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All Natural Dog Food – Hype or Hope?
It’s hard to go down the pet aisle in the stores without seeing several brands of natural and all natural dog food. But are these terms hype or hope? It certainly seems like these days, our pets have more medical problems than ever before – from allergies to food intolerance to arthritis. I just don’t remember any of my dogs as I was growing up having any of these problems. Perhaps they did and we just didn’t notice, but dogs weren’t immediate members of the family like they are now – they were pets, that’s it, just pets.
Is the low quality commercial dog food to blame for our dogs’ medical problems? Will switching to an all natural dog food help improve the quality of our pets’ lives? That’s on the fence – many people are screaming ‘YES – feed quality and your dog’s health will improve’, while others are saying ‘no way – you’re just wasting your money’. After all, some people have fed their dogs very low quality dog food for years with no problems.
Me, I’m one of the ones screaming ‘YES’. Now, will I say that if I kept feeding inferior brands of dog food to my dogs that that would kill them? No, I’d need proof to go that far. But from my actual experience I can say that my dogs’ health has definitely improved since feeding them quality, nutritious packed foods.
But finding the quality, nutrient rich dog food isn’t necessarily easy. Manufacturers are preying on our relationship with our dogs (or as I’ve heard called ‘fur-kids’). And unfortunately, there is a lack of regulation as to what terms mean and when they can be used, especially in dog products. Using words such as ‘holistic’, ‘all natural’, and ‘natural’ dog food make pet owners feel good about what they are buying. But just because that is on the bag of food doesn’t mean there is any guarantee in the nutritional value of the food. You still need to be on your toes and look closely at the ingredients.
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