Posted by mageadmin | Posted in Dog Care Tips | Posted on 05-07-2010
Tags: business, dog, dog-food, food, health, meat, nutrition, Pet food
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What, exactly, does “natural” mean? More importantly, what does “natural” mean whenever you see it on a can or perhaps a bag of Dog Food? You want the better of everything for your dog, including his food, but are foods which are labeled as natural dog foods any better than another not labeled natural?
The essential explanation of natural is, “in accordance with nature.” The way it pertains to commodities - and dog food can be described as commodity - the definition is, “being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes.” The commercial food you purchase your pet may contain natural ingredients, but are they good for your dog? Are they nourishing? The definition doesn’t say anything about being healthy or good for you - or your dog.
A preferred brand of dry puppy food contains “natural poultry flavor”. If the maker doesn’t give the source, and this one doesn’t, you then are counting on his word that it is actually natural and not a chemical. Even if it is natural, does it contain something your dog is possibly allergic to? In this case, you don’t know.
Meat by-products are a typical ingredient in many dog foods, including those marketed as natural. These by-products are the non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals. It includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone, partially defatted low temperature fatty tissue, and stomachs and intestines freed of the contents. It does not include hair, horns, teeth and hoofs. Nothing unnatural here, but the nutritional value is far under the meat itself. Your dog would get lots of food but little nutrition.
If you would like your dog to have a natural diet but you don’t want to stress about a whole host of ingredients that may or may not be good for the dog, your best option is to make your dog’s food yourself. You've control over the ingredients. You've got control over the nutritional value of your dog’s food. Of the many natural dog foods, those which will be best for your dog are your own.
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