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

[Shanna Stichler]

Coming out from under my rock, but dog food has much lower standards than 
human food. I think its hard for guide dog schools to find a good quality 
kibble that is easily obtainable by their clients, so they do the best they 
can. Luckily nobody much cares if we switch to something we like better when 
we take our dogs home.

For the next dog, I am seriously considering trying a raw diet. I'll be 
training my own, and the dog will have been started on raw anyway, so I 
figure it makes sense to see how well, or not, raw feeding works for me. My 
current dog is doing quite well on her current food, so I don't think I'll 
change her diet.

Dog food is always an interesting topic.

Best,
Shanna

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tracy Carcione
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 10:10 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Food was Re: Wanting to Chase all moving animals, 
especially small ones...

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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of The Pawpower Pack
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 10:37 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> 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.
>
> Rox and the Kitchen Bitches:
> Bristol, Mill'E, Laveau, Baylee,!
>
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