Q. I have been thinking about feeding my dog Organic pet foods, then I see something called "all natural foods." What is the difference if any?
A. Organic means grown without herbicides or pesticides. All natural means everything in it is natural... eg. a plant, animal or grain.
Pesticides are made to kill things... anyone who thinks they can kill the bugs and weeds but are perfectly safe to consume should really think about it. I know they are consumed in minute quantities, but over time I tend to wonder why we have so much more cancer and immunodeficiency ailments these days such as asthma and severe allergies.
Whichever you go with be sure it is a good quality animal diet... as far as cost goes you are better off buying a grain free (or at lease wheat and corn free) diet over an organic diet with wheat or corn in the top 5 ingredients. If you can afford an organic grain free diet...then your pup is one lucky dog!
Wheat and corn are much harder on your animal than the small amount of pesticides are...
And this is coming from someone who buys organic LOTS and truely understands the difference.
Pesticides are made to kill things... anyone who thinks they can kill the bugs and weeds but are perfectly safe to consume should really think about it. I know they are consumed in minute quantities, but over time I tend to wonder why we have so much more cancer and immunodeficiency ailments these days such as asthma and severe allergies.
Whichever you go with be sure it is a good quality animal diet... as far as cost goes you are better off buying a grain free (or at lease wheat and corn free) diet over an organic diet with wheat or corn in the top 5 ingredients. If you can afford an organic grain free diet...then your pup is one lucky dog!
Wheat and corn are much harder on your animal than the small amount of pesticides are...
And this is coming from someone who buys organic LOTS and truely understands the difference.
Conservatives, in what culture is it normal for someone to strap a dog to the roof of a car?
Q. Since we see cats and dogs as pets, it's strange for us to see them as food. However in other cultures eating dogs is like eating chicken or pork.
But in what culture is it considered normal to strap your dog to the roof of your car? Please I am very curious to know.
Please let me know of any culture in South or Central america, Europe, Asia, Africa or Australia where strapping a pet to the roof of a car is considered a norm.
But in what culture is it considered normal to strap your dog to the roof of your car? Please I am very curious to know.
Please let me know of any culture in South or Central america, Europe, Asia, Africa or Australia where strapping a pet to the roof of a car is considered a norm.
A. The USA, I know lots of people down here in the South that carry their dog in the back of a pickup, we haul horses, pigs and cows in open top trailers*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
What to do about a new pet dog who is a rescue but also a rubbish bin raider??
Q. We have a Shih Tzu X Lhasa Apso who is around 7 now and no trouble at all - however we just adopted an 8 month old Shih Tzu X Pekanise and she has worked out how to open all our rubbish bins around the house - the kitchen one has a slide lid - she quickly learned how to open this but today I came home from work to find half the contents of the bin all over the kitchen and the bin lid completely removed - she is also taking on our older dog like she is competing for the position of top dog this only started tonight - any suggestions? We have had her for a week now.
A. I have 3 german shepherds and this is a problem for me. But for a shih tsu it should be NO problem.
You have a few choices:
1) put the bins under kitchen cabinets with child proof locks on teh cabinet doors.
2) get TALLER BINS - ones that are waist high that a shih tzu can't possibly reach
3) get ones with lids that LOCK
4) face the lids towards the wall. makes it awkward for you, but the dog can't get to the lid to open it
5) put trash bins OUTSIDE, or behind a BABY GATE, or someplace else completely inaccessible.
Never ever leave trash in an open bin in a house with pets. Always have some kind of locking lid or place them where the dogs can't reach them. For some dogs, this is way too much of a treat for them to avoid, no matter how much you scold them. The temptation is too strong, even when they know they shouldn't do it.
You have a few choices:
1) put the bins under kitchen cabinets with child proof locks on teh cabinet doors.
2) get TALLER BINS - ones that are waist high that a shih tzu can't possibly reach
3) get ones with lids that LOCK
4) face the lids towards the wall. makes it awkward for you, but the dog can't get to the lid to open it
5) put trash bins OUTSIDE, or behind a BABY GATE, or someplace else completely inaccessible.
Never ever leave trash in an open bin in a house with pets. Always have some kind of locking lid or place them where the dogs can't reach them. For some dogs, this is way too much of a treat for them to avoid, no matter how much you scold them. The temptation is too strong, even when they know they shouldn't do it.
Why does dog food contain CORN when the manufacturers KNOW dog's cant digest corn?
Q. a few "top" dog food brands have corn in them. On the bag it states that same they all say, "It's the best for your dog" What's the best? Adding CORN as a temporary filler so the dog gets full then poops it back out and gains no nutrients from the food?
A. The dog food industry actually started as a profitable way of getting rid of a bumper wheat crop. Pet foods were made with whatever was left over or not fit for human consumption and that line of thinking is the same today as it was then. The major dog food companies are for their bottom line- Most of them are owned by human food companies and it just makes sense to send all their biproducts and excess grain to the pet food plant. For example, Purina and Nutro are owned by Nestle, and Iams and Eukenuba are owned by Proctor and Gamble.
Additionally, companies like Hills (Science Diet) have invaded vet schools by either sponsoring the student's only nutrition class (gee, I wonder what those vet students learn- that the ingredients in Science diet are bad- I think not) OR - they pay for a vet student's education in exchange that upon graduation, the vet recommends their pet food for 10 years- not to mention the trips to Hawaii they offer vets if they sell a certain amount of food.
So the answer to your question is that corn has been pretty cheap (except very recently), it provides a lot of cheap protein for dogs when compared to animal-based sources of protein and since feeding studies never have to go beyond three years or even compare different foods to each other. The only research being done is funded by the pet food companies themselves and all they care about is that the dogs are healthy enough to call the food "good enough not to cause noticible short-term health issues" not "what are the most nutritious ingredients that we can pack into this dog food"
Additionally, companies like Hills (Science Diet) have invaded vet schools by either sponsoring the student's only nutrition class (gee, I wonder what those vet students learn- that the ingredients in Science diet are bad- I think not) OR - they pay for a vet student's education in exchange that upon graduation, the vet recommends their pet food for 10 years- not to mention the trips to Hawaii they offer vets if they sell a certain amount of food.
So the answer to your question is that corn has been pretty cheap (except very recently), it provides a lot of cheap protein for dogs when compared to animal-based sources of protein and since feeding studies never have to go beyond three years or even compare different foods to each other. The only research being done is funded by the pet food companies themselves and all they care about is that the dogs are healthy enough to call the food "good enough not to cause noticible short-term health issues" not "what are the most nutritious ingredients that we can pack into this dog food"
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