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Happy, healthy Christmas with your dog
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What's what on dog food packaging?
At Healthy Paws we’ve taken time to highlight some of the key features in bullet points on the front of our packaging as well as easy to understand graphics on the back, this means you can make an educated choice of what food is best for your pet. Unfortunately, what that doesn’t do is help you decipher some of the rules and regulations of the wording dog food suppliers have to abide by. If a packet says Adult food with chicken, it must contain 4% chicken. If it says Rich in chicken, it must contain 14% of chicken and if it says Chicken and Millet, it must contain 26% chicken. -
Doggy Digestion
Dogs aren’t like humans, their stomach is like a concertina - all the food goes through the colon in a soft, sloppy state, containing lots of moisture and the nutrients the dog needs are absorbed …
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Combating your Dog's Obesity
Numerous studies have concluded that obesity can adversely affect your dog's lifespan. Just like humans, the biggest causes of obesity in dogs are the quantity and quality of food that they eat and …
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Does your dog get hungrier in winter?
Just like humans, dogs can start to feel hungrier in winter and they do need to put on some extra fat to combat the cold. They also grow a thicker coat, which is fine if they live outside, but if we keep them in centrally heated houses...
