¿El mejor alimento para perros? (continuación)

EXAMPLE 1.

NATIONAL FEED, FOR SALE IN PET STORES, SUPERMARKETS AND HYPERMARKETS, AGRICULTURAL STORES AND GARDEN CENTERS.

Envasado en un saco muy vistoso, con fotos de gran calidad, con frases como: desarrollado por veterinarios, con gran contenido en proteína, con carne e ingredientes vegetales, con vitaminas y minerales y algún lema en el que pretende recomendar el pienso como muy adecuado para cubrir todas las necesidades nutricionales y energéticas de nuestro perro.

A primera vista, cualquier persona podría, sin saber el precio, pensar que el producto que estamos viendo parece de calidad razonable y adecuada para cubrir todas nuestras necesidades nutricionales.

We have no idea what he's wearing. Although the manufacturer indicates that this formulation contains 20% protein or more, or less, we don’t know what that protein is, nor its quality.

First Ingredient "Cereals"- Without further indication.

Second ingredient “meat”-

Third ingredient, Vegetable by-Products.

TOTALLY DISCARDED DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION. IMPOSSIBLE FOR IT TO BE A QUALITY FEED.

THE PRICE, 20KG, €22.5 IN AN ONLINE STORE THAT WILL TAKE THE FEED HOME WITHOUT PAYING FOR TRANSPORT IF YOU BUY TWO BAGS. SALE PRICE LESS THAN €1/KG.

Let's break down that price: Of those 22.5 euros that you pay, approximately 2.5 euros are VAT, about 3.5 euros will correspond to transport, approximately between 3 and 5 euros are the benefit of the seller and approximately 5 euros more will be the benefit of the manufacturer and €2.5 in packaging, handling, transport and storage.

How much is left for the cost of feed? Approximately €5, if we have made a mistake in the calculations it won’t be much more, perhaps €7. In any case, this feed has a total production cost of €0.25 per kg. A 30kg dog will eat between 400 and 500 grams.

We will be feeding our dog at a daily cost of 12 euro cents per day.

HOW ABOUT? 12 CENTS A DAY TO FULLY FEED OUR DOG... MAYBE WE ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE IT A LOT OF QUALITY, RIGHT?

MAYBE AT THAT PRICE WE ARE REALLY HARMING YOUR HEALTH?

Even if you aren’t an expert, you can conclude that it isn’t a good feed. In our opinion it's not, the consumption of this feed for a long time it won’t bring us any benefit to your health, quite the contrary.

WE HAVE NO DOUBTS, IT’S A FEED OF VERY LOW QUALITY THAT WILL RESULT NEGATIVELY ON HEALTH, WELL-BEING, LONGEVITY AND VISITS TO THE VETERINARIAN OF OUR DOG.

EXAMPLE 2.

OWN BRAND FOOD IN A LARGE CHAIN OF SPECIALIZED STORES FOR ANIMALS. FOR SALE ONLY IN SAID STORES AND AMAZON.

Surely we think that being the own brand of an expert chain, we will not find low-quality feed.

PRICE, 15KG, €30, €2/KG. APPROXIMATE PRODUCTION VALUE AROUND €1 PER KG.

Ingredients: Dehydrated Meat (20%) although in reality the first ingredient is cereals that make up at least 36% of the formula. Complemented with few ingredients but with an acceptable additional composition of oils, liver, animal fats, yeast and some fruit and vegetables.

At first glance, due to the bag, its commercial information and how the product is presented to us, it may seem like a quality feed, but we believe that it isn’t. It is a product with a clear protein defect and an excess, 36% of cereals, totally unnecessary for the dog and that don’t provide any benefit to their health or their need for protein or energy intake.

FOR THE PART OF THE PROTEIN IT WOULD COST TO SAVE IT, BUT IN GENERAL IT’S LESS RECOMMENDED.

EXAMPLE 3.

FEED FROM A BRAND CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

This North American brand bases its strategy on the origin of the ingredients and on the cooking processes.

