When the thought or the discussion of getting a new puppy or dog arises another thought comes to mind and that is how to house train it.  It is not that difficult at all to house train a dog but it takes much time and patience.

It is best to house train your dog at a young age this makes it easier.  It is possible to teach an old dog new tricks however it is a bit harder.  When house training you need to cater to your dog.  You need to teach your dog how to go outside to use the bathroom the very first thing.  Do not try to teach your dog anything else but this, we it gets where to use it then you can move on.

Remember taht you will nat have results overnight.  It may take several days and in many case many weeks to house train your dog.  Many dogs are very stubborn and they try to be the one in control you need to prevent your dog form thinking this way and you need to be the master.

Everyone that is around the dog everyday needs to be aware of what you are expecting of the dog.  If you are trying to teach your dog something and somebody else allows the dog to do something different then it can result in a confused dog.

You will not see the results of any new lesson right away.  You must be consistent and persistent.  All of your efforts will eventually pay off and you will have a dog that knows where to use the bathroom and know who the master is.

Why is Home Made Better Than Natural Dog Foods?

What, precisely, does “natural” mean?  More importantly, what does “natural” mean if you see it on a can or perhaps a bag of pet food?  You wish the better of everything for your dog, including his food, but are foods which have been labeled as natural dog foods any better than another not labeled natural?

The basic description of natural is, “in accordance with nature.”  The way it pertains to commodities – and dog food is a commodity – the definition is, “being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes.”  The commercial food you purchase your dog may contain natural ingredients, but are they good for your dog?  Are they nutritious?  The definition doesn’t say anything about being healthy or good for you – or your dog.

A preferred brand of dry puppy food has“natural poultry flavor”.  If the manufacturer doesn’t give the source, and this one doesn’t, then you are counting on his word that it’s in actual fact natural and not a chemical.  Even if it is natural, does it contain something your dog may be allergic to?  In this instance, you don’t know.

Meat by-products are a common ingredient in many dog foods, including those advertised as natural.  These by-products are the non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals. It includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone, partially defatted low temperature fatty tissue, and stomachs and intestines freed of the contents. It doesn’t include hair, horns, teeth and hoofs.  Nothing unnatural here, however the nutritional value is way lower than the meat itself.  Your dog would get plenty of food but little nutrition.

If you want your dog to have a natural diet and you don’t want to fret about an entire host of ingredients that may or may not be good for the dog, your best choice is to make your dog’s food yourself.  You will have control over the ingredients.  You will have control over the nutritional value of your dog’s food.   Of all the natural dog foods, the ones that will be best for your dog are your own.

Why would you want to take the time and effort to make your dog’s food?  You have to shop for the ingredients and then you have to cook the food, and God knows, you already have enough to do with the job, the kid and their activities, and keeping the house together.  Why not just go out and buy canned dog food?There are plenty of commercial healthy dog foods, aren’t there?  Maybe yes and maybe no.

 Have you ever read the ingredients in a can of dog food?  Do you know what all of the ingredients are?  For example, do you know what BHA and BHT are, what meat by-products are, what fish meal is?  If you’re going to give food containing these ingredients to a member of your household– and your dog is a member of your family – you really should know what they are.

 BHA and BHT are antioxidants used to preserve fats.  Seems okay.  However, they have been banned from human use by many countries because they may possibly be human carcinogens and have been demonstrated to be carcinogenic in animal experiments.  BHA and BHT use is still permitted in the U.S.

 Meat by-products are clean parts of slaughtered animals, not including meat. These include lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, liver, blood, bone, and stomach and intestines freed of their contents. It does not include hair, horns, teeth, or hooves.  If the source isn’t specified, it can be from “downer” animals, animals diseased, disabled, or dying before slaughter.  It can also be from any animal other than a cow, and it can even be from animals euthanized at animal shelters.

 Fish meal is the clean, rendered, dried ground tissue of undecomposed whole fish or fish cuttings, either or both, with or without the extraction of part of the oil.  If the source isn’t specified, you never know the type or quality of fish, and if the fish meal isn’t specifically stated to be of “human quality” it has in all probability been preserved with Ethoxyquin.  It has been linked to a number of illnesses, including cancer.

 You wouldn’t by choice eat any of these things yourself.  Why would you wittingly feed them to your dog?  You’d never do that.  If you make your dog’s food, you know the quality and nutritional value of the ingredients you use.  The genuinely 100% safest healthy dog foods are the ones you make yourself.