In Search of Real Dog Food 5

Excerpt number 5 from ‘Real food for dogs & cats – a practical guide to feeding your pet a balanced, natural diet’ by Dr. Clare Middle.

Dr. Middle explains that dogs are unlike humans who have digestive enzymes released in their mouth to be begin the digestive process. Dogs rely on their stomach to begin the process and the enzymes are stimulated optimally when the stomach is stretched.  A full stomach closely replicates what happens in the wild.

“In the wild the next meal cannot be predicted: it is a random event.  The dog’s digestive system is very different from a human’s.  Their stomach has evolved to digest food best when it is very full.  This means the dog can fill their stomach when they have the chance – after killing a large prey animal – and make the most of the opportunity.”

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)