Dog Food- Appealing Flavors For Dogs

Wolves, the close relatives of dogs, are strictly carnivorous, meaning of course that they live only on meat. However, the process of evolution has carried dogs beyond being strictly carnivorous. Dogs can now be classified as omnivorous, meaning they are able to digest nutrients from both animals and plants. Even though dogs still prefer meat-based foods, they are capable of surviving on vegetable proteins, too, as long as they are supplemented with amino acids and necessary nutrients.

Good nutrition and a balanced diet are essential for your dog's health. People often have questions on dog food. Here is some dog food information that should help. What and when you feed your dog early in life will shape its preferences when it is older. This applies to time of day, odor, texture and taste and meal temperature. Up to fifty percent of an adult dogs diet can come from carbohydrates such as grain.

Water is vital to your pet and should be made available to it continuously. This is even more important when your pet is on the go or exercising and the chance of dehydration is present. While adult canines can get away with eating once or twice a day, puppies need to be fed more often. Homemade dog food recipes are a good way to offer your pet nutrition and are easy to find via the internet, just search the dog information section.

Life's Abundance food for dogs can be obtained in either the regular formula or a special formula designed to help obese dogs trim down. Overall dry dog food outsells all other types. Typically, dry food contains about ninety percent dry ingredients with about ten percent water, blending some grain, meats, meat by products, fat, minerals and vitamin content. Life's Abundance is a premium type dry dog food that contains no meat by products, instead containing a high protein mixture of meat, grain, dried veggies, fruits, and herbs.

Many dogs prefer food from cans rather than dry kibble food. The aroma and flavor of dry diets sometimes is inferior to that of canned foods. As the years go by it has become noted that some dogs who live on dry food diets have less tartar build up on their teeth, less incidence of gum disease, and are less prone to be overweight. With canned diets however, over time gum inflammation can cause the teeth to recede and loosen. Also the bacteria associated with the disease can travel through the blood stream and harm the liver and kidneys.

Sad but true, many adult dogs are overweight. As they outgrow puppyhood and reach their middle and senior years, they require less food. The amount of food they need also depends a lot on their breed as well as the personality of each dog. For example, a Brittany Spaniel is much more active and has a higher metabolic rate than dogs of many other breeds and will be able to eat more. If a dog becomes overweight, he will add excess fat in his loin and lumbar regions. Using a food like Life's Abundance Weight Loss Formula natural dog food will give your overweight dog more food to eat without adding an excess of calories.

Since becoming tame dogs have evolved to be able to eat meats and vegetables. It is important to feed your dog the appropriate amount of food daily and have water available continuously. Look up dog food information for your breed to find feeding recommendations. There are many dry and canned foods available. There are dog food recipes for making your own dog food. Feeding canned once in a while as a treat is ok but dry dog food is generally better for your dog than canned. It helps clean their teeth and is less fattening. Lifes Abundance dog food has a standard variety and a weight loss variety suitable for all breeds and all stages of a dog's life.

-Melinda Smith