tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post7354944413731563766..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Why Dogs are in Better Shape Than Their OwnersPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-11586216647063501602009-03-06T03:45:00.000-05:002009-03-06T03:45:00.000-05:00The term "human grade" means nothing in food, as d...The term "human grade" means nothing in food, as does "natural" or "holisitic" or most of the rest. Pure marketing. And not only are byproducts not bad, they are GOOD, as it is bones feet and beaks smd organs that contain so much of the vital nutritional bits. Muscle meat is missing a lot! There is a reason than wild animals gut prey and eat the organs while often leaving the fibrous muscle meat. More on this later.<BR/><BR/>P.PBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-90573310527012678122009-03-05T21:39:00.000-05:002009-03-05T21:39:00.000-05:00Oh I'm fine with butchering and mixing things toge...Oh I'm fine with butchering and mixing things together and whatnot. The machines are fine, it's just the process and the stuff that goes into it that's squicky. I make legitimate attempts to minimize my intake of highly-refined, processed foods just because not only do they taste like cardboard most of the time, they're usually unhealthy and I'd rather not imagine the process used to make them.<BR/><BR/>In all honesty, I'd still feed kibble to the dog. Way more convenient really and I'm slowly learning that maybe those by-products aren't as bad as I was taught...not only that, but I think it was here where I read that "human-grade" isn't much better!Viateciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523551407472141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-62860230330582396572009-02-28T10:07:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:07:00.000-05:00How was it gross? The same types of machines and ...How was it gross? The same types of machines and processes are used to make cookies. <BR/><BR/>I think everyone should be required to cook for 200 people some time and to kill a dozen chickens. You can learn a lot in an afternoon, and one of those things is that something produced in army-lot qualities is as fine as something produced as a meal-for-one. <BR/><BR/>PPBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-25872441227663358692009-02-28T09:31:00.000-05:002009-02-28T09:31:00.000-05:00I've actually tried a bunch of different dog foods...I've actually tried a bunch of different dog foods. They're not bad at all really. When we have pups who need a softened food (kibble soaked in water), I find that even better. The favorite so far is probably a brand of puppy food, although I find some of the grain-free kibbles highly palatable as well. Canned is also somewhat delicious, but horribly expensive to subsist on, unless the dog's eating it too. (Go ahead, look at me weird...I'll wait.)<BR/><BR/>Although I do have to admit that I wanted to never again feed processed kibble after watching that video on How Dog Food Is Made you posted a while back, Pat. That was actually kind of gross...but then again, I'm sure the process to make that delicious ground beef isn't too pretty either! I guess ignorance is bliss in more cases than originally thought.Viateciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523551407472141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-88435972520561148292009-02-20T19:18:00.000-05:002009-02-20T19:18:00.000-05:00For a while there, I was pretty concerned about fe...For a while there, I was pretty concerned about feeding "the right" kibble...despite many of the old timers telling me much of the hype around corn, grain, etc. amounted to a big, bad paper tiger. <BR/><BR/>FWIW to yah, I've switched feeds a few times over the years, and save for one brand in particular, the dogs have been consistent in their well-being.<BR/><BR/>I do appreciate your time on the matter.<BR/><BR/>DonovanPit bull NMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551956059438050867noreply@blogger.com