If you choose to feed your dog kibble, you are fortunate that there are more and more nutritious options available for your dog than there were just a few years ago.
There are many cheap, unhealthy kibbles available in pet stores near you. Here are some reasons why you should spend time researching your kibble selection so you can feed your dog the best diet possible:
- Dog Food Comparisons The best way to determine the quality of your pet food is to carefully read and understand the label.
- How To Feed a Golden Retriever - This is an excellent essay written by Kathy Partridge. Contains information such as what ingredients to avoid in a commercial dog food, people food to avoid, why many goldens have "allergies", as well as home-made diets, and BARF.
- Kibble Ingredients - This article is written by Mary Ellen R. Lunde. It shows the ingredients in many commercial dog foods, a description of common ingredients, ingredients and preservatives to avoid, as well as her personal preferences. Excellent source to find out exactly what those ingredients typed on the bag really are.
- What's Really in Pet Food - An API Report - "This report explores the differences between what consumers think they are buying and what they are actually getting. It focuses in very general terms on the most visible name brands -- the pet food labels that are mass-distributed to supermarkets and discount stores -- but there are many highly respected brands that may be guilty of the same offenses."
- Ethoxyquin in Pet Food - written by Lori Mohr-Corrigan - " Just what is ethoxyquin, and why is it in our pet food? "
- Commercial Pet Foods: Some of the Better Brands - from Wellpet - list of some commercial kibbles and contact information.
- Pet Food Labels: What Reading a Label Will and Won’t Tell You About the Food - by Kathryn Michel
- Lamb and Rice Diets ...and the connection between taurine deficiency and heart disease. - by Linda Arndt ~ Canine Nutritional Consultant
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