Introduction
Approximately forty-four percent of all households in the United States have at least one dog, totaling up to seventy-eight million dogs in households (Pet Statistics). When feeding senior or geriatric dogs, one of the most common aspects that pet owners consider, is what type of diet is right for their dog. There are two main categories in which a dog’s diet can be broken into, a commercial diet and a homemade diet. There are many sub categories that these can be broken into, but first one of the two varieties must be decided upon. For this to occur, a pet owner should do research on first, the requirement of their pet and then secondly, into which dietary components from each diet properly meets their dog’s requirements.
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As any animal ages, they begin to slow down, not just physically but also mentally and a specific diet that aids in meeting the requirements of a geriatric dog can help slow the signs, keeping the dog looking and feeling more vital. As animals age, one of the consequences is an increase in diseases which leads to different requirements, even from that of an adult dog to a senior dog. One of the key nutrient components that changes as the animal ages in the amount of energy required for the maintenance of the animal. According to the Journal of Nutrition, when a study was done measuring the amount of metabolizable energy intake, older dogs showed a steady twenty-four percent decrease when compared to younger dogs (1998). This study serves to epitomize the concept that even though senior dogs may require more supplements in their diet, the bulk of their diet also changes such that the energy components of the diet should be reduced to prevent an excess of fat buildup due to the over feeding of energy. Varying components of a diet were tested on young and senior dogs, elevated levels of crude protein and fat, exceeding the requirements in animal products, while the plant sources were designed to meet the requirements. This experiment yielded that generally speaking a senior diet will be comprised of more feeds
Breeder’s Own Pet Foods, Inc is a major producer of dog food for show-dog kennels in the United States. Their executives viewed the retail dog food market as a growth opportunity and would like to begin by introducing their product; Breeder’s Mix dog food into the Boston area in 2011. Breeder’s Mix dog food is a nutritionally balanced, frozen dog food that is among the costliest to produce. Their product has no additives or preservatives and is made up of 85% fresh meat and 15% of the highest quality fortified cereal. It is the finest quality and has been used and recommended by professional show-dog owners for years. Breeder’s Mix has a long
Recently, more natural, "premium" dog food has been introduced to the market, in which higher quantities of quality, nutritious ingredients are used to manufacture the food -- often human-grade, in fact. Since vegetables, fruits, real meat and quality grains are used as the primary protein source in the highest-quality dog foods, these foods are a fast route to healthy skin and beautiful fur. For the most part, they contain no artificial coloring and preservatives, but are chock-full of vitamins and minerals instead.
In the United States alone, there are 78.2 million dogs in homes countrywide. Once someone makes the decision to get a dog, their first thought might be what they are going to feed it. Dog food ingredients impact dogs in many ways, and responsible pet owners want to keep their animals healthy. Doctor Lorie Huston from petMD says "Pet food ingredients can also affect your pet's behavior in various ways. Take the fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid, DHA has been shown to increase mental acuity in puppies and kittens" (Huston). So, the first step is to be aware of what their dogs eat and read the labels more closely. Animals are completely dependent on their owners for their nutritional needs, so dog owners feel morally conscience of that responsibility. Failure to pay attention to what dogs eat could result in major health problems or even death due to the toxins and chemicals they ingest. Dogs' lifestyle depends on the nutritious ingredients in their everyday food to maintain good health, a high activity level, and a happy mood.
When you want your loyal companion to stay healthy one way is through a nutritious, healthy diet. Although multiple choices are available in stores, the truth is many recommended brands fall below the high standard pets deserve and need. If you’re paying exorbitant prices for what you think is a high quality, hearty source of food, take a look at an alternative top grade food. Packaged
Many pet owners feel the need to supplement their dogs’ diet as new information about commercial dog food becomes available to the public. A number of commercial dog foods that have been advertised as healthy and beneficial for dogs are now receiving scrutiny over the actual contents of their foods. When these claims are paired with an aging dog with arthritis or another pain inducing disease it seems obvious that dog owners would begin searching for a miracle supplement to make their aging dog healthier and more comfortable. Salmon oil is said to do both simultaneously. Although some research has supported the idea that adding salmon oil to a dog’s diet can be beneficial, the research is not substantial enough to conclude that salmon oil is indeed a miracle supplement.
