| Commercial dog food is the easy way out. It allows | | | | roughly 50% protein, 30% carbohydrates, and 25% |
| you to peel back the lid of a can, plop the contents | | | | fats. Additionally, you should try to mix in a healthy |
| in a bowl-and have an instant meal for rover with | | | | combination of carrots and brown rice. |
| little thought and little effort. Additionally, all in all, | | | | When making your own dog food, using a little |
| commercial dog food is quite cheap. It seems like the | | | | variety is always a good idea. This will help you to |
| ideal solution for feeding your pup; and he doesn't | | | | keep things appetizing for your dog, who is probably |
| seem to mind too much. | | | | used to a rotation of chicken, beef, lamb, and dry |
| And that was all good and fine until this summer, | | | | food (or something similar). You will want to make |
| when literally hundreds of dogs fell ill or died after | | | | sure that you are able to replicate a similar rotation, |
| consuming commercial dog food that was tainted | | | | so that your dog does not lose his appetite. |
| with poisonous contents. You now have to take your | | | | In general, you will want to try to keep all of your |
| dog's very life into consideration when you purchase | | | | dog's food natural. Consider using recipes for healthy |
| commercial dog food. | | | | dog food that do not contain any preservative-laden |
| But before you get started - before you make your | | | | elements. Instead, try to provide rover with items |
| own dog food - first consider the following: there are | | | | that haven't been heavily processed and that are rich |
| many ingredients that are poisonous to dogs, but not | | | | in vitamins and minerals. This will assure that your dog |
| to humans. Thus, simply cooking a whole meal for | | | | lives a happy and healthy life - and avoids getting |
| the family - and then dishing some out into rover's | | | | cancer from accumulated chemicals. |
| bowl - could have disastrous consequences for his | | | | Also remember that all natural recipes will put the |
| health. So, before you get started, spend some time | | | | onus on you to keep everything fresh and nutritious. |
| scouring the Internet for lists of items that rover | | | | Luckily, this only amounts to avoiding spoilage. You |
| cannot eat; also, consult your vet, too. | | | | can do this by wrapping up everything tightly, putting |
| Recipes for home made dog food should start off by | | | | it into containers, and refrigerating it whenever it is |
| including some of your dog's old food, too. If your | | | | not being prepared or consumed. Additionally, don't |
| dog normally eats dog food that contains chicken, | | | | forget to label it properly. Rover won't be happy if |
| then make a recipe that includes chicken and then | | | | you accidentally grab his meal for lunch (and, chances |
| mix it with some of your dog's old food. This will help | | | | are, you wouldn't be either)! |
| him to adjust slowly to the change, so he does not | | | | So take these tips to make your own dog food and |
| end up with diarrhea or any serious digestive | | | | use them to create an alternative to the commercial |
| problems during the transition. | | | | products you normally give to your puppy or adult |
| Additionally, remember that any home cooked dog | | | | dog. From now on, you wont have to worry that a |
| food recipes should include all of the components | | | | bad batch of some ingredient could put your dog's |
| that your puppy or adult dog will need to remain | | | | life in jeopardy. |
| healthy. Specifically, you will want to make his diet | | | | |