Dr. Karen Becker: How to Choose a Good Dog Food

by Mike Sagman
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  • http://DogFoodAdvisor.com Mike Sagman

    SayNoToGMO… Regarding the subject of GMO, you ordered me to “get informed about Genetic Modification” and admonished me saying “I find it disturbing that you do not seem to know about them and therefore not alert those folks with the best in mind for their pets.”

    I find it disturbing that you don’t understand the information regarding GMO ingredients you expect for reviewers to “red flag” is not clearly identified as such on most pet food labels.

    So, how is a conscientious reviewer or anyone else to know with authority (not by rumor or innuendo) which pet food products actually contain proven GMO ingredients?

    You obviously have not read my article, “The Problem with Dog Food Reviews” which can be found on every one of the 600+ reviews on this website.

  • SayNoToGMO

    One of the worst problems with Animal Feed in general and pet food in particular is genetic modification of the ingredients and the meat and byproducts in pet food derived from animals fed on GMO products. There is no mention of it on your Website or in your FAQs. For information go to the http://www.NonGMOProject.com Website and get informed about Genetic Modification and how ubiquitous it is in our food stream while many countries around the world raise red flags about its safety. Most feeds you list on your site are laden with GMOs – I find it disturbing that you do not seem to know about them and therefore not alert those folks with the best in mind for their pets.

  • angelasfeathers

    opps …sorry this is for finding GMO

  • angelasfeathers

    Always look for country of origin. It should be listed on sign or sticker and for the most part is in WA and OR states. If you are buying produce that is out of season in your area then it’s likely imported. If you don’t see the country listed, ask.

    A reminder about PLU labels/stickers:
    4 digit and usually starting with the number 4= conventional
    5 digit prefixed with the number 9=organic
    5 digit prefixed with the number 8=GMO…although due to lack of regulations vendors got smart and dropped the 8 except for GMO papaya

    PLU stickers often state country of origin.

  • Gordon

    Celeste Carroll – There’s some good news. Going raw doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, you can go raw cheaper than buying processed foods. All you need is to source a good butcher store or similar, and buy various raw meaty bones, carcasses, and offal (animal organs). Store them them in the freezer and fridge thaw each meal serving for about a day prior to serving your dog. Rotation is the key to alternating between various RMB’s and offal and your dog will have the best and most natural diet as intended by Mother Nature, not to mention a long and happy, healthy life.

    The above is just a brief run down on such an example of such a natural diet. Should you be interested just ask and I’ll be happy to elaborate further.

    Such a diet also produces less gas, better and less stool, and no bad breath, as well as clean teeth and a lustrous shiny coat!

  • Celeste Carroll

    Is it true canned food causes more gas and more loose stool in dogs?
    I am a new owner of a 3 year old german shephard who is under weight. I want to start him on more protein rich diet to help get him to the weight needed, but a little hesitant on doing canned and don’t think i can afford raw/dehydrated raw

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  • ShamelessRawFoodie

    Ricky – Since raw Real Food has been ideal for your dog, why not feed commercial pre-made raw? Probably too expensive, I would gather?

    Canine Caviar appears to be a decent dry kibble that doesn’t have grain or potato.

    Because of the ‘serious stomach problems’ during your dog’s puppy years, and because you currently include yogurt in your feeding, you might find Brothers Complete Allergy Formula a possible choice which is also grain-free and potato-free.

    Brothers owner Richard Darlington(who regularly posts comments on this website) explains that Brothers formulas include digestive enzymes and reinforced probiotics, which apparently is unique in dog food. Richard encourages raw feeding as ideal, but says he formulated his superior kibble for those who won’t feed raw.
    http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/brothers-complete-allergy/

    Brothers will even send free sample packets to you. I feed primarily raw, but sometimes kibble (especially for kennel stays). I got the sample packets which my dog devoured. I have an 80# lab/pit mix who doesn’t have any sensitivities, but I always prefer to feed species-appropriate Real Food.

    Possibly, your dog may no longer have the stomach sensitivities that he had as a puppy. But also remember that a dry kibble dog food is the least natural way to feed a dog.

