Foodies for Fido
Written by Kathy Davison
Wednesday, 22 July 2009 07:33
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| It may seem obvious how to feed your dog but not many people know that only small or medium dogs should eat with thier bowl directly on the floor. When it comes to larger dogs then they should be fed | |
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t shoulder height and on a stand. This helps the movement of food and prevents a build up of air.
by KathyDavison It may seem obvious how to feed your dog but not many people know that only small or medium dogs should eat with thier bowl directly on the floor. When it comes to larger dogs then they should be fed at shoulder height and on a stand. This helps the movement of food and prevents a build up of air. Unlike us humans who have to give our food a good chew to get the digestive juices flowing, this makes no differance to a dog as the dogs digestive juices do not start to flow until the food reaches the stomach. This explains why dogs gulp their food down |
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bowl directly on the floor. When it comes to larger dogs then they should be fed at shoulder height and on a stand. This helps the movement of food and prevents a build up of air. Unlike us humans who have to give our food a good chew to get the digestive juices flowing, this makes no differance to a dog as the dogs digestive juices do not start to flow until the food reaches the stomach. This explains why dogs gulp their food down and as a consequence can take in large amounts of air which leads to gastric dilation. When a dog bowl is placed on the floor then the food has to travel upwards,especially in a large dog and so even more air enters the stomach. This is also the main reason it is always better to feed your adult dog twice a day rather than give him one huge meal. Puppies of course will be fed between 4 and 6 times a day to begin with. When you move to a natural diet then the dog usually chews this on the ground and lies down. With regard to giving your dog Tit bits,which of course they love just remember that dogs cannot digest refined sugar. Do not give them those nice little biscuits, or snack food made for human consumption. They love them too. Tit bits can be used for training exercises where they should be the branded type or small pieces of apple or cheese. A big nono is chocolate that is designed for humans and that goes for dark chocolate especially. It contains a substance called Theo bromine which is a bitter white crystalline alkaloid related to caffeine and Cocoa. Theobromine is a heart stimulant and depending on how much the dog has eaten and his size this could cause your dog serious problems. Theo bromine is also found in cocoa shell mulch, the type of mulch that is used for many pot plants so be aware that any potted plants that you buy may also present a real danger to your dog. So how much food do we feed our puppy or adult dog. As a rough guide he should be having abo |
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bowl directly on the floor. When it comes to larger dogs then they should be fed at shoulder height and on a stand. This helps the movement of food and prevents a build up of air. Unlike us humans who have to give our food a good chew to get the digestive juices flowing, this makes no differance to a dog as the dogs digestive juices do not start to flow until the food reaches the stomach. This explains why dogs gulp their food down and as a consequence can take in large amounts of air which leads to gastric dilation. When a dog bowl is placed on the floor then the food has to travel upwards,especially in a large dog and so even more air enters the stomach. This is also the main reason it is always better to fee |
| It may seem obvious how to feed your dog but not many people know that only small or medium dogs should eat with thier bowl directly on the floor. When it comes to larger dogs then they should be fed at shoulder height and on a stand. This helps the movement of food and prevents a build up of air.
by KathyDavison It may seem obvious how to feed your dog but not many people know that only small or medium dogs should eat with thier bowl directly on the floor. When it comes to larger dogs then they should be fed at shoulder height and on a stand. This helps the movement of food and prevents a build up of air. Unlike us humans who have to give our food a good chew to get the digestive juices flowing, this makes no differance to a dog as the dogs digestive juices do not start to flow until the food reaches the stomach. This explains why dogs gulp their food down and as a consequence can take in large amounts of air which leads to gastric dilation. When a dog bowl is placed on the floor then the food has to travel upwards,especially in a large dog and so even more air enters the stomach. This is also the main reason it is always better to feed your adult dog twice a day rather than give him one huge meal. Puppies of course will be fed between 4 and 6 times a day to begin with. When you move to a natural diet then the dog usually chews this on the ground and lies down. With regard to giving your dog Tit bits,which of course they love just remember that dogs cannot digest refined sugar. Do not give them those nice little biscuits, or snack food made for human consumption. They love them too. Tit bits can be used for training exercises where they should be the branded type or small pieces of apple or cheese. A big nono is chocolate that is designed for humans and that goes for dark chocolate especially. It contains a substance called Theo bromine which is a bitter white crystalline alkaloid related to caffeine and Cocoa. Theobromine is a heart stimulant and depending on how much the dog has eaten and his size this could cause your dog serious problems. Theo bromine is also found in cocoa shell mulch, the type of mulch that is used for many pot plants so be aware that any potted plants that you buy may also present a real danger to your dog. So how much food do we feed our puppy or adult dog. As a rough guide he should be having about 20 percent of his total target body weight in food over one week. To begin with use your common sense and either decrease or increase the amount depending on hos the puppy is growing or the dogs weight. Once a dog is fully grown you will have to level out the amounts and may have to reduce them. About the Author: What you feedis more important than you think. The differance is your dog having a long and healthy life or cut short early Don't reprint this exact article. Instead, reprint a free unique content version of this same article.
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