Yesterday I visited Mika in Modiin. As I walked through the door, I noticed that she had put on a lot of weight. I had come to see Mika's owners to find out why she had taken to eating the irrigation system in their garden. My conclusion was that Mika had not been exercising enough and was probably extremely bored. Even so. why had she put on so much weight. I began to wonder if the food they were giving was the source of the problem. The owners told me that the shop had recommended the best food suitable for their dog. It was only when I saw the large sack of food that I realized that poor Mika, bored and dreaming of more activity had been given food for very active and hard working dogs. Thats like giving the nutrition of an Olympic swimmer to a person that walks to their car as their only physical exercise of the day. I suspect and hope that the pet shop owner made a genuine mistake. What is important is that one should not only rely on pet shops to recommend the best foods. They may make more profit on a particular brand or they may not understand what each particular dog really needs. Your local vet is probably the best bet to ask, or your local dog trainer. Unfortunately most dog trainers in Israel have very little experience with dogs, many have just studied in short and inadequate dog trainer courses and can also lead you astray. So please take care when choosing your dogs nutrition, it could be the difference between a long and healthy life or a short and tearful one, due to bad advice. So I recommend to everyone, when you next  visit to your local vet, to write down the food company and the type of food you are feeding your dog and enquire, just to make sure you are not causing your canine friend any harm.

Michael Bloom WWW.DOGILUF.COM

 

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