Dog Food Allergies - Could it Be Your Dog’s Food?
By C. J. Burke
Especially during the warmer months dog owners see an increase in their dog’s scratching activity. Your dog may be scratching under his neck, at the ears, or biting his feat incessantly. It drives owners crazy to see their dogs in such distress, imagine [...]
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The wolf, the dog’s wild relative, obtains much of its food supply by hunting in a pack. Cooperative hunting behaviors allow the wolf to prey on large game that would otherwise be unavailable to a wolf hunting alone. As a result, most wolf sub-species tend to be intermittent eaters, gorging themselves immediately after a kill [...]
When looking at the pet food label, most consumers first read the guaranteed analysis panel. Here manufacturers report the minimum percentages of crude protein and crude fad and the maximum percentages of moisture and crude fiber. Consumers should be aware that these percentages do not represent actual amounts protein and fat and that using these [...]
In recent years, researchers have been able to explain why humans bond so strongly to their pets, and they have also discovered that the relationship between humans and animals is often beneficial to human health. It is not surprising that the strong emotional attachment that people feel for their pets is coupled with a concern [...]