When one designs a new product one should always have the customer or consumer in mind. This is perhaps lesson 1 in doing business. But several dog food manufacturers seem to think YOU are their target audience, the consumer! Why else would they come up with dog food names such as:

Irish Stew with BeefChinese Takeout with Vegetables and ChickenSouthern Style Dumpling With ChickenHobo Chili With Chicken

Dogs can’t read, can they?Looks like this food is designed especially for you! These four examples are the recalled types of Natural Balance Eatables that are being recalled because of the botulism fear.

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Some pet owners plan things out and think about how their new pet will do in their home before they go to pick them out. Others are impulse buyers or find a stray that they would like to take home and care for, before thinking about everything involved. Whichever category that you may fit into, it is important to realize how important it is to introduce a new dog to those pets that have been living with you for a while. However, there is a proper way to introduce your new dog to the existing pet family with a smooth transition.

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