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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 593251" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I did some searching online and found that contrary to popular belief, dogs CAN utilize grains and do need them. There is a site dedicated to dog food and dog issues that has a lot of info that basic common sense says is logical and most probably correct. In looking at the author and her credentials, it sure looks like she has done quite a bit of research and knows what she is talking about. </p><p></p><p>Here is the site, open to a page on myths: <a href="http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=myths" target="_blank">http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=myths</a></p><p></p><p>One question is about dogs needing special foods for different life stages. The answer is that any nutritionally complete diet is fine for any stage of life. Puppies and senior dogs do NOT need special food. The amount of food needs to be adjusted, but not the food itself. It makes sense. Dogs do not automatically die if they are raised in teh wild and they eat what Mommy eats after she weans them. </p><p></p><p>Here is info about the author: <a href="http://www.betterdogcare.com/?page=about" target="_blank">http://www.betterdogcare.com/?page=about</a></p><p></p><p>The myth section says that dogs DO need grains. they eat what they can get, and that ncludes grains. They cannot digest all of each grain, but they are a good thing. rice is the most digestible, but even corn is somewhat digestible. They claim 54% digestible for corn, but who knows the exact number. Most dogs still hav problems from it, and if you bulk them up with corn it will move things through the digestive tract faster so they do not absorb all the nutrients that they can from food. </p><p></p><p>Itnteresting site, in my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 593251, member: 1233"] I did some searching online and found that contrary to popular belief, dogs CAN utilize grains and do need them. There is a site dedicated to dog food and dog issues that has a lot of info that basic common sense says is logical and most probably correct. In looking at the author and her credentials, it sure looks like she has done quite a bit of research and knows what she is talking about. Here is the site, open to a page on myths: [url]http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=myths[/url] One question is about dogs needing special foods for different life stages. The answer is that any nutritionally complete diet is fine for any stage of life. Puppies and senior dogs do NOT need special food. The amount of food needs to be adjusted, but not the food itself. It makes sense. Dogs do not automatically die if they are raised in teh wild and they eat what Mommy eats after she weans them. Here is info about the author: [url]http://www.betterdogcare.com/?page=about[/url] The myth section says that dogs DO need grains. they eat what they can get, and that ncludes grains. They cannot digest all of each grain, but they are a good thing. rice is the most digestible, but even corn is somewhat digestible. They claim 54% digestible for corn, but who knows the exact number. Most dogs still hav problems from it, and if you bulk them up with corn it will move things through the digestive tract faster so they do not absorb all the nutrients that they can from food. Itnteresting site, in my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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