  • ricky

    I have a 4 yr old shepherd that had serious stomach problems as a puppy. A lot of dog foods went right through him. I tried wellness, avoderm, and blue buffalo. Even after switching foods very slowly he always had a loose stool. I switched to raw and all problems ceased. His diet now consists of quarter legs, pork, some fish, chicken hearts & kidneys, yogurt, and peanut butter. He needs everything slightly seared which can be very time consuming, but would do anything to keep him healthy and happy. My gf and I are moving back to an apartment for a couple of years and NYC, and I was thinking about trying to go back to dog food as raw in an apartment is going to be even more work. I have about 3 months to see if I can find something or if he is going to be on raw for life. I am thinking about trying canine caviar. I have reviewed a lot of dog foods on here and seem to like what people are saying, but it is so expensive. Feeding raw is so much cheaper. Any suggestions from people who have dogs with sensitive stomachs would be greatly welcomed!

  • http://www.whosyourvet.com Sandi

    Hot spots can also be caused by seasonal environmental issues.

    Google Traditional Chinese Medicine which is what they are most likely referring to when they say “warm” or “cooling”. Here’s the list.

    Cold: bamboo shoot, banana, bitter gourd, cranberry clam, crab, dandelion leaf, grapefruit, kelp, lemon, lettuce, nori, plantain, purslane, rhubarb, salt, sea grass, sea weed, sugarcane, tomato, water chestnut, watermelon, yoguart

    Cool: amaranth, American ginseng, apple, artichoke, avocado, barley, bean curd, blueberry, broccoli, buckwheat, chamomile, chicken egg, white, chrysanthemum, common button mushroom, cucumber, duck, eggplant, green tea, hops, Job’s tears, lettuce, lima bean, loquat, mandarin orange, mango, marjoram, millet, mung bean, nettle, pear, peppermint, rabbit, radish, sesame oil, soy sauce, soybean oil, spinach, strawberry, swiss chard, wheat, wheat bran

    Neutral: abalone, apricot, asparagus, beef, beetroot, black, fungus, black sesame seed, black soybean, chinese cabbage, carp, carrot, celery, chicken, egg, chicken egg yolk, chickpea, coconut, corn, corn, silk, dry mandarin, orange peel, fig, flax, grape, honey, kidney bean, lentil, licorice, lotus fruit and seed, mackerel, milk, olive, oyster, papaya, peanuts, pineapple, plum, polished rice, pork, potato, pumpkin, pumpkin seed, small red or adzuki, bean, rice bran, rye, salmon, sardine, shiitake mushroom, soy milk, string bean, sweet rice, taro, turkey, turnip, white sugar, yam.

    Warm: apricot seed, brown sugar, caraway, cardamom, grass carp, cherry, chestnut, chicken, chive, chive seeds, cinnamon twig, clove, coconut, coriander, date, dill seeds, eel, fennel, fresh ginger, ginseng, grapefruit peel, green onion leaf, guava, ham, hawthorn fruit, kale, malt, mustard lead, leek, longan, maltose, mutton, nutmeg, oats, olive oil, quinoa, peach, raspberry, rosemary, rutabage, shrimp, spelt, spearmint, squash, sunflower seed, sweet bail, swwet potato, tangerine peel, thyme, tumeric, vinegar, walnut, wine

    Hot: black pepper, cayenne, chili, cinnamon bark, garlic, dried ginger, green pepper, horseradish, red pepper, white pepper

    You might want to google Lew’s background – she’s not a certified nutritionist or Vet.

    Ron, check the other ingredients HK has included in their food. It could be an ingredient that is causing your dog to scratch. Dogs can be allergic to potatoes and rosemary. Try switching to another brand & see how your dog does that doesn’t contain those ingredients.

  • Ron

    Patrick,
    I know Lew Olson does not go along with the warming and cooling theory for ‘dogs’.and I don’t know enough about it to offer any conclusion.

    Many of these symptoms could very well be a environmental allergy,also.

    I can’t speak for all users of HK food, but just in my own experience my dog does plenty of licking at his feet and scratching after eating their foods which are pretty heavily plant based.

  • Patrick

    I just read an advertisement for “the honest kitchen” and they say that itchy skin, hot-spots and chewing at the feet are classic signs of food intolerances. They go on to say to remove meats like lamb which they say is a “warming” meat. What does that mean? My dog is currently on a lamb based kibble and she loves it and does great on it. I’m just concerned about this information that I just read. Please advise, Thanks!

