Want to have a healthy dog? Let's try to approach the topic of her feeding not quite traditionally, without unnecessary rules in bold. All the necessary information is available on any of the sites or forums of dog breeders.
Just imagine that the dog is a child. In fact, a puppy is a child, or a canine cub. Think for yourself: what does an ordinary child need for normal development planned by nature? Care (walking, toilet, clean bed, etc.), timely examinations by a doctor (including vaccinations) and proper nutrition. To maintain tone, an adult already needs, in principle, the same thing: hygiene, proper nutrition, sports, or at least long walks.
All this applies to dogs. Only some dog breeders for some reason mean by the word “care” feeding the dogs, and nothing more. Rather, it is already part of the basics of keeping animals.
And dog feeding is a completely separate twig. Although ... Why a twig? The core of a powerful tree called "health". And if its root is laid by the parents and transferred to the puppy at the genomic level, then the core depends on what the feeding of the pregnant dog will be in the first place and what the puppy will eat after birth.
Let's get back to the human body. What is well absorbed by the human body? Definitely - plant foods (fruits, vegetables, vegetable oils), meat and fish (low-fat, boiled), dairy products (cottage cheese, whey, kefir) and, of course, pure water. These are the norms of nutrition, observing which, a person will feel great. Dog feeding also obeys them .
What will lead to deviations from the norm in human nutrition? The body, of course, will try to survive, being satisfied with cola, coffee, smoked sausages, fried meat, rolls, cakes, fast food, hamburgers and other tasty semi-finished "garbage" with indigestible fats and cholesterol. Visible problems will begin later: extra pounds, sagging skin, shortness of breath, tachycardia, nausea, gastrointestinal disorders, etc., etc., etc. ... Some diseases will drag others along, and all will increase. It will become increasingly difficult for the liver and kidneys to cope with the fact that their owner indiscriminately eats. And the heart will get harder and harder to pump thickening blood.
Feeding dogs and their health are also inextricably linked. Everything that cannot be eaten by us is forbidden by the dog. Moreover, for her, some products in one feeding are simply incompatible. The principle of separate nutrition should be implemented here: milk - separately, meat - separately, cereals - separately. Vitamins, vegetable oils, vegetables can be added to meat. The same rule applies to cereals. But porridge and meat do not mix together. And it’s more correct to say that they are not digested. "Sour milk" stands apart, it generally can not be mixed with anything.
I guess the reader’s question: “But do others feed their dogs“ harmful ”products?” Fed. And their dogs are well-fed, glossy. However, many of these animals are very sick: they may have heart problems, infertility or other serious diseases. And not all diseases can be detected or noticed. Often, the owners do not even suspect the true cause of the death of their dog, attributing everything to old age. Who knows, perhaps the animal could enjoy life for a few more years. But will a failed immune system, obesity, diseased kidneys and a whole list of diseases allow him to live long?
Surprising is the feeding of the dog's bones. Why do we feed unnecessary garbage to unfortunate animals? Despite his entire mind, subject to instinct, the dog will not give up a tasty smelling bite, especially if it was given by his beloved owner. And it will be with pleasure to “sharpen” teeth (yes, not grind, but grind, without the possibility of recovery), leading to a digestive problem. And it is good if sharp fragments do not go through the interiors with a razor.
Do you want to please your dog with "long-playing" food? Buy her a trachea, veins, cartilage. Fortunately, this is enough on the market and it costs a penny. It really will be useful - there’s no benefit from the bones. For some reason, people do not want to admit: dogs are a living organism, similar to ours, functioning thanks to the coordinated work of all systems. Violation of one of them leads to a malfunction and even a halt to the work of the whole organism. And the quality of food here can not be ignored.
Therefore, feed your dogs what is good for you, excluding spices and spices, including onions and garlic. But it’s better to give meat to the animal in the form in which it would receive it in the wild: in raw.
Health to you and your pets!