http://tahci.notlong.com Pictures of home food preparation for my small 12 lb female Pomeranian dog. My experience.
In my childhood an the farm all our various dogs were fed table scraps, and food they could hunt themselves. In the urban centers dogs are totally dependent upon what their masters supply. This is often commercial dog food, and it is anybodies guess as to what these various concoctions contain. Due to concerns about my dog's diet, I decided to make my own.
I serve raw food daily a portion of, liver, lamb stew meat, sardine, raw egg, and some ground up fruit and vegetables. I took some time to determine the quantity, but by observing the activity and appeaarance of the dog, I feel this has been accomplished. The small bone in the stewing meat is given to the dog to chew on once a day. She gnaws all the remaining meat off nd eventually discards the small piece of bone. This probably exercises her teeth and tends to keep them clean.
I never give my dog commercial "dog treats'. She walks about five km evey morning, and plays in the yard when the weather is suitable. I weigh her often and she is always around 12 lbs. A fat dog is an unhealthy dog. I only feed my dog after her walk. Dogs should not be exercised on a full stomach, and should not be taken out in full sun. Dogs have a marvellous body heating system, but cannot cool off readily.
The recent disaster of North American manufactures producing poisonous pet food using ingredients from China, indicate that pet food is in no way safeguarded, and manufacturers will do anything to maximium profits disregarding pet health concerns.
Home food preparation only takes about five minute each day, and I know what my dog is ingesting. Seldom do I take my dog to a veterarian. Veterarian recommedations are to what commercial food to utilize are probably sales hype with no foundation as to exactly if the pet food is safe and/or completely nurishing- my view.
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