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My answer is – yes! They will eat the same food if not given choice; but given choice – this particular breed will also eat fruits and raw or cooked vegetables too!

Now there are a few articles floating around on the web, stating that ALL dogs are strictly carnivores (meat eaters); but I strongly disagree! They go off-track because they base their argument on the dogs teeth, stating that since they have pointed canine teeth (at the front) they must be carniverous. But there are many examples of animals (like some bears and apes) that have similar type front teeth that are totally vegetarian?

So I know it’s just not true, from this evidence and from watching our own dogs eat apricots and apples that have fallen off of our trees. One of our own girls will even eat mandarin and banana (she prefers cooked banana). All dogs are selective omnivores – in other words they will select what they want to eat from a range of foods – given the choice. Some are just fussier than others and Bull Terriers – like our Staffordshire Bull Terriers – in general – are not fussy at all!

But there’s the key – if you don’t give your Staffordshire Bull Terrier a choice, he or she is stuck with what you offer? We always advise a homemade meal – that way you can add variety, you know what’s in the food and the dog gets a good range of nutrients from various sources.

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My answer is – yes! They will eat the same food if not given choice; but given choice – this particular breed will also eat fruits and raw or cooked vegetables too!

Now there are a few articles floating around on the web, stating that ALL dogs are strictly carnivores (meat eaters); but I strongly disagree! And they go off-track because they base their argument on the dogs teeth, stating that since they have pointed canine teeth (at the front) they must be carniverous. But there are many examples of animals (like some bears and apes) that have similar type front teeth that are totally vegetarian?

So I know it’s just not true, from this evidence and from watching our own dogs eat apricots and apples that have fallen off of our trees. One of our own girls will even eat mandarin and banana (she prefers cooked banana). All dogs are selective omnivores – in other words they will select what they want to eat from a range of foods – given the choice. Some are just fussier than others and Bull Terriers – like our Staffordshire Bull Terriers – in general – are not fussy at all!

But there’s the key – if you don’t give your Bull Terrier a choice, he’s stuck with what you offer? We always advise a homemade meal – that way you can add variety, you know what’s in the food and the dog gets a good range of nutrients from various sources.

If you are interested in trying a Homemade Bull Terrier diet, I can highly recommend this product.

I’m sure that you’re aware that among those who really care about what their dogs eat; there’s much debate about whether we should cook the dogs food or whether we should just leave it raw?

There’s even a really successful and popular system called BARF (Bones and Raw Food) that focusses on Raw exclusively! This remarkable system developed by an Australian Dr Ian Billinghurst has a lot of dedicated followers who swear that BARF is the ONLY way to go – and I must admit it has some great advantages for the dog.

But it is not the only way to go – and a recent article found that the meat proteins were slightly more digestible in meat that had been cooked; compared to raw. It was only a slight difference though!

If you choose raw (our opinion) – leave OUT the big bones part and give the dogs something SAFER to chew on to clean their teeth. We’ve heard quite some stories where there has been either dog or owner errors; allowing a bone to cause issues with gut obstructions or worse!

But it makes sense to us that since wild dogs, foxes, dingoes, coyotes, wolves, jackals etc do not have portable stoves – they have been designed to eat raw food exclusively.

Notice that I did not say raw meat exclusively! That’s because are not true carnivores (meat eaters), they are selective omnivores; meaning they will eat a range of foods.

In the wild dogs actually range and forage for all types of food – and while a lot of that will be meat, from rabbits, possums, lizards and insects – some will also come from bush foods and wild fruit – even fruit from man made orchards and vines!

This is why recipes for home made dog food – and our Top Dog Easy Ultra supplement (see Ebay here) should all feature a wide range of natural food components to ensure proper nutrition.

If you are not already feeding your dog a natural diet (whether raw or cooked) I would suggest that you should try it – the quality difference in a natural real food diet can make real differences in your dogs health.

We used to cook all of our meals – but the workload for cooking for 5 dogs once per month was higher, particularly in summer – when the extra heat made it more of a chore. Now we alternate between cooked and raw ourselves – and our dogs love it!

We use exactly the same Top Dog Easy Ultra supplement that is featured in my Ebay store, so you know that it’s quality and exactly what we choose to feed our own special family – and believe me; we loves ‘em!

OK – that’s it from me this time – till next!

Cheers

Steve

More recently doctors have found that a component of some oils—fatty acids, play important roles in human health too, from treating skin conditions, like eczema, and dermatitis, to aiding in the prevention and treatment of depression, for the control of inflammation, and as a preventative for heart disease. It is clear that these oils are essential in maintaining human health.

