Are You Silently Killing Your Dog By Choosing The Wrong Dog Food?

Filed Under Pets | Posted on March 19, 2008

With such a large number of different types of dog foods out there, which dog food should you buy to ensure my pet’s good health? It is a responsible dog owner’s job to select a balanced and nutritious dog food for your dog. By carefully reading the label on the dog food, you’ll be able to choose the best dog food for your dog. Remember to cautiously read every single line.

The label on the dog food states the ingredients of the dog food in order of greatest weight to least weight. This is important as someone buying dog food can easily see what the ingredients are and what their respective proportions are in relation to the dog food as a whole.

- If the first ingredient is whole meat of any kind, don’t accept it as this measurement is taken before the meat is rendered.

- Animal by-products that exist in dog food reflect a low quality dog food.

- Watch for the moisture intensity: whenever it is above 11, the dry matter basis is said to be of poor quality.

Things to watch out for:

- When chicken or beef meal is the first ingredient listed on the ingredients list, this is a good sign. This means that the the protein level is much higher than it would be should whole meat be listed as the first ingredient.

- The good thing about premium dog foods is that they don’t contain animal by-products.

- Premium dog foods usually have at most 10% moisture, which is very good.

There is a difference between chicken meal and chicken. Chicken meal is chicken that has been cooked to kill bacteria and other toxins. Chicken, on the other hand, is merely pure chicken.

Chicken is made up mostly of water. If a label on a bag of dog food says 60% whole chicken that is quite misleading as that does not take into account how much of that 60% of chicken is left after baking it to remove unwanted substances. So beware.

Moreover, if it says 60% chicken meal, then the advantage goes to you as the buyer because in this case the chicken has been cooked to kill bacteria.

Since there are a wide variety of dog food today, the best way to ensure that your dog has a healthy diet is to always be aware of the ingredients in the dog food. You have to ensure that your dog is getting healthy dog food with good nutrients. If not, your dog’s health will deteriorate and he will fall ill. In some very critical conditions, he might even die.

You might feel happy about spending less on your dog, think you are getting a good deal but if it is not the proper nutrition, both your pet and you will pay for it in the end. Select only the good, nutritious dog food and have a healthy, happy dog.

Joshua Hacken Is A Natural Dog Lover Who Has Been Learning Dog Food For The Last 5 Years. You Can Get His Free Report On Best Dog Food Secrets That Most Dog Owners Will Never Know and What To Look For When Choosing The Best Dog Food For Your Dog.

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