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The Combination Approach To Feeding
Although you can get commercial food for your Golden
Retriever, the ideal way to feed is to use a combination
approach of both commercial food and fresh people foods.
Most commercial food is good for your Golden, although
it lacks nutrients and vitamins that fresh food has.
Vets will tell you that fresh food is good, providing
you don’t overdo it. Golden Retrievers love fresh food
as well, as they can smell it a mile away. If it smells
good to them - they’ll want it.
Most commercial foods will offer your Golden great
sources of protein and vitamins, although fresh food
contains far more essential sources. Chicken and meat
for instance, have far more protein and minerals than
any type of commercial dog food. Fish is another great
choice, as it contains a lot of the protein your dog
needs to maintain a healthy brain.
All dogs are well within the capacity of staying
healthy, although you need to provide them with the
minerals they need. Each dog is an individual, meaning
that you can’t continue to feed him the same food on a
daily basis. Golden Retrievers love people food, and
they also love variety. What they need one day may vary
the next, so you should always mix it up a bit and give
them something different each day.
To be on the safe side, you should give your Golden a
little bit of everything. This way, he will get
everything he needs with his diet. When you design the
diet for your growing Golden Retriever, you should
always make sure to include animal protein. This is very
important for your Golden, as he has to have it. Without
animal protein, your dog will find himself literally
struggling to stay healthy.
To keep your Golden Retriever healthy, it is very
important that he gets quality nutrition. Although
quality nutrition is very important, you should never
him eat so much that he gains weight too fast. If you
monitor his diet and know exactly what you are feeding
him, he should remain in his weight class. Sometimes
this can be hard to help though, especially if your
Golden starts to develop allergies to a certain type of
food.
If you ever have any questions regarding the diet of
your Golden Retriever, you shouldn’t hesitate to ask
your vet. Your vet could make some recommendations for
you, even tell you the best type of commercial food for
your dog. Depending on his individual needs, what he
requires may be totally different than what another dog
needs. As long as you keep your dog on a healthy diet
and make sure he gets the food he needs - he should grow
to be a healthy dog with plenty of energy and full of
life!
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