Quick Guide to Natural Dog Food
Deciding the right natural or organic food for you dog takes a lot of thinking. Here are some tips:
| Pre-Mixes for Homemade Food |
- Make homemade food for your dog - Save time shopping for ingredients - Pre-balanced for optimum nutrition - Just add water and the meat of your choice. |
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| Raw Food | - Comes frozen. Just thaw and serve - Raw chicken and turkey bones keep those teeth clean. - Provide calcium and phosphorus - Add variety / Perfect dog treat |
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| Dehydrated/Freeze Dried | - Dehydrated food retains most of its nutrients. -Made from highes quality human-grade ingredients -Chicken are free range -Salmon is wild caught |
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| Canned Food | - Add variety to your dog's diet - Better than kibble - Use it to mix with kibble, your dog will love the variety. |
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| Dry Kibble | - Easiest and least expensive - Long shelf life - Made from natural and/or organic ingredients - Brands include Newman's Own, |
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Natural dog foods consist of ingredients that are as close possible to their natural state. If you read the labels, it should contain quality meats graded for human consumption and few or no preservatives, chemicals or artificial ingredients often added to enhance flavor.
The food you feed your dog should be as fresh as possible. On the freshness scale it should go as follows:
- Home prepared diet (mostly raw)
- Frozen raw food diet
- Freeze dried and dehydrated foods
- Canned foods
- Dry kibble
OnlyNaturalPet offers only natural pet foods including holistic mixes, organic products in including high quality natural canned food and kibble as well as raw dog food.
They offer brands such as
- Natures Variety
- Merrick Pet Care
- Natura
- Canidae
- Avoderm
- Castor & Pollux
- Natural Balance
- Timberwolf Organics
- Newmans Own
