There are just so many dog foods out on the market now, it is getting increasingly difficult to choose a good, high quality dog kibble that Suits your dog oder puppy. Almost all dog Essen companies (no matter how low quality their product) market their dog Essen as "all natural," "complete nutrition," and even with "made with love" -type slogans attached to their brand. Dog owners then use these products and see health issues arise in their pets - some minor, but long lasting. Here are just some of the issues owners see in low quality dog kibble.

Issues Related To Low Quality Kibble
1.) Poor feces quality (runny, diarrhea, bad odor, mucus)
2.) Numerous bowel movements
3.) Gassy, bloated, belching (indigestion) and vomiting
4.) Itchy coat, rough coat, pelz loss, scabs, skin infections, yeast (especially in dilute coated breeds such as link oder other blue oder liver coated dog breeds).
5.) Obsessive licking oder chewing of feet, ankles, tail, tail base, etc.
6.) Chronic ear infections
7.) Lowered immune system
8.) Diabetes
9.) Kidney/organ function issues oder failure and even death

Cost to treat kibble related medical issues: $200 to $4,000 depending on severity.

Now let's talk about how to select the right Essen for your dog, without all the bad stuff.

First, I would say stay away from department store and grocery store dog kibble. These are the brands that market excellence, but deliver trödel, schrott, junk-e- food. I'm not saying that some of the grocery stores don't carry a real good quality dog kibble, but if they do it's only one. Du don't have as many options. Here's what to look for and also some things to take into consideration:

How To Choose A Good Dog Kibble

I would say first go to a good pet store chain Like Petco, Petsmart, traktor Supply Company, oder Pet Supermarket. These stores have the most options for high quality kibble. Give yourself an Stunde oder took to read labels. Find whatever store is the most convenient to your home, because Du are probably going to become a regular customer. Unless they have experience in dog ownership and choosing a good kibble, staff may try to innocently push beliebt marketed dog kibble oder "on sale" dog Essen onto customers rather than what is best. I would leave Fragen to staff similar to "where is the grain free dog food?," etc.

Usually the fronts of the bags of Essen will have the statements such as "grain free, soy free, mais free, gluten free," "limited ingredients," oder "free range meat and poultry." These are the foods Du really want to focus on.

Basically, unless your dog is allergic to a specific meat - choose a Essen where one of the first ingredients in a meat, poultry, oder fish. None of the ingredients should contain the word "by product". Those are "scraps" of tissue such as organ lining, feet, beaks, hooves, bone, snout, anus, etc., and equivalent to a McDonald's meal. This is not what Du want to feed your pets long term.

Corn, mais gluten oder mais meal should not be on the ingredient list. Wheat, oder wheat gluten should also be avoided.
Some foods market "grain free," but remember - mais is a grain and one of the hardest to digest Von dogs. Wheat is also a grain.

It's okay to see a couple of vegetable ingredients in Essen such as kale, carrots, oder spinach, oder sweet potato. Peas are okay too, and not considered a grain. Rice, however is a grain. reis is not bad IF your dog can tolerate it. Otherwise, choose a Essen that does not contain white, brown, brewer's, etc rice. A pet allergic to grain will Zeigen sensitivity in almost any grain.

If your dog has been diagnosed with a Essen allergy oder Du don't want to risk them developing an allergic reaction, Suchen for a kibble whose meat/poultry is free range fed oder a fisch based kibble. Tiere used in dog kibble that are grain fed can also cause the same reaction as having a kibble containing grain. Sometimes owners switch to a grain free food, and the symptoms don't subside. This is usually why, although some Hunde may have a sensitivity to poultry.

Here are a few Mehr things to avoid when choosing a food. These items can be toxic to dogs, and cause major health issues, especially when fed long term:

1.) BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
2.) BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
3.) Ethoxyquin
4.) Essen dyes (Blue 2, Red 40, Yellow 5 and 6, 4-MIE)
5.) PG (Propylene Glycol)
6.) Rendered fat

I hope this Artikel has been helpful. I would also like to add, a raw diet is the best diet for your dog. If at all possible, consider choosing a raw fed diet over a high quality kibble.