| What is Organic? Organic refers to | | | | nutritious. Just as with human organic food, natural |
| environment-friendly farming methods using no | | | | organic ingredients will go a long way toward |
| artificial pesticides, fertilizers or chemicals to | | | | giving your pet a long, healthy life. |
| produce the purest and most natural foods | | | | Some of the benefits of switching to organic dog |
| possible. Organic, earth-friendly farming practices | | | | food are: Higher energy, more activity, stronger |
| promote the sustainable value of our natural | | | | bones and teeth, and a beautiful healthy coat. - |
| resources and produce beneficial nourishing foods | | | | Helps prevent itching and irritating skin conditions, |
| for our families and companion pets. | | | | because organic dog food is free of artificial colors |
| Since the advent of grocery store commercial | | | | and flavor enhancers, chemical additives and toxic |
| dog food, there has been an explosion of pets | | | | pesticides that could cause many of these skin |
| dying from tumors, growths, cancers, and | | | | allergies. In some cases completely eliminating |
| diseases that were unheard many years ago. | | | | these allergic skin reactions. - It is easier to |
| I truly believe this has been caused by the | | | | maintain a healthier weight, because organic dog |
| unhealthy chemicals, pesticides, hormones, fats | | | | food is superior in nutritional value, and this |
| and preservatives used to make this cereal based | | | | prevents overeating in you dog as they are more |
| kibble palatable and long lived. Can you imagine | | | | satisfied eating smaller amounts. There are no |
| eating a dry, cereal like, tasteless food every day, | | | | bulk fillers in organic dog food. - Better overall |
| that in fact can sit on the shelf for years and not | | | | health and a stronger immunity. Even if you dog |
| spoil. Obiously there are heavy duty chemicals and | | | | seems healthy he/she can still benefit. An |
| preservatives used to extend the shelf life. It's | | | | increased immune system will help prevent long |
| like eating sawdust with a chemical enhanced | | | | term, costly illnesses and infections, that may |
| flavor, to cover up all the harmful additives. | | | | require costly medical treatments. - Quality of life |
| Changing to organic dog food, whether it is home | | | | and longevity are increased by feeding organic |
| made organic, with the same all natural ingredients | | | | dog food as opposed to the cereal filled cheap |
| you eat for supper, or buying the premium high | | | | dog food. |
| grade organic dog food that has become | | | | Organic dog will be formulated with human grade |
| increasingly popular, is the best you can do for | | | | meat, not ground bits and pieces of animals that |
| your four legged companion. An organic dog food | | | | are unfit for human consumption, or rancid road |
| marked 95% organic meets the same guidelines | | | | kill, as the cheaper store bought commercial food |
| as organic food produced for humans. The food | | | | industry uses. Also you should find an organic dog |
| won't contain pesticides or antibiotics, and it's | | | | food that boasts using no corn, wheat, soy, grain |
| preserved with natural substances like Vitamins C | | | | fractions, fillers or by-products. |
| and E. Organically certified pet food is more | | | | Learn to decipher labels on commercial pet foods. |
| costly, just as our own organic food is more | | | | They are purposefully deceiving us into buying low |
| expensive, but the advantages of superior pet | | | | grade, unhealthy food all for profit, not for the |
| health and helping our environment is worth it to | | | | health of our pet. |
| most of us. | | | | To buy organic dog food or to make home made |
| Organic dog food will say it is using certified | | | | organic dog food will guarantee what you pet is |
| organic ingredients, and should say which agency | | | | ingesting and give him/her a better chance at a |
| has done the certification. | | | | healthy, longer, happier, more energetic life. |
| Foods with a lot of fillers are cheaper but less | | | | |