Dog Health Food What Is Really Going Into Your German Shepherds Food?

If youve ever wondered if dog health food might be good for the health of your German Shepherd

, then youre probably right. These days it is harder and harder to believe in the safety of commercially produced dog food. With so many dog food recalls being issued, who knows when or where the next contaminated batch of dog food is going to land?

First you have to wonder how safe your dog food is from chemical contaminants that accidentally got into the food at some point in the production. Maybe basic ingredients were tainted overseas and nobody picked it up. Especially at the moment with companies all around the world looking to get more profit from less cost, we have to wonder if our dogs welfare is at risk.

How safe is your dogs food really? Even in human food production with their far more strict standards, it's not uncommon for there to be chemical contaminants.

In 2007 there was a widespread recall from over 100 dog food manufacturers after it was discovered that there was melamine (a type of plastic) in much of their dog food. It was eventually traced back to a factory in China which manufactured rice protein and wheat gluten (neither of which have any real nutritional value for a dog). So what that means is that it doesnt matter what standards the US based company may have for their production plants if the ingredients coming into the plant are already contaminated!

Although this happened a couple of years ago, what has changed to ensure that it cant happen again? Melamine was recently found in milk powder that was produced under human food standards. So what about the lower standards that pet foods are produced under? While it may a completely accidental, even the possibility of having toxic plastics ending up in dogs food is completely unacceptable.

I know I don't want to pick up the paper and find out that my dog's food has plastic in it. We are ultimately responsible for our dogs health, not just that they get the right nutrition, but to make sure that their food is free from harmful chemicals too.

Apart from the accidental chemical additives what else is your German Shepherd really eating? Commonly there's a carcinogenic preservative called ethoxyquin in many factory made dog foods. This preservative has been banned for decades from human food due to its toxic side effects. Workers exposed to it exhibit a wide range of symptoms, not dissimilar to agent orange. But this toxic chemical is still being added to our dogs food!

You won't find it listed either, no matter how close you look. This is because fish meal when it is made gets treated with ethoxyquin, while its still on the boat. What this means is that fish meal might go into the food but the ingredients of the meal wont be listed.

In some foods they promote the fact that theres fish in there as a great source of protein and fatty acids, which is true. However if that fish is in the form of meal, then theres a whole lot more going in than you bargained for. They could suffer from allergic reactions, cancer and liver failure. And this is something that supposed to be healthy!

For the sake of your German Shepherd its vital that you learn about dog health food. Commercially produced food is completely out of your control, you never really know what could be If you make your own then you can be absolutely sure that theres no nasty chemicals and carcinogenic preservatives in your dogs food. You can treat them to a variety of gourmet tastes and give them the very best nutrition possible.

by: Mark Syme

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