It’s Never Too Late to Improve Your Pet’s Diet
It’s Never Too Late to Improve Your Pet’s Diet Just how does a dog’s digestive system work? Unlike ours, a dog’s stomach is extremely acidic and designed for meat eating. Because of this, food is broken up and processed swiftly and effectively so that waste is ejected after each meal. Body systems were designed for dogs in the wild, eating mainly a diet of wild meat and a few vegetables and fruits. Because of the quick breakdown, absorption and elimination, disease is usually prevented because fungi and bacteria don’t have the time nor the hot, wet and juicy alkaline environment in which they thrive. They cannot survive in such a highly acidic system. So where did the idea of dry dog food come from? In the late 1800’s an entrepreneur saw local dogs feasting on the leftover, thrown away hardtack biscuits from a ship’s crew. He immediately created his new delicacy/treat for discerning dog owners - dog cookies. No one was thinking about the effect such food would have on the dogs. ...