Dog Food Facts

 

Because of the recent problem with contaminated dog foods, many of our clients have asked us to recommend a safe, healthy food for their pets.

We don't recommend ANY of the dog foods you can buy in stores.

The commercial dog foods that are available in stores contain fillers, by-products and chemical preservatives. They need to be transported and stored over long periods of time. In some cases a shipment can spend months waiting in storage or on a truck before it ever gets to the store. And then it will spend even more time on the store shelves. So they all contain chemical preservatives.

Also, dog food companies use things like wheat and soy to increase the protein percentage that you read on the bag, but  these fillers are not digestable. So you think you're getting a nourishing food because the bag indicates a high protein percentage, but they are not digestible proteins so it just becomes more for you to clean up in the yard.

And the "by-products" they are legally allowed to put in commercial dog food -  "beef digest" (guts), "chicken by-products" (beaks, feet) -YECH!

That's why we do not recommend ANY of the dog foods you can buy in stores.

The only commercial dog food we recommend is Dr. Jane Bicks' "Life's Abundance" dog food, which is NOT available in stores. You can purchase it online at www.naturalfoodfordogs.com

They primary ingredient in this food is HUMAN-GRADE chicken meal. It also contains egg which is one of the most digestible forms of protein and is full of vitamins A, B, E, K, biotin and amino acids.

And it's got fish meal, which is high in Omega-3 fatty acids - great for your dog's skin and coat.

This is an all natural, organic food, rich in antioxidants from whole food sources such as carrots, spinach, celery, garlic, alfalfa leaf and apples.

It also contains brown rice - one of the most digestible carbohydrates, needed to give your dog energy.

Life's Abundance is the only food we know of that uses probiotics and beet pulp for a healthy digestive tract, with lactobacillus acidophilus to help maintain a balance of friendly bacteria in your dog's intestines.

Feedback from our clients who have switched to Life's Abundance is extremely positive. Dogs that are "finicky" eaters will devour it. One of our own dogs had problems with frequent loose stools, and this has completely cleared up since we switched her to this food.

This is a high quality food that gives you a lot of the benefits of feeding a raw diet, without the high costs and hassle of a raw diet. 

A cool feature at their website is that you can compare the ingredients in this food to the ingredients in the food you are using now. Just go to www.naturalfoodfordogs.com.

Dog Food Recalls, Contaminated Dog Food

Because of the recent problem with contaminated dog foods, many of my clients have been asking me for dog food recommendations.   

I don't recommend ANY of the dog foods you can buy in stores.  The commercial dog foods sold in stores all contain fillers, by-products and chemical preservatives. They need to be transported and stored over long periods of time, so they all contain chemical preservatives. 

Also, dog food companies use things like wheat and soy to increase the protein percentage that you read on the bag, but these fillers are not digestible.  The bag might indicate a high protein percentage, but if they’re not digestible proteins it just becomes more for you to clean up in the yard.

For these and other reasons I don’t recommend ANY of the dog foods you can buy in stores.

The only commercial dog food I recommend is "Life's Abundance" dog food, which is only available online. You can purchase it at www.naturalfoodfordogs.com

Formulated by internationally known holistic veterinarian Dr. Jane Bicks, the primary ingredient in this kibble is HUMAN-GRADE chicken. It also contains egg which is one of the most digestible forms of protein and is full of vitamins A, B, E, K, biotin and amino acids. 

Also it has fish meal, which is high in Omega-3 fatty acids. This is an all-natural food rich in antioxidants from whole food sources and it’s the only food I know of that uses probiotics and beet pulp for a healthy digestive tract, with lactobacillus acidophilus to help maintain a balance of friendly bacteria in your dog's intestines.

I’ve been feeding Life’s Abundance to my own dogs and to all of our rescue and foster dogs for years, and it’s great. Dogs with loose stools have firmed right up and even the most "finicky" eaters will devour it.  We no longer have to add supplements (fish oil etc.) to their diets - everything is properly formulated in one easy to feed dry kibble.

It’s a high quality food that will give you the benefits of feeding a raw diet, without the high costs and hassle of a raw diet.  Even though the price per bag is high, you’ll feed less of it (no fillers) so the net cost is about the same as store-bought food.  It’s made in the U.S. of high quality ingredients under the supervision of a holistic veterinarian, and there has never been a recall:  www.naturalfoodfordogs.com