Food for Dogs and Puppies

With the recent dog food recall in the US, and rising concern over the safety of commercial food for dogs, I have included Stephen Stewart's article on the effect of food on energy levels in dogs. Your dog's health and energy are affected by more than just your dog's food, which is why I recommend that you claim your free "5 simple things to extend your dogs life" mini-course!

"Puppies Energy Levels, Increasing them in Five Natural Healthy Ways by stephenstewart

Now I know to most Dog owners this is going to sound like an obvious question but does your puppy have the attention span of a two-year-old child? OK, if it's a Labrador, then this is about as good as it's going to get - only joking here as I'm sure there are some Labradors with terrific attention spans, it is just that we don't have one of them. We have a 2 ½ year old black Labrador / border collie cross called Elmo and though he may have a great many redeeming factors, in fact he has loads. It is just that when it came to the allocation of common sense, Elmo must've been outside chewing a bone.

Anyway back to the matter in hand: Is your puppy a little too fatigued and tired throughout the day? If you have already taken your dog to the vets for a full examination and he checks out okay, you may want to take it upon yourself to help increase his energy levels and attention span by going the “natural” route.

Of course as in all cases, animal pharmaceuticals and medicines have their place but if the Vet doesn't see anything untoward then there are certain steps you can take, quite naturally, to get “the pep” back into your puppy

1. As long as your puppy is more than six weeks old, try reducing his feeding times to only twice per day. Have you thought that you might actually be over feeding your puppy in an attempt firstly to try and help them grow? As with humans, over feeding can make a puppy very lethargic and tired. You can help your puppy by cutting back on his meals.

2. Check the food labels and be sure that the food you are feeding your puppy has a complete digestibility level of at least 85% to 90%.

3. Protein is a very important nutrient for good health and energy in dogs. Unfortunately, many dog foods sold in stores are made up of mostly carbohydrates. Dogs need meat and lots of protein to be at their best. This is especially true of young puppies. So be sure that each meal has a high level protein source when feeding your puppy. It is important to get the food balance right.

4. As far as supplements are concerned, is always smart to first check with your veterinarian. But we have a recommendation that may help your dog and that is to supplement his food with brewers yeast. Brewers yeast is absolutely chock full of B vitamins and protein and is another natural way of supplementing a diet.

5. Last but not least, the latest trend in supplements for both people and animals are omega-3 fatty acids. But there is good reason for this popular trend and that is because these oils are extremely healthy and are known to raise concentration levels in dogs as well as create a healthy shine on their coat. You can find omega-3 fatty acids in fish oils and flaxseed oils.

Scott James writes about a number of Internet pet based issues such as Dog Beds and Supplies, Inuyasha and Dogs For Sale.

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Find out more about healthy alternatives to commercial foods in Andrew Lewis' Dog Food Secrets.