Come On Boy, Eat Your Veggies
When it comes to feeding your dog can sometimes be more difficult to satisfy than a child, yet giving your pet healthy dog food is the key to keeping him happy and strong. Healthy dog food often cannot be found off the shelf so it is usually better to try and mix various brands together in order to get the best diet.
The newspapers are full of articles on what sorts of things humans should eat, but it’s hard to find recommendations on what to feed a dog. Start by remembering that your four-legged friends are natural carnivores, or meat eaters. Therefore, the main ingredient of his meals should, without a doubt, be meat. Meat provides them with protein, fat, and vitamins essential to their growth and well-being.
One way to give your canines protein with a reduced amount of fat is to feed them fish. When feeding your animal whole fish, be sure to first cook it thoroughly and then remove all fish bones so they don’t get stuck in your dog’s throat.
Proteins may also come from eggs. The eggs white must be cooked, the yolk is fine uncooked and is rich with fat and vitamins.
Milk is also rich in fat, suggar, minerals and vitamins. Dogs love it and it is digested easily, it can be a problem only if your he is lactose intollerant.
For optimum health, your dog must also eat vegetables whether he likes them or not. Why should a carnivore eat veggies? Quite simply, they are essential for regular intestinal function. For ease of digestion, be sure to cook your dog’s vegetables well.
Sugar provides your dog with an energy source and a means of regulating intestinal bacteria. Cereals, a good source of sugar, should always be fed in conjunction with other food groups. The best cereal to feed your canine is rice, which gives the right amount of sugar; just be sure to cook it well before feeding it to your animal.
A regular dose of vegetable fatfrom vegetable or olive oilis also important in your dogs’ diet. However, be sure to keep the total amount of fat in their diet under 10%; exceeding this number can lead to obesity and poor health.
The daily protein intake should not go over 20%, this value may vary from time to time. It may be get higher during pregnancy or be lower if the dog is old. So if you want your dog to eat healthy dog food, don’t forget to give him his veggies.
