Typical Dog Food Ingredients

In any dry or moist dog food, you will find meat/poultry or meat/poultry by-products, grains and even preservatives. If your pet’s food is lacking essential vitamins and minerals, your dog’s life span shrinks.

Most dry foods contain protein, fat, fiber and moisture. When comparing labels, make sure meat or poultry is the first ingredient. Meat or poultry by-products do not count. By-products include parts of an animal or bird that humans will not eat including beaks and feet. Lamb, beef, chicken or turkey must be first on the list. Items like corn meal, corn gluten and wheat meal contain few nutrients that a dog needs.

When you look at the ingredients in your pet’s food, you will discover a natural dog supplement is necessary to meet the dog’s needs.