Dog owners can
purchase commercial dog food recipes with certain supplements and vitamins for dogs added to them.
If you regularly
purchase commercial dog food for your beloved pet, here are our top picks for brands that produce quality, healthy and nutritious food for your dog.
If natural diets (cooked or raw) are not an option, consider
purchasing a commercial dog food that has passed USDA inspection.
Not exact matches
Out of the Earth ~ Natural Raw Diet for
Dogs Many of the
commercial dog food companies would have us believe that they actually use human grade meat in the production of their
food, when in fact the sources of this «meat» are not even fit for animal consumption.In some areas of North America this list can also include euthanized companion animals from clinics and shelters, roadkill, zoo animals, livestock which die from disease or disability.The «meat» is
purchased from a rendering plant which also receives material from slaughterhouses such as hair, feathers, hooves and any part of the mammal which is condemned for human consumtion.
Many of the
commercial dog food companies would have us believe that they actually use human grade meat in the production of their
food, when in fact the sources of this «meat» are not even fit for animal consumption.In some areas of North America this list can also include euthanized companion animals from clinics and shelters, roadkill, zoo animals, livestock which die from disease or disability.The «meat» is
purchased from a rendering plant which also receives material from slaughterhouses such as hair, feathers, hooves and any part of the mammal which is condemned for human consumtion.
If your vet has recommended a low protein diet for your
dog, you can either
purchase commercial food or make your own.
The quality of the ingredients you use is very important, so you may actually pay more for homemade raw
dog food than you would if you
purchased a
commercial raw
dog food product.
However, what I discovered while writing our cookbook about healthy meals for
dogs and cats is it cost about half the price to make our recipes than to
purchase regular
commercial dog food (not the premium kibble).
Hopefully you're exercising him every day, but that's not always the case, sometimes there are days when we don't, you have to feed your
dog every day, most people feed multiple times a day, usually twice, and that's something that you're doing for your
dog every single day, sometimes multiple times a day, that is directly impacting his health and well being, so
dog food needs to be something that we educate ourselves about in so many different ways and not just in the ingredients in the
food that you're
purchasing; not just in
commercial foods in general, but we need to really take a look at the different diets that are out there, take a look at the different ways that we can get pet
food.
Also consider adding fiber to your
dog's diet either through the
commercial dog food you
purchase or by adding a supplement to your
dog's diet such as PetAlive Natural Moves which contains the fiber Psyllium nigrum.