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05-05-2015, 07:40 AM | #1 |
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| Dog Food Myths by Rebecca Remillard, DVM, PhD, DACVN This is an article about dog food myths written by well respected veterinary nutritionist Dr Remillard. There are some general guidelines in the article to help people choose a food. http://www.dreamdachs.org/images/5MythsAboutPetFood.pdf
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05-05-2015, 09:07 AM | #2 |
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| Awesome thanks for sharing
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05-05-2015, 09:09 AM | #3 | |
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I love the facts provided in this article....clear, precise, easily understood, even has a little diagram of an "ingredients" label and what portion of that list contains the information that should be looked at, what should be contained in that list, and why that section is important. Those "dastardly villians" corn, fillers and by-products, as well as a clear explanation of exactly WHAT by law is contained in by products, are explained clearly as well as why these items are NOT toxic to our pets but really are essential and desirable in their diets. If people choose not to feed a dog food that contains these ingredients (corn, fillers, by-products) to their pet, that is their choice and fine for them. My problem is when any dog food is "bashed" or called "crap", by people with no complete knowledge or understanding of pet nutrition, simply because it contains these items. Respected vet nutritionists who have no financial interest, no agenda, nor outcome in "promoting" these ingredients in any dog food, try to clarify the importance/use of these ingredients in any dog food, and try to educate us on details of ingredients, even something as simple as how to PROPERLY read and assess an ingredients label on a bag of dog food!! If people choose to follow opinion rather than the reality of science based, evidenced based clinical trials/outcomes, that is their decision and best of luck with that.... I just hate to see people that come looking for accurate recommendations on what to consider in a dog food, blindly led to believe that another individual's choice and/or opinion, especially about "fillers, corn, and by-products" negates or debunks the value of knowledgable vet nutritionists, and the science behind formulations of dog food products. This article should be required reading by every pet owner....it may help clarify what is actual truth versus opinion about ingredients and how to properly read a label. | |
05-06-2015, 04:42 PM | #4 |
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| This really is a great article for pet owners who are wanting some basic information about animal nutrition and food choices. It is easy to read for the lay person .. I will keep this link for anyone who asks me for information about how to choose a dog food. I get lots of questions about dog food from potential adopters. Thank you for sharing this!
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05-08-2015, 06:15 AM | #5 |
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| Just bumping this today because I think it is a well written article for the average pet owner to read. I keep seeing all of the posts about "research" and I feel I should remind everyone that not everyone who reads the posts on this forum have the time, understanding, or desire to read lengthy "research" information. I am NOT saying that such posts are not good or appropriate....I just think that for the average pet owner it can be overwhelming. All of the tearing apart of individual ingredients still is not addressing the quality of the final product. In my mind, this should all be a bit easier to digest. For me, I suppose if I were interested, I would read all of these research articles, but frankly I am not. Nutrition is not my "thing". I don't mean to say it is not good....just saying that I think some more easy to read information would be nice.
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05-08-2015, 06:28 AM | #6 | |
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05-08-2015, 06:32 AM | #7 |
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| That is a great quote!
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