Dog Food Comparisons - Commercial and Home Made

With all the commercial dog foods available, why would anyone want to spend the money and time to make their pet's food? When you look past the dog food comparisons of percentages of crude protein, amount of fiber, or calorie count and actually look at what's in a can of dog food, then the answer to that question might be easier than you think.

Have you ever looked at the ingredients in a can of dog food? If you haven't, you really ought to; you owe it to yourself and your dog. If you have looked at the ingredients, do you understand what they are?

The fifth ingredient in a can of chicken formula from an upscale, highly respected maker of dog and cat foods is chicken meal. Do you know what chicken meal is? It's the dry, ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chickens, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs, and intestines - exclusive of feathers except in such amounts as might occur unavoidably in good processing practices. These are the less digestible parts of the chicken. Each batch can vary greatly in types and quality of parts so nutritional value can be inconsistent. Essentially, it is used as an inexpensive filler.

Would you eat chicken meal? I didn't think so. Why would you feed it to your dog? If you were to shop for ingredients to make your dog's food, you would get human quality beef, chicken, pork, vegetables, and grains. And it wouldn't cost any more than a good dog food brand. Your dog would probably have more of his nutritional needs met as well.

The vast majority of people consider their dogs part of their families. I'm sure you are one of those. Give your dog the best possible opportunity for good health; make his food yourself. When it comes to dog food comparisons between commercial brands and home made, there is no comparison; home made wins, hands down.