Food

More and more pet food companies are entering this diet niche—and innovating all-new manufacturing methods and food forms.

Check out Whole Dog Journal's latest list of approved freeze-dried or dehydrated dog food products. Did your dog's food make the list?

From head to tail, boiled or fried, crustaceans are delicious, but can dogs eat cooked shrimp? The answer is yes—with reasonable precautions. For most of us, shrimp are a treat, not an everyday meal, and it should be the same for dogs.

Kangaroo meat, sourced from wild kangaroos native to Australia, is a red meat that has been used as staple in the diets of indigenous Australians for centuries. With its lean protein content and rich nutrient profile, kangaroo meat has gained popularity as a premium protein source for dogs.

The process of hydrolyzation uses enzymes to break proteins in dog food down into smaller, more easily digestible pieces. While hydrolyzed proteins are generally easier to digest, some dogs may experience gastrointestinal upset during the transition period to the new diet.

Dogs have approximately 1,700 taste buds, less than 20% of what humans have. This difference in number of taste buds might help to explain why dogs can be much less discriminating in what they eat.

Your dog can safely eat most forms of oatmeal, but avoid those packets of flavored oatmeal, as they may contain other ingredients that are harmful to your dog, including the deadly sweetener xylitol.

The long and the short of it is – yes, dogs can eat rice. Cooked white rice is traditionally fed to dogs with an upset...

Fries are also usually doused in salt, another potentially problematic ingredient. While a little salt is OK for dogs, a lot of salt can lead to severe dehydration and sodium poisoning.

The the number of chicken-free dog foods is small relative to the number of dog foods overall as its wide use in dog food manufacturing can lead to cross contamination of dog foods whose recipes are chicken free.

Choosing a food for a new puppy is always a bit worrisome, but for those who adopt large or giant breed pups, selecting the...

If your dog snatches a little cat food occasionally, his biggest risk is getting a swat on the nose from your irritated cat.