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Flaxseed Oil for Dogs

Flaxseed Oil for Lowering Inflammation

The thing that we all should consider when we look at our good food choices, is are you and your dog receiving the right nutrition? Often sled dogs or husky dogs in sleds, are given flaxseed oil in their raw food choice. The ability for cells to become more robust, and their cellular linings thicker, is the result we see with any EFA introduction, but with flaxseed oil, you see this ability to prevent cellular damage. The fact is, if your dog is under some allergy stress, or exercises too much, the introduction of flaxseed oil can be a good thing to improve reconstruction for your dog. Cells are evolving things that need repair, and with a proper Essential Fatty Acid like Flaxseed Oil, your dog will find good health quickly.

Health with Flaxseed Oil

Additional anti inflammation is not the only benefit, as this key piece of support from Flaxseed Oil will provide food antiaging and anti tumor assistance as well. Sometimes, a dog will be eating a less than nutritious food, and get a good food option once and a while. With this fleeting nutritional addition, the body will store the extra nutrition in fat reserves. The reason many dogs today have fatty tumors all over their chests and back, is often due to these fleeting nutritional boosts. With the continual use of flaxseed oil in your dog’s food, you will see the results of shiny coat, healthy looking skin, and good health in the form of less events like fatty tumors. The many issues that your dog experiences, even with joint problems can be a reason to incorporate this great element to your dog’s food.

Flaxseed Oil Spoils Easily

Often we buy dry dog food, and it sits on a shelf for awhile, during production and then in the dog food store, before it sits on our shelf at home. Do yourself a favor, and buy smaller bags of food when you can, and always keep a fresh bottle of flaxseed oil in the fridge. The oil is sometimes best when it comes in a dark bottle, and is always oxygen sensitive. It is a good oil to buy frequently, and if you can, in smaller sizes to keep your nutritional advantage to a higher level. The flaxseed oil you buy should not smell rancid or sour, but have little smell to it. Being able to add flaxseed oil to your dog’s food is a very good idea.

Raw Bones for Healthy Teeth and Gums

Raw bones are close to Natural Events

Dogs are often misunderstood by many means, and it usually creates an unusually naughty and excited canine companion. With the advent of the modern age, our companions are often only our canine companions. More and more people are isolated from each other, and rely on their dogs for love and affection. This small pack family unit is hard on both the human and the dog, but it can be successful when the human allows their dog to be a dog. Raw bones are a great way to give a dog that hunt and kill moment of feeding; just like a dog pack would eat. It is a relaxing way for a dog to eat, pull, twist and chew some stress from their day that was often alone, and too closed up and quiet. Or, if you have little ones running around, the constant noise of the day, can be whisked away for a dog with a little time to chew a raw bone.

Raw bones offer good amino acids

Raw bones and raw meat are good additions to the stored dry food we feed our dogs each day. Once a week, check with your butcher on a raw beef long bone, and give it to your dog, watching that they do not get rib or soft bones like vertebrate. Dogs often presented with a raw bone will attack it with gusto, looking for the best place to pull the meat that remains on the bone, and crack open any areas nearing marrow.

It is important to always be present when you feed raw bones, as our dogs have sometimes taken a cut thigh bone, and gotten it stuck around the bottom of their mouth. It is such a nice circular bone, and they chew away the marrow inside the ring, and then boom! They have a bone stuck! This is something that I have prevented with purchase of longer, larger bones, and a time limit to chew time. Each week, we let them chew for no more than 15 minutes of glorified doggie chewing time, and then snatch the bone away with a leadership grab. Dogs chewing on bones will revert to their pack hierarchy of alpha and submissive roles, and you as the feeding human are a submissive role for certain. During the bone removal, be safe, and allow your dog this aggressive stance, but be firm upon removal of the raw bone. Do not save it, as a fresh raw bone is a great treat, but a stale saved stored bone is unhealthy and a risk of disease.

Raw Bones : When to Buy

Most butcher shops and grocery stores do their large cuts early in the week. Plan to buy your raw bones on a tuesday or a wednesday for the best choices. Good options for dog bones are leg femur bones cut into 3 or 4 inch cuts, shoulder joint bones, hip or upper pelvic bones, and nuckle pig bones. Do not feed your dog chinese dried pig ears, tails or any skin pieces from the scrap piles. Often sold to pet stores, these cuts are worthless to dogs, and will be too soft and create intestinal damage to your dog. Look for bright red meat, beef, venison, and lamb cuts, that are larger and easy to hold onto. Raw bones should be free of any odor or apparent rot.

Beef and Sardines Dog Food

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If your dog is overweight, chances are, they are eating way too much carbohydrate, snacking all day, and are not happy with how tasty their food is. What if you could cook a simple meal for them, and make it nutritious and taste really great? Here is a wonderful recipe, that I have adapted over the years to bring great Essential Fatty Acids into my dog’s diets, and as well, some super taste.

Surf and Turf for Dogs

Here is what you will need to make this killer beefy fishy meal!

2 Bunches of Carrots with Stems Attached, 2 lbs or more

1 Bag of Organic Green Beans, Frozen or Fresh, to equal 1 Pound

1 head of Cabbage, be sure to find Organic

2 pounds of Organic ground beef or buffalo

2 tins of sardines, no added salt, organic in olive oil

6 eggs

2 cans or 28 oz of re-fried veggie beans, pima or black OK

Cook the meat in a big pot on the stove, and cook on low. Add the refried beans and the eggs. Cook slowly, until a temperature of 185 is reached.

With the remaining ingredients, push through a food mill, or through a food processor. Be sure to add the oil from the sardine can, into the meat mix. Then, join all the ingredients together, and cook for 15 minutes, on low, or until soft.

Move your meal into small 1 cup or 2 cup containers for daily use. It should make around 24 cups.

Store in the freezer, and when you want to serve, be sure to move a container from freezer to fridge, until all are eaten. Only store in fridge for 2 days or less.

Dogs will need around 1 cup a day if they are 30 pounds.

You can serve this warm, or cold. I suggest cold, as it is easier for you, and will preserve the vitamins and minerals, when you defrost the portions from the freezer.

Hypoallergenic dog food

Dog food hypoallergenic

Hypoallergenic means the food creates a positive solution to many of the allergic reactions that dogs suffer from. Whether it is skin allergies, ear infections, eye problems, or other hot spot problems, your dog is simply not getting the right minerals and vitamins.

The best way to combat this, is to remove many common dog food brands, and use common sense. If you can not recognize an ingredient, that should be a red flag to move to a different brand. The brands that work, are those that do not contain grains, by-products, have some Essential Fatty Acids, and have natural immunity boosters.

Be sure to review the brand carefully. It should be made in the US, UK or Canada. No chinese imports, and there should be a variety of vegetables, and pure human worthy proteins. If you are feeding a food with meat meal, you are getting chicken feet and beaks. This is unacceptable.

A great way to beat allergies, is to be sure to feed the best food available. Here is a great list for you to look for!

Halo Canned and Dry Food

Flint River Ranch

Avoderm

Evanger’s Canned

Nature’s Variety

Great Dog Food

Your Secret to Healthy and Happy Dogs!