Dog Food

The proper diet keeps your dog fine and fit and their coat smooth and shiny. The owners of healthy dog have pride for their dogs. So that the can feed the dog most expensive dog foods. But still they are deficient in nurishment and requires weight control. Here are some tips to keep in mind while choosing a dog food.

Homemade Diets for Dogs

There are various opnions about which dog foods are best for dogs. Some people says thet commercial foods are not nutritionally sufficient for their dogs because it contain additive or poor quality meat. Various expers recomends homemade diets for dogs. The homemade diet ranges from natural diet consisting raw meat to vegetarian diets which consist of only nutritionally balanced vegetarian ingredients.

The mixture consists of ingresients such as brown pasta, meats, brown rice, vegetables and eggs. Most dogs willingly eat vegetables, particularly if they are cooked, and many kinds of fruit, although avocados, grapes, and raisins are toxic to dogs.

Commercial Dog Food

Commercial dog food can be categorized by its water quantities into following types: dry, semi-moist, and moist. Advantage of commercial dog food is convenience and cost. One of the commercial dog food is dry kibble which can help to build up on your dog's teeth.

Semi-moist food is easy to store and does not need to be refrigerated. However, they tend to also have a high sugar content, which can make it easy for your dog to overeat.

Canned dry food is tends to be more expensive and does need refrigeration after opening. There is a higher water content in canned foods which may necessitate more frequent urination in dogs.

Feeding Your Puppy

Overfeeding and excess weight increases the stress on the skeletal system. Here are some guidelines for you when feeding your puppy.

• A 10 lb. puppy should get 850 calories a day
• A 20 lb. puppy should get 1,400 calories a day
• A 30 lb. puppy should get 1,800 calories a day
• A 50 lb. puppy should get 2,700 calories a day