Thursday, January 26, 2012

Soft or Hard Dog Food?

By Seram Marquis


Once you've decided to feed your puppy only natural puppy food, you still have an other dog food decision to make: soft or hard dog food? This decision can be confusing to many of us.

Dogs just absolutely adore soft wet canned dog foods which is really no big surprise as soft dog food is without question more natural and aromatic compared to dry kibble packaged in a bag.

Unbelievable it maybe to us but how their food looks like is of little importance to dogs. To dogs the only significant things about their food are the taste and smell. Next to "people food", they find soft canned food the tastiest. This is mostly due to its inviting aroma.

On the other hand, you may have been told that dry food and other chewy items are a relevant part of your pet's dental health. That is no myth. Indeed some good chewing workout is needed by your developing puppy.

If your dog is now being completely fed canned dog food, you have to supply your dog with something it can chew on. However, that does not automatically translate to feeding it with dry dog food. A good substitute for kibble is dig treats like dog biscuits. You can also give your pup a chew toy so it can regularly exercise its teeth and jaw.

When you take your dog for routine veterinary checkups, your vet will examine your dog's teeth and will let you know of any concerns and issue how to correct it with a different type of dog food, more opportunities to chew, or even dietary supplements.

It is important for dogs to have access to hard materials that they can chew on. Chewing is their way of giving their powerful jaw muscles a work out and strengthening their teeth. This is how they provide themselves dental care. Chewing on hard materials also help loosen the build up of plaque and tartar.

Your choice of feeding your puppy with the best natural puppy food is an important one as it sets the condition and is a necessity in maintaining your puppy's dental health and nutritional requirements. If you decided to feed your dog the wet, soft and tasty canned foods that it adores, be certain that it has a fair amount of chew items it can exercise and have fun with.




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