| Making dog food comparisons comes down to more | | | | In the following text you will find some common |
| than just wet food versus dry food. What dog food | | | | ingredients in dog food and why they are usually |
| comparisons are really about is comparing the labels. | | | | quite unwanted. First there are meat by products |
| However, wet food is better for a dog than dry | | | | that are included in dog foods. The grade of meat |
| food simply due to the fact that it is wet. Dry food | | | | products that are put into pet products will consist of |
| is bad for a canine because it is void of any natural | | | | organs and other parts that are undesirable or |
| moisture. At any rate, the most important part of a | | | | condemned for our consumption. These by products |
| dog food bag or can is the white label on the back or | | | | will consist of bones, intestines, blood, ligaments, |
| side. The best way for you to determine the quality | | | | lungs, feet, heads, and even feathers. Second in line |
| of your pet's food is by carefully reading and | | | | is corn. Corn is often bad because it is so hard for a |
| understanding the nutrition label. | | | | lot of canines to digest. This is why you want to |
| When reading these labels on your canine's food, | | | | watch the level corn that is in a bag or can of food. |
| there are certain questions that you will want to be | | | | Third in line are food fragments. These food |
| asking yourself as you read along. Questions such as: | | | | fragments are lower cost by-products of other food |
| whether the food uses quality ingredients, whether | | | | manufacturing processes. A good example is wheat |
| there is a quality meat source as one of the first | | | | bran and brewer's rice. Both of these food fragments |
| two ingredients, are the ingredients human grade, and | | | | are waste products of the alcohol industry. Next in |
| whether or not the bag or can is dated for | | | | line is the meat and bone meal. This is also called beef |
| freshness. These are some of the most important | | | | and bone meal and they are inexpensive sources of |
| questions to ask yourself while reading over the | | | | animal protein. The problem with this is that the |
| ingredients, but you may think of some other | | | | protein in meal that contains a large amount of bone |
| questions to ask yourself that are not mentioned. | | | | may be hard to digest. If it is hard to digest then it is |
| Some nutritional charts on the internet will list corn at | | | | more than likely not providing adequate nutrition. In |
| either the beginning or closer to the end of their | | | | these animal foods you may also run across many |
| ingredient lists; the food with corn as one of the | | | | animal fats, chemical preservatives, sweeteners, and |
| main ingredients has shown to be less desirable by | | | | beef tallow which is low quality fat. Keep a watchful |
| dogs. If your dog is a fussy eater, you may want to | | | | eye on those nutrition labels for you and for your |
| steer clear of foods with high corn concentration. | | | | pet. |