Dog

Someone who own pets can give their dogs a healthy lifestyle if the pets are put on a wholesome nutritious diet. Nutrition is the foundation of good health and a well fed pet is usually a healthy pet dog. The best diet for a dog is very much like a diet that nutritionists advocate for us humans, comprising of a variety of fresh healthy foods rich in vitamins and minerals. This type of diet can work out superbly for your pet which would even make him live longer.

If you wish to feed your dog right, you need to start with fresh natural components that are full of life. The concept of fresh foods is when the foods go through a token amount of processing, which usually depletes the crucial nutrients like vitamins and minerals.

Such diets can also include some home-created dog foods, some raw foods as well as foods which are dehydrated. Doctor Richard Pitcairn, a veterinary surgeon who has done extended research in natural pet dog care, recommends feeding pets a healthy diet of homemade foods made to the special needs of the animals.

Raw foods are gaining acceptance amongst a lot of pet dog owners though the subject is still under debate, but these pet dog owners are bit by bit realizing the goodness of raw foods. It is helping to clear many conditions such as chronic allergies and other degenerative ailments.

The best part of this is that you no longer have to depend on the raw bone fresh from the butcher store, but can easily access several frozen raw foods from specialty stores which are wholesome and hygienic too. Raw foods are also available in freeze dried form where the dog food is freeze -dried or “cold processed”, a process whereby enzymes, amino acids, and antibiotics remain intact.

Another form of natural dog foods are those which are dried, and this ways that they are dried at very low temperatures, very like the soup mixes which are available at the food stores. Since the process involves very little heat, the intrinsic enzymes and their activities are in limbo, till such times the food is re-hydrated. The dehydration action only loses about 3% to 5% of the nutrients as opposed to other processes such as canning and the making of kibble which may cause the food to lose of up to 60% of its nutritional value.

Homemade meals are another alternative to a healthy diet but this isn’t always easy since dogs need a particular balance and proportion of meat versus vegetable products. The good news is that there are different pre-mixed foods available where you only have to add H2O and meat and your home-made dog food is ready to be served.

A good meal is a pleasant experience for humans and it should be the same for our animal companions. What is needed from us is a bit of care and concern to see whether the food served is fresh, whether there is adequate variety in his meals and whether we are offering the right kind of food, and if we do this our best friends can live happily ever after.