In other words commercial dog food you trust may be killing your dog as the frequent disease and death of dogs from nutritionally insufficient and poison-laden commercial dog food is no secret in the world of vets and dog experts.

It’s a little known fact amongst the general public that many pet foods claimed to be preservative-free do, in fact, include preservatives, as manufacturers are not obliged to list preservatives that were not added during the production process.

Before the meat is even sent to the manufacturer many preservatives find their way into pet food at rendering plants and research has found that some pet foods that came with chemical free or all natural ingredient labels were found to contain synthetic antioxidants.

You can potentially love your dog to death with the wrong foods even though you may be paying for top range products. However, there are alternatives.

Stop using commercial dog food as your dogs only or main diet. This is the most important step you should make for your dogs well being. However, most people would find it unrealistic to never use commercial dog food ever again, but if it is essential use it cautiously for a few meals during the week.

But be sure you have a good provision of recipes published especially for dogs since they have very precise requirements and embark on a regime of giving your dog home produced food. It's easier than you imagine cooking explicitly for dogs with healthy, well-balanced dog food recipes.

By switching over to home cooked meals you will notice a significant difference in your dogs health. Time is of the essence, you need to make a change now and hopefully your dog can enjoy an extra long, healthy and happy life by your side and die peacefully from very old age.