| The dog food that you buy your dog is more than | | | | Something else that you want to watch out for is |
| just a meal. What your dog eats impacts his health | | | | preservatives. Watch out for them. Just as with the |
| and it can even make him sick. As a concerned dog | | | | food you eat, preservatives add little value and they |
| owner, you must take your time to choose dog food | | | | are not good for your dog. Some preservatives are |
| that is high quality and that does not contain | | | | very harmful to dogs. BHA, BHT and Ethoxyquin are |
| ingredients that could harm your dog's health. | | | | a few examples of preservatives that have been |
| It can often be difficult to tell if a dog food is high | | | | proven to be harmful to dogs when they consume |
| quality just by looking at it. It is really not about how | | | | them over a period of time. |
| the food looks as much as it is about what is inside | | | | Lastly, take an overall look at the dog food. Just |
| of it. To really access the quality of a dog food, you | | | | what does it offer your dog? Does it provide extra |
| must begin by looking at the list of ingredients. | | | | benefits? Some things to look for are vegetables, |
| Ingredients are listed according to how much of the | | | | beet fiber, antioxidants, minerals and bacteria cultures. |
| ingredients are used in the food. This means that the | | | | When you take all these things into mind you should |
| ingredient listed first is the main ingredient. This first | | | | be able to choose the best dog food for your dog. |
| ingredient should be an animal protein. The preferred | | | | You should feel confident that the food you are |
| ingredient would be "chicken" meal (not something like | | | | feeding your dog will be healthy for him and that it is |
| meat meal or poultry meal). It is important to note | | | | going to provide him with great taste that he enjoys. |
| that poultry meal is not the same thing as chicken | | | | You will become a pro at spotting dog food that is |
| meal. Also meat by products are also not a good | | | | just not right for your dog. |
| protein choice because by products lack the proper | | | | As humans, eating fast food is sometimes |
| nutritional value. | | | | convenient and even tastes good. Eating like this |
| Some grains, such as corn, wheat or soy can be | | | | once in awhile isn't bad. However, this couldn't be a |
| difficult for a dog to digest. This leads to less | | | | realistic diet everyday because of lack of nutrition. |
| nutritional value, less nutrition for your dog and more | | | | Eventually the wonders of our body would crave |
| digestive issues that can be uncomfortable for you | | | | something more. The same hold true for you dog. |
| and your dog. Furthermore, they can cause allergic | | | | They can't tell you though when they are looking for |
| reactions that could be very harmful to your dog. | | | | something better, healthier and more nutritious. We |
| Another thing to look at is the fat sources in the | | | | tend to feed our dogs the same food everyday. |
| food. As with the human diet, in the canine diet some | | | | Some dog food brands can equate to human fast |
| fats are better than others. Animal fats are better | | | | food. If we wouldn't eat everyday like that; why |
| for your dog because animal fats are easier on your | | | | would we feed our dogs food daily like that? |
| dog's digestive system. | | | | |