One of the aisles I rarely visit in the grocery store is the
dog food aisle. There is very little to
nothing that my dogs need…in fact, sadly, there’s more there that they don’t
need! (Buy top quality kibble from a pet store, not the grocery) I understand
some people cannot afford to buy much for their pets, so they get the cheapest
food there is. What’s even more amazing
are what I consider ‘extras’ they have in their lives that they could do
without, or be more restricted with.
Cell phones, fake nails, fake tans, colored hair, maybe an expensive cup
of coffee every day, eating out numerous times a week…you see where I’m going
with this. What I am asking is,
please…re-evaluate your lifestyle and eliminate some of the ‘extras’ and invest
it in your dog. Gee whiz…get your own
nutrition straightened out and on the right track, and share the food with your
canine companion. You won’t need to eat
out so much! While it’s true most dogs will eat this stuff I call ‘junk food’,
that doesn’t mean it’s good for them. Humans will do the same thing…but that’s
our fault, we make our own choices….but consider, we also make the choices for
the animals in our care. Let’s not neglect
what they need in their lives to be healthy.
They are our responsibility.
If you are an owner of a younger dog, you may not see the
effects of a poor diet in your dog for years to come. Then one day…something doesn’t seem
right…why? It can most likely be traced back to improper nutrition practices
over many years. Granted, some issues
can be genetic, and/or environmental, but if you are not feeding your dog
appropriately, you are not giving their body what it needs for maintenance and
repair. If you’re not feeding nourishing
meals, then it is most likely your dog is suffering from malnutrition….yes, that
is very possible! Can it be corrected?
Yes. Is it too late by this point? I
hope not. That may need to be determined,
depending on what your dog is dealing with.
Now it will take double extra care to reverse the effects of lifelong
poor habits (on the part of the human responsible for the dog). Let me stress, caring for a dog properly day
in and day out over many years takes extra care, more than just pouring out a bowl
of kibble. That would be like thinking
you can get in your car day after day over the years and never do anything to
maintain it. How long do you think it
would be before you’d be stranded on the side of the road because your vehicle
just quit running? We all need proper ‘fuel’…our dogs included.
Proper food gives energy and encourages good health. As far as I’m concerned, dogs don’t ‘need’
kibble. (I know that’s a bold statement)
But, consider this, how many wolves and wild dogs are there eating dog chow? Not! They’re living off the land…capturing
prey, eating meat and digesting fat…searching out other vegetation as needed,
driven by instinct. Many times I think
how much smarter they are than a lot of humans I know! Granted, there are no
100% guarantees on anything in life, but by purposefully directing our dog’s
nutrition on the right path, you do allow for a certain amount of insurance, in
that should something arise, your dog has a strong immune system that will ease
the severity, and enable a quicker recovery, thus a more quality life.
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