Dog Health Food - What Is Your Yorkshire Terrier Really Eating?

Your Yorkshire Terrier could be suffering if they aren't eating dog health food. There are stories all the time about tainted batches of dog food, and what about the additives that are routinely added?

Who knows what could be in the next batch of dog food? What about the actual nutritional content of the food? Most companies are looking at ways to boost their profits and a cheaper source of ingredients might be a great way to make more money, but it's unlikely to be the best thing for your pooch.

More and more dog food companies are looking for cheaper options to make up the protein requirement of their food. Cast off protein from rice and what production that has no nutritional value is often added to bulk out the food.

2007 saw a widespread recall of dog food after melamine (a type of plastic) was found. Over 100 types of dog food were affected by this recall and it took months to trace the tainted ingredients to an overseas supplier of rice and wheat protein. This shows that it doesn't matter what standard the US based manufacturer has if they are receiving tainted products from off shore. And that's leaving aside the fact that rice protein has almost no nourishment for dogs!

This may have happened a couple of years ago, but when could it happen again? Even this year there was a case of milk powder, produced under stricter human food standards, that had melamine in it. It's just a matter of when it happens again. I don't want my best friend to suffer because dog food companies want to boost their profits. Now we not only need to make sure our dogs have the right nutrition, but we also need to make sure that their food is free from toxic contaminants.

Apart from the occasional, accidental toxin that may get into your Yorkshire Terrier's food, what other nasties are routinely being added? Often there?s a preservative called ethoxyquin that gets into dog food through fish meal. This means that this preservative is almost certainly in your dog food is it has fish meal, but it won?t be listed. And ethoxyquin has been linked to many serious and life threatening diseases including cancer and liver failure.

Just have a quick look and see if fish meal is in your dog's food, sometimes it'll be promoted as a great healthy option. Fish is a great source of protein and essential oils, but when it comes with a potentially carcinogenic additive, it's really not worth it.

This is just the tip of the ice berg and if you really want to make sure your Yorkshire Terrier has a long and healthy life, then you need to learn about dog health food. It's very easy and often cheaper to make your own food so that you know exactly what is going into it. This is something that you should really consider as a vital component to keeping your best friend healthy and happy for years to come.