Dog Feeding:Basic Principles
A healthy and balanced diet for your dog means
providing about 50% of animal protein (meat,
fish, egg yolk and fresh cheeses) and 50% of
vegetables and carbohydrates such as pasta or
rice cooked very well .
Of course, as you well know, the dog also needs
to feed differently depending on the growth
phase he is experiencing , just like for humans.
In addition, you must always keep in mind that
the dog's diet varies greatly depending on the
breed, age and some particular conditions, such
as pregnancy.
In addition, you must know that dogs struggle to
change their eating habits , in addition to the
fact that it does not even do them too well,
therefore if you choose to feed your dog with
dog food, then you must do it since he was a
puppy. You should also know that dry food , like
croquettes, is less liked by dogs than wet food ,
so if you have used it to eat single food then you
will no longer be able to make it eat croquettes.
The Croquettes
Dry dog food - dog food
Nowadays , kibble is the favorite food for dog
owners to feed their four-legged friends. The
croquettes are part of those dry and
prepackaged foods that fully fall within what is
called industrial food.
Among the advantages that this type of other
has is that they are certainly cheap as well as
simple to find in supermarkets. However, as
often happens, cheapness often does not mean
that they are healthy or of high quality in fact
there are croquettes and croquettes
First of all, when buying, check the nutritional
values shown on the labels and always try to
choose the brands that use meat rather than
"meat meal". This wording is present when the
raw material is obtained through a recycling
process, therefore with the possible use of
preservatives, dyes and appetizers.
In any case, there is no need to panic: pet food,
especially dog food , is moving more and more
towards a higher quality of products which also
means a better integration of nutrients.
If you choose to feed your dog with kibble, you
must therefore pay attention to the right brand,
dosage and when you feed it. We advise you to
prefer organic brands free of corn
carbohydrates and to check that the croquettes
contain only modest quantities of cereals.
Homemade Dog Feeding
Before continuing further, we want to clarify a
concept: for home dog feeding we do not mean
the leftovers of our food , as our grandparents
did.
For home dog feeding we mean more than
anything else preparing food for your dog at
home: in this way you can carefully choose the
foods and cook them in a way that is healthy for
them. Obviously this implies that you will have
to devote a lot of time and passion in preparing
food for your dog in addition to the fact that you
will have to do it every day.
For proper home dog nutrition, the dog 's meal
must consist of at least 50% meat and the
remaining part must be composed of
vegetables and carbohydrates. You can also
feed your dog alternatives to meat, always with
a view to providing him with the right protein
requirement, such as egg yolk, fresh cheeses and fish.
If you have chosen this type of feeding for your
dog then you must keep in mind that it will eat
about 40 grams of wet food per day for every
pound of its weight. However, do not take this
for casting gold but try it because each dog has
its own metabolism and a different lifestyle : if
the dog is more sedentary, he will have to eat
less, while if it is an active dog that likes to run
and jump, then you can give him a few more
grams of food.
In preparing food for your dog it is important to
cook the food well and not to use added oils or
fats : better if steamed while for pasta and rice
it is recommended to cook them until they are
sticky.
Foods Not to be given to dogs
Lastly, you need to know what foods a dog absolutely
should not eat if you want to prevent them from
causing diseases, some very serious such as
diabetes.
Absolutely to avoid are sweets and too sugary
fruit , such as grapes, raisins, pears and figs.
Not even with onion, garlic, spinach, cabbage,
broad beans and walnuts. Avocado is also on
the list of foods not to be given to the dog as
well as chicken bones and bones which are too
small and thin, so much that they could risk
puncturing the intestines. The eggs, on
the other hand, are fine, as we have already said,
not raw
but rigorously cooked, preferably hard-boiled.
There are therefore many foods with which you
cannot feed your dog even if spoiling it from
time to time is certainly not wrong, perhaps
preparing desserts especially for him such as
biscuits . These foods will make him happy to
take specific nutrients that will balance his diet
in the correct and healthy way.
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