| When your dog is performing a nice trick or | | | | quantities of liver, salt, chocolate etc. These |
| behaves good during training or a certain event | | | | products can cause: diarrhea, kidney failure, heart |
| you feel like giving him a nice dog treat. But are | | | | diseases, obesity, etc. |
| you sure that every dog treat is healthy for your | | | | If you aren't sure of the dog treats you buy, you |
| pet? | | | | can try making some in your home, there are a |
| Dog's basic nutrition is almost the same as the | | | | lot of recipes on the internet and in special pet |
| human nutrition; our pets need fats, | | | | magazines. All you have to do is to make sure |
| carbohydrates and protein too, but in other ratios | | | | you avoid the products listed above and others |
| and prepared differently. | | | | which you know that affect your pet. |
| People can chose to feed their pets with raw | | | | Other important nutrients which must be assured |
| food or special dog food in stores. There is a big | | | | daily are vitamins. If you feed your dog raw food |
| controversy between some groups of pets about | | | | you might find it hard to calculate if he gets |
| the way we should feed our animals regarding | | | | enough vitamins so you might need some |
| raw food and commercialized food; some believe | | | | supplements; there are a lot of brands which |
| that raw food has been used for centuries and it's | | | | commercialize products that assure the daily |
| better for animals while others think that using | | | | vitamin need. If you feed your dog with |
| special dog food assures the optimal nutrition. | | | | commercialized dog food, you will know that the |
| Dog treats which are found in stores are usually | | | | daily dose written on the package contains the |
| biscuits made with meat products, milk and wheat | | | | vitamins your little buddy needs. |
| but they also contain more fats than normal dog | | | | Some dog treats contain vitamins too but they |
| food. Think about dog treats like fast food or | | | | are also very tasty for your dog so be careful! If |
| chips for humans. | | | | you feed your dog too many dog treats you |
| In the last years commercialized dog food | | | | should cut down the food you give them in meals |
| including dog treats was found to be poisonous | | | | to avoid obesity and digestion problems. If you |
| for most dogs. Some of the ingredients contained | | | | bake your dog treats at home try to calculate |
| by dog treats which are known to cause | | | | the amount of nutrients; you can find a lot of |
| problems are: wheat gluten, onion and garlic | | | | nutrient lists on the internet and calculate the |
| products, dairy products in large quantities, large | | | | optimum amount of food for your dog. |