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How Often Should You Feed Your Dog?

How Often Should You Feed Your Dog? - Golden Meadows Retrievers

We all know how much our dogs love to eat. Traditional dog foods, treats, and even table scraps are the stuff of puppy dreams. Our pups would eat a lot more than necessary if left to their own devices, but eating too much can be just as bad as eating too little. Truthfully, our ravenous…

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Top-Selling Dog Food Brands with Harmful Ingredients

Top-Selling Dog Food Brands With Harmful Ingredients - Golden Meadows Retrievers

Could you be inadvertently risking your dog’s health just by feeding him daily? New research is revealing how the pet food industry often creates food recipes containing risky or dangerous ingredients. Repeated recalls from some of the most reputable dog food brands further concerns. This isn’t an easy problem to solve. Feeding table scraps isn’t…

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Every Dog Breed Has Unique Nutritional Needs

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Does your precious pup love to eat? Count him in with most other healthy dogs! There are few other creatures on Earth that qualify for “true foodie” status at the same level as our canine best buds. Dinnertime is an exciting affair – the most excitement they’ve had since, well, last dinnertime! Unfortunately, all of…

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What’s in Your Dog Food?

What's in Your Dog Food? - Golden Meadows Retrievers

Recalls from Ol’ Roy because it contained euthanasia drugs, pet owners reporting maggots in bags of kibble, dogs getting sick from pathogens found in foods made at sub-par factories – these are just a few of the terrifying examples of what can go wrong in the pet food industry (and at least one is happening…

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Is a Vegetarian Diet Healthy for Dogs?

Is a Vegetarian Diet Healthy for Dogs? - Golden Meadows Retrievers

It’s in the news constantly the last few years: vegan diets for pets like dogs and cats. As more and more people choose to adopt healthier vegan or vegetarian diets, they begin to consider whether or not their pets can benefit from eating plant-based diets, too. Add to that the tremendous amount of soapboxing, pseudo-science,…

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Healthy Diets = Healthy Dogs

Healthy Diets = Healthy Dogs - Golden Meadows Retrievers

There’s a ton of information out there regarding what foods are healthiest for your dog — so much that it can get pretty confusing trying to figure out the truth. One site claims something is truth, while the other claims it’s a lie. It’s no wonder pet owners are confused! What is true is that…

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Best Natural Food Choices for Your Dog

Best Natural Food Choices for Your Dog - Golden Meadows Retrievers

You love your dog, and you want what’s best for him, but what do you really know about the food he eats? Is he on a strict dog kibble diet, or do you occasionally sneak him a sweet treat from the dinner table? If you do, you should know that highly processed foods can be…

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Toxic & Dangerous Foods Your Dog Should Never Eat

Toxic & Dangerous Foods for Dog to Eat - Golden Meadows Retrievers

Dogs are often food lovers, and what their owners eat can be particularly appealing. Occasionally indulging your pet is fine, but certain things can make them very sick and even be lethal. Canines are also adept at getting into food on their own. As a result, it is important to secure kitchen cabinets and trashcans…

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Feeding Fido the Good, Natural Stuff

Feeding Fido the Good, Natural Stuff - Golden Meadows Retrievers

Walk down the pet food aisle of any grocery store and you will find hundreds of choices. Who has time to read all of the ingredients? While you may assume all of them are technically safe for your dog, that does not necessarily mean they are beneficial for him or her. Feeding Fido important so…

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Healthy Food Options for Dogs

Healthy Food Options for Dogs - Golden Meadows Retrievers

In general, people are becoming more health conscious. They try to eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and less sugar and preservatives. It makes sense, then, that they want their pets to get healthier, too. Buying commercial pet food is certainly easy, but is it really providing the nutrition your animal needs? Choosing the…

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