Im confused with whats the best food for my dog please read below?

Question

I am so confused! People say oh thats a crap food and others say no its not i fed this and nothing happend and then people say this is a great food and others come and say oh no its a waste of money. Im so confuse im going to put my sweet pea on a raw food diet am i making a right decision by puting her on a raw food diet?

Answer 1

I think so. I feed my three dogs a raw prey model diet... All are the healthiest dogs I've ever seen. No doggie odor, no bad breath, no icky teeth, none have fleas...

Here is a great yahoo group to join and get help about feeding a raw prey model diet:

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/

Answer 2

It would be helpful to know where you are going, and how you are going/how long you will travel. Generally, a couple days with minimal support is not a big deal. A common option is 'cocooning'- pack them in their own plastic boxes or tubs with lids that are close to their size (disposable food storage containers are great), then pack them with moss, paper toweling, etc.around them to minimize movement and stress (this is less stressful than moving around in small, dark places). Their should be some very minor dampening to keep some gentle humidity. A few air holes on each wall provides ventilation. Put the tubs in a box and put wadded newspaper around to minimize movement, vibration, and heat loss. Make sure air can still move around the tubs freely. Add some chemical hand-warmer packs in the box if needed to keep temps down. Put a few air holes in the box. If possible, use a probe thermometer with a high/low alarm to monitor the temps in the containers. Label each tub and the box with emergency information- what is in there, a good contact number, a reward offer, etc. just in case it gets away from you. Just as a quick FYI- Sulcata is the African Spurred Tortoise, not Spur-thighed. That is a common error at a lot of sites. The Greek is the Spur-thighed.

Answer 3

You can put her on a raw diet but dogs need protein. If you do put Sweet Pea on a raw diet add some boiled chicken and rice. I have had Yorkies for the past 17 years and I have found that they do extremely well on Royal Canin. Royal Canin has breed specific foods for most of the popular breeds. I have also fed mine Nature's Recipe Venison & Rice diet. This one is very good for dogs with skin and allergy issues.
Before you do put Sweet Pea on a raw diet, please check out recipes for dogs on the net.
Good Luck and give Sweet Pea a hug from me.

Answer 4

It's up to you, a raw food diet seems to work well for some dogs and some it may not be the best choice. Educate yourself on what a good dog food ingredient list should contain and in what order...do a google search and you can find lots of unbiased info on good and bad ingredients and the bad preservatives used in many dog foods. I have had my rottie on Nutros natural choice since puppyhood, now she is on the nutros large breed adult and she has always thrived, they also do not use the bad preservatives that many use that I read are a cause of cancers in dogs..they use vitamin E to preserve it. Do some research and then base your choices on that, everyone has something that works well for them and some dogs do better on different foods.

Answer 5

Is this a product or just one you have come up with? If you are making this yourself it's really important you know how much protein you are adding to your dog's diet and what nutritional value it is... like vitamin and minerals for your dogs good health. If this is a product that has been pre-made it probably has all the right ingredients for a healthy diet.

Now back to the first part of your statement. The cheaper the product the more junk is added to bring up the tested results... for instance it isn't uncommon to add ground up feathers to raise the protein content but obliviously ground feathers are not going to benefit your dogs health all that much. Many manufacturers add grain, especially corn. But corn is not all that great for dogs either. Dogs are carnivores! They don't grow it and eat it in nature. Many people will feed their animal cheaper foods thinking they are getting just as much value out of them as more expensive foods and their dogs live for years with out any apparent problems.

In general if your dog's poop is large, and fluffy... it's probably not getting great benefit from it's diet. But a food that makes really compact stool is more nutritional.

Answer 6

You asked for opinions.... you will get them. And everyone's opinion is different.

I considered raw food and opted against it. The reason was because even though my dog may tolerate it well, humans that come in contact with her may get sick. I have read that you don't need to worry about e.coli, salmonella and stuff like that with dogs b/c they digest food so quickly that it just goes right through their system. OK. But my husband and I are planning to have kids soon and if we do feed our dog some bad meat, she may not get sick, but she could lick us or lick the baby and spread a disease that way. I just don't want to deal with the hassle or the possibility of spreading disease.

Answer 7

well if you really think about it is doesnt matter what kind of food you feed your dog because its not like they would have all this gorurmet food if they were wild .. wighter way they will like you if you feed them

Answer 8

Please read this information:
http://www.peaceful-organic-planet.com/natural-pet-food.html