I have to admit that I didn’t research dog food brands too much before deciding which one we’d feed our new puppy. She’s a small breed, so I looked for foods formulated for small dogs. Beyond that, I looked at some all natural foods and even glanced at a cookbook full of recipes to make your own dog food (from human food of course!). While I love my puppy, whose name is Mabel, I wasn’t to keen on cooking for her three times per day. I chose a high-quality commercial dog food that claimed to be veterinarian recommended – good enough for me. The problem was that the food wasn’t good enough for my puppy and a talk with my veterinarian set me straight.
It is quite scary actually. We take for granted the regulation of foods we consume. I assumed someone somewhere had put in place regulations to ensure our pets were kept safe also. Unfortunately this isn’t the case and the commercial dog food brands are full of preservatives, toxins and chemicals that will undoubtedly damage, if not kill, your dog. I live near one of the most renowned veterinary centers in the United States (Cornell) and when I inquired about the dog food brands I should be using, I was told to immediately stop using commercial food. The woman answering my questions made it very simple: there is a dog food conspiracy amongst this industry and pet owners don’t even know it’s going on.
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