown rice", "brewer's rice", "rice flour" are all the same grain), subtract 5 points.
Keep in mind though that brown rice hulls and brewers rice are a filler and not the same as brown rice. Brown rice alone is a good thing; see below. Rice flour is white rice.
7) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the
top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
8) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points
9) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points
10) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points
12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points
13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points
14) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point
Extra Credit:
1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
2) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
3) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
4) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
5) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points
6) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points
7 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points
8) if the food contains brown rice without the other "rice fillers", add 2 points
9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
11) If the food contains sunflower seed oil, add 1 point
12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first one; do not include any meat "meal" as one protein source, i.e. "chicken" and "chicken meal" would be as 1 source), add 1 point
13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free, add
1 point
94-100+ = A
86-93 = B
78-85 = C
70-77 = D
69 = F
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Bad News About Dog Flea Treatments
Flea's & Ticks - Aargh!
Flea and tick season is here and the ASPCA is saying the spot on, flea & tick treatments, that a lot of people are using are very dangerous. Bummer, because I had been using them for both my dogs and cats, but not any more.
The good news is that Andrew Lewis, author of Dog Food Secrets, and a number of other dog books about dog health and healthy dog food, is letting anyone who wants a copy of his brand new product called..
"A Holistic Vet Guide: How to Quickly & Effectively Cure Your Dog's Flea Problems WITHOUT Using Dangerous Chemicals"
get it for only $7 when it retails for $67, so of course I snapped it up immediately!
A Holistic Vet Guide
I recommend you have a look. At $7 and with the recent ASPCA statement about those flea treatments, its a great deal that won't set you back too far. There is more to this that he explains with a couple of videos. Go ahead, follow the link, watch the videos to see what this is all about.
A Holistic Vet Guide
The good news is that Andrew Lewis, author of Dog Food Secrets, and a number of other dog books about dog health and healthy dog food, is letting anyone who wants a copy of his brand new product called..
"A Holistic Vet Guide: How to Quickly & Effectively Cure Your Dog's Flea Problems WITHOUT Using Dangerous Chemicals"
get it for only $7 when it retails for $67, so of course I snapped it up immediately!
A Holistic Vet Guide
I recommend you have a look. At $7 and with the recent ASPCA statement about those flea treatments, its a great deal that won't set you back too far. There is more to this that he explains with a couple of videos. Go ahead, follow the link, watch the videos to see what this is all about.
A Holistic Vet Guide
If you want to get rid of those fleas and ticks without harming your dog, then scrape $7 in coins off the counter & cash-in on this crazy, not-to-be-repeated deal while it lasts..
A Holistic Vet Guide
Homemade Dog Food
Anyone that has read any of my Squidoo dog lens knows that I am a real advocate for making healthy dog food at home. I do realize that it is a time constraint for a lot of people so I often suggest to, at the very least, try to add some raw food to your dogs diet and to make at least one homemade meal a week.Keep in mind that you can make a batch and freeze it so if you make one batch you might as well make enough for a week to add to the commercial dog food that you are already purchasing, and if you haven't quit purchasing IAMS yet, you should.
Anyway, I found some really neat videos on YouTube that are from the Expert Village website. They don't allow anyone to put them on their Squidoo lens or websites so here is the link to the YouTube page where you can select the ones that you would like to watch. How to Make Dog Food
Making Chicken and Rice for Your Dog
Homemade Dog Food
Making Homemade Pet Food with BalanceIT.com
Dr. Sally Perea, board certified veterinary nutritionist, prepares homemade chicken and rice dog food using Balance IT® canine, the patent pending all-in-one supplement for making homemade dog food.
Making Dog Food at Home
There are many pet owners that still just don't get it. Your dog needs to have raw meat at least once a week. If you have read my lens on Healthy Dog Food Diet you would know what the nutritional needs of your dogs are.Some people think that it is too time consuming, you know, "too much hassle", to feed their dogs a well balance diet. These are the same people that are living on fast food, are over weight and don't give a hoot about their own diet, let alone a dog's diet.
Making food at home doesn't have to be a huge chore. It only takes a couple of hours to make up a big batch. This can then be frozen in separate containers and fed once a week at least.