Our knowledge of the benefits of these oils is now also being applied to pet health.

So – what are fatty acids?

Simply put they are specific types of polyunsaturated fats. The two main classes are omega-3 and omega-6.

Why do pets need fatty acids in their diet?

Animals can produce some, but not all of the fatty acids they need. What they cannot produce themselves, MUST be obtained through diet, hence the name essential fatty acids (or EFA).

But what is essential for one species, is not necessarily essential for another, e.g, the fatty acid, arachidonic acid is essential for cats but not for dogs.

In some diseases, the enzymes that convert fatty acids to another type may be deficient, or the animals ability to absorb fatty acids from the intestine may be reduced.

And pets with poor quality food—like much of the lower quality commercial food sold in stores —simply lack the essential fatty acids in their food to provide the basis from which to make the others!

Additionally—fatty acids, like many nutrients; are subject to destruction, particularly by overcooking, which can destroy them and also by oxidation — commonly called rancidity.

Because of these factors it has become essential to provide these essentials to your dog — to maintain optimum health!

Richard and Susan Pitcairn, had the following to say in their book Dr Pitcairns Complete Guide to Natural Health For Dogs and Cats —

“Without adequate quantities (of EFA) come many health problems, including significant skin eruptions, loss of hair, skin that won’t heal from wounds, liver and kidney degeneration, increase susceptibility to infections, heart and circulatory problems, weakness, retarded growth, spontaneous abortions, sterility, impairment of vision, loss of ability to learn, symptoms similar to arthritis, and more. We can see from this list that these nutritional components are aptly named essential fatty acids.” Dr Pitcairns Complete Guide to Natural Health For Dogs and Cats pg 55

Ratios

There has been some discussion over the ideal ratios of Omega 3 to Omega 6, currently the range is suggested at between 5:1—10:1 Omega 3:Omega 6. Suffice to say that all of the evidence would suggest that they should be added to the diet, if not occurring naturally.

Key Essentials

Now I don’t want to turn this into a complex chemistry lesson, but it is important to a degree that you understand the basics as far as these essentials are concerned;

Omega-3

Omega-3 fatty acids include:

* Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)

* Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)

* Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

You will often hear them abbreviated down to ALA, EPA, DHA .

ALA can be converted into EPA, by your dog. EPA is the most essential of the omega-3 fatty acids, because it is a critical part of cell membranes or cell walls.

Omega-6

Omega-6 fatty acids include:

* Linoleic acid (LA)

* Gamma linolenic acid (GLA)

* Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA)

* Arachidonic acid (AA)

Doglovers Oil — Recipe

To make a great oil mix follow this recipe:

500 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil

125 ml Cod Liver or Fish Oil

125 ml Flax Seed Oil

250 ml Sunflower Oil

If you are in the USA or similar — the following is an approximate conversion of the above recipe!

17 ounces Extra Virgin Olive Oil

4.25 ounces Cod Liver or Fish Oil

4.25 ounces Flax Seed Oil

8.50 ounces Sunflower Oil

Mix all oils together in a large glass bottle and shake well. Store this and any remainder from the original bottles in the fridge.

Use one teaspoon for small dogs, two teaspoons for medium dogs and 3 to 4 teaspoons for large dogs — sprinkle over their food once or twice per day.

Steve

About seven years back, Alex our Australian Terrier/Silky Terrier X suddenly became ill. We found her; lying outside on the cold pavement, in the middle of winter – panting heavily! We were unsure just why she appeared to be so hot, but we knew something was seriously wrong!

A rush to the Vet revealed high blood sugar and the diagnosis of Pancreatitis. But there was hope – Diabetes or Pancreatitis IS NOT terminal!

Initially we were told though that it would be very difficult to manage her condition, that medication would be expensive and that there was still the likelihood that we would lose her! The general attitude of the Vet was that we should just have her put down – to this day, we are amazed at how cold and uncaring they were!

We did not give up on Alex! We committed to a simple routine – monitor her meal sizes and very importantly – fat in her diet ( plus her blood sugar from time to time) and give her insulin injections twice daily.

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She survived another SEVEN YEARS (until 2009) – and we became quite experienced in managing this condition. Let me say, no matter what you are told – diabetes in dogs is not that hard to manage!

About the only difficulty we ever had, was once when we were out (with her) and very late getting home and therefore feeding her, her blood sugar dropped quite low. She started getting very lethargic and drowsy, we actually had to buy a piece of cake and feed her a bit, just to get her blood sugar levels up. But within 10-15 minutes, she was her usual self!

