Pet food allergies; so pervasive in the dog chow we are encouraged to buy.

I am so ashamed at the pet food industry for not listening to so many concerned  owners as they struggle with dog food allergies.

I was checking all the brands of dog food the other day at the local pet shop.  I wasn't at the grocery store or a Petco or large chain.  I was at a small specialty shop that sold special food of very high quality. 

I have been doing research on dog food allergies and different types of breeds of dogs.  I have talked to dog owners who buy certain kinds of pet food because their dogs have allergies.

Did you know that there is a dog food kibble that has absolutely no grains in it whatsoever?  I didn't know that.  The commercials we see on Television and on the web keep telling us that we need to give our dogs the finest grains and all the other junk they put in their food.  I say poppycock!  We have a choice and I almost didn't find it.  But in talking to all the owners and the pet shop owners I found to my delight that there are good dog foods out there that will not cost you an arm and a leg to buy.

I had been buying a prescription diet, only available through my vet.  In my research I found out the this company provides this food to the vet and the vet marks it up by 50%.

Gee isn't Hill's a great company?  And the vets.  That's another story.  When they can't find anything wrong with your dog but still the dogs is vomiting and lethargic, they push this incredibly expensive dog food on you that contains grains, corn and other low quality food products in it. 

So I tested some pet food to see if my dog's allergies would get better or worse.

I opened the bag to find that it looked exactly like the really expensive vet food but it didn't have that greasy smell that you just can't get off your hands. 

I found out later that the vet food was coated in this smelly greasy (Old Mac Donald's fat) substance so the dog would eat it.

I fed it to my dogs and each day I looked for symptoms.  There were none.  And this food was half the price.

So I talked to even more people who worked in the pet industry but not in the sale of dog food.  They gave me a list of foods that were made with good ingredients and some, as I mentioned before, without fillers such as corn or wheat.

Dogs do need protein and they do need vegetables but why feed them corn or wheat?  It's not necessary.  And the quality of the corn and wheat is so very bad.  I'm sure we still import it from countries that don't even care what goes into growing these grains so why are we feeding them to our dogs!

We don't have to.  There are many good dog foods out there.  It just takes a little searching and your dog will feel better and in these times of recession and depression we need to watch our expenses but at the same time give our dogs the best food we can.

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