Major
dog food companies try to provide balanced proportions of vitamins and minerals for maximum benefit.
Most
dog food companies try very hard to provide the proper balance of calcium to phosphorus in their foods.
Not exact matches
Paul drew the parallel here of a grocery store
trying to force a
dog food company to lower prices on its
dog food, and yeah, I can see that.
However, if you look at some of the
foods made by these
companies today you will see that they, too, are
trying to appeal to
dog lovers who care about ingredients and the health of their
dogs.
Dog food companies also
try to formulate nutrients especially for large / giant breeds, such as the calcium and phosphorus ratio.
Lots of these
companies are family - owned or they started with a couple of friends
trying to create a more nutritious
food for their
dogs.
The fiber that appears to be most tolerated by an EPI
dog, is usually a highly digestible
food that is low in poorly - fermentable fiber (to understand the difference in fibers (please read the section on fiber types on the fiber page) http://www.epi4dogs.com/fiberinthediet.htm. So, although not the only solution, it is usually most effective to start first with a low fiber
food (coined «grain - free» by
dog food companies)... although PLEASE read the label and
try to start with a
food that has 4 % or less fiber content in it..
In fact, the
dog food market is currently saturated with «super premium»
dog foods and the term has lost much of its meaning, leaving
dog food companies looking for other ways to
try to prove that their
foods are better than their competitors»
foods.
Kibble
companies and vets
try to scare us into thinking we can't feed our
dogs unless some scientists give us the correctly balanced
foods.
Many
food companies never let
dogs try their
food before marketing it.
Companies manufacturing this line of
dog food will usually
try to maintain a better reputation for their limited ingredient
dog food recipes.
While
companies try to sell this product as pet - safe and non-toxic, it is not good to feed to your
dog, so choose a pet
food without this dangerous ingredient.
If you are interested in working behind the scenes,
try a
dog food company or toy manufacturer.
Many
dog food companies offer samples or money back guarantees, so let your
dog try the
food before you finalize your decision.
Human grade
dog food is obviously not part of the raw
food movement — instead, these
companies are
trying to improve the process of cooking and packing
dog food so that adding nutritional supplements becomes unnecessary.