  • http://www.whosyourvet.com Sandi

    Ann, I’m happy you found a food that works well for your pet. You might want to ask those questions since you are feeding her brand and I’m not.

  • http://www.apettingaffair.com ANN PORCELLI

    Dr.Jane Bicks takes calls every other wedesday night and you can all ask her how she oversea’s her hand picked organic veggies and friuts as well as where her catfish are raised and where her free range chicken farm supplier is located,if you get the answers from me it will be hear say and i want you to get it straight!tommorrow nit 6/22 call at 8:30 pm and dial561-515-1695 then the passcode is 22401,when you want to ask a question she will tell you what to dial (i beleive it is 2#.then every other wedesday she will be available same time to ask any other questions you may have!I am convinced this holistic food is the best out there,and you will too after you speak with her

  • http://www.whosyourvet.com Sandi
  • http://www.whosyourvet.com Sandi

    Thanks for your info Ann. What is your position with Life’s Abundance or are you a MML distributor? Where did Dr. Bickers get her certification in pet nutrition from? I don’t mean in anyway to downplay her knowledge, so I hope it’s not taken wrong, but I had gone to an “holistic vet” for nutrition consultation and I knew more than he did. He was not “certified”. There aren’t too many certified nutritionists in the world of pet nutrition. Perhaps they studied animal science but I don’t think that’s the same – correct me if I’m wrong.

    Since your catfish is farm raised, can you tell us what they are being fed and if they have antibiotics added? I am not a nutritionist, just a pet parent, but you write: “NEXT IT DOES HAVE WHOLESOME GRAINS WHICH ARE NEEDE IN ORDER FOR THE PROTEIN TO BE ABSORBED PROPERLY!” Does that mean all the other pet food brands with protein that are grain free isn’t being absorbed properly?

    Thanks.

  • ShamelessRawFoodie

    ANN PORCELLI – Re Life’s Abundance, you write “WE ALSO KNOW OUR SUPPLIERS!WE KNOW WHERE ARE FREE RANGE CHICKENS COME FROM”.
    What is the farm name where the free-range chickens come from, and where is it located?
    Also, what is the name of the manufacturer of Life’s Abundance and where is the manufacturing plant located?

  • http://www.apettingaffair.com ANN PORCELLI

    REGARDING LIFE’S ABUNDANCE,THE MAIN INGREDIENT IS CHICKEN MEAL,WHICH IS THE HIGHEST GRADE OF CHICKEN YOU CAN GET CAUSE THE WATER IS TAKEN OUT AND YOU GET 100 PERCECENT CHICKEN,NEXT IT DOES HAVE WHOLESOME GRAINS WHICH ARE NEEDE IN ORDER FOR THE PROTEIN TO BE ABSORBED PROPERLY!THE VET DR, JANE BICKERS IS A WORLD FAMOUS HOLISTIC VET OF 20 YRS THAT WROTE 3 BOOKS ON NUTRITION,SO THIS VET KNOWS ABOUT NUTRITION!SHE IS NOT A VET,SHE IS A NUTRITIONAL HOLISTIC VET!SHE HAD PICKS ALL OF THE ORGANIC FRUITS AND VEGGIES THAT GOES INTO OUR DOG FOOD,WE ALSO KNOW OUR SUPPLIERS!WE KNOW WHERE ARE FREE RANGE CHICKENS COME FROM AND OUR FARM RAISED CATFISH ARE TESTED AND MADE SURE THERE MERCURY LEVELS ARE NOT HIGH.OUR TANKS ARE TESTED AND KEPT SAFE!AND WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY PET FOODS WELCOME IN THE EUROPEAN MARKET!I WOULDN’T HAVE MY PETS ON ANYTHING BUT LIFE’S ABUNDANCE,I DID THE RESEARCH,YOU SHOULD TOO!

  • http://www.whosyourvet.com Sandi

    I forgot to also mention, I use to have an aquarium and had a catfish to clean the bottom of my tank – which brings me to think how great is having catfish in petfood since they are bottom feeders.

