With the many commercially prepared dog foods available on today’s market, it is often quite difficult to tell which ones are better than others and why.
First of all, you can’t judge by advertising which are the good and bad dog foods.Many advertisers spend millions of dollars per year advertising inferior foods.One of the biggest indicators of quality of the dry dog food is actually price, with lower priced food typically being of a lower quality.
Look for the food to contain around 25% protein, with oils making up around 20% of the ingredients.The protein should come from a good quality source. As different breeds of dogs require different levels of protein and oil you may want to ask your vet for some dietary advice.To find the best quality dog food you need to know which ingredients are better than others. When you look at a food label, the following are the kinds of ingredients that you are looking for: Quality beef, lamb, turkey, chicken and fish plus vegetable oil and rice.Good dog foods first four ingredients should not be grains, but should consist of things like meat and proteins. You also need to make sure that chicken is not the main ingredient.By simply listing “Chicken” many manufacturers will actually include the beak, feet and even feathers.
Vitamins and fatty acids are required in your dogs diet, so look out for pet food which contains them. Omega 6 and 3 plus Vitamin E are great examples of these.Artificial preservatives should be avoided.Other ingredients that you don’t want to see on your dog food label include: Inferior protein which consists of but not limited to variations of the following: Wheat, Corn, Chicken by-products, Soy, Gluten. These ingredients can cause health problems for dogs both now and in the future because they can be very hard to digest.Sugar is another ingredient that you want to stay away from.

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