Doesn’t Your Dog Deserve Natural, Healthy Dog Treats?
Do you often pick up some Snausages, Milkbones, or other dog cookies from the supermarket during your weekly shopping trip? True, it’s convenient to buy all your household needs in one store. Unfortunately, the supermarket is the last place you should go for dog treats.
The kind of treats that you find in supermarkets are loaded with sugars, artificial colorings and flavors, fillers, preservatives, and other chemicals. If you read the package labels, you’ll see many ingredients that you won’t even recognize as food! To make matters worse, most supermarket treats are high in calories (which contributes to weight problems), but they provide no nutritional value whatsoever. Some treats can upset your dog’s digestive system, provoke allergic reactions like scratching, or cause excessive tear staining in light-colored dogs. Hmm… that’s not really what you want for your beloved companion, is it?
Many veterinarians recommend against feeding your dog supermarket treats. But you probably don’t want to stop giving cookies and goodies to your pet. Treats, in moderation, are an important part of a dog’s life - you use them for training or to reward good behavior or just for fun. So what are some better options?
These days you can find natural, healthy dog treats in many smaller dog supply stores. The edible rewards you give your dog should be nutritious, containing ingredients like real meat, fish, vegetables, grains, and fruits. Avoid treats that contain sugar, artificial flavors or colors, preservatives, or multi-syllabic ingredients that don’t sound like food.
Look for natural, simple items like dried chicken strips and salmon strips, freeze-dried sheep lung, and dried beef liver morsels. In recent years, many special dog bakeries have appeared in the market. They use human-grade ingredients and bake small quantities at a time to produce tasty and wholesome dog cookies.
Take the time to find good quality, nutritious treats for your dog. And just wait for that happy wagging tail when he gets a taste!
Add comment December 28th, 2007