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All commercial pet food is regulated by the AAFCO. This agency sets the standards and does the testing on the ingredients that pet food manufacturers use in their food products. Because of the number of different food products and ingredients used, these standards can be somewhat vague. This gives manufacturers much leeway in meeting up to these standards. So having the AAFCO stamp of approval on a dog food label does not mean that the ingredients used to make that product are good for our dogs.

There is much information found on a dog food label. Much of which is difficult to understand. So how are we to know what we are actually buying? How can we tell what is the best dog food and what is a poor quality product. In order to tell the difference we must learn how to correctly read what we are being told on the label.

Because of the constant exposure to the marketing tactics of pet food manufacturers, many of us have are loyal to a certain dog food brand or product name. We have been led to believe that this brand has high quality food products. The first rule to remember when reading a label is that if the product label mentions an ingredient such as “beef chow” for example, then that product must contain 95% of that ingredient by weight if the product is a dry product and 70% if it is a wet or canned product. If the label includes words such as “dinner” or “formula” then only 25% of that ingredient is required.

The ingredients of a particular dog food product are listed by weight in descending order. So if we were to read the ingredients of say a “chicken dinner” product, then by the percentages mentioned above, the chicken is only 1/4 of the product and therefore probably not the main ingredient. The main ingredients are more likely to be corn and bone meal. Both are undesirable as main ingredients and are mostly found in generic or discounted brands.

In many cases the main ingredient is not mentioned in the title. Instead we see such words as “flavored” as in “chicken flavored.” There is no set required percentage for these items. We will also see the words like “Premium” or “Natural” on the labels. Premium dog food is a worthwhile product to checkout. Most premium products do follow the AAFCO standards for a nutritionally balanced dog food product. “Natural” just means that there are no artificial ingredients such as colors, preservatives and flavors in the product.

An easy way to determine if the dog food you are buying is of good quality is to find the fat source ingredient on the content list. Look for such ingredients as beef fat or chicken fat. Ingredients listed before this fat source are main ingredients. If there are just a few ingredients listed before the fat source the product is good. The quality of the product diminishes with the addition of more ingredients. The ingredients listed after the fat source are just food enhancers and fillers.

Because of busy schedules many of us have to feed our dogs commercial brands. By just taking a little extra time we can prevent exposing our animals to poor quality foods. If we read an ingredient that we are unfamiliar with or that we would not eat ourselves, then why would we think of feeding it to our dogs. Lets be more careful when reading those dog food labels.

As dog owners we are totally in control when it comes to feeding our dogs. Knowing what the best dog food is, what are the right dog food ingredients and what dog food nutrition they provide can sometimes be overwhelming. Find out more about commercial and homemade dog food recipes by visiting www.onlinedogfoodrecipes.com.

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Because of the recent economic conditions many of us have had to find ways to fine tune our budgets. One way to save money is to stop buying food for our dogs. Dog food can get quite expensive, and as our dog grow the more money will be spent. That expense can double or triple depending on the number of pets we have.

Here’s an idea. Instead of feeding your canine those expensive formulated, with who knows what dog foods, you can make your own homemade dag food. If you have never done this before, don’t worry its really not difficult. Making your own dog food is easy and can be fun as well as rewarding.

You can find hundreds of dog food recipes online from many different sources depending on the particular needs for your dog. There are numerous websites that offer great tasting recipes to keep your dog satisfied for a very long time. Instead of listing them it would be much easier for you to do a simple search. From there you can start compiling recipes that are right for the particular needs of your dog.

Simply type in the Keywords “dog food recipes” into the search box of any search engine and hundreds of listings will appear. You can narrow down those results by just being more specific with the type of keywords you use.

By specifying words like puppy, vegetarian, diabetic or senior dog food recipes will produce better results. You can find such tempting concoctions as peanut butter puppy treats, dog style pretzels, brownies and donuts by using the right keyword phrase. In reading through some of these recipes you may be tempted on making them for yourself.

It doesn’t take a lot of money to feed your dog. Homemade dog food recipes are economical and at the same time are more nourishing. Your dog will be more alert and live longer.

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