  • http://www.whosyourvet.com Sandi

    I too am a follower of Dr. Becker’s website. Swinn is her awesome moderator. She’s basically running Becker’s site by answering questions in detail – Dr. Becker isn’t always available (I’d say, hardly ever)

    I’m not able to watch the video as it’s cutting in and out. I caught the beginning. Dr. Becker says the best food is in the freezer section. I live in a state where our hurricane season is June-November. During that time, we might not have electricity. In 2005, we didn’t have electricity for 7 days. What do pet parents feed their pets under those circumstances if they are on a totally raw diet, or don’t have freezer space for the bags, or can’t afford the high price of raw i.e. Primal. I also worry, aside from our hurricane season, that the store could have a problem with their unit at any time and the food defrosts, then is re-frozen. The food can also spoil in-transit and then be re-frozen. I’m not sold it’s all that safe to feed raw but that’s just me. Would also like to point out feeding raw isn’t a magic bullet from preventing illnesses/cancer. I know a pet nutritionist whose dog died of cancer fed a raw diet.

    GMO foods is not always listed. Produce and fruits have a 5 digit number on the label. If it starts with 8, it’s GMO, 4 is conventional, 9 is organic. I don’t ever recall seeing a label starting with 8 but yet it could be GMO without the consumer knowledge.
    http://www.foodrenegade.com/plu-codes-dont-indicate-gmo-produce/

    http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/06/11/jury-awards-136-million-in-genetically-modified-rice-lawsuit.aspx

    http://www.naturalnews.com/032719_GM_salmon_Congress.html#ixzz1PfevwVRM

    Re: Champion Foods (Orijen, Acana)
    They might have good ingredients, but as a company, I didn’t feel they are responsible. When they had a problem with bone separation, they did not have a visible warning on their website nor did they pull the bags from some retailers – of course the retailer I bought it from was clueless there was a problem.

    Re: Life’s Abundance – My girlfriend has her dogs on it and is happy and the Pres. of my development’s dog is also happy with it. I personally have a problem knowing its multi-level marketing plus it isn’t grain free. I’m not impressed it was founded by a Vet. Most Vets aren’t trained in nutrition anyway.

  • http://www.apettingaffair.com ANN PORCELLI

    Someone stated that you said the first 4 ingredients in a dog kibble should be of animal protein.I think they didn’t understand you correctly.I feed my pets Life’s Abundance dry and the 1 st ingredients is CHICKEN MEAL,which is concentrated protein which I ghave read brings the protein level up to 300 percent more then just plain chicken,or shrimp,or fish etc…LIFES ABUNDANCE THEN FOLLOWS CHICKEN MEAL WITH WHOLE GRAIN WHICH IS PEARLED BARLEY,OAT GROUTS,GROUND BROWN RICE CATFISH MEAL AND ON AND ON.i CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST HOLISTIC FOOD ON THE MARKET.PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK THANK YOU ANN PORCELLI

  • phang

    I am from Malaysia. I only choose dog food from US, although they are relatively expensive and hard to get from the stores. Never buy dog food “made in China” & “made in Thailand”.

  • Kay

    Ok elephant in the room she means don’t buy in China! I have heard great things about New Zealand and Canada’s food. I just think she didn’t want to sound racist.

  • Karen Gordon

    I think maybe she just meant raw foods. She did say, ” I recommend that you only feed raw foods that are products of the USA.” Maybe I just heard it wrong.

  • http://DogFoodAdvisor.com Mike Sagman

    Hi Karen… I have to admit, that comment by Dr. Becker also struck me as odd. The largest dog food recall in North American history was associated with dozens of US manufacturers who happened to use a tainted gluten ingredient purchased from China.

    Contrary to popular myth, many of the best food manufacturing standards are found offshore.

    For example, Walmart boasts its Ol’ Roy Soft and Moist is “100% made in the USA”. Whereas Weruva is produced in a human-grade Thai facility meeting the ultra-rigid quality control standards of the International Organization For Standardization (ISO9001).

    There’s simply no comparison between the apparent quality of these two brands.

    Today, many dog (and human) foods manufactured right here in the USA use ingredients that come from other countries. Although US Law does require products made outside the country to state this fact in a conspicuous area on the label, there’s no current legal requirement for any company to inform the public when it uses ingredients from outside US borders.

    My point… just because it’s made in the USA is no automatic guarantee of buying a superior product.

