| Dogs are descended from wolves and wolves are | | | | dog food for them is what they catch themselves |
| carnivores. Therefore, dogs are carnivores too, right? | | | | and what plants and grubs they find around. It's your |
| Sorry but that's wrong. It looks good, but this type | | | | responsibility to feed your dog, so you're not going |
| of thinking isn't complete. You have to remember | | | | to let this happen, but it is instructive to think about |
| that dogs, while having wolves in their ancestry, have | | | | it. Whatever they can catch, or scavenge, in the wild |
| also been subject to thousands of years selective | | | | could be contaminated, which would make the dog ill |
| breeding by humans. Obviously this has affected their | | | | or kill him. Going to the other extreme, buying your |
| basic shape, just look at all the different breeds | | | | dog ready made dog food could expose him to |
| there are, apart from the differences between | | | | cheap manufacturers who will put anything in their |
| different dogs of the same breed. Dogs are classed | | | | products in order to make as much money as |
| as omnivores, like us. OK, they need different ratios | | | | possible. Your dog's health and well being isn't of |
| of nutrients than us, but they do need a specific diet | | | | interest to them. |
| all for themselves. The natural dog food diet is | | | | So, what can you do? Practically, you have two |
| different from a carnivore's diet, e.g. wolves, and is | | | | options. You can make your own dog food from |
| different from our diet. | | | | food you would buy. This vastly reduces the risk of |
| Dogs need proteins, carbohydrates, fat and water in | | | | 'bad food' for your dog, because human food is |
| their diet just like us, but for optimal health, they | | | | simply much better controlled and checked. Making |
| really need these ingredients in different proportions | | | | dog food yourself is much easier than most people |
| than humans. Because of their wolf ancestry, they | | | | think, and those that do it swear by it. |
| do require a much higher proportion of protein than | | | | Alternatively, you can buy ready made dog food. |
| we do. About 40% of their food intake should be | | | | Here, you really should arm yourself with information |
| meat. The rest should consist of vegetables and | | | | about dog food manufacturers. Find out what is in |
| grains. | | | | the food and which manufacturers you really should |
| Dogs are predators, so, in theory, the most natural | | | | be avoiding. |