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