Even if you’ve carefully designed your pet’s diet, factoring in their nutritional needs and ensuring their food comprises high-quality ingredients, it’s advisable to track whether the diet is doing its intended job. Dogs’ nutritional needs change as they go through different stages of life. What a puppy needs to grow and thrive may not be…
Making sure your dog is well-fed is pet care 101. Most pet parents spend a lot of effort and energy—be it in the form of looking for the right food for their canine companion or making home cooked meals from scratch—in getting it right. However, in their quest to find the right food for their…
As a pet parent, especially the first time around, I spent a lot of time researching what I could and could not feed my dog. When looking at vegetables, fruits, and healthy sources of carbohydrates to introduce to my dog’s diet, I stumbled upon the obvious question: is pumpkin good for dogs? I say obvious…
Have you noticed your pooch go stir-crazy at the smell of fish? Have you been tempted to give them a taste but stop yourself because you’re not sure how suitable is raw fish for dogs? Well, what you’re faced with is a common dilemma that many pet parents contend with. The short answer is no….
My furry baby, Adolf, struggled with digestive issues all his life. This meant having to deal with an upset stomach often. While cleaning up after him, I noticed that he would hurl up undigested food even several hours after a meal. This led me to wonder, how long does it take a dog to digest…
Even as a first-time pet parent, I was never comfortable feeding my dog packaged dog food. Even though I didn’t know as much about dogs’ nutritional needs at the time, the logic was simple: if eating anything straight out of a packet isn’t good for us, it can’t be good for my furry baby either….
We, pet parents, are vigilant about what we feed our furry babies. The choices we make are always about making sure our dog’s nutritional needs are met and they enjoy their meals as well. After all, would you enjoy eating the same food out of a box, day in and day out for the rest…
If there is one question that can split the community of pet owners right down the middle, it is this: can dogs eat raw meat? The concept of raw feeding has been around since 1993 when Australian veterinarian Ian Billinghurst propagated the notion of a B.A.R.F. (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) diet for dogs in his…
The notion that raw diets are better for our canine companions is rooted in the fact that dogs are descendants of wolves. So, it is believed that feeding them foods that closely resemble what they’d have eaten in the wild — in other words, a biologically appropriate diet — is key to making them thrive….
As pet parents, we’re always looking for information on what to feed our dogs. After all, not all human foods are safe for our furry friends or serve canine nutrition needs. But our pets don’t know that, and when they beg you for treats with those big melt-your-heart eyes, it can be hard to say…