Depending on the size of dog, it is so easy to throw together a couple of pounds of raw chicken with some left over brown rice (2 2/3 c.), some fresh veggies, with a tablespoon of safflower or olive oil, and a little (1/4 t.) iodized salt. Mix it together with about 3 grams of calcium carbonate (regular Tums size) and freeze it in separate containers. Pull one out say Thursday night and by Friday morning it's thawed and you can feed it to your best friend Fred the dog.
What's so hard about that. You are already mixing dry with wet food any way. This isn't any more difficult. Our dogs need that raw protein.
Do you add a couple of raw eggs into the mix every now and then? No? Why not? Dogs don't get salmonella poisoning like humans do. How hard is it to chop up some raw beef at the same time you are making yourself some stew or throwing a steak on the Bar-B?
Are you adding supplements to their food at meal time? No? If you aren't feeding them correctly, you should be.
Take a few minutes extra to make a difference in your dogs health and the pay offs will be great. Your bud will live longer and you will save a ton of money at the Vet's because you won't have to go to the Vet as often.
Best Homemade Dog Food Recipes
Paw Naturaw Is Now Available on Amazon
Product Features
* Case of 12 12-ounce tubes of frozen, raw dog food (total of 9 pounds)
* Made of family-farmed organic chicken meat, bone, and organs
* Organic chickens raised on documented family farms in the continental United States
* Zero grains
* Processed in an FDA-registered and USDA/ MOSA-certified organic manufacturing facility built to LEED green specifications in Lake Mills,WI
Paw Naturaw Dog Food
Important Information:
Safety Information
Please handle raw diets with caution and care. Paw Naturaw diets should remain frozen until needed. To thaw before feeding, remove package from your freezer and store in the refrigerator overnight. Once contents thaw do not refreeze. Use all opened products within 3 days. Thoroughly wash and disinfect your hands and other surfaces after handling Paw Naturaw organic frozen raw diets.
Ingredients:
Organic Chicken and Ground Organic Chicken Bone, Organic Chicken Liver, Organic Broccoli, Organic Carrot, Organic Celery, Organic Apple, Organic Squash, Organic Sweet Potato, Organic Chicken Gizzard, Organic Flax Seed, Organic Safflower Oil, Organic Kelp Seaweed, Organic Chicken Heart, Organic Wheat Grass, Organic Parsley, Organic Cranberry, Organic Lecithin, Sea Salt, Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, and Vitamin D3 Supplement.
Paw Naturaw Dog Food
Directions:
On average, canine companions require roughly 5 ounces of Paw Naturaw diets per 10 pounds of dog companion's body weight each day or 3.2% of total body weight. Paw Naturaw suggests feeding half of this amount in the morning and half in the evening. Please keep in mind that each dog companion is unique. Breed, size, age, gender, genetics, physiological state, activity level, and environmental differences may require feeding more or less than recommended amounts. Feed puppies and lactating or gestating females 4% to 8% of total body weight. Puppies may require 5% to 8% between 4 weeks and 14 weeks after birth. After 14 weeks and through the year puppies may require between 4% and 5% of their total body weight. Divide the total feeding amounts for puppies into 3 or 4 meals per day. Feeding Paw Naturaw Diets as a Supplement: Add one tablespoon of chosen Paw Naturaw organic, frozen, raw diet per 10 pounds of companion canine weight at each meal.
Why Feed Raw?
Switching your dog companion's diet to Paw Naturaw, organic, frozen, raw diets often leads to revitalizing and compelling results, such as:
* Shinier, softer, and healthier hair or coat
* Brighter and clearer eyes
* Cleaner ears
* Improved skin conditions
* Freshening or elimination of bad breath
* Naturally improved and sustained hydration
* Stools reduce in size and become more biodegradable
* Energy and vitality increase
* Innate senses sharpen and tone
* Heart and muscle mass strengthen organically
* Immune system functions improve its ability to fight off diseases and infections
* Visits to the veterinary clinic may diminish as the body holistically corrects itself and may reduce medical expenses over the course of your animal companion's life
Paw Naturaw Dog Food
Customer Review:
"When I decided to switch my dogs diet to raw, I picked this brand.. did not think that I would see such good results and so quickly... best raw diet to choose from...In only one month he began developing into a much leaner muscular dog, who just loves his food. It's been an amazing transition, and I highly suggest it.
By Morvarid Moini-Yekta "The Pearl Finder"
Another Book About Raw Dog Food (Gasp!)
I am sure you have all heard about the "BARF" diet - Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods.
