"Carrots, leafy green veggies, potatoes, apples, oranges; fresh, raw meat…" Does this sound like a diet your dog would enjoy? Most of you would probably respond with a " yes." "BUT that is people food", would be your next remark. .......True enough. The above list is part of the human diet, but I feel it should also be a part of your " best friend’s" diet.

The next time you pick up a bag of your favorite dog food, read the package ingredients. Is this really what your "best friend" should be eating? By-products ( such as feathers, teeth, feet, etc.), or chemicals that preserve the food to last months on the shelves? Grain, as the main ingredient, or being added as a filler? Remember: a dog is a carnivore by nature, so doesn’t that mean he should be getting more meat than cereal? Feeding a fresh, natural diet does take more time, but the end result is well worth the effort. I, personally, can remember when a dog’s life span would be around 15 years. Now I see it dropping to 10 years. Why is this; what has changed? When I look back to what my mother fed our dogs, I see a good dog food, supplemented by leftovers from the dinner table. Looking even further back in time, I see more leftovers were fed and less commercial food. AND, as we all know: over these years, the commercial feed companies started adding more and more preservatives. Could this be the reason for the shorter life span of our beloved friends?