| With all the recent dog food recalls you may have | | | | and animals. Some pet foods even contain rendered |
| considered making your own. Recalls have been | | | | animals or road kill! If you are still scratching your |
| ongoing and have happened in 1995, 1999 and 2005 | | | | head wondering how this could happen please visit |
| so don't expect the latest recall or dog deaths to be | | | | the link at the end of this article. |
| the last. The best brands have not been spared on | | | | The best food your dog could ever have is the one |
| the recall lists. In the latest recall several major | | | | you prepare with the quality ingredients you add to |
| companies have recalled more than 100 brands of | | | | the recipe. This is no secret and you can make it in |
| pet food! The latest recall was linked to | | | | batches to freeze. Most people think of their dog as |
| contaminated wheat gluten contaminated with | | | | a carnivore but in reality your dog is an omnivore and |
| melamine that caused illness, kidney failure and death. | | | | loves a variety of food. Don't get me wrong there |
| The recent recalls are not a new thing they have | | | | are some things you do not want to feed certain |
| been ongoing but with recent pet deaths and illness | | | | breeds. Corn products and chicken can cause some |
| they have become big news and many people are | | | | dogs gas and cause an upset stomach and these are |
| looking for alternatives to feed their dog with a good | | | | common ingredients in many canned or dry formulas. |
| diet. The fact is you can make a better dog food for | | | | So it is not uncommon to see formulas with rice, |
| your dog than you could ever buy in a bag. Before | | | | lamb, duck, venison or barley for dogs that have |
| the commercialized dog food industry got a foothold | | | | allergies to your more common blends. When you |
| in society most dogs ate table scraps or what they | | | | make dog food you know what is going in and will be |
| could around the farm. | | | | able to control what your dog eats. |
| Would you have ever thought your dog may be a | | | | So if your feeding your dog a quality dog food from |
| cannibal? If you are not really clear on this possibility | | | | the pet store and he seems to be having an allergic |
| then check it out yourself. Many pets or dogs | | | | reaction such as gas, itching, loosing hair or feeling |
| develop allergies to food and this could be for many | | | | lethargic you may want to consider more than |
| reasons. Your dogs food may contain things such as | | | | changing its food. You can spend hours searching the |
| pesticides, herbicides, plastic Styrofoam and a | | | | internet for dog food recipes but consider this. Tried |
| plethora of many other things you would never even | | | | and tested recipes that dogs will like without |
| consider including the drugs used to euthanized pets | | | | spending countless hours searching around. |