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Right, so that's going to be where if you've got a puppy, you want to make sure that you're feeding puppy food....
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Not necessarily better in quality, but if your dog is on a prescription diet, it usually has a medical need for that diet....
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There's some standardized scoring we can use....
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Right around when most dogs hit that one-year mark, or for some of the larger breed dogs that may be as late as 18 months, we like to transition th...
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There are lists of things they shouldn't eat. In general, grapes, raisins, macadamia nuts, and chocolate should be avoided....
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It tends to lean in that direction, just like human food does. You can do free feeding in a single-dog household successfully and have a lean dog....
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Every dog and cat should be examined at a minimum once a year....
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That's a good question....
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If you ask the dog, absolutely. It's more nutritious. It tastes better....
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Prescription diets may be better for your dog if your dog has certain conditions that require that prescription....
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If your dog has a medical condition that requires a prescription diet, sure. But in general, I would say no.
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Just because a food is wet or dry doesn't tell you anything about its nutritional value....
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It definitely can. Some dogs will eat and eat. We're sometimes better able to control what they eat than what we eat ourselves....
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Right now? What I hear so much about is grain-free diets....
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The best place to start is to talk to your veterinarian....
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We use an elimination diet when we think a dog has either a gastrointestinal or a skin problem related to its diet....
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There will be vomiting, diarrhea, their appetite will start waning, and refusal to eat the food will occur....
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Everybody thinks of the obvious ones; maybe your pet is limping, or they're favoring a leg....
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So, for big breed puppies, I would recommend feeding a big breed puppy food. When they get older, it's a little less important....