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The proper selection of a dog food is the most important thing a boxer dog owner can do.  Why then, when the procedure seems such a necessary step to proper feeding, do so many dog owners refuse to subject the food they feed to a critical evaluation before they feed it to their boxer dog?

The answer is probably because they don’t know how to.  Companies making dog foods, who do know how, have traditionally provided only “feeding instructions,” but never instructions for a procedure that might enable you to discover a product that was superior to their own.

The widely held belief that any food, simply because it is the product of the American pet food industry, is automatically adequate and nourishing to a dog, is pure myth.  A feeling of security because the food has been purchased from your trusted local grocery is based on even less reality.

There is only one way to select a food that you can be confident will provide your dog with adequate nourishment.  That way is to subject all of the foods available to you to a critical evaluation program.  The time taken to correctly make a food evaluation is time well spent, and the procedure should never be slighted.

One strategy to make sure you know what nutrition your dog is getting from his/her food is to make it yourself! We have a great dog food cookbook available at our main site. Check out the 180 Gourmet Dog Food Recipes now!

The term, “BARF Diet” actually sounds kind of gross, but BARF is an acronym for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food or Bones and Raw Food. I talk about the BARF Diet on my Boxer Dogs Food page on the main site, so I thought I should explain it in a bit more detail…

Many health-oriented veterinarians are huge advocates for this diet, which can completely replace commercially prepared dog food.  One of the first proponents of the BARF diet was Dr. Ian Billinghurst who still recommends it today.  He believes that it is the ultimate way to get our pets in to optimum health. Many people believe that the BARF diet simulates what your dog would eat in his natural environment.

Many people today feel that there are a lot of health advantages to feeding a raw food diet to both humans and dogs.  Most owners who have dogs with problems such as allergies, skin problems, weight problems, and anal gland problems have found that the bones and raw food diet has helped to significantly remedy these issues.

Some of the advantages to feeding a biologically appropriate raw food diet include: Read the rest of this entry »