Dog Food - Would You Eat IT?

How many of us love our pets so much that weand on. Do some research. You'll be amazed.
would spare no expense to take care of them. IWe love our pets and we would never knowingly
would bet that most of us fall into the spare nogive them something that would make them sick.
expense category. The question, is then, why doThis includes the food we feed them. I have included
many of us feed our pets such "crap" for food?a link to a web site that explains all of this in better
*We are constantly bombarded with ads ondetail. Please take a look at it. Once you know the
television telling us which foods are the tastiest (andtruth, I am confident that you will see why it is in our
how would they know?)and most nutritious, whichpets' best interest to invest in the better food.
foods will give them a shiny coat,etc,etc,etc... InFor many of us, they are our family. Let's treat them
reality I have found that most of the foods that areas such.
truly good for our pets, the ones that are a HolisticI have also found some interesting articles on Should
and "human-grade," food, are rarely seen onyou stick with one brand of dog food for the lifetime
television or in magazine ads. Unfortunately, the wayof your dog? Pet food companies want your loyalty
most of us hear about the better foods is by wordand will go so far as to tell you not to try any other
of mouth or, if one of our pets gets very sick andfood for your dog's well being. The truth is that
we do a little research on "cures". This is how I firstchanging amongst a variety of brands and flavors
came upon the "human grade" dog and cat foods. Myensures a broad range of nutritional elements and
two rottweilers coincidentally got cancer within twoadditives in your pet's bowl.
months of each other. While researching their cancers"Crude protein" in dog food is not necessarily that
I started reading about the more popular dog foodswhich can be digested and utilized by the dog's body.
and the junk that was in them. There are cancer-It is not what most people think of as protein since it
causing chemicals, meat and chickenincludes hooves, beaks and feathers, which are not
by-products(feet,beaks,brains),diseased organs fromingredients a dog's body can do anything with.
dead animals,grain by-products, and the list goes on