Hey, Happy Wednesday! Those of you who have been subscribed
for a while (and read my emails), will know two things:
1) My wife and I go away every summer for a couple of weeks to visit family — the journey there including a 16-hour overnight road trip with our dog. 2) Every few months I mention diet rotation. These two things overlap. Why is that?
It's because our dog is fed raw food and, as you can imagine,
traveling for the best part of 20 hours with raw meat can be tricky — not to mention asking family if we can then take up their freezer space. Sometimes we manage. We
know a good supplier close to where we stay and can order ahead. A cool bag with ice blocks just about covers the two meals we need to give him on the journey.
Other times, we temporarily transition him to a different kind of food — a shelf-stable, high-quality wet or dry food. This can't be done instantly, though. Switching dog foods needs to be done gradually over a few days: we've got a guide to it here.
But rotating our dogs' food is something we should all be doing anyway. All dog foods are different and while many are excellent, none is perfect. So if you feed your dog exactly the same food every day, week on week, month on month, year on year, they might be missing out on quite the right amount of one nutrient or getting a bit too much of another. They might also get
bored.
You can read about it in this article, one of the oldest and most
popular on the site: Diet Rotation for Dogs. Even switching recipes within the same brand is good. I understand that many people who have picky dogs and have found a food that works will fear trying to feed them something new. But there
are so many good foods out there, the chances are there’s more than one your dog will eat. You can check out this article: How To Help Dogs That
Are Picky Eaters and also our list of The Best Dog Foods for Picky Eaters. If you’d like to try diet rotation, then browse our Best Dog Foods lists. There’s something — and more — for every dog. Happy browsing!
Until next time, Andrew Editor
The Dog Food Advisor
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Can you mix raw food and kibble?
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You can’t get two types of dog food more different than raw dog food and kibble. One isn’t cooked at all, while the other is the most cooked form of dog food. There’s also a price difference, with raw food generally costing more than kibble. Quality is the biggest selling point of the former, but affordability is a pull for the latter. But can you find a balance by mixing raw and kibble? According to Amy Zalneraitis, the CBO at 5-star-rated We Feed Raw, you can. Click the link below to read why. If you want to try We Feed Raw, you'll get 50% off your first order by clicking here .
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Glyphosate in dog food — the facts
Glyphosate is a powerful herbicide present in nearly everything we eat — and your dog eats. This is not good. Read More.
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How to give a dog a pill
Giving a dog meat is easy. Giving them a pill not always so. Here are some tips from a vet. Read More.
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