General Nutritional Guidelines

Dog Health & Nutrition: General Nutritional Guidelines

http://www.dog.com/vet/nutrition/01.html

My daddy taught me never to discuss religion or politics with strangers. He should have added another taboo... what to feed your dog. So many theories, so many experts, so many solutions. Dr. Lucy Pinkston, DVM of vet@dog is "right on" when she writes,

"Nutition is an area where there are innumerable opinions and no single opinion is correct. Much research has been performed on the subject and, although some is indeed conflicting, some basic principles and guidelines have emerged. For example, horses have different requirements than people and people have different requirements than dogs.

Young dogs have different requirements than old dogs and exercising dogs have different requirements than lap dogs. Although dog food companies do a pretty good job at providing fairly well-balanced nutrition for the average dog, there are some conflicting issues that make them subject to scrutiny before one walks into a pet store and picks up just any 'ole food."