| Commercial Dog FoodThe commercial dog | | | | parent feed your new baby a low quality |
| food market is one heavily relied on by | | | | formula, or would you go with the more |
| wholesale and commercial stores as it is | | | | expensive yet far superior brand?- As a |
| this type of product that contributes | | | | dog owner, I can vouch for the latter. |
| widely to the success of these consumer | | | | Knowing how important a healthy diet is |
| franchises. Why is this?For the | | | | to the present and future longevity of |
| production of a commercial dog food | | | | my dog makes me feel guilty that at one |
| product, dog food manufacturers use a | | | | point, I was actually feeding him a |
| lower quality ingredient structure. | | | | commercial dog food! |
| (including animal by product)Why do they | | | | Check List for the Consumer |
| do this- By doing this, the cost of | | | | The below list is a simple guide |
| production is low.- The profit is high | | | | containing things to consider the next |
| due to the public buying the product at | | | | time you go to purchase dog food for |
| a reduced price than that of the premium | | | | your dog:- commercial products are sold |
| product.- Most pet owners are not | | | | in commercial establishments. (grocery |
| concerned with what the label on the bag | | | | stores)- Premium products are not sold |
| reads.- Fillers (cheap additives) are | | | | in grocery stores.- A lot of commercial |
| included to make the food taste | | | | products list whole meat of some kind as |
| good.Premium Dog FoodPremium dog food is | | | | their first ingredient. (misleading due |
| exactly how it sounds.- Products that | | | | to the measurement being taken before |
| are manufactured with the dog in mind | | | | the meat is cooked, reducing it |
| instead of the dollar.- Products that | | | | drastically)-Premium products will not |
| are properly nutritionally balanced.- | | | | list whole meat as their first |
| Products that contain high quality | | | | ingredient.- A lot of premium products |
| ingredients.- Products that take due | | | | contain specific breed formulas best |
| time to be created allowing for proper | | | | suited for your breed of dog.- When |
| research to be conducted- Extensive | | | | buying a premium dog food, you pay for |
| product testing, ex. Taste trials.- One | | | | what you get. In order to ensure a |
| phrase sums up my illustrated point | | | | quality product money is spent to |
| exactly that is: | | | | research, test and tinker with the |
| Commercial dog food manufacturers gain | | | | product to create the finished product. |
| from our ignorance! Would you as a | | | | |