| Do you remember the olden days when we fed our | | | | I have been feeding my dogs homemade food for |
| dogs table scraps? Nowadays most people believe it | | | | four months now. My dachshund is diabetic, so I was |
| is a bad thing to feed your dog food from the table. | | | | searching for a way to give him a diet higher in fiber |
| Many now believe that this idea was originally | | | | and protein. I have now come to the conclusion that it |
| encouraged by the makers of commercial dog food, | | | | is best to prepare his food myself. I also have three |
| as a way to sell more of their canned and dried pet | | | | other dogs, a Maltese and two Yorkshire terriers, and |
| food. | | | | they were beginning to put on weight and had become |
| Lately, especially after the pet food scare of early | | | | very hyperactive. After eating my homemade food |
| 2008, when hundreds of cats and dogs died after | | | | for the past few months their behavior has changed, |
| eating pet food tainted with poison, more and more | | | | their weight has stabilized, and my dachshund has not |
| people have returned to feeding their dogs more | | | | had to have an increase in his daily insulin dosage. I am |
| foods eaten by humans. | | | | also saving money at the same time. |
| If your dog has special dietary needs, such as being | | | | I prepare chicken by boiling or baking it, and then |
| diabetic or obese, the commercial dog foods simply do | | | | combine yams or sweet potatoes. These vegetables |
| not offer good choices that are healthy and nutritious | | | | have a low glycemic index and are particularly good |
| and meet the needs of your dog. They tend to be | | | | for diabetes. I also prepare lentil soup each week, and |
| filled with ingredients that are not healthy at all, and also | | | | add this to the food as well. Finally, I prepare long grain |
| have many preservatives to extend their shelf life. We | | | | brown rice, and my homemade food is complete. I only |
| do not know for sure where the ingredients have | | | | do this once a week, so it is not like I have to prepare |
| come from because the government does not | | | | my dog food every day. I encourage you to learn |
| regulate packaged and canned pet food as it does | | | | more about preparing healthy and nutritious food for |
| food for human consumption. This alone is a powerful | | | | your dog, to reduce the risk of disease and help to |
| reason to stay away from commercial dog food. | | | | extend their lifespan. |