| What dogs eat today is far different to what they | | | | wild dogs faced, a lot of what they eat still doesn't |
| ate before domestication. While dog food today has | | | | have the nutritional value that they need for long |
| nutrients that an animal requires and your pet may | | | | healthy lives. If you have a dog, then you should still |
| scarf it down hungrily, a wild dog would probably turn | | | | give them certain things to keep them healthy. Giving |
| its nose up at it. For one thing, a wild dog hunted for | | | | them raw bones to chew on can actually help them |
| food on its own, in packs, and in ways that are the | | | | greatly, not only to keep their teeth strong, but so |
| same as how a wolf hunts. | | | | they can get the necessary mineral in bone marrow |
| For wild dogs it was meals on the run, with most of | | | | to help them have strong bones and teeth. |
| the day spent searching for their next meal. They | | | | There are all different kinds of websites available that |
| were not as fat as dogs of today, and their lean | | | | are chock full of information on what are the best |
| muscular bodies were built for speed and stamina. | | | | dog foods you should feed your dog. There is even |
| Wild dogs ate pretty much whatever they could, | | | | a diet called BARF, which is an acronym for Bones |
| small animals and even larger ones like buffalo, elk | | | | And Raw Food, which is a diet developed and |
| and deer, which they would take down as a pack. | | | | created by veterinary surgeon Dr. Ian Billinghurst |
| The first things they would eat would be the organs | | | | from Australia. He has some good ideas about food |
| - heart, liver, kidneys, and intestines, which would | | | | for dogs and it may be a good idea to check him |
| have the most nutrients. The intestines also | | | | out. It is important that we as pet owners do |
| contained grains and things that were also essential | | | | whatever it takes to not only keep our dogs happy, |
| to a wild dog's diet. Next would be the bones, | | | | but healthy as well. This not only means proper diet |
| muscles and fats which contained other valuable | | | | and nutritional needs, but also a regular exercise |
| nutrients such as carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins | | | | routine. |
| and enzymes to help in their health. | | | | So as you can see, even though your dog has been |
| The best dog foods available for wild dogs did not | | | | domesticated, he/she still needs to have the best |
| only consist of meat they also included vegetable | | | | dog foods available and regular exercise to keep him |
| matter like grasses, roots, and even berries. This was | | | | her in optimal health and live a long and happy life |
| important for their organs and digestive tracts. | | | | with you. |
| While dogs of today don't have all the stresses that | | | | |