Ingredients: Fresh chicken (14%), dried chicken (14%), whole red lentils, whole green peas, whole chickpeas, fresh chicken giblets (liver, heart) (5.5%), dried herring (5%), Chicken Fat (5%), Dried Turkey (5%), Eggs (4%), Raw Flounder (4%), Fish Oil (3%), Whole Green Lentils, Whole Yellow Peas, Pea Fiber, Starch peas, raw turkey liver (0.5%), salt, dried seaweed, fresh whole apples, fresh whole butternut squash, fresh whole carrots, fresh whole pears, fresh whole squash, fresh whole zucchini, fresh beet greens, cabbage fresh kale, fresh spinach, fresh turnip greens, fresh whole blueberries, fresh whole cranberries, fresh whole Saskatoon berries, burdock root, lavender, marshmallow root, milk thistle, rose hips, turmeric.

IN OUR OPINION THE FORMULA AND THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS ARE IMPECCABLE. 61% OF INGREDIENTS OF GOOD QUALITY PROTEIN ORIGIN, FRESH OR DEHYDRATED MEAT, WHICH IS FULLY VALUABLE, COMPLEMENTED WITH DIFFERENT MEATS AND FISH, EGGS AND OILS.

The presence of vegetable protein, fruits and vegetables, completes in an unbeatable way. All the active components that we have mentioned in this article. Each element contributes a necessary part in the complete nutrition. In the formula, the manufacturer clearly conveys his expertise, his knowledge of food and his ability to work with so many ingredients.

PRICE FOR 11 KG – 60 EUROS. – SALE PRICE 5.5 EUROS KG. IMPECCABLE, TOTALLY RECOMMENDED.

MAXIMUM QUALITY, HIGH PRICE… HARDLY IMPROVABLE.

EXAMPLE4.

NATIONAL MANUFACTURER FEED, WITHOUT GRAINS WITH SALMON AND DEER MEAT WITH SWEET POTATO.

Very complete formula, simple but with all the contributions of good quality protein and an excellent balance between meat, fish and sweet potato. Without cereals and with all the essential complements.

PRICE €61.50 A 15 KG BAG. – €4/KG.

More than 60% quality animal protein. Without cereals, supplemented with sweet potato, peas, apple and beetroot. With active components such as oils, seeds, fruit and vegetables. Presence of algae, carob and tomato.

Ingredients: Fresh salmon (27%), dried venison (24%), sweet potato (16%), yellow peas, chicken fat (7%, preserved with natural tocopherols, source of vitamin E), apple pulp, beet pulp dried, pea protein, salmon oil (2%), flaxseed (1.5%), dried spinach, pumpkin, dried carob, tomato pulp, seaweed.

In our opinion, an impeccable formula, with the main important ingredient being meat and fish protein, with the advantages of both and with the best existing source of carbohydrate, sweet potato or sweet potato.

100% RECOMMENDED FOR ADULT DOGS. MAXIMUM QUALITY, MORE ADJUSTED PRICE.

A GOOD FOOD FOR DOGS, A GOOD BARF DIET, A GOOD HOMEMADE MEAL OR A CAN OR RATION OF DEHYDRATED FOOD FOR DOGS CAN BE, INDIFFERENTLY, THE BEST FOOD FOR OUR DOG... AS LONG AS IT COMPLIES WITH THE BASIC PRECEPT THAT WE HAVE EXPOSED IN THIS WIDE ARTICLE:

THE BEST FOOD FOR OUR DOG IS ONE THAT UNDOUBTEDLY CONTAINS THE ADEQUATE QUANTITY, QUALITY AND VARIETY OF INGREDIENTS. YOU KNEW, OF COURSE.

Meat and fish will give us all the necessary input for feeding our dog. Many dog foods and recipes include one or more of these sources. Each one can bring us different things and at different times or different situations we can opt for one or the other. Get to know them:

BETWEEN 40% AND 70% fresh or dehydrated protein from meat or fish in the total ingredients.

NO FLOURS, no by-products, and no ingredients we don't understand.

Complemented mainly with BROWN RICE, sweet potato, legumes, vegetables, apples or pears, red fruits, some roots or peas.

A single source or multiple sources of different proteins.

Without corn and without wheat or with a minimal presence of some starches.

With some functional ingredients at the end of the list for complementary contributions as we have commented.

AND FINALLY, COMMON SENSE WILL ALSO HELP US TO CHOOSE A FOOD PRODUCT. THE PRICE, THE RECOMMENDATION OF SOME EXPERTS, THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE NETWORKS, READING RELIABLE INFORMATION WILL ALSO HELP US A LOT.