By the appearance and behavior of the dog, one can judge how seriously the owners care about the quality of their pet's nutrition. If the dog is cheerful, healthy, has a thick, shiny coat, then everything is in order with feeding the dog. This dog gets a natural, varied homemade menu or premium ready-to-eat food.
Kennel owners or owners with two or more dogs in their home may find it difficult to constantly prepare food for their pets. After all, it is better to feed adult dogs 2 times a day. A medium-sized pet needs to eat at a time from 1.5 liters or more nutritious mushy mixture with the obligatory presence of meat.
To make life easier for dog owners, veterinarians and technologists have developed ready-made dry and wet foods, the best of which are premium products. Premium food must contain meat ingredients, fiber, as well as vitamins and minerals necessary for the body of pets. The amount of fats and carbohydrates in them is balanced, so a dog eating them is quickly satiated and does not gain excess weight.
The best premium feeds are produced by manufacturers who have been working in this market for a long time. Among them there are reliable domestic and Western firms.
Canadian quality and French assortment
The widest range and excellent quality are distinguished by dry and wet dog food of the French brand Royal Canin. They are perfectly balanced, perfectly digestible and are popular with many pets. This French company, which has been operating since 1967, now offers food for puppies, adult and aging dogs. And also food for certain breeds of dogs and a special line of medicated food. Royal Canin has been working in Russia for a long time, has production in our country. But pet breeders still prefer to buy packs of food made in France, noticing some difference in the quality of the food.
Dogs that eat premium dry food Acana and Orijen look and feel great. These are ready-made high-quality feeds of the Canadian company Champion Petfoods. In terms of their recipe and composition, these products have no analogues. The process and manufacture does not use cheap and useless bone meal for dogs, as well as cheap grains such as wheat and corn. Natural meat ingredients in Acana and Orijen feeds contain from 55% to 80%. In addition, they contain healthy vegetables and fruits for better digestibility.
Russian premium feed
Russian dry food of the Stout company of the Gatchina feed mill is very popular with dog breeders. Despite the fact that the manufacturer itself positions them as premium, the composition of the feed is slightly inferior to imported counterparts. Treats, for example, contain grains such as cornmeal. But the central place here is still occupied by meat - beef or chicken, vegetable oil and high-quality sources of carbohydrates. The extremely low price of the product is very important. The price of 500 g of feed is approximately 70 rubles.
Another worthy dog food of domestic production is Leader Balans. Its composition and formulation were developed by scientists of the Ural State Academy of Veterinary Medicine. This is a fairly new product, which is presented with special food for small, medium and large breeds of dogs, as well as separately - for hunting and hounds. The unique composition is distinguished by the presence of a high-quality protein composition - beef (19.6%), dry blood (24%) and buckwheat (25%).
When choosing a ready-made food for your dog, you need to carefully read the composition and make sure that it does not contain soy, GMOs, gluten, artificial colors and preservatives. These requirements are fully met by premium dog food, which allows you to keep the animal in good shape and not get tired with cooking.
