Selecting The Best Dog Food In The Market

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By Desirie Joy Ligutom


Once you buy a dog you may underestimate how much owning the dog will cost you each month. You may just think that you have to buy him some dog food monthly and that is it. Then the expenses start to add up, you have to pay for toys, accessories, leashes, collars, water bowls, treats, vet bills and on and on. To the unsuspecting dog owner it may seem like there is no hope, but luckily there are some good websites that offer dog food coupons that you can print off at home and redeem in the store. The coupons usually range between $1-$10 and those savings really do add up!

Dogs are carnivores and so they need more meat source as they get the most of the protein from meat. The nutritious meal should be made of quality meat base. So, the components that should be listed first are meat protein. Make sure to choose dog food recipes that has high protein content in the meat meal. The first five ingredients should have protein from venison meal, lamb meal and chicken meal. However, there should be no animal by- products such as chicken heads, pig hooves, beaks, bones, nails and other scraps that are unfit for human consumption.

There are plenty of reasons why you should consider making raw dog food at home with the help of some raw dog food recipes. Many of them are as under:

Preparation technique: Cooking and packing technique will often reduce the amount of nutrients in the dog food. The only purpose by such a dog food is to fill your dog's stomach so that he/she doesn't feel hungry; the health standards however will remain the same.

Addition of Fillers: The type of fillers includes wheat and grain products. Again, this may have side effects and can cause more health issues on the pet as a lot of dogs are allergic to such products. Once using a packed dog food diet, the dog may develop some symptoms like red spots, itchy skin bad breath etc.

Preservatives: Humans don't do pretty well with preservatives; the same thing goes on pets or dogs. The dog food manufacturers use a lots of preservatives for their products which in turn makes it a bad option to feed to dogs.




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