NEW COURSE! Puppies to Seniors: Feeding Dogs through the Life Cycle Designed for trainers, behavior consultants, shelter/rescue workers, pet industry professionals and all who wish to learn more about how to best support nutritional health in their dogs ON-DEMAND REGISTRATION & SELF-PACED PARTICIPATION NEW WEBINAR! "Sound Decisions" Presented by: Eileen Anderson, of EileenandDogs NEW AFFILIATE! The… Continue reading New Course, New Webinar, New Affiliate!
Category: Pet Food Label
Human-Grade Dog Foods: Some Science
In the world of commercial dog foods, the term "human-grade" is an odd duck. The oddness occurs because the term "human-grade," while in use on labels and in marketing materials, actually has no legal definition. Rather, the regulated terms that are used to delineate between foods that are processed, marketed and sold for human consumption… Continue reading Human-Grade Dog Foods: Some Science
Puppies to Seniors: Feeding Dogs through the Life Cycle
New Science Dog Course - Available Now! About the Course Designed for trainers, behavior consultants, shelter/rescue workers, pet industry professionals and all who wish to learn more about how to best support nutritional health in their dogs Eight chapters and 57 lessons covering feeding management for all life stages - puppies, adulthood, reproducing females, performance… Continue reading Puppies to Seniors: Feeding Dogs through the Life Cycle
Hearing Crickets?
Perhaps one who is wearing a top hat and carrying an umbrella? For Disney fans, Jiminy was the ever-present, somewhat annoying, arthropod who acts as Pinocchio's conscience. For our purposes, he is just another (edible) cricket. Insect Protein - All the Rage: Insect protein as an alternate and renewable protein source for dog foods is… Continue reading Hearing Crickets?
Tastes Like Chicken
In recent years, dog owners have started to demand more transparency from pet food manufacturers (a needed change, in my opinion). Many are interested in selecting new types of foods for their dogs and prefer products that are less highly processed. In direct response to these trends, nutrition researchers have been studying the ingredients that… Continue reading Tastes Like Chicken
Mind Your Peas and Potatoes
The source and quality of a food's protein sources are important features to consider when selecting a dog food. Dog folks who care about these things often agonize over how to differentiate among foods in terms of both protein level and quality. These concerns are justified because the protein ingredients found in pet foods vary dramatically.… Continue reading Mind Your Peas and Potatoes
Digestibility Matters
In "Dog Food Logic" and "Only Have Eyes for You", I have emphasized (okay, some might say "harped upon") the need for pet food companies to provide digestibility information to consumers. It is not a difficult value to determine and most pet food companies already conduct feeding trials that measure this (yet keep the results to themselves). As… Continue reading Digestibility Matters
