| Is your dog malnourished? Does it seem that each | | | | lack of your dog getting proper food you may want |
| time he enters into a new cycle or becomes a year | | | | to consider looking at another philosophy in order to |
| or two older his food and nutritional needs seem to | | | | have your dog live a healthier and satisfying life. |
| change? It may be correct to note your dog is | | | | Your dog may not be doing well on commercial dog |
| experiencing unbalanced nutrition. | | | | food. Has your vet recommended another type of |
| Most of us are familiar with dog food being labeled | | | | food? And why is your vet recommending another |
| and sold as puppy, active, less active, senior, allergy | | | | food? There are reports that many of the |
| free and others. Commercial companies have tried to | | | | commercial dog foods may not be a product that is |
| make it easier for consumers to select appropriate | | | | healthy for your dog. |
| foods for canines. | | | | For some dogs the dry food may be like eating a |
| Human beings experience changes as our body | | | | sugared cereal. It may taste good, but in the long run |
| grows or ages. Nutritional changes also seem | | | | it is not a good nutritional source. Read labels on the |
| necessary. Dogs need a balanced variety of foods | | | | packaging. Some dog foods contain mostly grain with |
| which also include their necessary vitamins and | | | | some vitamins and minerals and sprayed with fats |
| minerals. A healthy dog and a healthy human will ward | | | | and meat flavoring. The dog is attracted to the odor |
| off many diseases with healthy immune systems | | | | and taste but not receiving essential nutrients. |
| maintained with wholesome foods and beverages. | | | | Would you prefer eating a slice of steak or a slice of |
| Are you having problems maintaining your dog with | | | | bread coated with fat and artificial steak seasoning? |
| correct pet food nutrition? Is your dog malnourished | | | | The brand of commercial dry food that we were |
| or experiencing unbalanced nutrition? | | | | feeding our dog was designed for less active dogs |
| Most of us realize that a dog cannot be sustained on | | | | and stated the use of natural products. Natural does |
| any one single food source; variety is essential. A | | | | not guarantee that a dog is getting its necessary |
| malnourished dog will usually show its ribs, have | | | | nutrition. Dry skin, hair loss, and chronic ear infections |
| diarrhea, hair loss and it looks like it is starving. When | | | | have lead me to start adding a variety of meats |
| we happen on this situation we do something about | | | | both cooked and raw and vegetables trying to solve |
| it. This is usually an animal which has been abused, | | | | his problems. |
| lost or stolen and is desperately seeking food. | | | | In fact one of the clerks at the pet food store |
| With these types of symptoms the vet will probably | | | | suggested the dog might be allergic to the rice bran |
| find fleas, ticks, and a disease depending on the | | | | in the particular brand we were purchasing. We |
| length of time and stress that the animal has tried to | | | | switched to corn which seems to have made a |
| survive. | | | | difference, but I am still on guard. |
| If you are having problems which seem to be from a | | | | |