Balanced diet plan is supplied by such organic meals with good level chicken meet and proteins. Tiny dogs and puppies can appreciate and live a wholesome life and really feel strong with your natural foods. You don't really have to worry about presence of by-products, rendered animal fats, glutens, whole wheat, soy, BHT, man-made preservatives, added sugar, artificial tastes, colors, dyes, and any other stuff. California natural dog food is away from just about all such man-made stuff and added tastes. You can ask for organic dog nutrition cans in 8lb and 12lb sizes. Brown rice stuff present in these organic foods for little dogs and pets aid the pets preserve a healthy digestive method and better energy level. California natural dog food is a ideal food for your household pets at home with crude protein, crude fats, vitamins, fiber and other natural ingredients. Well-being and flavour each is often experienced by the small dogs and puppies at residence. Organic foods for your dogs at house is formulated and combined wonderfully with just about all necessary levels of nutrition offering best wellbeing for the
The Conscionables and Organic customers are the consumers who will purchase BOPF’s brand of dog food. A health food market such as a Whole Foods offers a variety of food options for their shopper’s pets that may have different feeding philosophies with dietary needs, preferences and food sensitivities in mind. These combined, would make a health food market launch an ideal stepping stone for BOPF to begin an initial
Consequently, their caloric consumption drops significantly, often as much as 20-30%. Although the calories and nutritional requirements differ greatly from breed to breed, any owner should know that when their pet starts to slow down, their feed should drop accordingly. Additionally, like humans, changes made to the volume of the animals daily intake should be gradual- older animals react even less well to large scale change than we humans do.
Generations of domestic dogs have now evolved while eating exceptionally high carbohydrate diets. Until recently, the idea that this may have produced animals that are more susceptible to nutritional hyper-sensitivities has either been ignored or sometimes disclaimed by animal nutritionists. However, attitudes are changing, mainly due to pioneering clinical work and a commercial awakening to the growing market for specialized
There are certain food items that are beneficial to add to the meal if your dog is suffering from anything.
Our dogs are important members of our families. We love our pets. As we feed our children, we should also be careful with their food. Many companies claim, explain and advertise that they have the real food for our pets, but the consisted ingredients are actually corn by-products, animal by-products and wheat gluten meal.
Today’s pet food market is larger and more diverse than ever before. While this offers a large number of choices in various types of pet food, it also presents a dilemma in choosing the healthiest food for your dog. Are generic or store brands suitable for a dog? What about familiar name brands like Purina and Alpo? Are the pricier brands that advertise specially formulated ingredients (Science Diet, Eukanuba) really living up to their claims and worth the extra money? All of these are valid questions that loving dog owners deserve to have answered.
• Preservatives -- That should be fresh. Get that fresh and feed it to your dog
As you know, dog food is available in a wide variety of colours, sizes, flavors, and shapes. The real distinction is obviously the ingredients contained in the products. You may be surprised to know that the ingredient list on dog food labels reads very much like human junk food. Some ingredients are even difficult to pronounce and are borrowed from medical encyclopedias. Then of course there are dog foods that are teeming with artificial ingredients, additives and preservatives that can be harmful to pets. So just what is "Spot" to do when it comes to healthy eating?
Conventional marketing has appealed to consumers based on the idea that the pet food is enjoyed by the animal. Our product marketing will instead appeal to the parental instinct in pet owners, emphasizing health characteristics such as omega-3, senior pet health supplements, and calcium enrichment. Our preliminary research leads us to believe that consumers feel lost in determining which foods are safe, and which are potentially dangerous for their pets. Our campaign will attempt to create a memorable campaign to classify the relative health and safety qualities of a particular product in a simple way.