Raw Feeding Soars as Dog Food Becomes Deadly

If you're one of the millions of dog owners carefully monitoring the health of your pet after countless dog food recalls emerged, you're not alone. Dozens of pets were killed this past year as veterinarians were flooded with calls from frantic dog owners wondering what was safe to feed Fido.

The dog food recall, based on food that resulted in the kidney failure of many animals, was unprecedented, but retailers removed the food and dog care specialists instead began teaching pet owners how to choose raw feeding over store-bought options - a trend that has caught on with great acclaim.

Like its human diet counterpart, the raw food diet for dogs has pet owners preparing nutritious meals for their pet that are more in sync with what nature intended. Instead of synthetic bones made of mashed up ingredients, dogs are given a variety of bones and meat from beef, chicken, and fish.

Dog owners don't just go for raw - they're looking to invest in their pet's health, so they're choosing organic meats and vegetables that were raised without chemicals. What many dog owners don't know is that the ingredient most important to human diets - whole grains - can be deadly to your pet.

A dog's digestive system does not fare well on grains, yet most dog food manufacturers pack the meals with grains anyway, wreaking havoc on a dog's digestion. You may even notice that once you begin a raw feeding regimen, your dog appears healthier and happier than he's been in months!

If you think raw feeding is out of your budget, you should know that there are ways to cut costs - and savings you'll incur thanks to putting your dog on a raw food diet. If yours is one dog who visits the vet regularly, chances are you'll be making fewer visits.

Whether you have a puppy or an adult dog, the raw feeding routine can help in a myriad of ways. For one, you will not have to endure that foul odor that emanates from the kitchen whenever you open a new can of dog food.

Your dog will derive many health benefits from raw feeding, including healthier teeth, a better-performing digestive system, and muscular benefits from the natural chewing of real bones as opposed to those that crumble whenever they eat a commercially-prepared bone.

There are a number of great online resources that teach you how to put your pet dog on a raw food regimen. For now, make the transition and cease the worry you've felt about putting your dog at risk with commercially prepared food that does not receive the same scrutiny as human foods in the United States.

Karen Chrisman encourages the use of natural, alternative remedies for improving dog health as well as different dog food diets. On her blog, http://4theLuvofDogs.com she writes about different dog food diets, positive dog training, alternative remedies, along with tips for traveling with dogs and many more interesting tidbits. If you love dogs, this blog is for you (4theLuvofDogs.com).