Your pet's health is directly dependent on proper nutrition. Of course, natural food in this case is preferable, but in order for the dog's diet to include all the substances necessary for vital activity, the composition of the products must be very scrupulously controlled. In addition, the quality of those products that can be bought in the store today does not at all guarantee that they have all the necessary nutrients. But you can also feed the dog with specially developed dry food, only which one to choose.
What is in dry dog food?
Manufacturers write in their advertisements that food specially formulated for dogs contains all the necessary proteins, fats and carbohydrates, as well as vitamins and minerals. And, although this may be true, everyone understands that the more expensive the food, the more likely it is that it contains natural and completely edible ingredients. Often, the words “meat and offal” hide the crushed feathers of poultry, connective and muscle tissues, skin and skins of horses and pigs, and even chicken droppings. And this is not an exaggeration at all, such "by-products" with a really high content of crude protein are used by many manufacturers to make dry dog food. Naturally, the stomach of the animal simply cannot absorb the main part of such food, and the real protein content in it will be no more than 3-4%.
As for carbohydrates, most often they are used in this capacity: sucrose, propylene glycol and corn syrup, and sometimes even waste from confectionery industries or deteriorated cereals. The same doubt can be expressed with regard to fats. Often fats with expired shelf life are added to dry animal feed, as well as those that were stored in violation of the conditions and rules. Such fats become a source of toxins, and to neutralize their harmful effects, the dog's body is forced to deplete its reserves of vitamins: A, C, E and B. Of course, expensive dog food may contain higher quality ingredients, but according to its label, you can never do this. to determine - the real composition is simply not written on it.
Buy food based on the age and breed of your dog.
How to Pick a Good Dry Dog Food
Choosing dry food for a pet, act, as they say, "by contradiction." Read the label carefully and avoid using foods that contain the following ingredients:
- meal and bone meal;
- meat offal;
- fish flour;
- fish offal;
- offal from chicken and other poultry, as well as flour from them;
- flour from animal products;
- dry powder from the liver of pets.
A quality feed should contain only natural meat products and no more than 50% of cereals and vegetables.
The stores sell dry dog food, dividing it into three quality categories: economy, premium and super premium class. Give up the economy class feed right away, but in the premium class dry feeds from such manufacturers as Acana, Royal Canin, Red Oak, Purina, ProNature are of good quality. In the super-premium class, the quality is guaranteed for any brand of feed, but the most popular are: Bosh, Hill's, Orijen and the same Acana and Royal Canin.
