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Are You Feeding Your Puppy The Right Type Of Food?

Go into any supermarket or pet store and you will see aisles of dog food both in cans and bags. One would think it would be easy to choose which food to feed your dog and for adult dogs there are many options, but puppies require different nutrients than adult dogs and, therefore, should be fed different food. It simply won’t do to feed your new puppy an adult food, so you must choose a food specially formulated for...

Commercial Dog Food Recall – Do Not Feed You...

Author: Tony Briggs With the unfortunate increase in pet food recalls, millions of dog owners and breeders are very concerned and wondering what can they feed their dogs that is positively safe and will not cause permanent harm to their pet’s health. Nearly all the information we have about pet nutrition has been provided by the best-known laboratories of the world since the early 19th century. This outdated...

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Bad Dog Food – is your Dog Consuming Dangero...

Author: Michael Lee With all the new and argumentative pet food recalls, it is no wonder that pet owners have resorted to making homemade dog food for their pet dogs in lieu of commercial and, quite possibly, bad dog food and cat food considered as contaminated. So what’s all the fuss about? What unlikely result can bad contaminated dog food do to your family pet, and more importantly, what can you do keep it from...

Did you Know That Commercial Dog Food Contains Rec...

Author: Kayye Nynne If you are a dog owner you’re probably aware of the recent pet food scandal that has rocked the nation, resulted in several pet deaths, hundreds of animals falling mysteriously ill and the nationwide recall of 60 million packages of dog food products (and counting) as well as other pet foods!The CulpritMelamine: This is the substance at the center of the pet food poison scandal. Pure melamine...

Dog Food Myths: 10 Common Mistakes We Make When Ch...

Author: Sue French Since the infamous pet food recall in March 2007, dog owners have had their confidence in the commercial pet food industry shaken, and justifiably so. In today’s age of information, you’d think it would be easy to find the best way to feed our canine friends. It’s true there is a lot of information available, but so much of it is contradictory or biased that it becomes more confusing...

Dog Food Recalls – Dangerous Effects of Comm...

Author: Michael Lee The issue of the dog food recalls in March was one of the biggest and most alarming incidents for pet owners in 2007. When the news broke out, it was also discovered that cat food was similarly affected. In this article, we will furnish you with more information to keep you aware about dog food recalls. One of the pet food giants enlisted a different supplier to provide them with some of their...

Dog Food Secrets Exposes The Truth Behind The Dog ...

Author: Jennifer McVey Have you ever considered whether or not the dog food you are feeding your dog is actually good for his health? In light of recent tragic events, where thousands of family pets died or suffered serious health issues due to tainted pet foods, it’s something that’s been on many people’s minds. Fortunately, there’s a resource available to help you answer that question. The...

Choosing A Healthy Commercial Dog Food

Have you ever taken a look at the ingredients listed on a bag or can of commercial dog food? If so, depending on which brand you looked at, chances are you wondered how it could be healthy. Sadly, the truth is that most commercial dog foods are no healthier for your pet than a bag of potato chips is for you. So, before you allow your dog to take another bite of that chow you have been giving them, you should read this article...

Dog Nutrition – Is Your Dog Getting Everythi...

Just like any living creature, your dog needs certain nutrients in order to keep him active and healthy, but how many pet owners know exactly what the perfect diet is for dogs? Many of us rely on our pets dog food to supply him with the appropriate nutrition, but the truth is that many dog foods fall short of the mark when it comes to an optimal diet for dogs. When it comes to feeding your dog, there are 6 components you must...

Foods You Should NEVER Feed Your Dog

Everyone loves to feed their dog table scraps and well meaning guests often can be seen feeding your pet all kinds of things, but did you realize that some foods that are perfectly fine for humans can make your dog sick? Even though we think of them as part of the family, dogs digest and react to foods differently than we do, so you must be very careful what you feed your dog as some “human” foods can be fatal to...

Feeding your Dog a Raw Food Diet

Author: cyril j scheer There are many reasons, counting all the pet food recalls last year, many animal lovers are looking for other options to commercial dog food. One of the options is raw a food diet for dogs. The raw food diet for dogs would consist of what your dog would eat if he were a wild animal: raw meat, bones and vegetables. People who believe in this natural diet for dogs report showing tremendous...

Gluten and Toxins in Pet Foods: are They Poisoning...

Author: Jefferson Adams Tainted Wheat Gluten Suspected in Pet Deaths Celiac.com 04/05/2007 – Recent news indicates that wheat gluten tainted with melamine, a chemical found in Asian fertilizers, and forbidden in American pet foods, has been implicated in the sickness of as many as 8,800 pets, including the deaths of up to 2,797 animals, mostly cats1 . Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA’s Center for...

Gourmet Pet Food

Author: Mark Gittelman Anyone who is a pet lover will want to try and give their pet the absolute best when it comes to the food they eat. One way that they can do just that is to provide gourmet foods. A great site that offers not only animal tidbits but also human specialty foods is www.gourmetslueth.com. Anyone can learn to make not only human foodstuff, but also pet snack foods, if they follow the easy recipes that...

Healthy Pet Food Tips

Author: Jane Dinunzio Deciding what to feed your pet isn’t easy these days, especially after the unprecedented pet food recalls in 2007 that pulled more than 100 brands off store shelves. The culprit of the contaminated food was wheat gluten, poisoned with melamine, a chemical used to make plastics and fertilizers. The tainted food caused kidney failure and other illnesses, and may have killed thousands of...

Homemade Dog Food – How to Easily Make Delec...

Author: Michael Lee Has the recent spate of dog food recalls gotten you paranoid about what actually goes into your best buddy’s furry body? Wondering how to make homemade dog food so you can say goodbye forever to commercial, and often harmful, ones? Here are some suggestions on how to make homemade dog food so that both you and your canine pal are worry-free, and not to mention, toxin-free. It’s a great...

Homemade Dog Food: What You Need To Know

Author: Mike Mathews Most dog (and cat) owners are seriously concerned about the safety of the commercial pet food that they are using. With the pet food scares and recalls that are all over the news recently, more and more dog owners want to prepare their own nutritious dog food for their loving companions. However, a balanced diet for you or I is not the same as the one required by our furry friends. Their nutritional...

Pet Food Manufacturing Industry

Author: Mark Gittelman The pet food manufacturers and the pet food industry have begun to be more careful of what they are doing, due to the numerous pet food recalls that have brought so much light to the industry in recent months. Many pet owners have begun to conduct searches about what their pets are consuming, and this search usually begins on the internet. The key is to know which sites can help an owner learn...

How to Select Commercial Pet Food – a Quick ...

Author: Veronica Eng I personally do not advocate for commercially prepared dried pet food diet. From the pet food recall incident, we know that dogs today get sick from cancer, diabetes, liver and kidney diseases at a young age and most died suffering from the onset of the illness. The pet food recall exercise have just confirmed my thoughts about pet diet does contribute and play a major role in their health...

I Want To Eat Premium Pet Food

Author: Lori Matthews I have a written a few articles on premium dog food and premium cat food. Some articles even have included the importance of supplements, treats and even the bones you give as a reward. So you can only imagine how important it is to feed our pets the proper nutrition. This nutrition comes daily from the food we decide to give them. It is extremely important to feed premium, quality foods for their...