In Search of Real Dog Food 10
This is the final in our series of 10 blogs relating to ‘Real food for dogs & cats – a practical guide to feeding your pet a balanced, natural diet’ by Dr. Clare Middle.
The benefits of including offal in your dog’s diet is well worth the read. In the wild dogs eat herbivores and their intestinal contents. They will also scavenge from the forest floor. Adding vegetable matter to a dogs feeding routine help replicate this and provide them with a well-rounded eating plan. This is also one way to add fibre and moisture to the diet.
“These organs all contain nutrients that may not be present in muscle meat, so a variety improves the nutrient base of the diet.”
As well as describing foods to include and exclude, there are sample diets for your dog provided along with a guide for integrating to a raw diet. You can obtain a copy via the following sources…
Dr. Middle’s website
Freemantle press
The above used with kind permission from the author, Dr. Clare Middle.
Leah & Angela OMeara
Hound Dog Day Care (Specialists in Dog Minding & Dog Boarding, Pet Sitting Brisbane & Doggy Day Care Brisbane)