I wonder how dog owners buy dog toys for their beloved furry friends. Honestly, I never really paid attention whether a toy is safe for a dog or not. The primary aim has always been that my dog should enjoy playing with it. One of the most popular games is "throw and fetch". A tennis ball will do it. Yet, there are several custom designed dog balls out there. Would you believe that some of those toys can kill your dog?

I recently stumbled upon a fellow dog fancier's blog - EuroDogTraining Blog - and read an article "Dangerous toy".
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Allergic reactions are usually directed against proteins that are recognized by the immune system. Since this protein needs to be of a certain size to be recognized, the industry has put this knowledge to use.

When hydrolyzing proteins the parts become so small that these are too small to be recognized by the immune system. Anallergic dog can be fed food containing hydrolyzed proteins and won’t show an allergic reaction (providing no whole proteins are present in the food).

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Are you like me and afraid to feed your dog ANY commercial dog food? How can we trust the dog food industry now? How do we know if any of the dog food on shelves in the stores is safe?

I’ve been feeding my dog, Puddles, those small cans of chicken and small can of sausages. I’ve also been feeding her bologna and hot dogs.

Frankly, this is getting too expensive for me. Puddles is a big dog with a big appetite! I’ve been searching the internet for information on how to make my own dog food, and I found a great source! His name is John Miller, and you can immediately download tons of healthy recipes. I am so relieved I found this! Have you been reading the labels on all the dog food bags in the stores to check for wheat gluten like I’ve been doing? What about just wheat? Wheat is in many of the dog foods.

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