Small dog dry food

Dry food has long been one of the most popular pet feeding options. With the help of ready-made dry food mixtures, you can save time and sometimes even money. This product covers all the needs of the pet and allows you to not bother with the preparation of multi-component food. But in order for food to bring the maximum benefit to the dog, you need to pick it up correctly.

There are several important characteristics of the composition that must be considered when selecting a dry food for small dogs, as well as for puppies of small breeds. The basis of the feed should be basic nutrients for nutrition: protein, carbohydrates, fats. For every living creature there is its own rate of these components, which must be consumed daily. It differs for different breeds and sizes of dogs and is calculated based on the animal's weight, age, build and other parameters.

If you do not take it into account and feed the animal with food for large breeds of dogs, this can lead to problems with the pet's health, such as obesity, increased nervous excitability, lack or excess of any substances in the body, problems with internal organs, teeth, etc. d.

Small dogs are more energetic compared to their large counterparts. Therefore, feed for them usually include linoleic acid, as well as vitamins of group B. Both of these components help to maintain energy reserves at the right level.

Before buying a dry mix for a pet, you need to carefully study its composition. It is important to pay attention to what the food is made of: is there a lot of preservatives in it, by-products, dyes or other chemical components, descriptions of which cannot even be found in a search engine. Already at this stage, you can weed out inappropriate options.

• The most affordable product classes are economy and premium. But it is important to understand that such food will not bring anything good to the pet. Such feeds are not suitable for permanent nutrition, if they do not add any other sources of vitamins and trace elements. Feed of such classes is simply not enough to cover all the needs of the animal in the building material for the body and energy to support life.

Soybean and offal are used for its production. In addition, manufacturers often launch food production waste, replacing the meat they need to feed their dogs.

Excessive consumption of dry economy class mixtures can harm your pet. This food is not completely absorbed by the animal’s body, which can lead to indigestion or other problems with the digestive system. In addition, these mixtures do not contain all the necessary nutrients. This is the case when dry food necessarily requires supplementation in the form of separate vitamins or vitamin complexes and other food sources.

Diseases of internal organs can also occur. Experts recommend not to use economy-class mixture for permanent use. Well, if such a food will be an animal occasionally.For example, in an emergency situation when the animal has nothing to eat.

• Premium feed, despite its catchy name, in fact is not very far from the products of the economy segment. A distinctive feature of such dry mixes are usually a pleasant smell and a richer taste due to flavor enhancers, dyes and other preservatives. In contrast to the economical options for dry mixes in premium animal feed fats are already an order of magnitude higher than pure vegetable fats in economy class food. But this fat is still obtained from cheap by-products and waste.

• Super Premium Food deservedly takes a position one step higher than the previous classes. This option is already more suitable for a pet, because its composition is more qualitative and useful. The composition of such products include high-quality components: instead of soybeans and by-products they use natural meat. But producers are not limited to meat. Eggs are added to food as an additional source of proteins and nutrients, as well as natural cereals.

Due to the use of quality components of the super premium food segment, the dogs are absorbed much better by the body. Although these mixtures are not absorbed by 100 percent, and part of the product is displayed with waste products.

A distinctive feature of the products of this segment is that such feed can be selected for the pet with much greater accuracy. Manufacturers of super-premium products often take into account not only the age of the dog and its physical data, but also the general condition or even the lifestyle of the animal when creating different lines of food. The needs of dogs suffering from allergies or any diseases are met by creating specialized blends.

• Ideal option of the balanced and useful food for small dogs - holistic feed. The composition of such products is the most natural. It will not meet offal or any waste, it uses only real meat and all sorts of natural ingredients. In such dry mixes, vitamins and prebiotics must be put in order for the feed to be fully assimilated by the dog's body. This food perfectly fills all the needs of the pet in terms of nutrition and allows you to maintain it in a healthy state. It not only does not cause, but also prevents problems with the digestive system, teeth, overweight.

Dry food for small dogs happens as usual with normal content of proteins, carbohydrates and fats with the composition, and dietary, and even low-calorie.

