[nagdu] Food was Re: Wanting to Chase all moving animals, especially small ones...

[Tracy Carcione]

According to what I've read, the standards for animal food are much less
stringent than for human food.  As I recall, it's OK to feed dogs an
animal that died on the way to the slauterhouse, or in the stockyard, even
if it died of disease.  That's the USDA's opinion, not mine.
It's why I feed a dogfood that has human-grade ingredients.

I think the dogfood industry has spent lots of money convincing us that
their dogfood is the very best thing to feed.
But you're right--it is a lot simpler to dump a cupful of kibble in the
dish than to work out a healthy, balanced diet, even with books to help.
On the other hand, dogs lived for millenia eating what their people ate.
Tracy

> Anybody know if food meant for humans has higher or different standards
> then the food meant for dogs?
> Or is it like the Simpsons and the beer episode where it all comes from
> the same sources and we just put different labels on it?
>
> It also may be too that the guide dog schools and vets and everybody else
> who works in the dog industry has dumbed things done, so any idiot can
> follow directions.
> It's much easier for the industry to say "only give this packaged food"
> then to explain how and when and what to give.
>
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Food was Re: Wanting to Chase all moving animals,
> especially small ones...
>
> Tracy, As my dogs only eat "people food" I'm going to have to agree
> with you here.
> I think it is lack of clear expectation on behalf of the human which
> creates begging, not the food one does or does not feed.
>
> My other question is, what makes "dog food" dog food?  If "people
> food" is things like chicken, fish, veggies, fruits, and such then
> dogs are eating "people food."  It has just been baked and formed into
> shapes.
>
> Are the shapes what key to making it "dog food?"
> I don't think dogs really think of food in these terms.  I could be
> wrong, though.
>
> My dogs eat a raw diet-- which consists of raw chicken, beef, fish,
> etc.  For treats they get dehydrated meats.  At home they will get a
> bite off of my plate, depending on what it is.
>
> My working dog goes under tables in restaurants, does not beg, and in
> fact behaves so well that people usually don't know she's there.
>
> I'm not trying to be argumentative here, I'm just very curious about
> this whole "dog food" thing.
>
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