More Single Households Equals More Dog Food Sales

May 24, 2008

The market for dog and cat food continues to grow. In 2007 the worldwide retail sales exceeded 45 billion US dollars (Euromonitor International). This represents a total growth of about 40% as compared to 2002. Of course this can’t go on at such rates though analysts predict the dog and cat food will continue to [...]

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Next Dog Top Model

May 5, 2008

T-Nell, a semi professional photographer, she also happens to by my aunt , has chosen a picture of Kensho to participate in a photo contest. This contest is held by Canon and you can vote as per May, 5th 2008. Please visit the photo contest website and help to get this picture of Kensho high [...]

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Is Your Dog Training You?

May 3, 2008

Dog owners often run into the same issues and I can relate to them from experience. I have fallen for the same tricks when Kensho played them on me. Question from a desperate dog owner: “My 7 month old pup is more than picky when it comes to her food! She just doesn’t LIKE any [...]

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Will Your Dog Benefit From Diabetic Dog Food?

April 27, 2008

[ad#dfbutton] Canine diabetes is becoming a lifestyle disease in dogs just like in humans. The risk for developing diabetes mellitus increases with age and weight. Early warning signs include extreme thirst and increased water intake (and hence more frequent urinating), unexplained weight loss and depressed or lethargic behavior. The usual treatment consists of strictly regulating [...]

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Dental Care for Dogs – Avoiding that notorious “Doggy Breath”

March 22, 2008

Kyle from the USA posted the following question to ‘Best Dog Food Guide‘: “I’ve been told dry dog food is good for my dogs teeth. Is putting water in his food bowl all the time going to take away from this?” Well, the short answer is a plain ‘no’. I’m assuming Kyle is worried about [...]

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Pet Food Safety Off the Radar?

March 15, 2008

The Great Dog Food Scare is now one year away. In the first months a lot of websites and blogs were writing about this topic and many more people were searching for information to find safe dog food. Menu Foods stock was sent into a free fall and faces more than 100 class-action lawsuits. Last [...]

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Sauvignon Bark as fine wine for the canine. Whine not?

February 9, 2008

When you think the humanization trend in the dog food world is at it’s top you’ll be surprised again. First we had special beer for dogs and now the American company Bark Vineyards produces wine for dogs. This drink for posh dogs is not cheap but it does come in a bottle that looks just [...]

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Dog Food Comparison Puzzle

December 17, 2007

No dog food can cure canine kidney disease and expensive prescription diets cannot prevent kidney disease either. However, when your dog is suffering from renal failure a specialized diet can both extend his life as well as improve the quality of life. When your dog has malfunctioning kidneys the activity has dropped below 30% before [...]

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Is Your Dog Afraid of Fireworks? Free Audio-file for Desensitization.

December 16, 2007

I guess this is the first post on dog food blog that has nothing to do with dog food. However, I think this is important enough to share with all dog owners so please allow for a little side step. It’s nearly 2008 and we welcome the New Year with a lot of fireworks. For [...]

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Risking All Meat Syndrome in a Growing Puppy

November 21, 2007

Today I received the following dog food question from a UK dog lover via the Best Dog Food Guide – Contact Form. “I feed my 8 week year old puppy chicken breast and vegetables with olive oil. Could you give me some tips of how much to feed him and what else to feed him? [...]

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Scary E Numbers In Dog Food

November 11, 2007

E numbers are often present on dog food labels as well as on labels of our own food. These numbers are codes for food additives that are approved for use by in the European Union. Nowadays you can also find these in other jurisdictions such as, amongst others, Australia and New Zealand. Usage in the [...]

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Why Dogs Don’t Get Dental Caries

October 28, 2007

Dental caries are very rare in dogs (but they CAN get caries)! Though I bet you brush your teeth more often than you do your dog’s. Then why are caries that rare in our canine companions? It’s because of a biochemical difference in our saliva. Human saliva contains an enzyme, amylase, that brakes down starch [...]

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Chihuahua Dog on a Diet – Recommendations for Weight Loss

October 22, 2007

Last Friday a US dog lover asked my recommendations on the energy requirements of a rather obese dog. Below you find an excerpt of my response to them. A six year old chihuahua/dachshund mix had been gaining weight from 7.5 to 10 pounds. Assuming the 7.5 pound is the ideal weight, this dog suffers from [...]

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Safe Treats for Allergic Dogs

October 19, 2007

Allergic reactions are usually directed against proteins that are recognized by the immune system. Since this protein needs to be of a certain size to be recognized, the industry has put this knowledge to use. [ad#dfbanner] When hydrolyzing proteins the parts become so small that these are too small to be recognized by the immune [...]

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Woef… That New Dog Food Sure Smells Nice, Boss!

October 17, 2007

This post on dog food blog is about a complex technology (which I won’t dig into) and it amazes me that this technology is used ‘just’ to get dogs to say ‘mmmm… boss, that food you bought smells really nice‘ and at the same time I think this is so interesting and exiting. It makes [...]

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