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Here are 7 tips for choosing the best food for your Shorkie puppy!
1. ALWAYS look at the first 5 ingredients in your bag of dog food. This will help you determine the quality of the food. Proteins like chicken meal and catfish are some of the best sources. Chicken meal is a more concentrated protein than chicken just because the water has been removed.
2. Stay away from foods that contain difficult-to-digest grains, such as corn, wheat, soybeans, dairy, or glutes. Some dogs are allergic to grains like corn and wheat, so starting your Shorkie puppy on these foods could cause future health problems.
3. The best food for your Shorkie should include antioxidants. Antioxidants help protect your dog’s immune system and will keep it healthy.
4. Look for a good quality fiber added to food. Beet pulp is an excellent fiber that increases intestinal size and allows your puppy to absorb more nutrients. Fiber also feeds beneficial bacteria in the colon. This keeps the colon balanced and, in turn, keeps your pup healthy.
5. Speaking of friendly bacteria, look for a food that contains probiotics. Probiotics are what they add to yogurt and they definitely fight the bad guys (bad bacteria) in the colon. And, if you haven’t started adding probiotics to your own diet, now is a great time to do so.
6. No by-products !! By-products are the “leftovers” after the best meat has been removed. These inferior ingredients are added to many commercial puppy foods. This could include chicken feet, intestines, etc … definitely a horrible thought! It’s not something you would eat, let alone give it to your sweet Shorkie. So be sure to read their labels!
7. Choose a high-quality, all-natural food; then there is no need to feed a puppy food. Find a food that is formulated and tested in accordance with AAFCO (American Association of Food Control Officials) Nutrition Profiles for ALL life stages for both puppies and adults.
Did you know that dogs fed high-quality dog food live on average 5 years or longer than dogs fed lower-quality food?