| With all of the unnecessary and unhealthy ingredients | | | | sense when preparing your dog's food. |
| that are being put in dog food today, it isn't a | | | | So, what foods should be included in the typical raw |
| surprise that many pet food products were removed | | | | food diet? The answer is simple: meat and |
| from the shelves in 2007 due to the Menu Foods | | | | vegetables. Half of each meal should be made up of |
| recall in February of that year. | | | | meat and the other half vegetables. If you can, try |
| Due to pet owners' growing distrust in the pet food | | | | and get your meat from a butcher to ensure |
| production companies, many have begun to make | | | | freshness. Start off with just meat for a few days |
| their own dog food from raw ingredients that meet | | | | when you are switching your dog. Once your dog has |
| all of their canine's nutritional needs. Besides, how can | | | | settled into this you can start adding some bland |
| one be sure that the food they use today won't be | | | | veggies such as carrots. You should use a blender or |
| on the recall list a few months from now? The | | | | food processor for your veggies, as this will make it |
| common name for homemade natural dog food is | | | | easier for your dog to digest them. |
| the "raw food diet for dogs." | | | | Another item you can add to your dog's raw food |
| The raw diet is not a new trend, though many pet | | | | meal is raw meaty bones. Examples of these bones |
| owners think it is. This diet is basically mimicking what | | | | are chicken backs, necks, wings, or turkey necks. |
| your dog would eat if he were out in the wild. Some | | | | They are soft enough for a dog to chew and eat |
| people have even called it the BARF diet. BARF | | | | and they provide exercise for your dog's jaws and |
| stands for Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods and | | | | upper body muscles. Remember never to give your |
| also for Bones and Raw Food Diet. | | | | dog cooked bones! |
| When putting together a raw food diet for your dog, | | | | Good luck with your homemade dog food! You can |
| it's important that you understand what your dog's | | | | find out more information about which dog food |
| nutritional needs are and that you are capable of | | | | ingredients should be avoided in store-bought kibble |
| meeting them. This may include committing a bit of | | | | and other helpful information for creating your own |
| extra preparation time each day or week (depending | | | | dog food and providing hygiene support for your dog |
| on how often you make the food). You should be | | | | by visiting DogFoodforLife here. |
| prepared to do some research and exercise common | | | | |