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Dog Treat Torture!

Posted Dec 21st 2008 9:28AM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: Television/Film

Those Japanese television people really know how to up the ante. I practiced treat torture as a kid -- placing treats on the dog's nose, making them stay still as their eyes gaze longingly at the morsel sitting just right there. My family would put a flair on it and get our dogs to flip it and catch it in the air, but that's nothing compared to the Japanese television show above.

They take treat torture to the extreme. We're talking dogs salivating as more and more treats get placed on their snout and head. We're talking about a dog laying still as hundreds of treats get placed on his body. Heck, there's even a chimpanzee.

Go figure -- these pets have more foodie restraint than I could even dream of.

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Dogs deserve natural gourmet foods too

Posted Sep 8th 2008 11:02AM by Max Shrem
Filed under: Trends, Stores & Shopping, Artisan Foods

According to Best Syndication News, dog owners are becoming increasingly health conscious when it comes to the diet of their pets. Not only are people shopping at high-end dog shops, be they're even using natural healthy ingredients to bake fresh homemade dog biscuits and cookies for their dogs. Many dog owners are concerned about preservatives and additives that are found in commercial dog treats at the supermarket.

The good news is that there appears to be a growing number of alternatives when it comes to purchasing dog food. You can head to a natural pet health food store or a locally owned pet supply store. Dogs can be allergic to grains too. Purchase gourmet grain free doggie treats that are high in protein and low in carbohydrates. You can even find vegetarian dog snacks that are made with whole fruits and vegetables.

Online, you can purchase all natural pet foods from Only Natural Pet Store or Thrive Foods. Why shouldn't pet owners be concerned with their pets' diet? To me, the trend towards natural pet food makes sense. What do you think?

Which table scraps are safe for dogs?

Posted May 13th 2008 12:02PM by Wendy Buckley
Filed under: Television/Film, Health & Medical, Food News

Pug Our pug, Lola, has been getting rather portly these days. Last week my husband and I had "the chat" about treat reduction, since we both have a bad habit of giving her a nibble of whatever we might be eating, be it toast, cheese, etc.

Obviously we want her to be healthy and that is our reasoning behind our new routine; but while wondering if there were any healthy substitutions this was brought to my attention. I had read many times that chocolate was bad for dogs, but after seeing this Today show episode I learned of some new items to look out for. Along with this list is a grouping of allowed items.

Continue reading Which table scraps are safe for dogs?

The Ultimate Pet Food Guide, Cookbook of the Day

Posted May 5th 2008 6:06PM by Marisa McClellan
Filed under: Cookbook Spotlight

Today's featured cookbook isn't one that you would want to cook out of for yourself. However, I know that there are many of you out there who are interested in making sure that your pets have healthy meals and so I thought it might be fun to turn our attention to a book that can help you out with that goal. If you've been thinking about changing up the foods that you feed your pets, but are uncertain where to start, The Ultimate Pet Food Guide by Liz Palinka will be incredibly helpful in giving you a hand in determining how to best nourish your furry family members.

The book is filled with helpful information about what is good and bad to feed your pets, ways to supplement their diets so they get all the nutrition they need and more than 50 recipes for easy home-cooked food that your pets will love (I realize that cooking for dogs and cats isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I'm sure that there are some of you out there who share at least parts of your dinner with your pets many nights). The other useful thing in this book is that it will give you an insight into how food effects your pet's behavior. There is the possibility that if you have a misbehaving animal, their diet might have something to do with it.

Pet food makers regularly taste their own product

Posted Mar 13th 2008 4:00PM by Ellen Slattery
Filed under: Business, Newspapers, America

For the folks at The Honest Kitchen, quality control means tasting your own product - even though it's marketed for the four-legged crowd.

The company's employees attend weekly meetings - often with their dogs poised by their sides - where both humans and animals carefully taste both individual dehydrated bits of the organic dog and cat food mixture, as well as the final product, to make sure the pets are getting nothing but the best.

The company got the OK from the FDA to use the term "Human grade pet food" on all of its labels. According to a rep from the company, the food is "probably a little bland by most human standards," but compared to what they imagine ordinary pet food to taste like, "really quite delicious!" (That answers the next obvious question: do the testers taste their competitors' food, too?)

Even the packaging is appealing and atypical for animal food - multicolored boxes with enticing names like "verve," "force," and "embark" that aren't a far reach from the packaged granola available for humans. They also make treats and supplements.

I'll admit, it sounds a bit odd at first, but after the recent horrific incidents of dogs becoming ill from tainted dog food, it's nice that a company takes this much care in producing a quality, safe product for their best buds.

Pet food is healthier than fast food

Posted Mar 31st 2006 11:39AM by Andrew Barrow
Filed under: British Isles, Science, Trends

Meaty Chunks with added marrow bone anyone? You pet food could be healthier than a lot of fast food according to NWQ ATUDY. Tins of cat and dog food are not only good for their health but yours as well, as they contain less fat, salt and sugar levels than fast food.

Experts compared 30 different human meals with 15 readily available pet foods and declared that Gourmet Gold cat food, with 2.9 grams of fat per 100 grams, was eight times less fatty than pieces of Kentucky Fried Chicken with 23.2 grams of fat per 100 grams. Fat levels were also lower when compared to a McDonald’s Big Mac and a Pizza Hut meal.

It is a UK study that concluded that pet food was healthier under the Food Standards Agency’s new “traffic light” labelling scheme, than most of the food people eat. Except me - as I don't eat KFC/McDonalds/Pizza Hut meals - being a food snob and all.

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Dog Treat Torture!

Dogs deserve natural gourmet foods too

Which table scraps are safe for dogs?

The Ultimate Pet Food Guide, Cookbook of the Day

Pet food makers regularly taste their own product

Pet food is healthier than fast food

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