How Do You Choose Healthy Dog Food?
• Understand that arguably, the best ratios for a healthy dog’s diet are about 50% meat, 50% veggies, and no grain, wheat, or other cheap fillers. Choose pet food close to this ingredient ratio. However, this type of information is not available from the regulated part of the label (ie, guaranteed analysis or ingredient list). Ensure that meat meal protein sources are high in the ingredient list. The meal is basically the pre-cooked meat, which ensures that it won’t reduce down anymore during the cooking process. (It takes 5 pounds of the animal meat to make one pound of the animal meal.) You could look for three of the first five ingredients listed on the label as a form of protein such as chicken meal, lamb meal, venison meal.
