Homemade Dog Food:
How Can It Affect Your Dog's Behavior?
Are your dog's behavior problems worrying you? We're not talking here about puppies who piddle on the carpet, dogs who jump up on visitors at the front door, or other similar issues which all dog owners deal with. But if you have a dog who seems to be showing unusually difficult behavior to control, you may be wondering how to handle it.
Perhaps the most common way to tackle a dog or puppy behavior problem that seems serious is
to do some training targeted at the particular issue, and also some general dog training as well. You can learn how to do this from local classes or trainers, books, DVDs, or the internet. If you work at this and if you have some luck, you might solve the problem this way.A good next step is a vet exam to rule out all sorts of common or obscure ailments that you might never think of yourself. And if the vet should find that your dog is experiencing pain somewhere in his body, taking care of that could solve the behavior problem.
Another factor which can improve your dog's behavior is getting him plenty of exercise. This could mean lots of long walks, for example, which would likely also be good for your health! Or use a dog walker if you don't have the time or capability to take the dog out yourself. You could be very pleasantly surprised at how much easier your dog is to live with when he gets good exercise.Well, that's all very well, but what if none of it stops the unwanted dog behaviors?
One puppy I know about had been trained, examined, and exercised thoroughly, yet he continued to attack and even bite the human members of his family. The mother, who emailed me that she was at her wits ends, after some months did figure out what was going on: if there
was beet pulp in whatever commercial dog food the puppy ate, he would attack. When she fed a dog food without this fairly common ingredient, his attacks ended completely. They had been caused by an allergy.An allergy to beet pulp isn't at all that common, but the point to keep in mind is that dog food can and often does have an effect on dog behavior. We often think this way about people; for example, it's well known that when children eat a lot of sugar, they may be hyperactive. But most people don't think this way regarding their dogs.
Don't rely on your veterinarian to have the best information about dog food and behavior. Veterinary school doesn't teach it, and the dog foods that they sell are not necessarily the best.
Fortunately for all of us, there are veterinarians, dog breeders, and others who have been paying close attention to these questions for many years. They agree on recommending homemade dog food over the standard commercial choices, and they tell you how to do it.
If you think about feeding a homemade diet to your dog, you may wonder if you will need to become an expert in nutrition. No, you won't... you can draw on the work done by these people. For example, one well-known breeder has seen the longevity and the behavior of her dogs improve over the thirty-plus years she has been feeding a more natural diet.
Particularly for dogs with behavior or health problems, an excellent step is to put them on homemade dog food. Stay with it for a while, and take note of what happens!
by: RosanaHart
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