  • Karen Gordon

    I also noticed in the video that Dr. Karen Becker was reading the ingredients from a can of Weruva Jammin Salmon yet she was mentioned at least once how important it was to buy a food that was made in the USA. I don’t understand this contradiction? I am seriously considering feeding my dog canned human style Weruva which is very low in fat because my dog has had one acute pancreatitis attack two years ago, however, I still have a concern that it isn’t made in the US. Can you explain?

  • Gordon

    Stephanie – A good raw diet from scientifically formulated methods based on the ancestral diets of wild dogs, I assure you, is a complete whole food with a complete nutrient profile for dogs and cats for that matter! And these raw diets are well known in ridding dogs of skin allergies, and loss of fur, among helping reduce a host of other ailments. Your dog will get more nutrition if not at least on par with the good kibble counterparts with the added benefit that raw provides a lower carbohydrate level to a higher protein and fat level ratio, than that of dry kibbles.

    However, I am a alternator of raw and kibble for my dogs, mainly because of this being more economical than just feeding raw, I’m now considering rotating BARF (raw) with 2 different grain free kibble brands. I have only ever heard good things from Artemis Maximal and also have not noted any changes or degrading in this kibble brand’s appearance and quality myself, as I currently use this brand. But have heard that Canidae which I also have access to in Australia, but never tried for my dogs yet, has had more occasional complaints in notices of kibble appearance changes from bag to bag. I just wish I had access to un-irradiated Orijen, Acana, or Wellness Core, of which the latter, I’ve only ever heard good reviews about, on this and other forums.

    I’m seriously considering opening a business in the manufacturing of an Australian version of top quality grain free kibble, and/or import Wellness Core, if it is processed at no less than 100 degrees Celcius, to avoid gamma irradiation requirement on the importation into Australia. At this stage, Australia’s own best dog foods, are in the form of raw and also premix additives, of which BARF as a raw formula, is arguably, the best in the world.

  • Stephanie

    This is FANTASTIC! My poor dog had horrible experiences with grain free dry kibble. I have tried Taste of the Wild and Evo. Both brands had made my dog loose his hair! In between the switches I have put him on a raw diet. His hair grew back, his coat was shiny and silk. I put him back onto dry kibble because I was afraid he wasn’t getting the nutrition that he needs. This explains so much.

  • Gordon

    Sheila – You’re right about it becoming political, and the fiasco apparently did become heated with denials and accusations thrown across the table figuratively speaking.

    However, I am against gamma irradiation, and would never consider eating or feeding any food knowingly gamma irradiated. I mean, they gamma irradiate medical bandage materials and similar to completely sterilise same. You can imagine, in addition to the already scientific and documented fact, that such irradiation kills every nutrient possible, hence defeats the purpose of feeding an otherwise healthy food. Might as well be eating cardboard.

    Personally I wish the Australian government, lowered the processing temperature requirement so that I could be privy to buy Orijen and Acana for my dogs to try. In theory, I like what Orijen and Acana have to offer for dogs.

    Some day, I hope to visit Canada, as I hear it’s environmentally, a beautiful country.

  • Sheila

    Hi Gordon,
    Yes, too bad about the issue in Australia. I am afraid to me it’s just all political is some respects. I lived in Sydney Australia 35 yrs. ago and there was only Dr. Ballard’s canned food on the supermarket shelf at that time, probably just horsemeat cooked. We had a shop around the corner that sold only chopped Rabbit, Kangaroo and Chicken for dogs. Our dog ate this without anything else but table scraps and did just fine. Yeh!, I am that old!.
    You can go directly to Dr. K. Becker’s website, Mercola sells some of the pet products that she advocates. They are mainly human, natural products. Mercola.com
    My Norwich is in the process of weight loss and it has worked well with my using the information on this website with suggestions of foods from list for overweight issues. Dr. Donna Spector has also good advice. I cannot get BARF here, can get other raw foods, but again, it seems political as to what can or cannot cross borders. Also being on Vancouver Island, things are limited and expensive. I have been working in the Pet food/pet industry for over 25yrs (presently in a pet store 17yrs.), so I do a lot of research on line and have done so for many years, mainly for personal reasons.
    I think Mike and his consultants do an excellent job and it’s great all round to have the general public enlightened. I tend to lean to more Holistic myself, having lost one dog to Cushings with traditional Vet care, so I want to do whatever I can for this present dog, and I do believe proper nutriton is key. My cats eat raw and canned.
    SZ

  • Gordon

    Hi Sheila – Yeah Orijen and Acana is very well known in many countries and Champion Foods apparently have their kibble cooked at 10 degrees C (18 degrees F) less than say Diamond Pet in the US. After the Orijen recall fiasco from Australia in 2008, because of their nondisclosure of it having been gamma irradiated on importation, and which killed numerous cats, it nor any other Champion Foods have no longer been available in Australia.

