Essay On Dog Food

A dog 's entire well being, health, happiness, and life span are all largely dependent upon their diet and what they eat on a daily basis. Our dogs, just like every other kind of living creatures, have their own set of nutritional needs, many of which may actually vary from dog to dog. Things like allergies, breed, overall size, and inherited conditions, just to name a few, are all variables that may dictate necessary changes to a dog 's diet.

Since our dogs can 't actually come right out and tell us if they are getting the right balance of vitamins, minerals, proteins, and nutrients in their diet, it 's up to us as responsible pet owners to watch for some of the telltale signs of poor nutrition, especially because similar to people, dogs

All of these nutrients are used to create energy that a dog needs to live a good life including everything from being able to regulate their body temperature, to walking, playing and running and basically growing into adulthood as healthy as possible.

When it comes to dogs, it 's not always so much the amount of protein but rather the actual source of that protein that matters the most.

Commercially made dog food generally consists of a combination of proteins from both plant and animal sources such as wheat, corn, rice, beef, chicken, and lamb. Luckily, it 's not hard to decipher the origins of that protein in commercial dog food where by law, ingredients must be listed in order of their percentage, meaning the first thing listed will be the highest concentration of protein within the food.

Amino acids, which we already know to be the main components of proteins, are at least partially destroyed when they are heated, much like vitamins and minerals, and unfortunately all types of dog foods, both the canned and dry varieties, are heated at some point during the commercial manufacturing process.

Proteins aren 't the only essential for your dog 's diet as some carbohydrates are also needed for things like energy and digestion. Basically for dogs, a combination of elements that are high in protein and low in carbohydrates should