In this video i'll talk about what to feed dogs and the seven tips to help
you know what's good for your dog to eat, and how to improve a kibble diet.
Hi i'm Dan Scott, canine nutrition and home remedy specialist, and if you're new here,
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and feel free to comment or ask questions below. Choosing what to feed your dog can
be a tough decision to make because you want the best for your dog, and diet is the most important
aspect of a dog's life. Get it right and your dog's happy, healthy and lives a long life,
get it wrong and your dog's unhealthy unhappy and you're frustrated with the failure. So today I
want to share with you seven important tips that will help your dog to good health, reduce chronic
health problems, and bring some nutritional joy into your dog's life for the long term.
And remember, if you're happy with the regular kibble you're feeding, then incorporating even
some of these suggestions will benefit your dog. And it doesn't have to be all or nothing, just do
the best you can, and your dog's improvements will spur you on to do more for them. Number one: It's
important to know that commercial packet food for dogs such as kibble is a shelf-stable product that
has no live enzymes due to its industrial cooking process. The food must have some live extras added
to it just before serving to your dog or your dog suffers the common health problems such as
bad breath, allergies, diarrhea, yeast outbreaks, ear infections, skin and coat problems, hot spots,
arthritis, and poor digestion. Kibble as a standalone staple diet for your dog can lead to
ill health and needs your help, but more on this later. Number two: Try not to over feed your dog.
If they're overweight, reduce meals by 10% daily for a month and then recheck your dog's weight and
body shape. If they're now a little leaner with a better looking tummy tuck with no sag, stay
at that feeding amount, and if more weight loss is needed, just keep reducing meal sizes by 10%.
Keeping it at 10% means your dog doesn't lose weight too quickly and they still get plenty
to eat. Also be very careful with treats because this is generally where pet parents lose control
of their dog's weight. Giving dogs treat is great fun but it's easy to get carried away
and commercial packet treats can be fattening and unhealthy. Think about the natural alternatives
like slices of apple, carrot, or broccoli, as many dogs will take to these healthy alternatives.
And if they're a bit cautious at first, dip the veg in coconut oil before offering to your dog.
Number three: Coconut oil is one of the very best superfood medicines you can give your dog.
Coconut oil's health benefits derive from its special MCFA's or medium chain fatty
acids. And these fatty acids have the benefit of being powerfully antibiotic
with no side effects. And because of its bacteria and fungus killing properties,
coconut oil is being used holistically to help prevent and kill off yeast problems affecting
dogs. And coconut oil improves digestion, aids gut health, reduces bad breath, reduces cancer risk,
increases energy, and speeds up healing. Serve one teaspoon for every 10 to 15 pounds of body weight
daily and simply add to your dog's food, and reduce the feeding size a little to compensate.
I recommend buying 100% organic virgin coconut oil because this ensures your dog gets the oil that's
been naturally extracted, using clean methods. And you should be able to find both coconut oil
and coconut water in your local grocery store's organic section, your local whole foods store,
or via the internet. And i'll leave a link to my favorite choice in the description below,
it's a delicious choice! Coconut water is also a great way to get some electrolytes and rehydration
into your dog, especially through the summer months for kibble-fed dogs that have little option
beyond tap water. They need more moisture in their bodies due to the dehydrating effects of dry food,
and that they don't take on enough rehydration to compensate, causing stress on the liver, kidneys,
and other internal organs. And dogs love coconut water, it's healthy for them and they'll drink
lots of it, feeling much better in the process. Number four: Give your dog a good source of
omega-3 fatty acids to go alongside the coconut oil. Fish oil is the most common, but there's many
disadvantages, one being that it's an unstable oil that goes rancid very quickly, which means health
problems. Use an excellent alternative choice, such as hemp oil, which contains a variety of
fatty acids, plus antioxidants, and phospholipids. Gamma linoleic acid or GLA is an omega-6 fatty
acid in hemp that's especially valuable and imperfect ratio to omega-3 alpha linoleic acid.
And these essential acids are not produced in the body, so a great value to your dog.
They do this by lessening inflammation in the body and speed up healing for such things as arthritis,
allergies, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and liver, and kidney disease. And hemp oil will
prevent these diseases. Hemp oil also provides great skin moisturizing abilities and gets the
amiga oils deep into your dogs or your own skin. And I use it as my personal favorite skin oil.
It's thick but not greasy and leaves the skin feeling supple and fresh, and also great if your
dog has dry flaky skin. It's recommended to give your dog a level teaspoon per one pound of dog
food, and i'll leave a link to an excellent hemp oil choice in the description below.
