My Lucky Dog
February 13th, 2008 by Kenric
I switched to holistic dog food two years ago. After reading about the differences and benefits I decided to make the switch. Holistic dog food does not cost much more than the kind you find at the grocery stores or big pet chains. But when you begin to compare the labels on holistic vs. non-holistic dog foods you will see a huge difference.
The biggest kicker was when they had huge dog food recall last year. Although only one main product was recalled the recall affected over 50 companies which meant that most of the large non-holisitc companies are getting their food from the same source. The foods that I was feeding my dogs were not on the list.
The brands I get are usually only available at mom and pop or specialty stores. Every time I go to my local specialty store they seem to have more and more exotic food. The bag above was Wild Kangaroo & Apples which my dog loved.
Here are some pictures of the more exotic foods that I’ve given my dog.
I figured my dog was probably sick of chicken and beef. So why not pheasant, rabbit, buffalo or venison. They have every animal under the sun at the store.
These are two cans of cooked chicken. If you look at the ingredients on the back, they say chicken and chicken broth only. The 100% organic chicken is cooked in “well” water.
I love the name of the third can, Hunk of Beef. It literally is a hunk of beef.
Finally, some gourmet meals… Nothing like trout with yukon gold potatoes, carrots and zucchini and fiji apples. That can looks too much like people food to me. Then there is the organic turkey with potato and carrots dinner.
Those of you reading make think that this is overkill for a dog, but these cans are priced only about $0.10-$0.15 higher than the ones you get at the grocery store or pet stores.
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As your dog gets older, you will find that you will save a lot of money on vet bills. Like people, a lot of health issues in older dogs and cats are related to poor quality diet and the effects on the body.
You can’t rely on heavily advertised “premium” brands to provide good nutrition. If you read the ingredient labels, they are just as loaded with corn fillers and corn or wheat gluten as the cheap brands. These companies not only source their ingredients from the same suppliers, the food is manufactured in the same plants by the same contract manufacturers.
If you love your animals, read the ingredients on the food labels and make the same quality choices for them as you would for yourself.
By Another Investor on Feb 13, 2008
I agree with the comment above. Commercial pet foods are horrible, they are filled with corn and wheat gluten, not to mention diseased animal parts that are unfit for human consumption. After learning this, I switched my cats to a raw meat diet and they love it!! They are much healthier and have lovely shiny coats to show it! Cats are carnivorous by nature and thrive on raw meat. I am not sure about dogs though, I think they need a more varied diet with some vegetable matter. But I definitely recommend a raw food diet for all pets.
Also vet bills will be low, or non-existant, when your pets get older. A lot of disease and sickness is due to animals not getting the proper nutrition from commercial pet foods, even “natural” or “premium” foods are still highly processed and filled with preservatives, additives, coloring and artifical flavors. Vets have seen an extordinary rise in sick pets since the inception of pre-packaged pet food. Coincidence??
By Mindi on Feb 23, 2008