    It’s a legislated customs requirement in Australia that their products are gamma irradiated unless their kibbles are cooked at 100 Degrees C (212 deg F), of which apparently their kibbles are cooked at 90 deg C (194 deg F), hence not available in Australia.

    My favourite Vet and related website is Dr. Ian Billinghurst, http://www.drianbillinghurst.com/, and his dog and cat food BARF. I do admire Dr. Karen Becker as well and would like to know what the Mercola website where you say you follow her is? I could no doubt Google it, but if you wanted to list it here, you’d be more than welcome, I’m sure.

  • Sheila

    Hey Guys………..I am proudly Canadian and a lot of GOOD pet food comes from here as well. I really enjoyed Dr. Becker’s video’s and am a web follower of hers through the Mercola website. I also wish we had more like her here ( I am on Vancouver Island)British Columbia. The first dry food she shows is Champion Pet Foods Orijen ( they also make Acana), made in one plant in Edmonton, Alberta, using pretty much Canadian ingredients,( Lamb is New Zealand) a lot locally sourced, some from other Provinces. They have no intentions of a canned product, too much not being able to have control of ingredients.
    They always have a great rating. There are quite a few excellent quality foods that come from British Columbia and Saskatchewan and Alberta ( hope you are all familiar with where these are) Acana, Orijen, Horizon,Legacy, Amicus,NRG, Now & Go are usally rated very well. Anyhow I commend her on her approach, am waiting for her new book to come out. Hopefully many people will learn from the video’s and this website….keep it coming!
    SZ

  • Gordon

    Yeah, we need more Vets like Dr. Billinghurst, Dr. Becker, and many Vets in European countries in particular, Germany (well known for scientific and engineering discipline) of who’s Vets advocate first and foremost raw feeding to dogs and cats.

  • http://www.k9natural.com Bill Hoffman

    Gordon, I like your comments. I also support your insights regarding the overall agricultural strengths and benefits coming from New Zealand and Australia. People should read a book “omnivores dilemma”. Or watch Food Inc if they want to understand more about the US food industry and agricultural practices. I love the USA and proud of products made in the US but I am concerned about the acceptance of everything we hear or see with the “made in USA” label. We still should question everything and do a little research before buying something as important as the food for our pets.

  • http://www.k9natural.com Bill Hoffman

    Thank you Dr. Becker for your honest straight forward approach to helping people read and understand nutrition and all the various misleading ingredients in pet foods today. I can only hope your knowledge and hard work will continue to influence millions of other vets too.

  • erin c.

    good info

    thank you

  • Gordon

    You’re out of luck joel. She’s wearing a ring on her wedding ring finger.

    I’m not sure why she repeated a couple of times to make sure the product is made in the USA? Apart from the obvious, being that she’s American, and her targeted audience is American, and Mike’s website is American, most of the “whole” foods sold in America for even human consumption are mostly genetically modified, and have been for years with out the US government disclosure of such. Apparently introduced by the Clinton era. At least as far as a chat room character that I used to converse with, in a public Yahoo chat room, under Politics, who claimed to be a political economist and backed his claims with several sources.

    Such foods in Australia and New Zealand have relatively escaped genetic modification, up until recently where according to GMF protesters claim to blow the whistle on their alleged claim that this is now occurring in Australia.

    Other than that, I would imagine that gamma irradiation would also be a legal requirement in the USA for pet food importation?

    Otherwise, the healthiest harvests come from Australia and New Zealand. Also most of the lamb flavoured dog foods regardless of what country they’re sold in, mostly come from Australia.

    Perhaps I stand corrected on some of these points? My intention is not to stir the pot figuratively speaking.

    By the way, Dr. Becker’s advice is mostly sound.

  • joel

    Karen is VERY informative regarding choosing the right type of dog food for my dog..AND she’s Hot!!..