Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Your Dog Needs a Tooth Brushing!
If you have not had some time to brush your dog's teeth lately, what are you waiting for? It will save you a lot of money, as the vet will want to put her to sleep to clean her teeth. I enjoy spending time with my dogs, and always give them my best attention when it comes to their mouths.
You can do some great easy teeth cleaning, and they will love you for these suggestions:
Buy some raw bones, and sit and watch them chew them clean. The raw marrow bone should be very fresh from the butcher, and they need you to watch them, so they do not hurt themselves. I have given them bones, and they got a bit too rambunctious with them, and I had to tear them away from their prized bone, before they ate it!
It is important to be there to supervise. And, if you can find chicken wings that are frozen, one a piece will do great things for teeth and happy dogs. The raw chicken wing that is frozen is a great treat! It is safe and should be watched carefully as they are consumed.
I also brush with an electric toothbrush, and we take care of any icky residue along the gum line that way. My girls have very happy teeth!
You can do some great easy teeth cleaning, and they will love you for these suggestions:
Buy some raw bones, and sit and watch them chew them clean. The raw marrow bone should be very fresh from the butcher, and they need you to watch them, so they do not hurt themselves. I have given them bones, and they got a bit too rambunctious with them, and I had to tear them away from their prized bone, before they ate it!
It is important to be there to supervise. And, if you can find chicken wings that are frozen, one a piece will do great things for teeth and happy dogs. The raw chicken wing that is frozen is a great treat! It is safe and should be watched carefully as they are consumed.
I also brush with an electric toothbrush, and we take care of any icky residue along the gum line that way. My girls have very happy teeth!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Corn Advertising
If you are hearing a lot of news of corn being an OK ingredient, and healthy and OK for people, you may be inclined to believe this message. After all, wouldn't it be easier for all of us to eat our fill of corn and high fructose corn syrup? We have it everywhere! It is the number one ingredient in our grocery stores. Many people are employed by corn and corn based food production. Our economy partially runs on corn.
I wish I could make all of this true. I really do. But the fact is, our pancreas, our liver and our organs do not process corn or its sugars effectively, and it ends up being stored as fat. Simple facts are hard to dispute, despite all the talk.
This is the same fact for our dogs. They can not eat corn and live in a healthy manner. It just does not happen. If you are looking for a reason, blame it on how the corn sugar is not absorbed, and how their is really no nutrition in this kernel.
Dogs need minerals and vitamins from meat, vegetables and from nothing else. It is part of their makeup in the wild to hunt and kill a rabbit, a small animal and eat it raw. They will eat roots, and other berries when they find them. They would never be able to process corn, it is just not a food that they would be able to eat and find nutrition.
Even with added minerals and vitamins, this is not going to provide their skin, their organs or their bones the valuable nutrition they need. Stay as far as you can from corn, and any corn based foods. You have the power to vote with your purchases and will bring great health and life your dog.
I wish I could make all of this true. I really do. But the fact is, our pancreas, our liver and our organs do not process corn or its sugars effectively, and it ends up being stored as fat. Simple facts are hard to dispute, despite all the talk.
This is the same fact for our dogs. They can not eat corn and live in a healthy manner. It just does not happen. If you are looking for a reason, blame it on how the corn sugar is not absorbed, and how their is really no nutrition in this kernel.
Dogs need minerals and vitamins from meat, vegetables and from nothing else. It is part of their makeup in the wild to hunt and kill a rabbit, a small animal and eat it raw. They will eat roots, and other berries when they find them. They would never be able to process corn, it is just not a food that they would be able to eat and find nutrition.
Even with added minerals and vitamins, this is not going to provide their skin, their organs or their bones the valuable nutrition they need. Stay as far as you can from corn, and any corn based foods. You have the power to vote with your purchases and will bring great health and life your dog.
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