Robert Riley

Good dog food nutrition is a tough find these days, especially in today's world of manipulative marketing techniques. With some dog food comparisons, your canine friend may still lack what he or she needs to be healthy. This article should explain a lot about optimal nutrition.

There is a lot of conflicting information about the benefits or dangers of dog vaccines. This short article will help shed some light on what the World's top veterinarians think about vaccines for dogs. You'll also learn of an easy test, called a titer test, your dog could take to minimize the chances of bad reactions.

Acupuncture for dogs is actually pretty cool and becoming more popular every day. The ancient Chinese believed all living things contained a bio-energy known as "QI". QI actually sounds like "chee". The Chinese have been practicing acupuncture for more than three thousand years. Acupuncture for dogs unblocks their QI energy which allows the canine's body to self heal.

The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention says about 1 out of 4 Americans are obese. The eye-opening thing is that dog obesity is about the same as that statistic, if not worse. What do you think one of the main reasons for this crazy dog obesity could possibly be? Yes, that's right, its the dog food!

If you don't closely follow flea treatment instructions, your dog could get sick and even die. The EPA receives over 44,000 complaints a year about "spot on" flea treatments for dogs. These are usually liquids packaged in small tubes that you squeeze out and onto your dog's skin. Some of these flea treatments for dogs contain a chemical called "amitraz" which has been proven to cause neurological damage.

Natural flea control for dogs doesn't have to be that complicated if you know the proper steps. Your goal should be to prevent fleas on your dog without using the harmful flea control chemical sprays and gels. There are many dangerous chemicals in flea control sprays such as cythioate, fentlilon and imidacloprid. These dangerous chemicals are known as "neurotoxins" and can cause your dog some real harm in the long run.

Probably the most important decision you can make for your dog is to feed him or her the best dry dog food possible, if you happen to feed your dog dry kibble. What your dog eats everyday has the greatest impact of anything on its health. The sad fact is that the majority of major commercial dog food manufacturers make food that is very unhealthy for your dog in the long run. This is one of, if not, the main reasons that our dog's overall health has declined so much since the early 1960's.