Confused About Your Dog’s Nutrition? Read This….

Giving your puppy good food, healthy treats, and the necessary
supplements will not only help him grow strong and healthy, but
it will also affect his behavior and his ability to be trained
to learn new things.

Every dog is different, and there are certain factors to consider
when determining the diet program that will fit the needs of
his growing body. However, there are also general rules that
owners must follow to ensure that their pets are getting the
balanced food and supplementation that their bodies require.

You May Want To Avoid Giving Your Dog Human Food.

Most vets and breeders do not recommend adding table scraps to
your dog’s diet. They will also likely tell you that the majority
of commercial vitamin and mineral supplements that are available
today are only a waste of money.

When you give your puppy human food, he will not only get used
to eating that type of food, but the difference in the taste of
human food and dog food will cause him to reject his own food.
He will become a finicky eater and it will be more difficult to
get him back to eating his regular food.

Take It Easy On The Supplements

It is also not necessary to give your dog a separate vitamin
and/or mineral supplement along with human food and his own
food. The majority of supplements out there are ineffective
and can even be dangerous to some level.

For example, providing your puppy with an extra calcium
supplement is not at all beneficial. It doesn’t aid in
bone growth, but actually does the opposite. In some cases,
extra calcium in your puppy’s body can actually develop to
certain types of bone problems.

Adding a combination of supplements is just as harmful to your
pet because they can create an imbalance to his diet.

Keep It Natural

Your puppy is better off with his own food, that is, food that is
natural. I’m not talking about the food you find in the
supermarket shelves. For the most part, they are garbage. (I go
through this subject in more depth at savingourdogs.com

In addition to the dog food, you may also give him or her some
Omega 3 oil and occasional liver tablets which, in my opinion,
are one of the best treats you can give your dog. Omega 3 and
liver tablets are available in most health food stores,
pet stores, and online catalogs.

Other supplements to give your dog are natural, whole foods.

A few examples of these are wheat grass, brewer’s yeast, bee
pollen, and barley. These are food that contain nutrients
from nature and will not interfere with the nutrients in
your dog’s diet.

Rick