Adding Protein with Your Dog’s Kibble
October 6, 2010 by Paris Permenter and John Bigley
Filed under Health, Tips
Have you been told that a particular dog food is best for your dog…day after day? How boring is that?! Today’s tip from canine nutritional expert Tracie Hotcher looks at, instead of dishing up the same dog food at every meal, using a smaller amount of kibble and accompanying it with quality protein and vegetables:
“…we have been taught by the big commercial pet food companies – with veterinarians echoing the message – to absolutely refuse to fed any quality (visibly real) protein to our dogs, which is the very thing their bodies requires. So why are we so far behind in recognizing the illogic of feeding only highly processed carbohydrates to our dog- and then also believing it when we are told that our dogs should only eat one brand of dry food for their entire lives? Why are we so gullible and easily controlled? If someone tried to shove this idea down your throat (literally and figuratively!) to you or your children – you would rebel against having them eat nothing but highly processed carbs. So now it’s time for a rebellion against unhealthy and illogical thinking about optimal nutrition for our dogs.
The current landscape of pet food remains largely unchanged: most people still have their heads in the bag and don’t feed anything but kibble. But while some people don’t know any better and are feeding the cheapest dog food – there are so many others waking up from a long nap, pulling their heads out of the bag, and looking for some good protein to accompany their quality kibble. Once people are empowered with knowledge they can cause a shifting tide as they seek out a diet where they can use a smaller quantity of premium kibble but balance it with real protein and vegetables.”
This Canine Nutrition Tip is from Tracie Hotchner, author of The Dog Bible and award-winning host of Dog Talk® on NPR station WLIU. Canine Nutrition Tips are sponsored by Proportions, the whole food custom nutrition program for your dog. Visit www.Proportions.com to get a custom 2-meal trial for your dog, or to learn more about canine nutrition from the full Canine Nutrition University classes written by Tracie.
Author photo courtesy www.traciehotchner.com; photo © Ling Li
About Paris Permenter and John Bigley
DogTipper publishers Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-wife team of full-time writers. The couple has authored over two dozen books and 2,500+ magazine articles.
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