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About Labman
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What kind of food is best, dogs that won't eat, dogs that eat too fast, judging your dogs weight, preventing joint problems in large breeds, feeding puppies, supplements, avoiding health problems, healthy skin and coat, etc.
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Much of what I know about dog diets comes from my years of experience and training with dog guides and other service dogs. I can share their proven methods with you. They can't afford anything but the best to give a dog the same long, active life you want for your pet.
They breed most of their dogs, and have pedigrees, X-rays, other
medical records, and complete life histories on thousands of dogs. Their staff veterinarians are in touch with each other, top nutritionists, academic researchers, etc. They have investigated and tested many different diets. Nobody knows more about producing and maintaining healthy dogs, has more incentive to do so, and to share what they know with those such as me caring for the dogs. Unlike many others giving diet advice, they aren't selling anything. They are giving away dogs after very expensive training. It costs them the price of a new car to replace ones no longer able to work. They don't skimp on food.
I have also done extensive reading in this area.
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My degree in chemistry allows me to understand how real research is done and evaluate the proof behind diet claims. I am not taken in by the junk science behind many diets.
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Expert: Labman - 11/4/2009
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My new roomate is from Vermont and swears that I REALLY need to get both my dogs on a raw diet of quinoia (sp?), turkey, fruit and veggies. I was reading through some of your previous answers and one in particular caught my eye. You said that raw diets can cause nutritional issues that you can't see until it is too late. I understand that every dog is different (just like people!), but there HAS to be a basic guideline for nutrition, or else how could the dog food industry possibly claim anything as being 'complete' nutrition?? I am all for making homemade foods for my pets, but where do I start? What is the canine equivalent of an RDA??
Answer
You can easily find the AAFCO guidelines for dog nutrition if you do a search. However, dogs don't digest many foods as well as we do unless highly processed. Thus the raw vegetables that are good for us can pass through a dog undigested. Cooking will make some nutrients available to a dog, but destroy others. I view raw and other home made diets as very difficult to get right, no upside, and a huge downside if not right.
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