Excellent article from Whole Dog Journal
Dogs are Carnivores
By Dr Jeanette (Jeannie) Thomason
I feel this bears repeating these days as so many people are treating their dogs like they are humans. I too love my dogs with all my heart and just like they are my children however, we need to remember they are not humans. Nor do they think like humans nor eat like humans . God created dogs to be carnivores to help keep nature in balance.
The assumption that dogs are omnivores remains to be proven, whereas the truth about dogs being natural carnivores is very well-supported by the evidence available to us.
Let’s start in the mouth.
Like humans, dogs have two sets of teeth in their lives. The 28 baby teeth erupt through the gums between the third and sixth weeks of age. Puppy molars. Puppy teeth begin to shed and be replaced by permanent adult teeth at about four months of age. Although there is some variation in breeds, most adult dogs have 42 teeth, with the premolars coming last, at about six or seven months of age.
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Excellent!
Digger doesn’t eat a raw diet, but we add fruits and vegetables. He loves carrots, apples, blueberries and sweet potatoes and occasionally he gets a rice cake with peanut butter stuffed in an apple. When I read this part of the article “this is why they tell you that vegetables and grains have to be pre-processed for your dog to get anything out of them. But even then, feeding vegetables and grains to a carnivorous animal is a highly questionable practice” I got concerned that we shouldn’t feed him the way we are. Can you give me some guidance on that Carole? Thanks as always