Now to can learn why and how feeding your dog a diet of raw food will be healthier for your dog and easier on you.
My personal preference? I use raw foods and homemade dog food with an occasional can of processed wet food and sometimes mixing dry commercial food in with their homemade just for variation for my dogs.
Do they care if they get a variety? One does as she is old and picky. The other one could care less. He'll eat ANYTHING that is put in front of him, so it is important that I feed him what he needs.
Now to can learn why and how feeding your dog a diet of raw food will be healthier for your dog and easier on you.
My personal preference? I use raw foods and homemade dog food with an occasional can of processed wet food and sometimes mixing dry commercial food in with their homemade just for variation for my dogs.
Do they care if they get a variety? One does as she is old and picky. The other one could care less. He'll eat ANYTHING that is put in front of him, so it is important that I feed him what he needs.
Raw Dog Food: Make It Easy for You and Your Dog
Amazon Price: $10.15 (as of 07/10/2009)
List Price: $12.95
Used Price: $6.94
"Raw Dog Food: Make It Easy for You and Your Dog " explains in simple, plain English, the reasoning behind this type of diet for your healthier dog.
Read this fun and slightly irreverent book to discover how feeding your dog a raw diet can be healthier, more economical, and an easier way for you to provide for your dog.
18 May 2009 - This is My Top 10 Pick for Raw Dog Food for 2009
Paw Naturaw
Paw Naturaw
I am giving this company a thumbs up for both the quality of their dog food and the quality and responsibility they take in their production!I an very excited about this dog food. It is healthy, full of nutrients and free of grains, pesticides, preservatives and other harmful chemicals.
This information was recently posted in answer to Top 10 Dog Food and Health Dog Food Diet on The Healthy Dog Food Diet Blog by Jeffrey Brill, the CEO of the company.
"Paw Naturaw uniquely sources live animals for its organic meats as locally as possible from certified organic and documented family farms, humanely transports the animals to federally inspected processing facilities, processes the animals for human consumption, and produces each diet in its own, newly erected, USDA certified organic, FDA registered, manufacturing facility built to LEED green specifications in Lake Mills, WI."
To read the rest of the article:
The Healthy Dog Food Diet Blog
I went to the Paw Naturaw website and this is the list of ingredients in their
ORGANIC BEEF DIET
Ingredients: Organic Beef, organic beef liver, organic cucumber, organic broccoli, organic carrot, organic kale, organic beet, organic flax seed, organic green snap beans, organic bok choy, organic parsnip, organic safflower oil, tricalcium phosphate, organic beef hearts, organic blueberries, organic wheat grass, organic beef kidneys, organic parsley, organic cranberry, organic lecithin, sea salt, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, calcium iodate, and vitamin D3 supplement.
USDA Certified Organic Free-Range Beef - Each diet contains a blend of Grass Fed Organic Beef (51%) and Grain Finished Organic Beef (49%).
100% Human-Grade Ingredients
Bone Free :
1. While bone is considered a good source of calcium it may also double as a cheap filler ingredient added in some frozen raw diets in levels of three or more times higher than optimal calcium needs
2. Bone chips and fragments from dense bones such as with beef bones may be difficult for canines to digest, and in highly active or working dogs these undigested free floating chips could cause internal damage to the walls of the stomach.
100% Grain Free
Single Protein Source
Four varieties healthy dog food diets available:
ORGANIC BEEF DIET
GRASS FED, ORGANIC, BISON DIET
ORGANIC CHICKEN DIET
ORGANIC TURKEY DIET
To see the rest of the breakdown:
Paw Naturaw and click the link of the individual diet.
The company is also concerned about the environment which is an added plus! These are folks that not only care about the health of your animal, but care about the health of the planet too!
PLANET: Green Minded Pet Food
Environmentally Friendly Diets:
1. Contain meats raised in support of cruelty free practices and with biologically appropriate feed.
2. Support sustainable organic agriculture
3. Minimize use of packaging materials
4. Boxed in recyclable materials
5. Labels made of PLA (polylactic acid); a film made entirely from corn kernels
6. Solely support domestic certified organic ingredients.
They listed 19 more environmentally smart ways that they operate to conserve energy and protect the planet in their production!
10 May 2009
I Was Recently Asked...."What about Pedigree dog food?"
Pedigree Dog food is another food to avoid feeding your dogs. They claim that their Mealtime With Lamb and Rice is "nutritionally complete and highly digestible food formulated for the growth and maintenance of dogs. This product contains real lamb meat not lamb meal and has no artificial colors or soy."
