You would need to be living in outer Mongolia to not have seen all the articles about Commercial dog food. This information is what is turning dog owners to natural feeding.

It has become clear that Commercial dog food is actually toxic to our dogs and as a result of this kind of information many owners are truning to a natural diet.

When you decide to go natural it is important to know where to source the food.

Most of the food can be sourced from a supermarket . Even better is to find a local butcher and then you can find out where the food is coming from .If you can afford to go organic then do it .

When starting out with a natural diet make sure you take these precautions

1. Worm your dog every two months after the initial puppy worming.

2. Place all bowls and utensils into boiling water after normal washing

3. Clean the ground outside after bone eating and remove all shards of bone

4. Store all raw food separately from other foods.

5. Store the food in plastic containers while it is defrosting.

6. keep an eye on the puppy when he is eating bones untill he has got used to it.

7. Wash your hands before and after preparing raw meats.

The dogs canine teeth are not used for grinding bone and so they do not get cleaned in the eating process. You will have to use a soft brush or cloth to clean them about once a week.

Large dogs try to eat Chicken wings whole in one lump.You can stop this by holding the food as they eat but perhaps it is better and easier to feed them the larger chicken frames.

Do your own research online on natural feeding. There is lots of information available and what you will read and find out will let you know that you are doing the right thing for your dog.

By feeding your dog naturally you will add years to his life.

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Written by Kathy Davison using tags: aggressive cancer canine, canine cancer, canine cancer treatment, canine nailbed cancer, canine skin cancer, dog cancer, dog cancer therapy, dog health, dog health help, dog paw cancer, Pets

The answer on how to serve your dog food may be a glaringly obvious one but if you are feeding all or part of your dogs food in a bowl, only small or medium dogs should eat with their bowl directly on the floor. Dogs of Labrador height or larger should be fed with their bowl at shoulder height and on a stand. This can aid the movement of the food to the dogs stomach and prevent gastric dilation.

Human beings have to chew thier food to get the digestive juices going while the dogs digestive juices do not start to flow until the food reaches the stomach. This is why dogs seem to gulp their food down and this in turn can leads to air entering the digestive system and causing dilation

With a large dog eating from a bowl in the floor the food has to travel upwards and so more air is taken in. This is probably the main reason why it is always better to feed your adult dog twice a day rather than give him one huge meal. Puppies of course are differant and need to be fed between 4 and 6 times a day to begin with. When the dog is living on a natural diet then he will eat this outside and also will usually lie down

With regard to giving your dog Tit bits,which of course they love just remember that dogs cannot digest refined sugar. Do not give them those nice little biscuits, or snack food made for human consumption. They love them too. Tit bits can be used for training exercises where they should be the branded type or small pieces of apple or cheese. A big nono is chocolate that is designed for humans and that goes for dark chocolate especially. It contains a substance called Theo bromine which is a bitter white crystalline alkaloid related to caffeine and Cocoa. Theobromine is a heart stimulant and depending on how much the dog has eaten and his size this could cause your dog serious problems. Theo bromine is also found in cocoa shell mulch, the type of mulch that is used for many pot plants so be aware that any potted plants that you buy may also present a real danger to your dog.

Lets look at how much we feed our dog

As a rough guide he should be having about 20 percent of his total target body weight in food over one week. To begin with use your common sense and either decrease or increase the amount depending on hos the puppy is growing or the dogs weight. Once a dog is fully grown you will have to level out the amounts and may have to reduce them.

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Written by Kathy Davison using tags: alternative medicine for dogs, canine cancer, dog cancer, dog food, dog vomiting, dogs and pets, healthcare for dogs, holistic dog food, natural dog food, Pets, small dogs, therapy dogs, wellness dog food

Canine cancer is becoming so commonplace that it does not surpris us anymore.Sounds dramatic but its true and very sad.

Sad because it's avoidable

Veterinarians have expressed thier concern for the last few years and eventually us Dog owners are starting to listen. We are lisening because of a few disturbing facts that have emerged

Did you know that 1. Your dog is twice as likely to develop leukemia than humans. 2.With breast cancer the statistics are 4 times that of humans. 3.Double that for Bone cancer 4.The big one ,skin cancer is 35 times that of humans 5.Cancer is the leading cause of non-accidental death in dogs morrisanimalfoundation.org

But here is a fact that will scare you...[backed by research] * 35,000,000 (35 million) of the dogs alive in the US today already have or will develop cancer. To translate that it means that 50% of our dogs get cancer....wow! So how can we put a stop to these horrendous statistics?

Well let us first look at the reasons why and the major causes

5th - Household cleaning chemicals 4th - Lawn and garden chemicals 3rd - Toxic flea and tick treatment chemicals [read more about this here] 2nd - Over-exposure to the sun AND....

There is one Cause that experts agree is the #1 cause of cancer in dogs.... want to know what it is? "Hundreds of Experts Agree, This is the #1 Cause of Cancer in Dogs..."

"Commercial Dog Food" Just do a search online on toxins in dog food and you can see for yourself the evidence from many Universities and research sources. To give you a few examples i have researched myself

"The huge rise in cancer in dogs.. is almost entirely due to the toxic ingredients commonly used in pet food and pet treats" Dr. Lisa Newman, ND, Ph.D.

"The Dog Food Preservative Ethoxyquin Promotes Cancer" "Ethoxyquin [popular dog food preservative] has been found to promote kidney cancer and significantly increase the incidence of stomach tumors and enhanced bladder cancer" The Department of Pathology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan

"Causes of Canine Cancer Include Improper Diet" Causes of canine cancer include... "improper diet, stress, genetics and exposure to chemical or physical carcinogens" Dr. Susan G. Wynn, DVM

"Poisoned With Pet Food" "Our animals are being routinely poisoned with pet food" Dr. Brandon Brooks, DVM

"Processed Foods are a Factor in Increasing Cancer in Dogs" "Recent studies have shown processed foods to be a factor in increasing numbers of pets suffering from cancer, arthritis, obesity, dental disease and heart disease" Dr. Randy Wysong, DVM

"Causes of Canine Cancer Include Poor Diet" "I have identified an unrecognized endocrine-immune disturbance as a major trigger of multiple diseaes in cats and dogs, including....cancer. [Causes include] poor diet." Dr. AJ Plechner DMV

The good news about commercial dog food is -- you have a choice You can instantly and dramatically decrease your dog's chances of developing cancer, or increase it's chances of recovery from cancer, by simply changing to a healthy home-prepared diet. and increasing your knowledge about canine cancer and how to recognise it and what to do . "These Are The 7 Bare-Minimum Things You Need To Know About Canine Cancer in Your Dog"

1. You need to know the nature of cancers and how they effect your dog's body

2. You need to know how to detect cancer in your dog

3. You need to know how to prevent cancer in your dog

4. You need to know the mainstream treatment options, their costs and outcomes

5. You need to know the alternative & cheaper treatment options, their costs and outcomes

6. You need to know the specific nutrients a dog with cancer requires (remember, requirements are very different to a healthy dog) AND

7. You need to have a collection of recipes specifically designed for feeding a dog with cancer But don't worry how you're going to learn all that, because we've done the hard work for you.. Introducing: The Complete Canine Cancer SECRETS Package has We surveyed 17,364 dog owners and asked them what they want and need to know about dog cancer.

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Written by Kathy Davison using tags: aggressive cancer canine, alternative cancer treatments for dogs, cancer sniffing dog, canine blood cancer, canine cancer, canine cancer treatment, canine liver cancer, canine nailbed cancer, dog cancer, dog cancer food, dog foot cancer, dog paw cancer, Pets