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benefits of a varied diet, as well as how to successfully introduce new foods.
Dish Up Variety
Treat Your Dog to Good Health and Good Taste
by Wendy Bedwell-Wilson “B
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roiled chicken, brown rice and steamed broccoli again?”
When you sit down to dinner, you
prefer some variety, and so does your dog, who may well inquire, “What, kibble again?” Day after day of the same mix of protein, carbohydrates, fats
and veggies can hamper any appetite, human or canine. But a diet packed with different food types can make eat- ing more enjoyable. Before concocting your own dog
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Healthful Variety By definition, a varied diet is dense in nu- trients and changes regularly; a decided departure from the stick-to-the-same- food routine encouraged by dog food experts of the past. Dr. Sean Delaney, a board-certified veterinary nutritionist in Davis, California, says that today’s varied diet for dogs should resemble a cornu- copia, filled with healthy meats, whole grains, legumes, dairy, fruits and vegeta- bles. “For optimum health, it’s better to have the food in a natural, unprocessed state,” he says. To start, dogs require 12 amino
acids in their diets, so foods that contain all of them would provide the best qual- ity protein for dogs, advises Dr. Rebecca Remillard, Ph.D., a board-certified veterinary nutritionist and founder of Veterinary Nutritional Consultations, in Hollister, North Carolina. “Egg and liver are of the highest protein quality because of their amino acid profiles,” she advises. A varied diet even reduces the
chances of dogs developing an allergy to certain foods, like chicken or wheat, adds Delaney. “Feeding a dog food that’s not commonly used in the pet food industry—a food that he’s naïve to—re- duces the potential that the animal will develop an allergic reaction to it.”
Shopping for Choices Dr. Tracy Lord, a holistic veterinarian based at the Animal Clinic and Well- ness Center, in Williamsburg, Virginia, says that older theories once claimed that dogs would become picky eaters or experience indigestion on a varied diet, but that perspective has since
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