Archive for May, 2008

Veterinary Secrets Revealed: Cat and Dog Health Care at Home

Should we trust a Veterinarian whose dog health care regime failed his own dog? I had my doubts at first, and when a friend told me she had signed up for Dr Andrew Jones’ Veterinary Secrets Revealed Complete Home Study Course, I hit her with a few questions, like, “Is he really a Veterinarian? Is […]

Homemade Dog Food: Tips to Tempt the Fussiest Eater

You’ve spent hours reading books and articles; you’ve subscribed to dog food related forums; you’ve found some recipes that look yummy enough to eat yourself; you’ve been shopping for beautiful fresh ingredients. Now you are all ready to start feeding homemade dog food. So you cook up a treat that smells delicious, and then you […]

Changing Your Dog’s Diet To Homemade Dog Food

Recently, a friend phoned me because she was concerned about diarrhea in her dog. We discussed when it had started, what the dog had been eating, and whether the dog seemed sick, or had any other symptoms. It turned out she had decided to try homemade dog food and had made the change rather suddenly.
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Walk a Dog a Day: Keep the Doctor at Bay

Sounds corny, I know! The thing is, when you’ve got a dog, you just have no trouble feeling glad to be alive. If you get close to forgetting, the dog is there, reminding you with its infectious joy.
We have been enjoying the most glorious Autumn (that’s Fall if you are in America) weather here in […]

Dog Food Myths: 10 Common Mistakes We Make When Choosing How to Feed Our Dogs

Since the infamous pet food recall in March 2007, dog owners have had their confidence in the commercial pet food industry shaken, and justifiably so. In today’s age of information, you’d think it would be easy to find the best way to feed our canine friends. It’s true there is a lot of information available, […]

Real Dog Food: 10 Benefits For You and Your Dog

Since the mid 1990’s, the giant, multi-billion dollar pet food industry has been under scrutiny. Writers such as Ann Martin, in her book “Food Pets Die For” have exposed the price our pets are paying for us to indulge ourselves with the convenience of processed, packaged, “artificial” food for our dogs. In particular, since the […]

Home Made Dog Food - A Simple Step to Better Health for Your Dog

Have you thought about home made dog food as a better way to feed your dog? There are arguments for and against. In my view, the pros far outweigh the cons with only one possible exception – for some people, the idea is impractical (i.e. too hard). I will come back to this later. 
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Real Food For Dogs

What is “Real Food?” Is there another kind? Well yes, in my view of canine nutrition, there is. To put it simply, if you can visually identify the food or it’s individual components, it is real. If it’s in a packet or a can and the contents bear no physical resemblance to the ingredients pictured […]