Dog Food: Sojos and Other Natural Dog Foods

Few people give very careful consideration to the matter of dog food, let alone the extent to which it directly influences dog health and well-being. Most conclude that their feeding responsibilities to their dog are limited solely to keeping a large supply of dry pellets and/or food tins. However, if you truly care for your faithful hound, then it is important for you to start taking his feeding seriously and buying food that guarantees his nutritional well-being.

Yet with all due fairness, canned food and dry pellets are very convenient. Dry pellets can be left out for days in the feeding dish, which means there is no need to watch over the dog to ensure he finishes his meal. He or she can merely come and go at his stomach's urging. Canned food on the other hand, keeps fresh unopened and ensures a moist and tasty meal no matter how long they're been in the pantry.

Still some would say that you can't argue with convenience and add that current attention given to dog health is merely a consumer fad, symptomatic of a collective desire to act out a culture's hippie urges. However, the truth is that many brands of dog food are filled with disgusting animal by-products, unhealthy corn gluten and other components unfit for consumption.

Furthering the confusion is the extent to which many companies falsely advertise their products as "natural." Because food labelling regulations have a very liberal interpretation of "natural," it is actually possible to sell dog food filled with processed intestines and cow brains and still get away with calling it "natural." Therefore, you should look to two companies that know what's naturally fit for consumption.

Sojourner Farms is one company that attempts to find a reasonable place between the convenience that most commercial brands emphasize, without forsaking the healthy benefits of natural food. That is why they specialize in a brand of natural dog food called Sojos. Sojos food is made from a variety of fresh ingredients such as vegetables, nuts, herbs and grains, designed to be mixed with water and fresh meat as an alternative to your garden variety kibble.

This article focuses on lack of importance given to dog health by dog owners who think little of the dog food they give their canine companions. While most brands are made for commercial convenience, they are also made from unhealthy components. Those dog owners who care should consider purchasing natural food from a trustworthy company. Sojourner Farms is one such company, and produces Sojos food as a healthy alternative to kibble.

-Melinda Smith