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Dog Food Tips From "Barkitecture" episode DBAR-112

While Kenny was building the doghouse camper, Dr. Karen and Jill Brown were off buying dog food for Oreo and Casey.

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

Dr. Karen’s Health Tips:

There are so many choices for dog food (figure A), so how do you know which one to pick? Dr. Karen says:

• Look at the food’s label (figure B). You want one of the top three ingredients to be a meat product. Meat helps keep your dog’s coat healthy and shiny.

• Choose a food that is for your dog’s life stage. Your dog’s life stage is based on it’s age and weight.

• Dry food is generally better than wet food for dogs. Canned foods are good for dogs that don’t take in a lot of water.

• The different shapes of kibble are to please the human eye and don’t affect the quality of the food (figure C).

• Changing brands of foods from time to time is a good idea to assure a healthy, well balanced diet.

RESOURCES :

Young-Williams Animal Center
Website: www.knoxpets.org

The American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Website: www.aspca.org

Petfinder.com
Website: www.petfinder.com