There are more and more concerns being expressed by dog owners about commercial dog food. What exactly does it contain? In the same way that we have become increasingly concerned about what is in the processed foods that we eat so dog owners are now becoming equally concerned!

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If you are concerned about what your dogs are taking in when they eat, you may have thought of the option to make your own dog food. Many of the commercially-made dog foods have now proven to cause more harm than good, because they contain toxic substances that may be fatal in large doses. This has caused more than a little alarm throughout the pet-owning community.

Because of concerns over commercial dog food, there is an increased demand for organic alternatives. And if you know how to make your own dog food, you can turn this into profitable business. Making home made dog treats is an easy way for those who want to venture into the dog food business to make a start. All you need is the right equipment and materials, an empathy for dogs, some connections and a range of recipes for healthy dog food that will make dogs of all types drool and roll over with delight.

Before setting out on a dog cookie-baking spree, make sure that you have all the things you need. An oven, cookie cutters, every [recipes for home made dog food] treats that you can get hold of, and an attractive packaging. It wouldn’t hurt if you have a catchy phrase for marketing purposes, since you do need to advertise these treats to attract customers. Be sure to be prepared to meet deadlines as well. There will surely be a lot of orders, and being a slow-poke baker wouldn’t be very profitable. With all this in check, all you have to do is bake away.

Here are some recipes for healthy dog food that can be sure sell-outs with your dog owning customers:

Make your own dog food treats with waffles that will have dogs barking with delight, and it won’t even take you an hour to do it. The recipe calls for 4 cups of whole wheat flour, ½ cup cornmeal, 1 egg, 2 tbsp vegetable oil and 1 ¾ cups water. While pre-heating oven to 325°F, mix ingredients together in a bowl. Knead the dough and roll out to about ½ inche thick. Cut into squares and put in the waffle maker, just to get the “waffle look.” Bake in pre-heated oven for an hour. Let cool, then pack in an attractive paper bag.

One of the sell-out recipes for home made dog food treats is for a yummy honey cake that’s perfect for doggie birthday parties. Prepare 2 cups of whole wheat flour, ½ cup soya bean flour, 1 cup water, 1 tbsp each of honey, canola oil and sea salt. Mix dry ingredients first, then add water and honey and let dough rest for about 15mins. Add oil, then let sit for another 30 mins. Take dough portions about the size of a walnut, flatten into small cakes and place on a baking sheet. Bake in 400°F oven for half an hour. Cool and let your four-legged customers enjoy.

Aside from baked treats, make cold treats available to your avid customers, especially on hot summer days. All you need is to mix together a jar of baby food (applesauce or any fruit) and 8 to 16 oz of vanilla yogurt. Place the mixture into an ice tray and freeze.

Opening a doggie treats business can start as soon as you decide to make your own dog food. Easy to do recipes, coupled with a strong love for dogs and concern about their health can take you a long way into this business. A warm woof from your four-legged customers may just be enough to melt your heart.

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With the recent pet food recall causing all sorts of discussions between dog owners about the quality of the food they feed their dogs, it seems that very little of these conversations are actually asking the important question about whether or not pet food is nutritious enough for their animals.

Most people seem to be unhappy with the fact that the food was tainted, yet has anyone considered going deeper into the situation and really finding out what is in the food to begin with? Do you really want to know what you are feeding your dog or cat?

Peaking Into Pet Food Ingredients

The first question you should be asking yourself is whether or not the ingredients in your pet food is actually quality material. For those of you that have believed for years that the dog and cat food you have been feeding your pets are top-notch products, you may be disappointed to know that the foodstuffs which make up the base of these pet foods is extremely low grade, hardly edible, animal by-products.

These products come from the remains of whatever animals are not deemed suitable for human consumption. There are no special chicken farms, grass fed beef pastures, or anything of the sort, that is specifically utilized for pet food. These companies use whatever they can get their hands on: blood, ligaments, lungs, bones, beaks, heads, feet, etc. All of these items are converted over for several purposes, such as livestock feed, fertilizers, poultry, and of course – ingredients for pet food.

