How to Avoid Choosing Dog Food with Inferior Meat Content

by Mike Sagman

Finding it... and finding enough of it... has to be your top priority.  Yet just recognizing it can be incredibly difficult to do.I'm talking about meat.  Meat is... without a doubt... the single most important ingredient to look for on a dog food label.That's because the protein found in … [Read more...]

Dog Food Calculator

by Mike Sagman

This Dog Food Calculator can help you estimate the proper serving size for your pet. It's based upon a scientific study[1. Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition (1999), Canine Life Stages and Lifestyles, The Waltham Course on Dog and Cat Nutrition, p. 14] published by a respected veterinary research … [Read more...]

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How to Determine Your Dog’s Ideal Weight

by Mike Sagman

Finding and maintaining your dog's ideal weight can significantly extend your pet's life.A fourteen year landmark study confirms...Dogs fed to ideal body condition lived 1.8 years longer than their overweight litter mates.[1. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol. 220 … [Read more...]

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Metabolic Weight Helps Predict a Dog’s Daily Food Needs

by Mike Sagman

Adult dogs can vary in size from 2 pounds to 250 pounds[1. Burger IH and Johnson JV (1991), Dogs Large and Small - The Allometry of Energy Requirements within a Single Species, Journal of Nutrition 121: S18-S21].  So, with such a huge range of sizes, how can you figure out how much food your dog … [Read more...]

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The Dangerous World of Dog Food Preservatives

by Mike Sagman

Artificial preservatives might just be some of the most dangerous ingredients in dog food.Here’s why…Since animal fats are a crucial part of every dog food, they're also subject to going bad… becoming rancid shortly after manufacture.To extend the shelf life of any dog food, … [Read more...]

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An Easy Way to Weigh Your Dog

by Mike Sagman

Talk about a job... Have you ever tried to get your dog to sit still on a bathroom scale long enough to measure his weight?Not much fun... is it?Nevertheless, to calculate a suitable dog food serving size, you simply must know your dog's current weight.There's just no getting around … [Read more...]

How to Estimate the Right Serving Size for Your Dog

by Mike Sagman

The verdict is in.  And the results confirm what you'd always thought... Overweight dogs don’t live as long as normal weight dogs.According to a recent study published in a respected veterinary journal[1. International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine, Vol 4:2, Nov 2, 2006, … [Read more...]

Four Naming Rules That Can Help Reveal a Dog Food’s True Meat Content

by Mike Sagman

Without rules any product with just a tiny amount of beef in it could be unfairly called "Beef Dog Food".So, the Food and Drug Administration has established four basic rules to standardize the process of naming a dog food.  You can use them to help reveal a product's true meat content.  They … [Read more...]