Food, Glorious, Food

 

 

What's for dinner? This little question wraps around a whole slew of notions: Good food, family environment, connection. And a can of worms (Yuck! hopefully not being served!)

So what are you feeding your dog? Nutrition is just as important for our pets as it is for ourselves and families. Are you feeding your dog Corn Pops? That is what I call food that has corn listed as the first ingredient. If the food is dyed with bright colors I equate that to Lucky Charms! Be a Label Reader. Understand what you are putting into your dog.

I never tell people to buy the most expensive food but I do suggest they buy the best quality. Some kind of meat should be listed more than once in the first 5 ingredients. Also watch out for sneaky grains. Again like people Wheat can be a problem. Inflammatory bowel disease affects dogs much like it afflicts humans.

White rice, white potatoes and tapioca can upset the bio-flora of a dog's digestive system. Starches and sugars can cause an over growth of yeast. Then yucky brown stuff will grow in dogs' ears and can come through their skin. Be sure to check between your dog's toes and pads. Is the skin and hair a ruddy brown color? Or crusty, looking like scabs? That could be a yeast problem.

Want to know how your food stacks up? Check out this link

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/

 

You know your dog best! Perhaps their stomach is a tank and they can eat anything? Great! But if your dog can't put on weight, is itchy, has sores or is topping out the scale you should consider addressing their food. When good stuff goes into a dog, good dogs are the result.

Out of the DogHouse LLC website www.ohiodogtrainer.net
Contact Dru Therrian 440.286.9070