The Right Way to Feed Treats to Your Dog
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The Many Benefits Of Pumpkin
Here are a few things to keep in mind before feeding your dog pumpkin.
Which Type of Dog Food is Best?
What kind of dog food is best? Is canned food healthier than kibble? Does a homemade dog food diet require as much work as it appears to? Whole Dog Journal developed a very comprehensive pros and cons chart for various dog food options you may be considering. Remember: no one dog food is best for all dogs! Consider your dog's lifestyle and needs and use this chart to help you decide what kind of food your dog should eat.
How Much Should You Feed Your Dog?
A year or so ago, I was taking pictures at a “teen dog social,” which was attended by some 6-month-old dogs I had last...
Dog Food Manufacturers
Many of you are already aware that some pet food companies own and operate their own manufacturing facilities and some of them do not....
Meat and Meat Meal: Sorting Through Animal Protein Sources
A few years ago, we added a new column to the chart full of information that we publish in our annual “approved dry dog...
Understanding the “Guaranteed Analysis (GA)”
The guaranteed analysis (GA) is a highly regulated part of a pet food label, and the facts printed there are subject to surveillance and enforcement. State feed control officials may sample and test the product at any point in its production and sale; they often do visit stores and pull product from the shelf to […]
How to Shop Dog Food Labels
Alright! You’re in the pet supply store, armed with information about what you have been feeding your dog. You know which nutritional adequacy (AAFCO) statement to look for, you know how much protein and fat should be in the guaranteed analysis of the foods you are going to consider, and, presumably, you know how much […]
In the Fine Print: Nutritional Adequacy Statements
It’s bizarre, but one of the most important things on a pet food label is often in the tiniest print: the nutritional adequacy statement, aka the “AAFCO statement.” AAFCO stands for the Association of American Feed Control Officials. This is the organization that developed the standards the industry uses to determine what constitutes “complete and […]
Rotation, Rotation, Rotation: Choose Several Dog Foods
You may have not noticed, but we’ve been using the words “foods” and “products” in the text above. We strongly encourage owners to rotate among at least three different products from different pet food companies throughout the year. And more may be better! Here’s why: Most pet food companies use the same vitamin/mineral premix for […]
Four Steps to Personalized Nutrition
The beginning of your dog food buying journey actually starts with what you feed your dog right now. You are feeding your dog something already, correct? Good! In order to make choices that will maintain or, better yet, improve your dog’s health, you need to know what’s in the food you already feed him. Otherwise, […]
The Best Foods for Your Dog
We know that many of you subscribe to Whole Dog Journal in order to learn about dog food. We’re also aware that, more specifically, many of you are hoping that we will tell you which foods are best; you want to know what you should be buying to feed your dog. Well, we have some […]
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