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Calculating Pet Food Dry Matter Basis
Pet owners often wonder whether their dog food is high in protein, fat, or carbohydrates- the macro nutrients of the food. Unfortunately, the answer to these questions is not easily attainable from the dog food label...
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Kale: Good For You and Your Pup
A lesser-known healthy treat for dogs is kale chips! Kale is a “super food” and it's good for dogs as well as people. You can read more about it and other super foods for dogs/humans here, but basically it's a “prove...
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Dog Food Evaluation- A “Natural” Approach
We are often asked by dog owners to rate or comment on their dog’s food. As people become more educated about the commercial dog food industry, they are more interested than ever in understanding what they are servin...
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Veggies: Low Calorie Wonder: Wordless Wednesday
Veggies can provide a low calorie source of fiber, sweetness, and vitamins for your dog. Some dogs love them!
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Worst Reasons to Choose a Pet Food: Color
Reading a pet food label can be confusing. Long lists of ingredients, obtuse and incomplete macronutrient (protein, fat, and carbs) information, and “marketing speak”, can all make it difficult to determine which are...
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Zinc: Pet Food Ingredients A to Z
We have reached the end of the alphabet in our “ingredients A to Z” series. Today’s letter is Z and our ingredient is Zinc. What is Zinc? Zinc is an essential trace mineral that is required in a pet’s diet to mainta...
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Yucca Schidigera: Pet Food Ingredients A to Z
We continue our Dog Food Ingredients A to Z series with the letter ‘Y’. Today's ingredient is Yucca Schidigera. What is Yucca Schidigera? Yucca Schidigera is a flowering plant that is native to the Mojave Desert, ...
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Xanthan Gum: Pet Food Ingredients A to Z
We continue our Pet Food Ingredients A to Z series with the letter ‘X’. Today's ingredient is Xanthan Gum. What is Xanthan Gum? Xanthan Gum is a polysaccharide (sugar like compound) produced by bacterial fermentat...
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Watercress: Pet Food Ingredients A to Z
We continue our A to Z blog series with the letter “W”. Today's ingredient is Watercress. What is Watercress? According to Wikipedia, watercress is a fast-growing, aquatic or semi-aquatic, perennial plant native t...
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Venison: Pet Food Ingredients A to Z
We continue our Pet Food Ingredients A to Z series with the letter “V”. Today's ingredient is Venison. What is Venison? Venison is the meat of the game animal deer. Deer is a member of the Cervidae family. Common...
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USDA and other Label Nuances: Pet Food Ingredients A to Z
We continue our Pet Food Ingredients A to Z series with the letter “U”. In reality, there are not a lot of ingredients that start with the letter U. We decided on “USDA”. Although it is not an ingredient, it is an a...
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Thyme: Pet Food Ingredients A to Z
We continue our Pet Food Ingredients A to Z series with the letter “T”. Today's ingredient is the well known herb, Thyme. What is Thyme? Thyme is a perennial plant, belonging to the mint family. The plants can be...