As a consumer, you cannot find this information when you read the labels. You have no idea whether or not the quality of the “beef” or “chicken” which is printed on many pet food packages is actually healthy, nutritious meat. And most people do not know the difference between whole meat and meat meal or meat byproducts.

Advertising At It’s Best

Years ago, it was common practice to feed our cats and dogs whatever food we were eating. Table scraps were considered everyday food for these animals. Somewhere along the line we have been convinced that dog and cat food produced by corporations are the best nutritional products we can feed our pets.

Our thinking today is that “my dog will not get a balanced diet if he just eats what we eat”. Once you think about it, that notion really doesn’t make any sense. How can a human get all of the nutrition they need yet a dog will become nutritionally deficient by eating the same food? Ask yourself the same question and you might just think twice before grabbing process that food and feeding it to your cat or dog.

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I remember the old days when people used to feed their dogs any type of table scraps that they had from their meals. Sometimes, the dogs would all have their meals prepared ahead of time. We ate all types of food and back in those days so did our animals, except for one major difference of today’s house pets – they didn’t eat a bite of commercial dog food.

Interestingly enough, three out of the four dogs we owned lived to the age of 18 and 19 years of age, with one dog reaching 21 years of age. And the only reason why the fourth did not hit these high numbers was because of bone cancer. Now our experience with these dogs does not negate any type of nutritional value that commercial dog food may provide, especially considering the leap in information and nutritional research that we have today, but it is a little ironic that standard human food did so well just a few years back.

Pet Food Advertising Has Brainwashed Us

A lot has changed over the past 20 or 30 years. Most dog owners feel that feeding their pets commercial dog food makes the most sense. They believe that high quality dog food sold in stores is not only the most convenient way to feed their animals, but it also is thought to give their dogs and puppies the best nutritional value offered, even better than human food. They believe that this decision is the right thing to do.

You hear this sort of thing over and over again whenever a discussion takes place about dog food. Just the other day I was discussing some dog tricks with my neighbor and the subject switched to what we fed our dogs. One comment that he made which is quite redundant is that “I feed my dog ‘dog food’ because it’s for dogs. Why would I feed him human food?” My neighbor goes on to display his sense of knowledge about nutrition for dogs by insisting that my way of feeding Charlie (my dog) table scraps was cheating him of the proper foods he needs for energy and growth.

Processed Food is still Processed Food

I realized that there was little chance of me convincing my neighbor of his falsely believed notions about proper nutrition and his dogs. Try convincing one of these people that a dog and a human both need similar nutritional foods. It’s not that easy. However, I did get across one point in which he understood and that was about processed food.

No matter how you look at it, or what you believe a dog should eat as opposed to humans, processed food is still processed food! This stuff is manufactured, which means it goes through various steps of processing, preservatives, and other additives before it hits the can and is packaged. Every step that is taken to get this food to the store shelves reduces its quality and nullifies most of its nutritional value. Do take a look at our Free eCourse on Healthy Dog Food.

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An important nutrient that all dogs need and one that is responsible for furnishing energy in their body are fats. Fats supply energy for the body to use. It also has a small role in building strong cells and promoting the absorption of nutrients. However, similar to the essential amino acids, a dog’s body isn’t able to produce these essential fatty acids, and therefore has to come from an outside source, from the food they eat.

Dogs do not usually develop a deficiency in fatty acids because their basic diet normally provides them with sufficient amount of energy from fat. In fact, a small amount of extra fats benefit their body in several ways. It protects them from the cold; it provides cushion to their body; and it serves as a protective layer of covering around different organs in their body. Actually, dogs are very efficient in using their stored fats because their bodies have the ability to easily turn these fats into energy when needed.

Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing

Fats are very beneficial, but it can become a concern when the dog eats too much of it. Too much fuel in the dog’s body, regardless of where it came from, is converted into body fat, which is then stored in the body. Too much fat in the body results in obesity and other conditions that are related to obesity such as diabetes, canine osteoarthritis, and heart disease.

There is only a limited amount of fat that is used for protection against cold, cushion, covering, and extra energy. But when the maximum amount of stored fat is reached and applied for these purposes, the dog still continues to stock up fat and does so to the same degree that is equivalent to the excess energy that it consumes. For instance, every 3,500 calories that a dog eats in excess to what his body requires will be turned into 1 pound of body fat.

