ALERT !!! The FDA and AKC are now issuing warnings: Commercial/store bought "Grain Free" diets are highly suspect in causing MANY dog breeds and mixes to have an increase of heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy and taurine deficiency- even in breeds that have never reported such heart failure before!! The modern processing of the potatoes and legumes used to replace grains may be the problem. There have been no reports of homemade raw and cooked grain free diets causing heart problems.
I give my dogs a raw chicken liver (taurine source) and a sardine canned in tomato sauce without spices (anti inflammatory, heart healthy food) every day.
My Dogs Diets:
I am often asked for dog food advice and what I feed my dogs. The Dog Food Advisor.com is a great tool for researching diets. They tell you how they judge foods and explain why foods have earned their grades. The site can help you figure out how much nutrition you can afford in your area. Please click on the red links below to learn more about my dog's diets and recommended feeding amounts.
The Local Dog Foods Compared gives you an example of what I pay for foods and how I calculate their quality. It also tells you where I find the foods locally.
The Local Dog Foods Compared gives you an example of what I pay for foods and how I calculate their quality. It also tells you where I find the foods locally.
Adult Dog's Diets - includes photos and descriptions of what I feed my adult dogs.
Puppies Diets - includes photos and descriptions of what I feed my young puppies, growing large breed puppies, and nursing mothers.
Canned Foods - includes photos and descriptions of the canned foods I use for the dogs.
Flying Puppies Diet - Flying puppies eat a mix of dry Purina One Large Breed Puppy and dry Iams Large Breed Puppy food for about a week to prepare for their flight. If you can pick up just one of these foods your puppy won't have a sudden diet change when it arrives.
Puppies Diets - includes photos and descriptions of what I feed my young puppies, growing large breed puppies, and nursing mothers.
Canned Foods - includes photos and descriptions of the canned foods I use for the dogs.
Flying Puppies Diet - Flying puppies eat a mix of dry Purina One Large Breed Puppy and dry Iams Large Breed Puppy food for about a week to prepare for their flight. If you can pick up just one of these foods your puppy won't have a sudden diet change when it arrives.