Processed Dog Foods

Processed Dog Foods

Many families have had issues with processed dog foods, such as dry food (kibble) or wet canned food, which contribute to their obesity and unhealthiness. Here's a simple at-a-glance guide to ridding your kitchen of dangerous processed foods that can damage your dog's health and wellness.

1. Clean: First, read your labels and look for foods with the least amount of fillers such as corn and wheat, which is most common in dry dog food, which are cheaper and have less meat. Excess filler, which is not a natural part of a dog's diet, can cause allergic reactions in dogs, lead to expensive health problems and shorten your pets' life span. Always check the labels and conduct your own research, even if it is vet recommended.

With wet food, again, read the labels. Because of the high moisture content in canned food, the canned food may have to be mixed with the dry food. Additionally, grain gluten and other protein gels in the wet dog food may be used to create artificial meat chunks, but are not real meat.

2. Feed: Look for natural or organic dry or wet foods. Read the label to ensure that the food is grain free. Alternatively, you may try raw or BARF diets (bones and raw food) diet. These diets are designed to recreate the diet that your dog’s ancestor’s evolved in the wild.

Restore these foods to your dog’s diet:

Salmon
Chicken
Beef
Veggies

Some benefits of a natural/organic diet include:

Reducing your dog’s skin ailments and allergies
More energy and healthy weight
Reducing digestive problems (e.g. reducing vomiting and diarrhea and improving stool)
Improved health and immunity
Better quality of life and lifespan

3. Exercise: Last, get a healthy balance of exercise throughout the day

Rebalance your dog’s energy:

Control your dog’s diet
Feed once or twice a day
Do not feed after 9 p.m.
Walk your dog in the morning and in the evening
Exercise your dog before feeding to work up an appetite
Hydrate your dog with plenty of water

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