Choosing Healthy Pet Food For Your Dog

The various dog food recalls has caused most dog lovers to look closer at what they have been feeding their much loved pets. The vets normally recommend that you give your dog a recognized brand of dog food, and all of their dietary needs will be met. Most dog food labels say they are formulated by veterinarians, and contain all the crucial nutrients for health and well being. We all have discovered this is not true.

Have you ever watched a dog swallow its food? This normal process is called “bolting.” The dog will pick up a piece of food with its front teeth. Then with a sudden, quick movement of its head, the dog will toss that piece of food back onto the top of its tongue. The piece of food is then rolled to the back of the mouth, still without being chewed. As the food gets to the base of the tongue, a reflex causes the back of the tongue to push the food back and upward into the esophagus. The food is carried directly into the stomach. Quite a process! This is the most innately comfortable and satisfactory way of a dog getting its food from its bowl into its stomach.

Sometimes the food given to (or found by) a dog is too big to be swallowed; thus bolting does not work. When a piece of food large, the dog holds the food with its paws and uses its front teeth to tear off smaller pieces that can be swallowed. If the food is too tough to be torn apart by their teeth, the dog will cut it into pieces small enough to be swallowed, using two specialized jaw teeth.

Dog food companies take into account how a dog eats, making its food the right size for the breed of dog. It’s no surprise that a Chihuahua would want to be fed smaller sized dog food pellets than a German Shepherd! However, each of these dogs has adequate teeth to be able to cut through the tough materials that dogs used to have to eat when they were without commercial-grade dog food, fed to them by their owners. Check out here to feed your pet with a nutritious food such as a Organic Dog Food.

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