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Obesity In Dogs

Obesity is the most common nutritional disease in American dogs today It is the result of simply eating more calories than are burned Dogs have a built-in protection against this disease, a control mechanism in their brains that satisfies their hunger after they have eaten enough calories to meet their daily energy needs However, it is possible to upset this control mechanism By feeding th.....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism

Can I Feed My Dog Meat Only

There are a few dog feeders who foolishly insist that meat is the only thing a dog should ever be fed Meat alone is entirely inadequate for a dog The foremost deficiency in a diet of meat is its lack of calcium lf the meat is trimmed of fat there is also likely to occur a deficiency in energy There are numerous other deficiencies, but none as dramatic as these two Meat, nevertheless, i.....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism

How To Feed A Guard Dog

Most dogs used as guard dogs are German Shepherds, with an occasional Doberman Pinscher, Boxer, or Labrador Retriever The average weight of an adult male guard dog is about 70 pounds None should weigh less than 50 pounds To satisfactorily provide a guard dog with adequate amounts of energy and nutrients every day, its food should have the following three characteristics: 1) It should contai.....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism

Dog Anorexia

When a dog refuses to eat or eats only a portion of what he needs or what he usually eats every day, this will also produce a deficiency The term Anorexia is used to describe the condition when a dog refuses to eat Many dog owners take their dogand#39;s eating for granted until the dog actually stops eating A dogand#39;s eating habits are normally controlled by hunger, appetite, and the satisfaction of .....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism

Energy Sources

Originally, dog owners who fed their pets natural ingredients were attempting to replace the natural diet of the dog Natural ingredients used today are no longer the foods eaten by an animal and#39;and#39;naturallyand#39;and#39; in the wild, but have become modifications of those original foodstuffs to more confinement or longer-lasting forms The human diet consists of a large selection of such modified natural fo.....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism

Animal Fats and Carbohydrates For Dogs

Animal Fats: While most animal fats contain just as many calories as vegetable oils, only two contain essential fatty acids in amounts sufficient to supply a dogand#39;s needs These are the fat of the pig, commonly called lard, and horse fat The tallow of beef and mutton should never be used as the sole source of energy for a dog because of their low content of essential fatty acids Animal fats con.....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism

Procedures For Bottle Feeding Your Puppy

When bottle feeding your puppy, start by filling the bottles with water and then put on the nipples and invert them to see if they leak By squeezing the bottle slightly the increased internal pressure aids in discovering leaks If the stream of water from the hole in the nipple is less than the diameter of a straight pin, heat a needle and enlarge the hole a little Wash all the bottles and ni.....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism

Feeding Your Dog Table Scraps

Until about 20 years ago most dogs could still eke out a living on table scraps With the advent of modern merchandising methods, both the quality and the quantity of the usable scraps has declined Meats are sold already trimmed and boned, carefully wrapped in cellophane and cardboard, and ready for cooking without additional alterations Frozen foods have eliminated trimmings from vegetables,.....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism

Feeding Your Puppy

A puppy always tells his dog owner whether he is getting too much or too little food in several ways Crying is one of the most often recognized, but least likely to be always accurate Although hungry puppies do cry, so do cold puppies, hot puppies, puppies that were disturbed from a nap, lost puppies, sad puppies, etc Crying is simply natureand#39;s way of giving a puppy a means of telling everybo.....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism

Feeding Requirements for Guide Dogs And Dogs On The Go

Like hunting dogs, dogs that are on-the-go are consistently moving These dogs come from the round-tip family as they were typically used to round up animals Unlike hunting dogs, however, round-up dogs seldom get a chance to rest every couple of hours They work continuously until they have recovered all the strays, brought in the last maverick, or are called off by their owners As a cons.....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism

Is Your Dog Malnourished

Once upon a time the poorest fed dog in America was the farm dog left to fend for itself for food These dogs, undernourished bags of bones, were once so common they almost became symbolic of impoverished rural America Today vast numbers of those small farms have vanished With them have gone the gaunt, hollow-eyed hounds that greeted every farm visitor with a hungry, ill-tempered bark The.....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism

How To Feed The Outdoor Dog

The dog that is kept outdoors all of the time, or an exclusive diet of dry food, does not need to be restricted to portion control feeding These dogs will do quite well when self-fed One precaution should be pointed out about outdoor pets that are put on self-feeding programs If they have not been eating dry food, their water consumption will jump considerably when they begin to eat it A s.....More on Nutrition Dog Metabolism