Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Simple Tips To Purchase The Right Dog Food On Line

By Alyssa Riggs


The choices of dog food on line could be overwhelming. There are foods for small dogs, large ones and even products for a specific breed. However, if you want to give the best nutrition for your pet choosing a healthy product should be on top of the list. Unfortunately, most pet owners cannot differentiate a healthy product from unhealthy ones.

A high quality product can give great wonders for your dogs. For example it keep your pet's fur shiny and sleek. It makes their immune system grow stronger and maintains their digestive systems well functioned. However, when it comes to finding the best food product for pooch, the options almost seem to be endless.

More so, feeding him the right product could strengthen their immune system and keeps his digestive system in great condition. When looking for a high quality product learning for the basics is highly important. To ensure a good pick, the Association of American Feed Control Official or the AAFCO has guidelines that you may always use as your reference.

To start with, find out if the ratio of meat and veggie products is balanced. Experts say that the ideal percentage of veggies and meat in such product is 50/50. If there are no products that have the exact ratio, then choose the product close to such ingredient ration. It is also important that the meat sources are high in the label as this gives your pet the amount of protein that they need.

Learning the fundamentals of dog foods is important too. The basics imply that an average pooch's diet contains 50% vegetable, 40% meat and 10% grain and products should have a balanced ratio on its meat sources and vegetable sources. Experts say that a product that contains 50% meat and 50% veggies is the most ideal.

Such as corn gluten, ground corn, corn barn and so on. This may mislead the consumers into thinking that the meat is the major ingredient but if you sum up the three corn components then it could greatly outweigh the percent of meat that is supposed to be found in the product. More so, the following should be printed on the product's package minimum crude protein, minimum crude fat, maximum moisture and maximum crude fiber.

Take not the crude means the mains source could be chicken or grade beef. Several tips that could be of use includes avoiding products that have corn, soy, wheat, cornmeal and grains on it as these products are most likely there to act as fillers no to mention a possible cause for allergy and constipation.

In addition to that stay away from products that have grains and corns with them. Grains may be important however it may be used as a filler to increase the protein content of the product. This also applies with corn. Products that have pure meat and veggie source is your best option. More so, preservatives may be necessary but be wary with products that contain cancerous ones like Ethoxyquin, BHT and BHA.

It could be quite risky to choose the best dog food on line hence pet owners are encouraged to check the label first before purchasing. If the website does not show the nutritional label at the back it would be best to find another one.




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