Holistic Dog Food Diet

Choosing holistic dog food is the best way to keep your pets healthy and happy. The quality of food you choose for your furry friends has a major affect on skin, fur, teeth, gum and internal health. Healthier food means a longer lifespan for your animal companions, too.

Before canned wet food and kibble was mass marketed in the 1930s, pets everywhere were fed raw meat, kitchen scraps and leftover human food. While not as convenient, this pre-kibble diet was more beneficial to animals than the overly processed foods for sale today.

Mainstream dog food is mass produced and contains an astonishing amount of filler ingredients that hold no nutritional value, food coloring and preservatives. This means your dog will have attractive and long lasting food but won't be getting necessary nutrients. Fiber is important to all mammal digestion. If your dog eats only kibble and wet food, he will be ingesting little to no fiber. This is one of the reasons most pet dogs suffer from digestive and bowel discomfort.

Raw meat and scraps isn't the only option, though, to feeding your pet a balanced diet. To get the needed fiber, it's beneficial for dogs to ingest raw vegetables. If your dog likes to eat grass in the park, she could benefit from having more nutrient rich greens in her diet.

Providing your pet with a holistic diet means taking charge of what, from an environmental standpoint, is the smartest choice for your dog's general happiness. The exte
al and internal health of your pet will improve markedly when given a steady holistic diet. Loose and irregular stool samples, a painful condition that many pets on mainstream diets develop, can be soothed and eliminated by switching to a better diet.

Skin problems such as fungi, mites, fleas or hereditary conditions can all be soothed or even eliminated by feeding your pet a diet that is more similar to what they are meant to eat. In fact, mainstream diets can often cause dogs to have allergic reactions. Because the vast majority of pet owners don?t choose a holistic diet for their animals, constant itching and chronic skin problems are considered the norm. However, improving food quality can put your pet in a happier, healthier, itch free skin.

What holistic means to you will likely be different than what it means to another pet owner, even if you have the same breed of dog! You should make your decision based on the time, money and energy you have to invest in the switch but also on your pet?s specific needs and preferences. Visiting your vet can also help you decide on the best diet for your dog.

Switching over to a holistic dog diet is crucial to providing your dog with an increased life span full of special memories. Envision your dog with an efficient digestive system, healthy gums and shiny fur. Now that would truly be something worth barking about!