5 Myths about Feeding Your Dog a Raw Food Diet
Are you considering switching your dog’s diet to a raw food diet? Many people are now considering alternatives to the commercial dog foods in an effort to take more control over what goes into their dog’s mouth. One of those options is a raw food diet as it has many advantages for dogs. There are those that are opposed to the raw food diet because of some myths floating around that are associated with it. Read on to learn more about these myths.
The raw dog food diet is expensive. When all is said and done, a raw food diet is actually less expensive than the commercial route. You should factor in that your dog will need less care for illnesses and ailments.
Dogs become overweight when they eat too much meat. Protein causes the body to burn fat as opposed to storing it, which causes weight loss.
Dogs on the raw food diet are hyper. Dogs on a raw food diet are calmer than those dogs that are fed a carbohydrate based diet. High carbohydrate diets contain a lot of sugar whereas the raw diet does not.
The raw food diet is not well-balanced. Raw food diets are proportioned so they contain the proper vitamins, minerals, proteins, enzymes and fat that your dog needs to maintain an overall healthy lifestyle.
There’s only one type of raw food diet. There are a few different kinds of raw dog foods: Dehydrated raw dog food, freeze-dried raw dog food, home-prepared raw meat, and prepared frozen raw dog food.
These myths were dispelled in a book written by Caesar Owens “A Quick Star Guide to the Raw Dog Food Diet” You can find this book, which is a general overview of the raw food diet, on amazon.com
Do you feed your dog a raw diet? How’s it going so far?