• The most important goal of a regular dog food is to saturate the body of an animal with everything necessary. Such food is intended for animals that are okay with health and have no problems or deviations.
• Small dogs with improper feeding are prone to problems with internal organs and obesity. The risk is especially increased after castration or sterilization. In this case, preference should be given to dry food products marked “dietary”. They consist of hypoallergenic foods, easily digestible protein, prebiotics and a vitamin complex to maintain the health of the dog or even for treatment.
• Low-calorie dry mixes are designed for dogs with weight problems. Such feeds also have a balanced composition without the abundance of carbohydrates and fats. They contain only natural ingredients, vitamin complexes and the same prebiotics that improve the functioning of the digestive system.

• Holistic Products Manufacturer Innova (USA) are great for dogs that are allergic. When creating feed, this company does not use wheat, rye and other cereals. Instead, rice is used in the recipe.

Innova products have good taste and pleasant smell.

• Super Premium Products from Pro plan are created by Purina (production in France and Russia). Today, under the brand name Pro Plan, a huge number of different types of animal feed are produced, including for dogs of small breeds. In addition to the usual dry mixtures for daily use, Purina produces and complete diets, medical, diet, hypoallergenic.

• Products Hills (Netherlands) at the hearing as well as Purina products. Feed of this company are popular because of its qualitative composition and wide range, which allows you to meet all the requirements of the four-legged pet. Hills is considered the leader of the segment of clinical nutrition and diets for animals.

• Heads the rating of super premium mixes from the brand Royal canin. Products from this manufacturer have a good composition and affordable prices. The composition of Royal Canin feed is quite diverse and includes useful vitamins and minerals. Products are presented in several lines.

• The most famous brand of premium dry mixes - Pedigree (production in Russia). The main advantage of the products of this brand is low price. The quality of food is quite good, but the range of food is small, without taking into account the individual requirements of animals. Pedigree also produces economy class feeds.

• Best-selling brands of economy-class mixtures - Darling (Hungary, France) and Chappi (Russia, USA). As mentioned earlier, the composition of such feed is as simple and cheap as possible. But the products of these firms can be found today in any store, not even specialized.

The modern abundance of dry mixes for small dogs allows you to satisfy all, even the most special needs of small four-legged pets. Now you can choose a specialized dry mix for sterilized and castrated animals, for allergy sufferers, for choosy pets and even for dogs with certain diseases.

• To pick up a dry mixture, you can ask for help from a consultant in the store, listing all the parameters of the animal, its habits and such features as allergies or diseases. In this case, choose the most suitable option for a particular pet. Today, manufacturers give a fairly capacious description of each type of mixes, so you can independently get acquainted with the feed lines and decide what your pet needs. This option will take more time, but even an unprepared pet owner can, without outside help, sort out all the variety of products.
• Professional dog food products are often sold by weight, which is very convenient when selecting food. You can choose several options for a pet, take 100 grams of each species and try to feed the animal with each of them to determine how it fits.
• The main selection criterion is the composition of the dry mix. It is best to choose those manufacturers that detail the composition of the products on the label and inspire customer confidence.
• The best option is to have several variants of a suitable product for a pet, so that if necessary they can be replaced with each other. This will help avoid unpleasant situations when it is not possible to buy a particular product for food.

• You can start feeding the dog with a dry mixture immediately after the start of the first feeding. There is nothing terrible in the fact that the animal will immediately switch from mother's milk to dry food. There are special lines for puppies that are designed for such situations.
• If you start to feed your dog dry food from the first days of the transition to solid food, it will help to avoid possible problems with the restructuring of the diet in the future. After all, the animal throughout its life will eat fully and without the introduction of unfamiliar products for it.
• It is important to wait some time before introducing a new product into the diet in order to understand if an allergic reaction will occur. The optimal period is 2-3 days. At this time, the animal is better to feed proven products that it tolerates.
• The daily feeding rate is calculated based on the parameters of the animal. Usually it is indicated on the feed packaging. It is important when feeding a dog with dry food to provide it with constant access to drinking water in order to avoid dehydration, since the dry mixture does not provide any body fluid.
• Contrary to popular belief, it is not necessary to combine feeding with natural food and dry mix. This may cause unwanted reactions to the pet. Continuous restructuring from one type of food to another can adversely affect his health. A well-balanced nutrition with the addition of vitamins and minerals will be the key to a pet's health.

It is believed that natural food is not ideal for dogs. Especially if it is a purebred dog with certain nutritional requirements.

Unfortunately, in natural food is now difficult to find all the necessary vitamins and minerals, so that feeding the dog with a dry mix will not only help save time and achieve comfort in feeding, but will satisfy all the needs of the dog.

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