Safe Dog Food Storage
Here’s how to ensure that your dog’s dry food stays fresh, tasty, nutritious, and safe for consumption.
Is Coconut Oil Good for Dogs?
Most dogs can eat coconut oil and anecdotal reports suggest several healthful benefits. But studies suggest that its most impressive gift to dogs is reducing seizures in dogs with epilepsy.
How to Choose the Best Canned Dog Food for your Dog
Why did we choose the products that are on our 2022 “Approved Canned Dog Foods” list (SUBSCRIBER ONLY: Click here to see the full...
Homemade Frozen Dog Treats
Our dogs are just as fond of ice cream, popsicles, and other frozen treats as we are. But frozen treats, including those sold for...
10 Healthy Dog Food Additives to Improve a Dry Food Diet
Your dog's nutrition can get a boost by adding some of these 10 healthy dog food additives to their dry dog food. These added foods should represent only a small portion of the calories your dog consumes to maintain a balanced and healthy diet.
Dog Food, Protein, and Sustainability
What if we could give millions of pets a healthier, happier life and, in the process, make our planet healthier, too?” That’s the question...
Prescription Dog Foods: Do They Really Help?
The general concept of veterinary or prescription diets is sound; it’s well-accepted by all nutrition experts that nutrient levels and ingredients can be manipulated...
Can Dogs Drink Milk & Eat Dairy Products?
Many dogs enjoy and benefit from consuming milk and other milk-based foods without any ill effects. Follow these tips if you'd like to add dairy products to your dog's diet.
Where to Buy Dog Food to Save Money
If you have a big dog, more than one medium or large dog, or, like me, you sometimes foster for a shelter or rescue...
How to Find a Low Copper Dog Food
Last month, in "Excessive Copper in Dog Food," we told you how high copper levels in dog food can cause a serious, potentially lethal,...
Excessive Copper in Dog Food May Cause Copper-Associated Hepatopathy
We all know good nutrition is critical for the health and longevity of our dogs, and most of us rely on commercial dog foods...
Limited Ingredient Dog Food – How to Find the Best Dog Food for Allergies...
So much of what’s on dog food labels has to do with marketing, rather than nutrition. The phrase “limited ingredient” falls somewhere in between.
There...
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Don’t Adopt Littermates
STOP! Don’t do it! Whether the idea of adopting two puppies just occurred to you, or you had been planning to adopt two all along, every trainer I’ve ever met would advise you to think twice and adopt just one. Because training and socializing littermates well is more than twice as difficult as training and socializing one puppy.