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Nutrition, Recipes

HOMEMADE DOG FOOD RECIPE: FISH AND SWEET POTATO

January 15, 2021January 22, 2021by Nikki GiovanelliLeave a Comment on HOMEMADE DOG FOOD RECIPE: FISH AND SWEET POTATO

Homemade Dog Food Recipe – Fish and Sweet Potato: using cod, salmon, sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli walnut oil, and balanceIT supplement.

Nutrition

Dog Food Feeding Trials

January 13, 2021by Nikki GiovanelliLeave a Comment on Dog Food Feeding Trials

There are many different ways that a company might test food to make sure that it meets nutrient adequacy. The first of which is simply testing the food to check that it meets AAFCO nutrient standards by laboratory analysis, another is by feeding the foods to staff dogs and monitoring their health. Both of these [...]

Nutrition

Raw Dog Food vs. Kibble : Salmonella Risk

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021by Nikki GiovanelliLeave a Comment on Raw Dog Food vs. Kibble : Salmonella Risk

What are the risks of Salmonella in Raw Dog Food in comparison to Kibble? Comparative research looking at raw vs. kibble dog food risk for pathogens.

Nutrition, Recipes

Homemade Dog Food Recipe: Beef and Sweet Potato

January 1, 2021December 29, 2020by Nikki GiovanelliLeave a Comment on Homemade Dog Food Recipe: Beef and Sweet Potato

Homemade Dog Food Recipe – Beef and Sweet Potato: using lean ground beef, sweet potatoes, carrots, bell pepper, walnut oil, fish oil and balanceIT supplement.

Nutrition

How to Compare Ingredient Lists in Dog Food

December 23, 2020December 22, 2020by Nikki GiovanelliLeave a Comment on How to Compare Ingredient Lists in Dog Food

Looking at ingredients lists to compare dog foods is probably one of the most difficult ways to compare foods. Though it can be simple to glance at ingredients lists to see if foods contain potential allergens if your dog has food allergies or if it contains potentially toxin ingredients - it can be very difficult [...]

Nutrition, Recipes

Homemade Dog Food Recipe – Chicken and Quinoa

December 18, 2020December 17, 2020by Nikki GiovanelliLeave a Comment on Homemade Dog Food Recipe – Chicken and Quinoa

Homemade Dog Food Recipe - Chicken and Quinoa: using chicken breast, chicken thighs, spinach, blueberries, walnut oil, fish oil and balanceIT supplement.

Nutrition

Top Three Ways to Compare Dog Foods – Using the Dog Food Bag!

December 16, 2020December 15, 2020by Nikki GiovanelliLeave a Comment on Top Three Ways to Compare Dog Foods – Using the Dog Food Bag!

There are FIVE areas of the dog food bag that you can use to compare dog foods: the title, the guaranteed analysis, the ingredients, the AAFCO statement, and the marketing claims/statements.

Nutrition, Recipes

Homemade Dog Food Recipe – Pork and Oat

December 2, 2020December 1, 2020by Nikki GiovanelliLeave a Comment on Homemade Dog Food Recipe – Pork and Oat

A homemade dog food recipe - using pork, oats, blueberries, bell peppers, broccoli, walnut oil, and supplements. Complete and balanced for adult dogs.

Nutrition, Recipes

Dog Thanksgiving Dinner (Low Fat!)

November 11, 2020by Nikki GiovanelliLeave a Comment on Dog Thanksgiving Dinner (Low Fat!)

A complete and balanced dog Thanksgiving dinner homemade dog food recipe.

Disease Management, Health, Nutrition

Pancreatitis in Dogs

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020by Nikki GiovanelliLeave a Comment on Pancreatitis in Dogs

I remember my first experience with Pancreatitis in dogs - it was Thanksgiving at my mother-in-law’s house and their pup Hunter was getting his normal Turkey Dinner “special” which consisted of all the Turkey organ meats. It was a tradition for him, and you could tell he knew the drill. However, little did we know [...]

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