It is important for all dog owners to know that the only way for their dogs to get fat is if they take in more calories than their bodies use. Similarly, the only way for the dog to lose weight and get rid of the excess fat is by taking in less calories than what their body requires.

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Are You Like Many Other People Who Are Concerned About What They are Feeding Their Precious Dog? Who Really Knows What Is In The Food You Feed Him? Are You Feeding Them Healthy Dog Food?

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It’s a real concern isn’t it! We all assume that the Dog Food that we feed our dogs is safe and surely they cannot come to any harm! The reality is sadly different and it’s one of the reasons we have put together a Free 7 Day eCourse Can Show You How to Protect Them and keep them healthy. To read more you can go to Healthy Dog Food and sign up or you can sign up for your Free 7 Day Course below:

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There are more and more concerns being expressed by dog owners about commercial dog food. What exactly does it contain? In the same way that we have become increasingly concerned about what is in the processed foods that we eat so dog owners are now becoming equally concerned!

Listen, nobody ever said you had to rely on a bag or can of food to feed your dog. You cook for yourself or your family all the time. Doesn’t your dog deserve similar treatment? Most owners say they’d love to cook for their pups but just don’t know where to start, and that’s where Homemade Dog Food Recipes comes in!

I have been looking around at what is available for concerned Dog Owners and you would not believe the price some people are charging! Well you probably would because at the moment a lot of people are expressing concerns and sadly some people seek to play on that! That’s why we have made Homemade Dog Food Recipes extremely affordable - your dog deserves it! Take a look by clicking on the links or on Homemade Dog Food Recipes.

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Today there are more and more scares for Dog Owners with reagrds to commercial foods. Which is why we have put together a Free Healthy Dog Food - Dog Food Recipes & Health Tips eCourse which covers:

Is food made at home healthier for your dog?
Does your dog need to go on a diet?
Which ingredients are best for your dog?
Selecting the safest toys for your dog
Preventing your dog from dehydrating
Healthy teeth for your dog
How often should you vaccinate your dog?

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What do you do to keep your dog healthy? Do you know what you are suppose to do to keep your dog healthy? What factors that you can control go into making a healthy dog? Just remember that a healthy dog is a happy dog.

Do you try to make your dog happy and feel loved by giving him a treat? Does your dog have an expanding waistline? One may contribute to the other. Keeping your dog at a healthy weight may lessen the chances of a lot of health related problems. Being a portly pup can cause just as many serious health problems as it would for humans. Heart, lung, kidney and liver problems are not uncommon in dogs carrying extra weight. Make sure you know how to read the feeding recommendations on your dog’s food, and use a true measuring cup to portion it out. Use treats sparingly, treat them as, well, treats (i.e. something special).

To go along with your pooch’s new diet, make sure he gets enough exercise. Just like humans, if a dog does not get regular exercise, restricting food intake won’t help much. If you lead a sedentary life, your dog probably does to. Start slowly, for yourself and your doggy, and just start walking. Or just go out in the yard and play a rousing game of fetch or chase. Just do something to get your puppy pal moving.

Regular checkups at the vet are important as well. The vet can monitor your canine companion’s weight, and suggest some things for you and your dog to do. They can also keep tabs on your dog’s overall health, this usually helps in catching any problems early. Your vet will also suggest any medications your dog may need. Make sure if your dog needs any medications, you give them to him as prescribed. You will also need to give medications such as heart worm medicine on a regular basis.

Also, on a regular basis, you will need to make sure your dog has good hygiene. Yes your dog’s hygiene can affect his overall health. Giving your dog a regular bath and grooming will keep is skin and fur healthy. This will also make sure there are not nasty little critters living on your dog, such as fleas and ticks. Excessive scratching because of parasites and/or dry skin can cause your dog’s skin to become irritated and open to infections.

Your dog’s overall health and happiness depends on the steps you take. Keeping your dog’s weight under control, regular vet checkups, and a good washing will make your canine companion a happy member of your family.

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