And number five: If your dog drinks a lot of water daily, they're dehydrated. Kibble contains
around 12 percent moisture, while most whole foods contain around 80 moisture, and dogs simply don't
take on enough water to compensate the amount of kibble they eat. Long-term systemic dehydration
can cause devastating health problems for dogs, including metabolic kidney, and liver diseases,
simply because after eating kibble, a dog becomes dehydrated and thirsty. Replenishing
fluid in their body's cells takes time and energy to rebalance, putting great strain on the body.
Remember, water is the most important nutrient your dog needs, and be careful not to use tap
water, it simply contains too many unhealthy chemicals. If you can get a quality household
water filter or buy in some spring water, your dog will be much healthier long term.
A great idea for dogs is Willard water. Just add a little to your dog's water bowl and you'll be
amazed at the positive effects it has on them. Here's what one pet parent had to say, "this stuff
is awesome, I purchased it for myself but decided to put a quarter teaspoon in my dog's water dish
as well. The result was remarkable within hours my 15 year old arthritic dog who wears neoprene
braces on all four legs to support his joints was trotting during his walk. He had so much pop in
his step we were having a hard time keeping up with him" And i'll leave a link to this product
in the description below. Number six: If your dog's digestive system is unstable, for example
your dog has a delicate stomach, gas, belchin,g diarrhea, yeast outbreaks, or skin allergies,
the first thing to do is to introduce your dog to probiotics. Your dog needs probiotics daily,
they're essential to good health and need to be available as a constant in your dog's life.
And varying the types of probiotic is important to get maximum benefits from various strains of
healthy bacteria. A whole food probiotic such as Kefir is an excellent choice for breaking down
yeast in your dog's body. Kefir contains as many as 36 strains of friendly bacteria and several
major strains not commonly found in yogurt. Kefir also contains beneficial yeasts which control and
remove destructive pathogenic yeasts in your dog's body. Kefir can be found at your local supermarket
and it has a tangy refreshing taste. Simply add to your dog's daily meal by adding a quarter cup
or 60 milliliters per 25 pound or 12 kgs of your dog's weight. The powdered probiotic option is
an excellent and convenient choice. Choosing a quality probiotic supplement can be very confusing
as most of the products available are simply not good enough. You'll want a probiotic with
as many species of good bacteria as possible and with at least 2 billion CFU's per scoop and not
made in China as the standard is not verifiable and often contains animal digestion and sugars.
Powders are convenient and simply added to food. There are many brands available and by
far the best i've researched over the years is Pet Ultimates Probiotics for dogs. It has an excellent
class leading count of 22 species of bacteria, it's USA made, and includes enzymes critical
to senior dogs especially, and reduces gas and it has zero fillers, and contains nothing artificial.
And for dogs up to 50 pounds, you give one scoop added to food. For dogs over 50 pounds, give two
scoops daily, added to food. And i'll leave a link to it in the description below. And number seven:
Inflammation in dogs fed a kibble diet is a constant and after years spent ingesting kibble,
premature aging and acute diseases such as cancer can be the result. And cancer will kill half of
all dogs. And as you probably know, kibble is an inflammatory food with arthritis a prime concern
after many years spent in an inflammatory state. So what can you do to reduce inflammation and keep
your dog healthy? To really boost your dog's overall health long term and reduce chronic
inflammation in the body, and help resolve health issues such as diarrhea, allergies, leaky gut,
arthritis, ear infections, UTI's, digestive problems, and hot spots, feed your dog a Healthier
Kibble Diet. I know many pet parents don't want to change their dog's existing kibble diet,
so I created the Healthier Kibble Diet to help fix dog health problems linked to the long-term
feeding of kibble. And by adding some extra whole food-based supplemental extras to your dog's
regular kibble diet, your dog's gastrointestinal system gets the vital help it needs to function
better, with increased gut flora health, better self-cleaning, increased nutritional uptake, less
oxidation, better digestion, better rehydration, better hormone production, and with greater
immunity to disease, and with better skin health. And this works wonders for your dog very quickly,
and within days you'll notice positive improvements, as rich sources of antioxidants,
anti-inflammatories, natural vitamins and minerals, and live enzymes, go to work boosting
your dog's immune system for longer term robust health. And you'll see a link to a video in the
description below explaining more about the Healthier Kibble Diet. So what to feed dogs,
comes down to either going the whole hog, and feeding a raw food diet, a home-cooked food diet,
or if you're keen to stay with kibble, doing the best for your dog and feeding them a Healthier
Kibble Diet. It doesn't involve a lot of work or cost, it just requires a little knowledge
and the desire to give your dog the healthy body they deserve. And if you found this video useful,
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