For the right quality of food mix raw natural foods such as meaty bones and high -
quality commercial dog food brands such as Blue Freedom and Natural Balance.
Not exact matches
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.
Some big,
commercial brands of
dog food stuff their
food with fillers and low -
quality ingredients (which is totally unethical if you ask me).
Depending on nutritional goals, varying levels of dietary fiber with different properties are necessary to make a highly processed
food source like
commercial kibble «work», since a
dog's digestive tract is not designed to process a diet with such high levels of carbohydrates - most dry
foods contain 40 - 50 %, poor
quality brands even more.
The American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) performs
quality tests on
commercial dog food brands and, if the
dog food is formulated to meet the basic nutritional needs of
dogs, the product is give the AAFCO seal of approval.
Kernels of corn are generally safe for
dogs to eat, and corn is a common ingredient in
commercial dog food, although most high -
quality brands avoid it.
Please note that since very little information regarding bioavailability and
quality of the ingredients used in
commercial dog food can be inferred from the
brand's ingredient list, this can only be awarded up to 10 possible points.