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Do You Need Dog Treats for Your Dog?

by Melinda Smith

There are many dog treats which we can give our pets. There are those which we can buy from the market or alternatively, we can choose to make them ourselves. Whenever we personally prepare our dog food, it bears many built in advantages. The biggest advantage is that we are able to monitor what our dogs are actually taking.

Producing our own dog treats will yield us peace of mind about the safety of our pets' food. This is something that no manufactured dog food, regardless of the monetary value or reputation, might give us. We only want the best for our pets because we love them as our family members. We do not want a scenario where our dog's health is compromised by food poisoning due to substandard manufactured dog food.

In giving dog treats to our pets, there is only one measure - can we actually consume the food ourselves? If yes, then we're behaving as responsible pet owners towards our dogs. Still, if the answer is no, then we may be acting irresponsibly and perchance we should rethink what we are feeding them. Our great love for our dogs demands that we only feed them food that we ourselves would actually eat.

In making homemade dog food, we should only use organic foods. By doing so, we are preserving the health systems of our pets which can also lengthen their lives. Employing organic foods has been shown to increase the stamina and the wellness of our pets. They will end up healthier, and more energetic.

It would be ideal if we employ lamb meat as our homemade dog food. In the alternative, we could also use beef or pork so long as we keep off the fattiest portions. We ought to also make a conscious effort to avoid additives and preservatives such as MSG or those which may induce an allergic reaction for our dogs. We must as well be very careful to leave out whatsoever bones since they are potential choking hazards for our pets.

All of us love our dogs and it is no empty rhetoric that dogs have lived up as man's best friend. They are always there to keep us company and give us emotional support. They provide us lots of love, affection, and companionship in spite of the times when we turn them away. Would it be humane to repay this loyalty by feeding them inferior dog food that is usually wide-cut of extenders, or can we find it within our hearts to convey our love by making them their personal home made dog food?

Providing homemade dog food and dog treats to our pets reap both owner and dog good benefits as compared to feeding them commercially available ones which are loaded with extenders. Creating home made dog food is easy to make and is a good expression of our love to our pets, befitting the loyalty, affection and companionship they bring us about.

Published December 6th, 2009

Filed in Family