When choosing the type of dog food to feed your dog, you need to consider his age, breed, your dog’s activity level and also his health condition. For instance, puppies and older dogs will have different types of nutritional needs and you need to ensure your dog or puppy has sufficient consumption of these nutrition for a long and healthy live. It is best if you seek advice from your veterinarian before deciding on which dog food to feed your dog or puppy.
Two most popular choices of dog foods are:
Dry Dog Food
Feeding your dog with dry dog food, usually in small pieces of kibbles, is perhaps one of the most popular choices among dog owners. However, not all dog food brands use high quality natural ingredients. Ensure to read the label of ingredients listed before purchasing any brands of dog food. Here are some guidelines to help you to have some ideas of what the label actually tells you:
No Preservative, Artificial Colours and Flavours. Generally, natural dog food contains no preservative, artificial colours and flavours. Consumption of these components may be harmful to your dog’s health if taken in a long run. Avoid those that labeled chemical additives as a source of flavour.
Colour. Lookout for the colour of the dog food, generally dog food made from natural ingredients is in soft earth tones. Existence of other colours may contain some source of additives.
Type of Meat. Avoid brands that labeled ingredients include meat by-products. Choose one that made from natural meat such as chicken, lamb or liver.
Cooked Dog Food
Cooked dog food contains all natural sans the preservatives. A healthy cooked dog food meal contains about 80% meat and 20% fibre. Thereby, when preparing a meal for your dog, be sure to include some source of vegetables and starch in addition to the cooked meat such as liver, beef, lamb and etc. Types of vegetables like broccoli, carrots are all good sources of fibres for your dog.
As always love your dog.
