More Overlooked Reasons to Choose a Homemade Dog Food Recipe vs. Processed Food

   by Kent Simmonsin Family / Pets    (submitted 2011-11-21)

Introduction

There are tons of reasons for choosing a homemade dog food recipe diet for your pet vs. feeding processed food.

The most obvious reasons have to do with the questionable ingredients in many dog foods; the methods which are used to make dog food and the fact that processed pet food is really NOT the best nutritional option for your dog (no matter how many star ratings it receives.)

In this article, however, I wanted to focus on some overlooked reasons for why a homemade dog food recipe diet is better any kibble or canned food.

#1 - Conviction (or Confidence or Certainty)

When you truly get a handle on making homemade recipes, and when you see the transformation in your pet, you are going to have such a supreme confidence when it comes to your dog's nutrition.

You will no longer be subject to bogus claims of "balanced and complete meals" nor will you be intimidated by veterinarian claims that only trained "experts" can feed your dog (if you visit your vet at all, that is!)

Your dog's nutrition is the key to a long lasting and healthy life, and when you come up to speed on feeding homemade recipes, you will have the profound conviction that you know EXACTLY what you are doing when it comes to his / her diet.

# 2 - A Certain Unease

Let's be honest, for many dog owners feeding time is a matter of convenience (something many dog owners fear they will lose if feeding homemade recipes. While this is not entirely true, we'll leave it for another article).

Yet, if owners really looked deep inside they would have to admit that feeding a complete and balanced meal from a processed food bag just makes no sense. You wouldn't open a can and feed a child a complete and balanced meal, every day for every single meal.

Nature intended animals to have variety, to have natural ingredients, whether they were grabbing bananas directly from a tree or settling down to finish off their prey.

There is a certain unease that some pet owners have when they reach for the bag or can. That feeling is their conscience letting them know that another method of feeding awaits, one which is infinitely better for their pets.

# 3 - Camaraderie

This may sound strange since you probably already have a great friendship with your dog. It's just that when you really begin to take control of his / her nutrition, it really does begin to transform that relationship.

You will feel pride, joy, and love well up inside you because now you KNOW, you KNOW (again it's that conviction) that you are prolonging your dog's precious life and reducing his/her ailments by feeding natural. (You may at times feel sadness for having left his nutrition to some large conglomerate).

But no worries, now you have chosen a better way, and it is one more way that you are showing your dog how much you care.

Conclusion

Conviction, a Certain Unease and newfound Camaraderie... again, less common (but no less important) reasons to begin feeding your pet a diet of homemade dog food recipes.

Happy feeding! About the Author

Kent Simmons is crazy about homemade dog food recipes for your dog.

For more information on what constitutes a good homemade dog food recipe, visit http://recipes4dogfood.com.

Kent Simmons

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