Dog n’ Puppy

is it completely safe to feed any dog breed completely raw meat and tap water?

is it completely safe to feed raw meat? like u kill a cow and your dog run up and eat his flesh is it ok, and like u feed dog raw meat from store? and is it ok for dogs to drink water from waterhose or sink?
Dogs are carnivores - they love and thrive on raw meat. But they also require essentials found in fruits and veggies - wild dogs would get this from eating rabbits or other animals that eat the fruits, nuts and veggies as their diet. Do a search on feeding raw to your animals before you start … store bought meat isn’t good as it contains growth hormones and steroids given to boost growth for human consumption - NOT good for dogs (or cats either). You need to find a meat market or natural pet food store that carries the right type. Also, make sure you know what vitamins and minerals your dog requires as well. Innova EVO and Nature’s Variety Instinct are excellent sources of “raw” kibble for those who prefer not to use actual raw meats. Grain free kibble is the next best thing to a raw diet. Blessings

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How do you make homemade dog food?

I am pretty satisfied with commercial dog food and I have no problem sticking with it, but I would just like to know how to make nutritional homemade dog food. My dogs are a golden retriever, beagle, and dachshund if that information is needed. I would like advice also, like what supplements to put in the food, and the right portions, and a professional website would be the best. I don’t really want just homemade dog food that isn’t any better than commercial dog food. Please help out. Thanks.
Do not feed your dog bones, especially cooked bones. Fragments can become lodged in the digestive tract. Canines in the wild who eat bones have the benefit of consuming hair and hide too, which have been found to ‘pad’ the bone fragments and aid in their passing. Other foods to avoid that are dangerous for dogs are chocolate, avocados, mushrooms, macadamia nuts, grapes, raisins, onions, and garlic. Try one of these easy dog food recipes and watch your pup smile.

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Do you know of a good book about dog nutrition?

I’m interested in making my dogs some homemade treats but I want to learn more about what is healthy for them and what benefits certain ingredients have for a dog? I am not looking for any recipes or for a list of what is good and bad just a recommendation of an informative book. I will a see our vet later this month and ask her then but I thought I would try you guys first. Thanks
I don’t know of any books, but here is a Website that will tell you as much as any book http://www.dogfoodproject.com/ Here is a site for info about feeding raw food, the so called BARF diet http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm

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Video on Holistic Pet Food for Dogs

http://www.WatchMojo.com video on why pet owners should feed their dogs holistic pet foods.

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Are Commercial dog foods(canned and dry) responsible for the rapid deterioration of dog health since the 70’s?

Vets report more disease and much greater level of dental decay in dogs over the last 20 years. I hear in US they even have dog dentists for god’s sake! This coincides with the introduction of the widespread use of commercial dry and canned food. I often work in the country and I notice dogs fed on meat, bones and scraps seem to be in superior health to those feed the convenience diet of a can or some dry. Some country vets have told me the natural, unprocessed diet is the best. Can man produce food in some factory as good as nature or is he just having him self on? Some owners who feed the commercial stuff tell me their dog likes it and he seems ok but I wonder about the long term effects on a dog of a diet that may be internally foreign to him. I encounter a lot of old dogs who develop degenerate diseases which some vets suggest is due to a processed diet with is unbalanced and deviod of a lot of enzymes. CDF is convenient, cheap and less work for the owner. Many dogs may live longer but it is usually not a quality life. Emmy duck I am looking for the truth and sane and rational debate. I will keep asking questions until I get that. Thank you Adriel I will check that resource and your observations. Much appreciated! Mustanglynnie that is not truthful. Dogs are not living twice as long as in the 70’s. Maybe longer but twice? Dogs in my area lived till 15 years plus in the 70’s. Are you saying they are living to be 30 now?
Diet does play a part, because people tend to buy the cheap quality foods such as Pedigree, IAMS/Eukanuba, Dog Chow, Alpo, etc. These foods don’t contain the proper sources of protein..they are laden with corn, wheat, soy, beet pulp, by products and some even have dyes and chemical preservatives. Dogs aren’t designed to be grain eaters or to derive proper nutrition from grains.They aren’t designed to process grains, they are meat eaters. Dogs fed these cheap foods have more allergies, UTI, bladder/kidney stones, etc. Studies are also leaning towards corn and soy as being responsible for unexplained seizures in dogs. Good quality foods that contain at the very least 2 meat protein sources and no corn, wheat, soy, beet pulp, dyes, preservatives are much healthier and dogs fed these types of foods have far fewer health issues. In an ideal world dogs would be fed raw diets or homecooked diets, however this isn’t feasible for a lot of people,therefore they need to find and feed the best quality foods that they can..those with meat sources as at least the first two ingredients and that don’t contain corn, wheat, soy or beet pulp. Also the reason it seems there is a rise in pet illness is because within the past 20-25 years more and more people are seeking medical attention for their pets and are seeing their pets as family instead of just dogs out in the back yard. Also veterinary medical advances have come a long way. I’ve worked in the vet field for 34 years and I’ve seen a lot of changes.

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