We attribute her long survival to a home made dog food diet; one that was low-fat and high protein – despite all of the doomy and gloomy predictions of our local vet at that time – she thrived!

You CAN, and WILL cope with canine diabetes, it’s very easy to do and your dog can have years added to its life! It will only take a few minutes and a few dollars per week, and you get to keep your dog.

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You don’t have to lose your dog now – go ahead and try the simple combination of home made dog food and professional (but optimistic) veterinary care, I sincerely believe that you’ll be GLAD you did!

Steve

I’ve since learnt that onions are actually quite bad for dogs and that I may have (in ignorance) been harming him. You see there’s an ingredient called Thiosulphate in onions (and garlic to a lesser extent) that in sufficient quantity can attack red blood cells and cause a lack of oxygen carrying capacity in the blood; leading firstly to loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhoea, later to breathlessness – and eventually if given a large enough dose or small doses over time; even to death.

Thankfully I must not have used sufficient onion in my recipes, because Caesar was OK – until the day someone let him out the back gate and he was never seen again! Read more on onions (and garlic) and lots more things that can be harmful for your dog including chocolate – Here.

Steve

As well as the HUGE savings, this gives fellow Doglovers peace of mind – they know what they’re feeding their companions; so it’s no longer an ingredient guessing game! Just one example – we’ve heard stories of dogs scratching themselves to bits, fed on commercial food – and that resolving almost immediately on homemade dog food.

And the question that’s often asked next is – is BARF (Raw) the best choice for my pal?

We currently own 5 dogs and have done so, for more than 10 years – plus there were single or paired dogs prior to that; so have around 20 plus years of experience in this area. There were times in our lives when we simply could not afford the high price of commercial food – so circumstances dictated we had to make our own. Now however it’s a matter of quality!

Anyway – I digress! We’ve tried (and still do) both Cooked dog food and Raw dog food (sometimes called BARF – for Bones And Raw Food or Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) and have found that it really does come down to owner (and pooch) preference.

Home Cooked Dog Food requires the extra work of cooking the meat and mixing with the other ingredients; which can be time consuming if you have lots of dogs. It can heat up your kitchen – OK in Winter but maybe not in Summer? But it does offer the advantage of sterilising the meat; if your pet meat supplier is not up to scratch. Plus – some dogs actually prefer the taste of Cooked meat.

Right now we have our supplier bag up the Raw meat – which we can cook in the Microwave in daily batches, then mix with our other ingredients – or just leave Raw!

Home Raw Dog Food is definitely the easiest option, because there’s no cooking, just Mix & Serve! But we have noticed that some of the pieces of meat (which are larger because they have not been shrunk through cooking) – may stick between the dogs teeth and contribute to smelly breath!

No matter which option you choose – your food will be hundreds of percent better than canned or bagged food and can add years to your dogs life!

But I’ll leave it to you to make that decision – try the Homepage Here for a recipe system that will get you started.

Steve

I’m glad you asked – byproducts are a pet hate of mine – well really, they are not only my pet hate, but are frowned upon by anyone who cares about what they feed their dog! The reason for this is their source!

Meat By-products, or Beef By-products or Meat meal or Chicken or Poultry By-products or meal – are the unwanted wastes leftover from slaughterhouses and animal processing plants! They are a super low cost recovered protein source that can be made from anything including: trim considered unfit for human consumption, diseased animal or poultry carcasses, animal hooves and feet, feathers, hide and even hair! The truth is anything they like – can and does go into it!

How do I know? Well, many years ago I got to see inside a Protein Recovery Unit as it was called. This one facility, was designed to produce a protein rich powder from the waste created by a series of poultry processing plants. The aim was to save money by using the waste to make a saleable protein powder which could then be used to boost the protein levels of stock and pet foods.

While I can appreciate the need to deal with the waste that we humans create by killing masses of chickens for food; I saw the condition of the putrid waste chicken heads, feet and feathers they used and I DO NOT want any dog of mine being forced to eat such a – well – rubbishy food source!

I mean we use the term garbage in – garbage out – and I sincerely believe that what we get when we buy pet food made from this stuff, is an inferior quality food! And it’s not like it’s cheap – we can and DO make food of a FAR HIGHER quality ourselves, for a FRACTION of the cost of their stuff!

So – without ranting all day – please be an informed pet food consumer – read the labels and be on the lookout for these cost cutting methods – and buy the best you can afford! If you can’t afford much – then use some of your free time to save money and maybe even lengthen your dogs life – make your own!

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