| It's hard to compare dog food brands when you | | | | gluten, corn or soy in it. These can be very difficult |
| might not know what to look for. | | | | for a dog to digest. |
| Here are a few tips on how to find the best dog | | | | 4. Find a food with NO by products. Have you ever |
| food brand: | | | | wondered why they call it by products? It's probably |
| 1. Look at the ingredient list and see what the first 5 | | | | because they don't even know what it is! |
| ingredients are. They will be the indicator as to | | | | 5. Look for health promoting ingredients like bacteria |
| whether you have a good quality food or not. A | | | | cultures, antioxidants, and probiotics. These will help |
| good dog food should not have more than 2 grains | | | | to give your dog a healthy GI tract and in turn more |
| listed in the first 5 ingredients. Protein should be the | | | | nutrients will be absorbed. |
| main ingredient. | | | | 6. Check your dog's bowel movements. Are they |
| 2. Check the protein source. Is it animal or vegetable | | | | large or small? The larger the movement usually |
| protein? Always go with an animal protein. Dogs | | | | means the less nutrients are being absorbed into the |
| metabolize animal protein much better. The best | | | | body. |
| animal protein source is chicken meal. It has less | | | | Did you know a dog fed a high quality dog food lives |
| water in it than chicken meat which means it will be | | | | on average 5 years longer than a dog fed a low |
| more concentrated. | | | | quality food? |
| 3. Don't buy a food that has corn gluten, wheat | | | | |