Archive for June, 2010

Dog trainer, breeder and animal behaviourist Jan Morgan discusses what a new dog owner should be prepared for when considering a pet. On Rogers First Local news in the GTA region. For more information please visit: pawsitivepuppies.com cairnterrierpuppies.net cabaretcairns.com

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Dog nutrition is something that every pet owner should prioritize. But with the availability of instant dog foods, are you really giving your pets the necessary nutrition? Veterinarians advise that pet owners should make dog nutrition balanced and complete. Experts say that you can achieve this by switching from one dog food brand to another. There are important things to remember though when you are switching brands and assuring your dog’s nutrition.

Here is an interesting fact that you should know about dog food. If you give your pet the same brand every month, you are actually risking his health. You are exposing your pet to potential health problems, which include malnutrition and even food poisoning.

Everyone is also familiar with the presence of additives and preservatives in most packed dog foods. The accumulation of these synthetic elements may cause harm to your pet. This build up of unnecessary chemicals can weaken the immune system of your dog and may lead to sickness and infection.

With this, one can really assume that there is no guarantee of complete and balanced dog nutrition by using packed dog foods. Manufacturers and producers may claim that their products offer the best nutritional value. But there are factors that can affect and reduce the quality of packaged dog food. For example, during the distribution and storage of dog products, certain elements like temperature changes can affect the nutrients inside the product.

Another likely cause of decreased nutritional value is the fact that manufacturers use ingredients from outside sources. Manufacturers have little control over the nutritional quality of these ingredients. There is even a possibility that dog food brands may contain excessive amounts of magnesium and calcium, which do not meet the requirements of veterinarians and dog nutritionists.

During the manufacturing stage, some of the most important vitamins and minerals weaken due to the application of heat and chemical processes. At home, most pet owners love to stock up on dog foods, which of course leads to over storage.

Switching from one dog food brand to another does not even guarantee perfect nutrition for your pet dogs. But the idea is to prevent you from exposing your dog to excessive and unwanted amounts of chemicals. Diversifying your dog’s food in a monthly basis provides balance. To make sure that your dog gets complete nutrition, read the nutritional labels of the different brands. Make sure that you buy fresh dog products only.

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Check the top of your turtles filtrations system for any damage to the moving parts. Learn about the top piece of the filtrations system for your turtle from anindustry professional in this free pet care video. Expert: Cordell Jacques Bio: Cordell Jacques has worked in the pet industry for the past 10 years. He has been a reptile hobbyist in one form or another for most of his entire life. Filmmaker: Travis Waack

A video tour of the Ideal Pet Medium Pet Flap or Chubby Kat Perfect Pet TubbyKat www.idealpetproducts.com A larger size for larger cats or small dogs Features Include: * Transparent Unbreakable LEXAN® 7 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ flap with 2-way operation. * Weatherproof design. * Exterior or interior use.

Unquestionably, USDA certified organic pet foods are healthier than pet foods made from conventionally produced ingredients.  Unlike cheaper conventional pet foods, USDA certified organic pet foods contain no residues from pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, or chemicals accumulated during manufacturing that may include a number of the toxic chemicals that are associated with conventional pet food processing.  Organic pet foods contain more nutrients–such as vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals–than non-organic pet food.  This is especially important, considering the depletion of nutrients that comes with heavy processing and the consequent need to supplement pet foods with mostly synthetic, low-grade nutrients in order to provide some level of nutrition to dogs, cats, or other pets.  So, USDA certified organic pet foods are a great way to provide your animal friend with safe, nutrient-rich food staples.  But beware: currently in the USA, only organic certification is regulated by law and any claim of organic status other than that of ‘(USDA) certified organic’ is not substantiated by an unbiased third party.

Organic dog foods are great if done right.  The best organic dog food is, of course, prepared fresh at home.  However, this may be challenging, given the time constraints of the modern world.  Although USDA certified organic dog foods are a great choice, there are big differences in quality among the many available choices.  Most of these differences stem from the quality of the ingredients used.  Although no low-grade ingredients, such as byproducts or other indefinable ingredients, can be included in USDA certified organic dog foods, a number of important nutritional distinctions arise from manufacturers’ choices of ingredients.  Some of these distinctions are highlighted below.

Organic dog food should not contain grains or flours as first, or primary, ingredients.  Dogs did not evolve to eat grains, whether raw or cooked.  Although cooking will render grains digestible by the dog’s gastrointestinal tract, cooking also destroys many constituent nutrients; often, the only thing left are empty calories with little or no substantive nutritional value.

The first ingredient in organic dog food should always be a clearly defined source of animal protein.  Don’t choose dog foods that contain ingredients listed as ‘chicken meals’ or ‘animal protein,’ as these cannot be reliably traced to their origin. Absent any known origin, it’s easy for manufacturers to use low quality sources of animal protein.  Moreover–and tragically, as recent history has taught us–if any contamination or tainting of unsourcable ingredients occurs, it becomes difficult to mount a quick and effective pet food recall to save animal lives if one can’t trace the ingredient in question to its source.  In the case of USDA certified organic dog foods, one needn’t worry because the USDA organic standards prohibit the use of obscure and unsourceable low quality ingredients.

Any choice of organic dog food should contain some fruits and/or vegetables.  However, plant matter should never make up more than 50% of the total contents of a given dog food product.  The percentage of plant matter in a given dog food should be more in the range of 30-40% of the contents by weight.  And it goes without saying that these ingredients should be organic as well, both to avoid contamination with toxins and increase the nutritional value and health benefits of any given USDA certified organic dog food.

The great thing about feeding your animal with whole food-based USDA certified organic products is that you shouldn’t have to worry about routinely supplementing whole foods with isolated nutrients because organic foods are generally much more nutrient-dense than conventional–or non-organic–pet foods.  In the case of a truly organic diet, you can supplement with nutrients simply on the basis of your own animal’s particular individual needs, and only when necessary.  Such occasional supplementation makes it possible for you to choose high-quality supplements for your dog instead of the typically low-grade vitamin-and-mineral mixes added by conventional pet food manufacturers to enable them legally to call their foods ‘balanced’ or ‘complete.’

Although choosing USDA certified organic pet foods over conventional varieties is just a first step toward better health and wellbeing for your animal, it’s a very important first step. So, be good to your animal; take that first step today!

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Learn how to care for a ferret along with additional information on the animal in this free video. Expert: Daniel Keeper Bio: Daniel Keeper is the owner of Zoo Keeper Exotics, located at 183 & Burnet Road in Austin, Texas, 512-453-8800. He has been breeding, and selling a large variety of exotic animals for over 15 years. Filmmaker: Dana Glover