What are the benefits of feeding a dog a good quality dog food product?

Dogs live longer if fed dog food, dog food is more nutritionally balanced for them, NEVER give them people food, you want your dog to live a long time, don't you ? I did'nt make this up, ask ANY Vet ! even "CHEAP" dog food is better for them, than people food ! Dog food has come a long way in the last 15 years, even the "DRY" type is good now.

First off a good dog food is designed to keep your pet healthy and happy. It has vitamins and minerals that your dog really needs. Also if it is a select type, mature dog, puppy chow, over weight, etc; it is nutritionally sound for that best friend of yours. If that doesn’t work try this. The “expensive” dog chow has less filler, this leads to less garbage in your pups system, more nutrition to absorb, and ultimately less puppy poop in the yard. So what do you value more, your money or your time? Spend it at the cash register, or out in the yard picking up poop.

I can tell you there is a big deal to what you feed your dog. I fed kibbles to mine for 12 years. She is now a diabetic on insulin twice a day. 30.00 dollars a bag that you can only get at the Vets plus the cost of insulin, syringes, test strips, blood test at the Vet at 85.00 a whack Yes what they eat is a big deal BUT unfortunately almost all processed dog foods suck human food I don't know I feed mine meatballs made with broccoli & carrots that I make myself from wild oats NO HARMONS NO ANTIBIOTICS but the cost is 4.99-7.99 a LB for the meat hell we don't eat that well. . The ( GOOD OLD DAYS ) Dogs never went to the vet they ate what ever you scraped off the table but now it's a trillion dollar bis. good & bad. The one thing I have learned from reading and reserch is consistancy is the best way to go no matter what you decide on.

The cheap or commerical foods contain ingredients not safe for human consumption. If you check the ingredients and see a meat by product that means it could be anything from road kill to hoof. There are also alot of preservatives in cheap dog foods that are banned from human food because they ccause cancer, like BHA, BHT , and the worse is Ethoxyquin. Feeding the cheap foods you are cutting your dogs life span, by diseases like cancer, Also alot of the cheap food have alot of fillers which hurt the dogs digestive system in time. All the combination of stuff lead to allergies, cancer, digestive problems, and a shorter life. Trust me you are saving more money by buying better dog food because the vet bills in the long run from teh cheap unhealthy food will out cost the expense.

healthy dog dead dog its up to you

healthier more energy less poop with a good diet..... lets put it this way..... if u had your choice to eat everyday a healthy but flavorible meal or have Mcdonnals everyday for the rest of your life? Kepping in mind that fast food is not good for you, makes u gain weight, and simply feel worn out without really making you feel full and content....... Would u feed you child substandard food just to save a little money or would u rather feed it good food to be strong and healthy.... Your puppy IS your child at this point and is depending on you to make good choices for him. !!!

A longer living dog with less vet bills. Lets see junk food versus a balanced meal (tell your mom that)

i have a golden retriver with medical problems and i have found with him that the more expensive the food the more problems he has at the moment he is eating the cheapest food on the shelf and has no ill effects

The better quality foods are better for digestion, coat, internal organs and general overall health. Dogs fed a good diet are less prone to being overweight, having allergies, digestive upsets, kidney issues and uti's. Also studies strongly suggest that corn & soy may be the cause of unexplained seizures in dogs. Corn & soy are major ingredients in most supermarket brand foods. Stay away from cheap low quality foods such as Beneful, pedigree, IAMS/Eukanuba, Science Dirt, Purina Dog Chow and other supermarket type foods..they are loaded with the cheap fillers & by products and some of them (like Beneful) contain dyes and chemical preservatives. Look for foods such as Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, Canidae, Blue Buffalo, Premium Edge, California Natural, Solid Gold, Innova to name a few.These are good quality foods with out all the crap. Dogs are not grain eaters..they are not designed to extract nutrition from grains.It takes up to 3 times more of a grain based food then it does a good quality meat based food for a dog to obtain proper nutrition. It is poor economy ot feed the low quality cheap foods..since you need to feed a lot more of it and it also produces more waste.