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Natural Dog Food Vs. Commercial Dog Food

by Melinda Smith

There are some dangers of feeding a dog commercial dog food. That is why dog owners have come with a new idea called natural dog foods for their beloved dogs which is safe, easy and healthier.

One of the best ingredients for natural dog food is meat. Dogs require protein in their diet and the best source of it is meat. Select fresh meat from the butcher or a meat processor. You'll be able to get bulk quantities at better prices and you can have the meat cut or ground to your specifications.

Good choices for natural dog food include beef that is lean, stew meats, boneless steaks and roasts, and organs such as heart or liver. Lamb is another good meat and boneless stewing lamb, shanks, legs, or butts are good cuts to use. With chicken, select boneless skinless breast, fillets and thighs. All these meats are wonderful for natural dog food.

Also select vegetables to add. The best vegetables for your dog may include squash, pumpkin, cucumber, zucchini, carrots, parsnips, beets, yams, sweet potatoes, and broccoli. These vegetables will provide the necessary nutrients. Again, try to select produce that is as fresh as possible.

Produce can be added as a supplement to the meat. However, a number of vegetables which humans can digest properly will not agree with your canine companion. Spicier items including onions and peppers are known to cause stomach problems. In extreme cases, animals have suffered internal damage from the wrong vegetables.

To determine how much to feed your adult dog per day,simply take his body weight and multiply it by 0.4.This will give you a general guide on how many ounces your dog should eat in a day. You can split this up into several meals a day or all at once. You can make his own meal by chopping meat and vegetables up into small chunks and serve it raw, you can find many recipes for dog foods on the internet.

Then there is sojos food which contains highly nutritional, natural vitamins, minerals and enzymes that your pet just can't get from a pre-cooked, processed pellet of kibble. It has no artificial flavors or preservatives, so your pet gets only the best in all natural, human quality ingredients.

Dog owners today have become more wary about the type of dog food they feed their beloved pets, after recent contaminated dog food scares. For many, natural dog foods have become the products of choice, not only for their safe, healthy ingredients, but because they are just as easy as traditional commercial products. You can find many recipes for dog food on the Internet. If you want your pet to have food that is higher quality, try Sojos food. The food produced in higher in vitamins and minerals that other prepackaged dog food.

Published March 23rd, 2008

Filed in Family