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These days, many of us realize that we should be eating a more healthy diet, and those of us who have pets, also wonder how we can do the same thing for our best friend. A good start is to provide a natural, organic food for your dog. Have you even taken the time to compare dog foods? How does the food that you feed to your dog stack up?

What does your dog need to be healthy? Not surprisingly, many of the foods that are good for people are good for dogs, as well. We need lots of lean, healthy protein, the kind found in lean beef, chicken, and organ meats. So do our dogs. We need lots of vitamins, particularly E and C and lots of antioxidents to bond with the free radicals in our systems that can cause cancer. Guess what? The Western Veterinary Conference stated at its meeting in 1994 that our dogs need the same thing.

We eat too many excessively processed foods that are full of chemical preservatives. Unless you are buying natural organic dog food, your best friend is probably eating too many of the same things. Read the label on your brand of dog food and ask yourself, \”How does your dog food brand compare?\” While you may agree that your dog should have a healthy, balanced diet, it is difficult to find what you are looking for among commercial brands, as you know if you have done a dog food comparison.

The best way to remedy this situation is to feed your dog the same healthy foods that you eat. The best way to do this is to fix up one additional serving when you cook healthy meals for your family, and then serve that up to your dog. If you have a dog that isnAaat interested in eating vegetables, you can put these healthy foods that he doesnAaat find appealing in the blender and mix them up with healthy, meaty foods, like a meat loaf, before cooking just like you might when trying to trick a child into eating his vegetables. You dog can easily be tricked this way, into eating a healthy meal.

If you are concerned about ensuring your dog gets all its dietary needs met, use this simple rule of thumb. Two thirds of the meal should be protein (chicken, lean beef, etc.). The other third should be about half vegetables and half starches, such as rice or pasta.

It can be confusing at first for the pet owner to figure out how much to feed their dog this way, but you can simply start out by offering your dog the same amount of food that you always have in the past, and then notice how your dog acts after he has finished eating. You can increase his food a little bit if he seems overly hungry at first. Your dogAaas weight will be the key. ItAaas okay for a dog to lose some weight when being fed a healthy diet, but you donAaat want your dog to lose too much weight, or to lose weight too quickly. You can simply adjust his food accordingly.

With all of the horrible news about dog food in the last few years and the terrible tragedies that have befallen many pet owners and their best friends, there is no better time to consider a switch in diet for your pet.

Dogs deserve the right to be loved, cared for, and kept as healthy as all the other members of your family. Most of us realize how unhealthy our own diets have become, and many pet owners are beginning to see the same problems in their dogsAaa diets. Please think about how your dogAaas food compares, and consider switching your best friend to a healthier diet and lifestyle.

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