Feeding Your Greyhound A Balanced Diet
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Greyhounds have a very specific physical make-up so you need to be aware that they should be fed a diet different to other dogs.Many experts now recognise that a poor quality dog food packed with preservatives and additives can have a negative effect on your dogs behaviour.Behavioural problems with greyhounds also generally lie within what they are fed so a good quality food with no artificial flavourings or preservatives and no genetically modified ingredients is essential.
A specialist Greyhound Food should be the only type of food you give to your required or rescued greyhound.Greyhounds are not greedy by nature, so if you feed your dog a specialist food you don’t need to be too worried about excessive feeding.
One key ingredient is a quality greyhound food will be oil, and commonly fish oil. Fish oils offer a multitude of health benefits and will help to keep your dog’s skin healthy, coat glossy and eyes bright.If you think your dog’s food is lacking in oil you could try adding a spoonful of cod liver oil once per day to a bowl of food, or you can introduce fish into the diet as a snack.As with all pet food, if you feed a dry food product you need to also provide a dish of fresh water.
A dog’s digestive system can cope with raw meat easily, it is what they would eat if they had to catch their own dinner.You should avoid feeding raw pork or poultry as these meats can contain bacteria.Bear in mind that dogs are not carnivores, they need a combination of meat, grains and vegetables.
By buying a specialist greyhound food you will be sure that your pet is getting the balanced diet he needs.
March 27th, 2010 at 1:13 am
Fantastic posting, thanks loads!