You may call him names like fur ball, and other not so loving adjectives, but deep down you know you care for him a great deal. Hence, keeping your dog healthy through a balanced and nutritive diet is somewhere on the top of your list. There are a number of things you as a pet owner, can do for your dog friend to improve his health and quality of life. Monitoring what he eats, will usually make the top ten lists of the most significant things you can do for your dog.
In order to better understand your dog, you need to put yourself in his shoes sometimes, and think about how you would feel if living under his circumstances. Imagine you never had enough to eat in your plate and had to leave the table hungry. Perhaps, your meal was always composed of white rice, lacking meat or vegetables. Feeling weak and clumsy, wanting to go to sleep all the time is probably not your idea of happiness.
A well balanced nutrition will allow your dog to live longer, feel better, and enjoy his existence to the fullest. And by a nutritious meal, it is important to understand that it would need to include enough protein, vitamins and minerals essential for survival. In addition to his regular serving of dog food, your dog may require extra supplements to complement his diet. You are more likely to get this information from your veterinarian, who will indicate what these supplements are and why he needs them.
The level of physical activity in your dog is indicative of his health condition, in direct relation to his diet. A dog that is well fed will play, run around, and sleep peacefully. As opposed to a dog that is lacking in nutrition and will always be asleep, clumsy, and weak. In most cases a dose of extra vitamins in your dog’s food will do the trick.
It is also possible to tell if your dog is eating right by the properties shown in the excrement he makes. Good size and firm round structure are good qualities on the dog stool. On the other hand wet, messy and small quantities are indicative of health problems. A dog in good health will go to the potty often, maybe two to three times a day.
In later years, more and more dogs have been subject to overweight issues. Having similar consequences to those of human beings, obesity in dogs should not be underestimated. Watch out for the amount of calories you are feeding your dog, and take control of the number of snack you let fall off the table. Even if your dog is feeding on a balanced diet, feeding him snacks with high content of fat can render all your efforts useless.
A balanced diet will have many positive effects on your dog. Benefits range from higher energy levels, longer life span, better looking skin and healthy teeth and gums. One thing is for certain, if you’re going to have a dog around the house everyone will be much happier with a healthy one.
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