| Did you know there are good proteins for your dog | | | | will eventually start losing hair rapidly. |
| that are essential for your dog's health? And there | | | | The immune system relies on proteins to continue to |
| are proteins that are practically worthless to your | | | | protect the body from diseases and infections. |
| dog? | | | | Without a properly developed immune system, a dog |
| Is your pet among the more than 30 million dogs in | | | | is more susceptible to chronic diseases that can bring |
| America that is getting an inferior diet because they | | | | early death. |
| eat commercial dog foods that contain inferior | | | | For this reason the United States requires all |
| proteins? | | | | commercial dog food companies guaranty their |
| The good proteins for your pets include muscle | | | | products contain a minimum of 9% protein. That |
| meat, eggs, organ meats and dairy products such as | | | | figure, by the way, is probably too low to sustain |
| yogurt and cottage cheese. | | | | vibrant health but has been established as the |
| The inferior proteins come from vegetable sources | | | | required minimum nonetheless. |
| such as soy, rice, wheat and corn. These vegetable | | | | Manufacturers of commercial dog foods often satisfy |
| proteins cannot be easily digested by your dog. If his | | | | this guaranty by filling their product with nutritionally |
| or her diet is made up of vegetable proteins he/she | | | | inferior vegetable proteins. Why? Because vegetables |
| will likely develop hormonal imbalances and other | | | | are much cheaper. They can then meet the |
| health problems. | | | | government requirement and still keep their profits |
| How does protein affect a dog's body? | | | | high! |
| The muscular building blocks of protein consist of | | | | That dog food companies sacrifice the health of your |
| twenty-three amino acids. A normal healthy dog | | | | animal for profits should not be surprising. One |
| produces thirteen amino acids internally. The other | | | | investigator took a list of 68 requirements for a safe, |
| ten must be obtained through the food the dog | | | | nutritional dog food. She then compared every dog |
| consumes. | | | | food manufactured in North America to her list. |
| If a puppy is denied these ten outside amino acids it | | | | What were the results? She discovered only 9 |
| will simply fail to grow and develop - it will eventually | | | | commercial dog food brands that met the 68 point |
| die. | | | | criteria. |
| An adult dog that develops a deficiency of these | | | | At first glance this may seem a stretch. But, then, |
| essential amino acids will grow weak and may | | | | how was it that thousands of our pets were |
| develop symptoms such as weak or deformed | | | | poisoned in the dog food scandal of 2007? Why are |
| bones, chronic ear infections, skin infections, epilepsy | | | | more dogs dying at an earlier age from cancers and |
| and tumors leading to cancer. He may also display | | | | other ailments? |
| behaviors such as aggression or timidity, spinning and | | | | Protein for dogs is an essential part of their diet. Do |
| tail chasing | | | | you know if your dog is being fed with good proteins |
| Protein is very important for your dog's coat, skin | | | | or inferior proteins? Is his diet safe or unsafe? Your |
| and nails. Without protein, his coat will dull and and he | | | | pet depends on you to keep him or her safe! |