Making Your Own Dog Food

The main reason for making your own dog food is to offer better nutrition than most commercially prepared foods.

Another reason to make homemade dog food is cost; shopping for and preparing the ingredients yourself is often quite a bit cheaper than ordering products and paying shipping fees.

Some people think that making homemade dog food takes too much time. However, once they know how, they find it takes only a few minutes a day, even if they're feeding a big dog. The most time consuming part is figuring out what type of diet to follow.

There are many conflicting ideas regarding what offers a dog the best nutrition. Some people swear by a raw food diet; others say raw foods are too dangerous and only cooked foods should be fed. Others choose to do a combination of kibble and raw or cooked foods.

For raw food diet options, see Canine Raw Diet: Make Homemade Dog Food

For cooked food diets, see Cooking For Your Dog

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Rest assured that the exact diet you choose can vary and your dog can still get all the nutrition needed. After all, people who live in the Far East may eat very differently from ones in Mediterranean countries but still have healthy diets.

The bottom line is that your dog needs a balanced diet for optimum health.

Many dog owners add supplements such as a canine multi-vitamin and calcium, just in case.

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