How to choose between all the varieties of dog food available at grocery stores when choosing between yogurt flavors is a dilemma for you? Dog food packages often display alluring messages, invariably claiming that they offer the necessary ingredients for your dog. It is easier for us to choose our own diet and vary the ingredients based on our needs. It is however a completely different matter when it comes to our favorite pets: The poor creatures will be stuck with the same kind of food for the rest of their life, carrying along the same type of malnutrition. The following information should make the choice of dog food easier or at least more informed:
The AAFCO certificate that should be apparent on the dog food package is a guarantee for safety and minimum quality. The AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) develops and implements laws, regulations, standards and enforcement policies for regulating the manufacture, distribution and sale of animal feeds. The AAFCO approval is required for every dog food provider to be able to put their product on the market. Information about the basic nutrients provided by a specific type of dog food should also be found on the package. The ingredients are listed in order of weight according to the AAFCO regulations. Another AAFCO requirement is that the names of the ingredients be stated with precision and not grouped under generic names.
Despite the large choice of dog food offered by grocery stores, most of dog food brands provide what can be termed "generic dog food." Generic dog food provides the minimum nutrients, but not all the nutrients your dog might need. It can still be a complicated task to find specialized products for your dog. The vet is more qualified than the grocery store employees to guide you in your choice.
One varying element between dog food brands is pricing. Are high prices a guarantee for better quality? Not always.
One characteristic of expensive dog food is that the ingredients contained would not fluctuate. Regardless of the season or the price of the ingredients, the latter will have the same origin, hence the same quality, week after week. Cheaper dog food cannot claim the same stability of quality. As the low cost of production is maintained in part by using cheaper ingredients, the origin of those ingredients would be consistent with their price and not their quality. This explains the fluctuating quality of their ingredients
With the information currently available on dog food packages, it is hard to recommend one type of dog food over the other. If they really want to know what is on their dog's plate, consumers should demand more information, just as they do for their own food.
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