For those of us who are not Canine Master Chefs, I'm grateful for companies like
www.balanceit.com who have recipes and human food grade supplements tailored to specific breeds and health problems, such as kidney disease, diabetes, allergies, and weight problems:
https://secure.balanceit.com/info/videos_diseases.php
I can follow recipes, so I'm grateful for the years of scientific research and expertise that go into creating these recipes and supplements.
I'm also grateful for dog food manufacturers such as Royal Canin and Wellness who have veterinary nutritionists on staff and create healthy kibble products for those who don't have time to cook for their dogs.
And I'm grateful that good nutrition and veterinary care allows dogs to live longer lives than ever before, rather than the one or two years that they live in the wild eating natural foods and dying of endemic diseases.
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The IFAW also has sterilization programs in Turkey, Russia, the Indonesian island of Bali, and the Navajo Nation in Arizona—all aimed at reducing feral dog populations.
In St. Louis, Randy Grim, founder of Stray Rescue, is out on the streets everyday feeding 50 or more mutts.
If these wild dogs don't die of sheer starvation, he said, diseases such as parvovirus, heartworm, or intestinal parasites usually kill them. Their average life span is one to two years.*
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*from
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/...raydogs_2.html