What are the benefits of feeding a dog a good quality dog food product?

Question

I understand that the quality of food affects your dog, but in what ways? I feed my dog Nutrience only available in town which costs over $27 per bag but my mum keeps telling me to feed him a "normal" dog food brand from supermarkets which costs only $10 per bag. She's even told me to give him food from her restaurant, bread and boiled rice. What can I tell her so she's convinced that my puppy does need to be fed good quality brand food and not a random diet.

Answer 1

Nutrition is just as important to animals as it is to humans. I used to feed my dogs supermarket name brand dog food.

Since I changed their diet, to human quality dog food here is my results.

1. Less visits to the vets. I have saved at least $100.00 on one of my dog's vet's visit because he was always getting hot spots, and no longer does.

2. Less shedding.

3. Better elimination

Hope this helps you. I really have saved in vet bills.

Answer 2

Quality Dog Food

Answer 3

Here is what I think: I dont think starch is necessarily bad for dogs. I do not believe dogs digest corn. Therefore they feel full at first, but then end up eating more and pooping more and having a less nutritious diet. High energy dogs would actually benefit from starches because they need the extra calories. However, I do agree that the main staple in a dogs diet should be meat in most cases. That is why I only buy dog food thats first ( main) ingredient is Chicken ( thats just the meat we have, im fine with any meat) and has no corn or corn meal. However my food does have rice but the vets reccommend feeding boiled chicken and rice when your dog has an upset stomach, so obviously rice is OK.

Answer 4

The better quality foods are better for digestion, coat, internal organs and general overall health. Dogs fed a good diet are less prone to being overweight, having allergies, digestive upsets, kidney issues and uti's. Also studies strongly suggest that corn & soy may be the cause of unexplained seizures in dogs. Corn & soy are major ingredients in most supermarket brand foods.

Stay away from cheap low quality foods such as Beneful, pedigree, IAMS/Eukanuba, Science Dirt, Purina Dog Chow and other supermarket type foods..they are loaded with the cheap fillers & by products and some of them (like Beneful) contain dyes and chemical preservatives.

Look for foods such as Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, Canidae, Blue Buffalo, Premium Edge, California Natural, Solid Gold, Innova to name a few.These are good quality foods with out all the crap.

Dogs are not grain eaters..they are not designed to extract nutrition from grains.It takes up to 3 times more of a grain based food then it does a good quality meat based food for a dog to obtain proper nutrition.
It is poor economy ot feed the low quality cheap foods..since you need to feed a lot more of it and it also produces more waste.

Answer 5

My dog has allergys and cannot digest corn or any type of fillers that is why I feed a good quality food . and less mess and waste. also their coats are superb and they are very healthy . My mom feeds her husky a high quality dog food and the vet is alway amazed at her blood work . she is 14 and she runs around like a puppy still . Never any problems with her and my mom is convinced and so am I that it is because mom and i feed the better quality dog food. good luck and i hope you can convince your mother this is why to feed the higher quality dog food.

Answer 6

The cheap or commerical foods contain ingredients not safe for human consumption. If you check the ingredients and see a meat by product that means it could be anything from road kill to hoof. There are also alot of preservatives in cheap dog foods that are banned from human food because they ccause cancer, like BHA, BHT , and the worse is Ethoxyquin. Feeding the cheap foods you are cutting your dogs life span, by diseases like cancer, Also alot of the cheap food have alot of fillers which hurt the dogs digestive system in time. All the combination of stuff lead to allergies, cancer, digestive problems, and a shorter life. Trust me you are saving more money by buying better dog food because the vet bills in the long run from teh cheap unhealthy food will out cost the expense.

Answer 7

First off a good dog food is designed to keep your pet healthy and happy. It has vitamins and minerals that your dog really needs. Also if it is a select type, mature dog, puppy chow, over weight, etc; it is nutritionally sound for that best friend of yours. If that doesn’t work try this. The “expensive” dog chow has less filler, this leads to less garbage in your pups system, more nutrition to absorb, and ultimately less puppy poop in the yard. So what do you value more, your money or your time? Spend it at the cash register, or out in the yard picking up poop.

Answer 8

Hi, I understand that you are looking for some advice or resources to help fully train your dog or fix behavior problems. If a professional dog trainer is not an option at this time, or if you want to trt training your dog on your own (a great way to bond), I'd suggest you https://biturl.im/aU1Pj

A friend recommened it to me a few years ago, and I was amazed how quickly it worked, which is why I recommend it to others. The dog training academy also has as an excellent home training course.

Answer 9

It is important for all the reasons stated above. i use Propac Dog food. It is less expensive than a lot of quality food and is supposed to be better tan Eukanuba and the like. You wont find it at chain stores. Another great food is Canidae, same story.

Answer 10

I can tell you there is a big deal to what you feed your dog.
I fed kibbles to mine for 12 years. She is now a diabetic on insulin twice a day. 30.00 dollars a bag that you can only get at the Vets plus the cost of insulin, syringes, test strips, blood test at the Vet at 85.00 a whack Yes what they eat is a big deal
BUT unfortunately almost all processed dog foods suck human food I don't know I feed mine meatballs made with broccoli & carrots that I make myself from wild oats NO HARMONS NO ANTIBIOTICS but the cost is 4.99-7.99 a LB for the meat hell we don't eat that well. . The ( GOOD OLD DAYS ) Dogs never went to the vet they ate what ever you scraped off the table but now it's a trillion dollar bis. good & bad. The one thing I have learned
from reading and reserch is consistancy is the best way to go no matter what you decide on.