Listed here are the ingredients for this particular flavor.
More opinions on Pedigree Dog Food:
What About Pedigree?
Bottom line: Find another brand.
I did receive a blog post last year by someone that has been using Pedigree for years without a problem. My answer to that is the problems often do not show up until the damage cannot be undone. Much like a human eating carcinogenics for years. They don't get cancer until years later when the damage is done and cannot be undone. Personally, I would rather keep my dogs as healthy as possible and around for as long as possible. After all, they have short enough life spans as it is.
14 January 2009
It has been over a year since the dog food recall scare and I have noticed a lot more advertisements for "all natural dog food" or "holistic dog food" coming out and I thought that perhaps it was time to take another look and see if any of the well know dog food companies had smartened up and changed the formulas on their dog food.First let me say that I order my dog food online and have it delivered to my door. I have several pets that have different diets because of their breed and their very old ages. I am not being paid to write this article or promote any of the dog foods listed in it.
I went to a local pet food store in my neighborhood and started reading labels. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that some of the pet food companies had wised up and had come up with new formulas.
One company in particular, Merrick, has not changed their formula, but does make a high quality dog food that really impressed me as it does qualify for the top 10 dog food list. I like it the best for a commercial, over the counter dog food. When I got home with my list several hours later (this store is a large store and had a lot of different brands of dog food) I looked the company up online. The company has been in business for 20 years, and makes it's own, holistic pet food, nothing comes from a rendering plant or a dog food manufacturing plant. This is an excellent dog food. If you can't find them in your area you can visit their website. Merrick Pet Food They will ship free if you do not have a store in your area. (I am not an affiliate, nor is this an affiliate link. I am not promoting any of the food on this report. I am just reporting my findings, as I see it, for my love of animals and the health of yours.)
I still recommend adding raw foods and homemade foods to supplement your dogs diet if using this food.
Wellness and Old Mother Hubbard are still using quality ingredients and are a very good choice of dog food.
Purina has changed it's formula for the Purina Pro Plan "Select". They are using quality ingredients in this line of dog food. Do not get it confused with the other Purina Pro Plans. They remain just a good, but not great, middle of the road dog food that must be supplemented with raw food, homemade food and nutritional supplements. Purina One in a can was fine, but the dry was still middle of the road. Not the best, but not the worst.
Eagle Pack makes a very good dog food called Holistic Select, in both the dry and canned categories that I saw. Meat is the first ingredient and they do not use corn in their products.
Nutra Ultra is the last one that I found to be a high quality dog food, but again read the labels as not every single "flavor" in the canned variety did qualify.
IAMs, Science Diet, and Eukanuba still have NOT changed their formula. Corn is still the first two (2) ingredients, however, you wouldn't know it by their advertisements!
There are quite a few new brands with very pretty packaging with "natural", "organic" and "healthy" splashed all over the packages. They have beautiful, colorful images of meat, vegetables and fruit on the packages. NOT! Again, I just can not stress enough to read you labels! Meat must be the first two ingredients and dogs have a difficult time digesting corn!
I hope this updated report helps you to make educated decisions on how you feed your dogs.
An added note: I did buy a couple of cans of Wellness for my dog's to try and they loved it, but it was pretty nasty looking. Just because they loved it isn't saying much, because even though I have to keep one of them on a special diet because of his old age and breed, these dogs will eat anything you give them. They just don't care what it is. My cat's, on the other hand, would not eat the Wellness cat food. (it was also nasty looking). I had to return the cans that I didn't open. They won't eat Halo cat food either.
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issa_doglover wrote...
Thanks for the very informative lens! When I knew about this way back, I couldn't believe that I'm feeding my dog with something so harmful. Thank God I knew about it before it was too late! =)
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Started out with Ol Roy for our schnauzer puppy. It was killing her. They did a ultrasound/xrays/tests... found that she had microscopic crystals that were causing bleeding, she peed blood and had no control over her bladder. We changed to Purina Beneful, which stopped the problem. Wal*Mar*t is where I buy dog food and don't have time to make my own... Just looked at the ingredients: Ground Yellow corn,chicken by product,corn gluten meal, whole wheat flour, animal fat..., rice flour, beef, soy flour, sugar, etc... Sounds like a corn based dog food...
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