Holistic Dog Food & Nutrition

First and foremost, it is very important that you feed your dog a quality dog food.  All dog foods are not created equal.  Companies try to convince you that their product is something great to feed to your dog.  However, most consumers never look into what is really put into dog food, and most consumers are not aware that most of the major brands of dog food sold at your local grocery stores are subsidiaries of major multinational companies that utilize the waste products from their human food products by using them in their pet food. Even Hills Science Diet is owned by one of these companies.  Many of the ingredients used as fillers in these foods have been shown to be the very reason that so many pets are developing diseases that shorten their life span or make their quality of life less than desirable.  Do you really want to feed your dog these foods?

We have researched dog foods, and have found that there are companies using high quality human grade, holistic ingredients.  Foods that are not made with fillers and poor quality ingredients, but foods that will contribute to helping your dog live a long and healthy life.  There is an excellent article about dog food from the Animal Protection Institute called, “What’s Really in Pet Food” for those who want to read more about this.

Also, the Whole Dog Journal magazine reviews dog foods annually and recommends those foods they have found to contain high quality ingredients and foods that have eliminated low quality ingredients.  Some of the foods that have had consistently great reviews are:  Wellness, Innova, Evo, California Natural, Nature’s Logic, Taste of the Wild, or Solid Gold.  These foods do cost more, but you feed less as your dog’s digestive system absorbs more of the nutrients.  You usually see less stools as well.  The cost of the food may initially seem high, but remember that you are feeding less than you would if you were purchasing a cheap grocery store food.  It usually works out to be about the same per meal, even when you do feed the better quality, nutrient rich dog food.  Your dog is a loved family member and deserves to be fed a quality food that will keep him in good health for a very long time.

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