Dog Zone Guru

Making a personalized blend of chow for your prized puppy can be a rewarding experience, and it’s always nice to spend some extra time in the kitchen whipping up a new concoction. Before you try your hand at creating some gourmet kibble, make a checklist of your dog’s nutritional requirements. Youthful, active and pregnant dogs can benefit from a much different diet than a non-working adult dog.

You can cross chocolate, onions, grapes and garlic off your ingredient list immediately, as these foods have been shown to cause health problems – digestive and otherwise – in dogs. Take a peek at a bag of store-bought food for tips on ingredients. Generally speaking, dog foods are rich in protein, so they should contain some combination of beef, lamb and chicken. Rice and eggs also provide a good base from which to get creative with homemade dog food recipes.