Archive for the 'Dog Food' Category

In most cases, there is no harm in giving your dog a few scraps or leftovers as long as it doesn’t lead to a habit of begging at the table.

One good rule of thumb is that if food is bad just throw it in the trash rather than feeding it to your pet. [Pet Food]

Caffeine should not be given to your dog as it is a stimulant and many animals cannot cope with it.

Pouring leftover tea or coffee into a dog’s bowl is a bad habit and should be stopped.

As well as the caffeine contained in these drinks and extra sugar is also bad for your pooch.

A bone may seem like a treat but for example, chicken bones need to be given with caution. They are very prone to splitting and can cause a hound to choke or it could even get lodged in its throat.

Good alternatives to bones are available in supermarkets and these often contain added proteins and vitamins for your dog.

Vegetables like onions and garlic in their raw form should not be put in the dog’s bowl.

Increasingly today, our pets are becoming prone to food allergies, and may cause a host of symptoms like skin itching and rashes, leading your pet dog to scratch itself mercilessly, promoting sores and other eruptions on its skins.

Head shaking, foot or tail chewing, hair loss, and ear infections may also be the result of a simple food allergy.

Some of the more severe symptoms may be vomiting, diarrhea, and in certain dogs, seizures and behavioral changes.

Your dog may develop an allergy at any time! Although it may come as a huge relief for you to read this at a time when you thought that your pet had some sort of major incurable disease, you must remember that even if the dog has eaten the same food for the past several years, it may still develop an allergy to it, and it is up to you to make sure that you know what you are dealing with in your pet.

What is your dog allergic to? Dogs are most often allergic to these ingredients, some of which are popularly used in dog foods: beef, corn, chicken, dairy products, sometimes eggs, wheat and soy.

Elegant dog owners always prefer high quality food, which is made with more natural ingredients.

Basically the major differences between ordinary dog foods and healthy dog foods are usage of fresh and whole ingredients which have a smallest amount of processing, evading of chemicals, and attaining particular attention to extra vitamins/minerals.

Best dog foods contain high nutritional values which are essential for your dog.

Low quality ingredients will be used in the preparation of commercial dog foods like cheap grains and animal by-products. You will blame your dog food if your dog appears sluggish, displays behavioral issues or allergy symptoms, have trouble defecating, etc by eating certain dog foods.

Most of the dogs love some vegetables like carrots, broccoli, peas, zucchini, and beans, and some other fruits such as apples, bananas and melon.

All dogs are omnivores and they always like to eat vegetables and some real meats, such as the type that comes from pigs, healthy cows, goats, sheep, turkeys, chickens, fish and duck.

The top 10 dog food companies which rule the world of dog are:

1. Mars Inc. (Mars Petcare): Their top dog food brands include Pedigree and Cesar. Mars achieves knowledge about dog nutrition through Waltham research centers.