You should keep the pet food in air-tight containers. Keep it away from direct sunlight & dampness. As you would with kibble, look at the ingredient label. Those treats made with limited ingredients and that are high in meat content are ideal.
Animal fat is a generic by-product of rendering, the same high-temperature process used to make meat meals. The first ingredient in this dog food is corn. Corn is an inexpensive and controversial cereal grain. And aside from its energy content, this grain is of only modest nutritional value to a dog. Many pet parents buy large bags of doggie food as it proves to be cheaper and convenient. But it is important to store this kibble safe.
Imagine being fed Grape Nuts without the milk; day after day. Sure it tastes okay and is even somewhat healthy; but when a dog sees his/her family cooking those wonderful smells and watches them enjoying whatever that is. You gave your dog the same boring dry food day after day?
The first ingredient is chicken, second is water, third is animal liver, fourth is meat by products, it isn’t until the fifth ingredient that it deviates away from proteins. In the other hand I’m holding a can of Pedigree Chopped Ground Dinner, Beef, and the ingredients are identical in the identical order, with the addiction of beef. The food dyes used are all food grade, FDA approved food dyes, ones you and I consume all the time and mostly without consequence, and have been deemed safe for animals by the FDA. I have a 14 year old Lab’, Boomer, and he’s been a Pedigree dog since his first meal. By the way… Boomer runs everyday, no not walks, runs, in a 2500 acre field behind my house, every frickin’ day! ~ He still hikes with me, isn’t overweight, and has enough energy for both of us.
Obesity is more difficult for senior dogs and breeds that are prone to hip dysplasia and joint conditions. Dog food ingredients are listed in descending order of weight. So when looking at dog food label, take a close look at the first 5 ingredients. They make up about 80% of the total weight. The name change to Pedigree reflected a changing market. Whether or not a dog has a pedigree, they are likely to be regarded as a cherished member of the family.
Butylated hydroxyanisole – Butylated hydroxyanisole is an artificial preservative that is used to keep foods from going rancid. The US Department of Health says it is “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” and it’s been found to produce certain types of tumors in animals. There would be more pet food acquisitions to come. Fast Company says that first dog food acquisition was monumental to Mars’s mind-blowing success over the following decades. I found a German Shepard at a shelter,feed her Pedigree dry food and never took her to a vet.
Senior dogs may be showing nutritional deficiencies. You should have them checked at the vet at least once a year to identify these. You can fix the Nutritional deficiencies of your dog via diet changes or supplements.
Although soybean meal contains 48% protein, this ingredient would be expected to have a lower biological value than meat. The fifth ingredient is soybean meal, a by-product of soybean oil production more commonly found in farm animal feeds. At first I was concerned that my dogs pedigree wet dog food would not eat this…now several months into use. Find that they are really happy and enjoy dinner time…they look forward to there meals and eat all of this product. Complete and balanced nutrition has antioxidants, vitamins and minerals to help maintain a healthy lifestyle.
It was eye-opening to us how much changing her kibble improved her health. I guess that wouldn’t be surprising to long-time dog owners but we just didn’t know. Also; try feeding your dog’s real food instead of just one plain boring dry kibble day after day. Dogs like a wide sort of vegetables and fruits. Real chicken breasts are not very expensive at all; a dollar and a half a pound? You feed yourself 20 or 30 dollars a day but pay less than a dollar a day to feed your dog’s?