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Natural Homemade Dog Food -- The Safe Choice if You Love Your Dog!
Wow! Since we started doing it, we have noticed that more and more individuals are extremely resolute about feeding their dog strictly natural homemade dog food!
It's no wonder that so many folks are looking for free natural dog food recipes!
Hi there. I'm Beth McKittrin, and my spouse Jaime and I have become very active in the homemade dog food movement. In fact, we have a blog on natural homemade dog food.
Now wait.
Before you think that we are a couple of animal rights whack-o's that would like to throw ink on your new fur coat, let me take a second to explain why we feel the way we do.
Our last dog, who we dearly loved, lived as part of our family for about eight years. His name was Fletcher, and he was a briard -- a French sheep dog.
The day Fletcher started showing difficulty breathing we hurriedly drove him to our local veterinarian clinic. That's when we were told that his stomach was packed with tumors.
We had an extremely painful conversation with the vet.
Why? we asked. Eight years is much too young.
She said she believed his condition was probably caused by the commercial dog food he was ate as his daily diet.
This may be difficult to conceive, but she explained that most commercial pet food formulas contain large per centages of dangerous toxins and deadly chemicals!
She told us it is much healthier for our pet if we make our own homemade natural dog food.
When we got Allie, our current dog, that is exactly what we did. We were surprized to learn that her diet is not only healthier, but the food we make her also saves us money!
As you might imagine, we started clipping and saving natural dog food recipes so that we could share them with our friends.
Now, before you get the wrong idea -- we know Allie is not human. We know she is a dog.
But we appreciate that we are her protectors.
She is dependent on us to give her healthy food and a home to live in. We, in turn, rely upon her for companionship, affection, and a whole lot of enjoyment and entertainment!
It is our obligation to give her a healthy diet. As a dog lover, I am sure you feel the same way. And if we can reasonably make her healthier food, at a cheaper price, we're going to do it!
So why not try some great natural dog food recipes? Your dog will love them!
And here is another suggestion: Get your kids involved!
You will find, as a family, you will be drawn closer together when you work with your kids and teach them this valuable lesson.
They, in turn, will love knowing they are having a part in keeping their pet healthy,
It's their dog, after all!
About the Author
We want to give you 130 free natural dog food recipes. They are available for immediate download at our blog: Natural Homemade Dog Food at http://naturalhomemadedogfood.com.
While you are visiting us, we will fill in the details in the story of our dog, Fletch, and why we feel so strongly that commercial dog food is dangerous for your dog.
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For Animal Lovers-Save a Dog
Every day thousands of dogs are ‘put to sleep', which is a kind way to saying that they are euthanized. Many of these are simply unwanted animals that have been abandoned by their owners. They are not sick. They are not unadoptable or aggressive. They have simply been pushed into the ‘unwanted' garbage bin.
Here is the story of ‘Red', a lovely Chow dog that was hanging onto its life by a thread. Red was an unwanted dog that some careless owner had abandoned. Red ended up as a stray and was finally picked up by the SPCA in North Carolina. He was somewhat thin, but really a wonderful dog that would thrive in a loving home. Since shelters only have so much room and resources, dogs brought to them can only be with them for so long. After the required time period is up and the dog is not adopted, then the animal is euthanized. Red was in that situation. His time was literally ‘up'. He only had hours to live.
Red was lucky though. Volunteers and animal lovers came together to try to find Red a second chance for life. What volunteers did when they found out Red's situation was to post Red's picture and information on blogs and websites. Finally a dog rescue in Texas responded to one of the notices. Red was dragged from the death table with moments to spare. He was saved from being gassed (which they do in North Carolina—instead of the more humane needle euthanasia method).
The above is a true story and Red was given his second chance for life. Through the Texas dog rescue and the efforts of many volunteers, Red now has a chance for a great home and a long life with a loving family.
Here is another story of poor unwanted Chiquita, a little long-haired Chihuahua. Chiquita was only about a year old when her owners no longer wanted her. She was also on death-row. Again, volunteers came to her rescue as they posted her picture (Chiquita completely and lovingly cute in a little pink dress) on the web. Their efforts saved Chiquita from death as well, and she has now been placed with a family that will appreciate what her little soul is worth.
Red and Chiquita were both lucky, but many other dogs are not. It takes a lot of effort, time, commitment and caring on the part of many volunteers to save these poor unwanted dogs.
What can you do to help?
- Volunteers are needed to accept lists of animals about to be euthanized, and who can then cross-post the details to various dog rescues that may be able to take these animals in. You can contact [email protected] (email address) to get up-dated lists.
- You can post the list to blogs or your own websites to gain as much exposure to the animal's situation as possible.
- Volunteers are also need to help transport the animals from one place to another. You don't have to take them through the whole route if the dog is being placed in a faraway location—simply a leg of the route, say from one city to another.
- Of course, money is always helpful. Contact dog rescues in your area to find out what is needed.
If you are a dog lover and can't sleep nights wondering about what will happen to these poor unwanted dogs, maybe you can help too. Think of Red and Chiquita and how volunteers willing to put in a little effort to save a dog helped saved their lives. Maybe that can be you.
About the Author
To get ideas and tips on how to keep your dog happy and healthy, both mentally and physically, through exercise, try the new ebook by Dee Phillips,The Great Dog Exercise Book, now available on Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003OIBFKO, or learn how to name your pet with the "Names For Pets" ebook at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HW7K28
