CHOOSING THE RIGHT FOOD
There are so many choices available today that trying to make an informed decision can become an overwhelming task. We are going to tackle the job by the process of elimination. The cliché “garbage in garbage out” applies with terrifying validity. Not all dog foods are alike and there are enormous quality differences.

1. Forget about price. This works both ways. Just because it costs more doesn’t necessarily mean it’s better than a less expensive variety.
2. Forget about what the ad says about how their brand of food is. You have to look at what’s in it.
3. Your dog needs some carbohydrates in the form of grains and vegetables.
4. You need to supplement with vitamins, minerals, amino acids and fresh foods because these important nutrients are destroyed in the heat process during manufacture.
5. Your dog is a carnivore and needs meat.
6. Select a dog food that list two animal proteins in the first three ingredient; preferably these should be the first two listed.
7. If you make your own dog food, it must contain all known required nutrients in the right proportions.
8. Your dog’s behavior, health and overall well-being depend you feed him.

Warning Signs:

1. His breath smells.
2. He burps a lot.
3. He constantly sheds.
4. He has a dull coat.
5. He doesn’t want to eat the food.
6. He has large, voluminous stools that awful.
7. He has gas.
8. His teeth get dirty and brown.

DOGS NEED PROTEIN
Generally, the percentage of protein in the food is a combination of proteins found in less-expensive plants or grains, such as corn, wheat, soy, or rice, plus a more expensive animal protein, such as chicken, beef, or lamb. Dog food packages tell you how much protein is in the food. Protein content is important, but even more important is its source.

The manufacturer chooses the kind is a combination to put into the food. For example, if the first five ingredients consist of four grains, the food is cheaper to produce. By law, the ingredients in the greatest quantity is listed first. By looking at the list of ingredients on the package, you can see the origin of the protein in the food. We wonder what your dog thinks of such food.

ANIMAL PROTEIN DEFICIES
If the dog does not get enough animal protein in its diet there will be an imbalance of nutrients and may result in

1. He has no energy or is hyperactive
2. He picks up worms easily and has to be wormed frequently.
3. He frequently gets infections and his immune system becomes impaired
4. Chronic skin and/or ear infections
5. Compromised reproductive system, heart, kidney, liver, bladder, thyroid and adrenal glands
6. He smells like a dog.
7. He is prone to ear and skin infections.

Your dog is a carnivore, not a vegetarian. He needs meat. Unlike a human’s, his teeth are made for ripping and tearing meat-they do not have surfaces for grinding up grains; his digestive process begins in his stomach, not on his mouth; all of the enzymes in his system are geared toward breaking down meat and raw foods. Clearly, there can be no doubt: Your dog is a carnivore.

Each cell needs 45 nutrients to function properly. Your dog’s body is made up of cells, a lot of them.  Cells need:

1. Vitamins
2. Minerals
3. Water
4. Protein, consisting of 9 to 12 essential amino acids
5. Carbohydrates
6. Fat

Dogs that lead a couch-potato existence can survive on food with more plant than animal protein. It has been our experience that the majority of the working breeds, sporting breeds, toys and terries need extra animal protein in their diets.

DIFFERENT KINDS OF MEAT
Some dogs test periodically for lamb, turkey and fish. Chicken, lamb, turkey, fish and venison all contain higher amounts of amino acids than beef so have a higher protein content. A healthy dog does not need the higher amount of protein, but prefers to be maintained on beef.  During certain seasons where individual weakness in a system may appear, chicken may be needed to bring the dog back into balance. I prefer not to use turkey on a regular basis, since it is high in tryptophan, which acts as a depressant.

Testing thousands of dogs through kinesiologyhas shown me that the majority of dogs prefer beef, some dogs prefer chicken, and some can go back and forth between the two.

RAW OR COOKED
A healthy dog can cope with both. If you feel nervous about this issue, remember that apple cider vinegar also kills bacteria. One thing all of the preceding proteins have in common is that they need to be fed to your dog raw. Stories abound in the dog world about parasites that are contained in raw meat, and that feeding a dog raw meat makes him vicious. Like other old wives tales, there is little truth to this one either. Raw meat may have a high bacterial count on the outside of it, and chicken may have salmonella.

All dry and canned commercial dog food is heated in the manufacturing process. To compensate for this loss, besides meat, you need to include an amino acid complex in your dog’s diet. One more thing you need to know about protein-amino acids are the building blocks of protein. When they are heated they are partially destroyed. So, commercial food contains protein that is somewhat deficient or destroyed through heating.

Dogs do not need many carbohydrates to be healthy, and a diet low in carbohydrates and high in animal protein is deal.

Breakfast can contain cereal grains, a small amount of vegetables, oil egg, vitamins, molasses and kefir or yogurt, a completely balanced meal. Your dog needs a small amount of grains and some vegetables for energy, proper digestion, stool formation and correct functioning of the thyroid gland.