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Category Archives: Nutrition
New Year’s Resolution: The 10% Diet For Your Dog
Nobody wants to admit they are carrying extra pounds — even though the vast majority of us realize that we have a little “tire around the middle” or thighs, or wherever your body tends to store its extra adipose stash … Continue reading
A Holiday Feast For Your Dog
At Thanksgiving this year I was thinking of what I could give my dogs as a special holiday meal. We all know by now that the leftovers of the meal we people eat are usually way too rich and fatty … Continue reading
Dogs with Nasty Gas
I was at someone’s house recently and their Labrador retriever let loose with some gas that was so potent it cut the cocktail hour short! As everyone was hustling out of the living room, covering their noses, the host shrugged … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Nutrition
Tagged all-kibble diet, bacterial fermentation, coccidia, Diet, gas, giardia, halo purely for pets, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen sulphide, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal gas, low quality carbohydrates, pancreatic insufficiency, parasites, poor digestion, rotting eggs, roundworm, spot's stew, starchy foods, whipworms
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All Kibble Is Not Created Equal
You should not have to be afraid of putting a premium kibble in your dog’s bowl! A nicely created dry dog food is healthy as (at least as part of) your dog’s meal. Kibble may have gotten a bad rap … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Nutrition
Tagged artificial flavoring, chicken, coloring agents, fish, halo purely for pets, irradiated, kibble, lamb, premium kibble, preservatives, rendered meat, sugars
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Lucky Buddy Gets Nuthin’ But Halo In A Can
Jimmy, my Sirius/XM engineer for CAT CHAT®, is absolutely devoted to his adopted mixed breed dog Buddy. Jimmy is a great guy to work with, especially because he’s always so interested in my opinions and advice about how and what … Continue reading
What exactly do they mean by “crude protein” in dry dog food?
“Crude protein” is one of those measurements that can be especially slippery for us to figure out when choosing a dog food. I feel as though “crude protein” should have a yellow caution flag next to it because this pair … Continue reading
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Tagged aafco, bio-available, crude protein, halo, halo purely for pets
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Her Cat Will Only Eat Halo in a Can for Dogs!
I think you know by now how strongly feel about feeding cats only wet food, never dry, because they are obligate carnivores with digestive systems that struggle to deal with the highly processed carbohydrates of bagged food. Between my radio … Continue reading
Dog Talk® Quiz
Dog Talk® Quiz I have had such fun answering the dog and cat questions that arrive every day from Freekibble.com because I learn something — but also often have a good laugh. The best part of the Freekibble quizzes is … Continue reading
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Tagged bha, bht, brewer's rice, carbs, complex carbohydrates, corn syrup, ethoxyquin, freekibble.com, kibble, pet food quiz, preservatives, protein, tbhq
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Dogs Are Not Corn-Ivores – They Are Carn-Ivores!
Lesser quality dry dog food is made from corn in various forms because corn is cheap and there is a whole lot of it leftover from various uses in the human food production chain. Manufacturers have found all sorts of … Continue reading
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Tagged amino acids, carnivore, corn, halo kibble, halo purely for pets, healthy diet, meat protein
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