Dog Foods & Puppy Diets
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Good dog foods are difficult to find in New Zealand. Two dog foods that contain no nasty preservatives, have protein as their first ingredient, and do not have excess quantities of grain fillers are Canidae and Nutrience. I recommend adding natural meat and vegetables to a dry food. The natural meat and veggies can be from Butch Black Label dog roll or grocery store meants and veggies. The only dog roll I recommend is Butch Black Label because it is made from all fresh meat and veggie ingredients and doesn't have any nasty preservatives -- you can see the carrots, peas, and rice in this dog roll. A good supplement that supplies pro-biotics, 4 digestive enzymes, and trace minerals is Dr Kruger Ultimate Formulas. This supplement will help keep good and bad bacteria in check and it comes in 4 formulas including a Joint & Muscle formula for older dogs. Because vitamin C is killed by heat, meaning that the vitamin C added to dry dog food is killed by the baking process, I feed GNLD molecularly natural vitamin C twice a week to my adult dogs and daily to puppies to a year old to ensure they are getting enough vitamin C to make collagen in sufficient amounts. Dogs naturally make some vitamin C in their bodies, but we have changed their diet greatly by feeding dry dog foods, that it is not certain that they can still manufacture good quantities of vitamin C. Vitamin C is important, because it make the collagen in the body that holds the bones together. This is particularly important for large breed dogs that are prone to hip dysphasia.
Source for Nutrience Dog Food -- Nutrience is normally sold through Pet Stores and some Vets. You can call Nutrience to find out who carries the food locally in your area. You may need to order in the specific food you are needing for your dog. 0800 833 933
Source for Canidae Dog Food -- Canidae is sourced direct from the importer / distributor in Christchurch (Paws-N-All) and sent via courier direct to your door. 0800 101 729
Source for Dr Kruger's Ultimate Supplements -- Dr Kruger are sourced direct from the distributor (Lapdog Ltd) in Canterbury and sent via post direct to your door. 0800 LAPDOG or www.lapdog.co.nz
Source for GNLD Vitamin C -- GNLD products can be sourced from Lapdog Ltd in Canterbury and sent via post direct to your door. 0800 LAPDOG or www.lapdog.co.nz .
Source for Butch Black Label dog roll -- Butch Black Label can be sourced from most grocery stores.
Canidae Dog Food - How to source it
Canidae is distributed through Paws 'n All in Christchurch. Contact Gary on his 0800 number and leave your order and phone number in case he has any questions. He ships to your door, anywhere in New Zealand at subsidised shipping rates. Phone: 0800 101 729. You can also access Canidae through Gary's website -- http://www.pawsnall.co.nz. Please let Gary know you were referred by Sy at Lorgair Kennels.
Dr Kruger's Ultimate Supplements - How to source it
Dr Kruger's Ultimate Supplements comes in five formulas and are an amazing dog food supplement that provides multiple benefits. The most noticed benefits are increased energy, better coat, and improved digestion. This wonder product has been available in the US for over 20 years. It is now approved for import to New Zealand and can be sourced through Lapdog Ltd. Phone 0800 LAPDOG or visit the website at www.lapdog.co.nz or e-mail info@lapdog.co.nz Neo-Life natural slow release Threshold Vitamin C may also be sourced through Lapdog Ltd. as well as other GNLD products.
If you wish to know more about what is in the dog food you are feeding your pet, a good site is the Nutura site. Their dog food is not available in New Zealand, but they have an excellent food comparison chart on their website that allows you to 1/ compare different dog foods and 2/ click on each ingredient to get more information. Do keep in mind that the site is a wee bit bias toward their own brand, but never the less it is informative and some ingredients these days can be rather daunting when it comes to reading their names and understanding why it's in the dog food.
http://www.canidae.com and in New Zealand through http://www.pawsnall.co.nz - ingredients in Canidae Dog Foods -- unfortunatly neither the US nor NZ site have the ingredients listed any more. This is a pity, because it is the dog food's strongest point for buying it.
http://www.nutrience.com - ingredients in Nutrience Dog foods -- click on Enlglish, then click on North American, then click on Dog Food, then click to get to puppies then click on the bag of Nutrience Junior -- long way around, now I know -- but the ingredients are on the site !!
http://www.lapdog.co.nz - ingredients in Dr Kruger Ultimate Supplement. Once the products show, click on the product and then click on MORE INRORMATION.
http://www.naturapet.com/tools/comparison.asp -- provides a comparison chart to most dog foods & ingredients definition.
http://animalark.eapps.com/animal/PetFoods.nsf/$$PetFoodsByManu?OpenForm - Vet rated dog food
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