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Healthy Dog Diet for Bichon Frises

A healthy dog diet is important for your Bichon Frise, as this sensitive dog breed easily develops allergies to its food.

And, while some people advocate using raw dog food (the BARF diet) with their dogs, there are still many who prefer to buy good quality commercial dog foods

Keep in mind that every Bichon Frise dog is different, so a diet that is right for one Bichon Frise, may not be best diet for your dog.

Maltese puppy eating healthy dog diet food from a bowl.
This little Maltese puppy is eating his dinner with enthusiasm.

Commercial Dog Foods

If you are like many dog owners, you probably just picked a well-known brand and purchased dog food without reading the bag. After all, there are so many ingredients listed, and it is confusing and complicated to know what each one does.

However, for many of us, times have changed. After so many dog food recalls (not all from Chinese dog foods), it’s hard to know what is safe and what isn’t.

So now it is important to take responsibility for your Bichon Frise’s healthy dog diet.

Choices are critical. In fact, every time you buy dog food for your dog, you are making a statement about how important her health and longevity is to you.

Healthy dog diet made just for Bichon Frises.
Bichon Frises thrive on a healthy dog diet that was made to prevent their allergies. You can get this dog food at Amazon.

Surprise Additives in Dog Food

Big dog food companies have been adding harmful chemicals, questionable grains and meat by-products to dog’s food, and most of us just assumed that we were feeding a balanced and healthy diet to our dogs. Veterinarians assumed that, too.

Unfortunately some of the most popular dog foods contained some questionable ingredients like sawdust (powdered cellulose) and ground bird beaks and feathers (crude protein).

Big company pet foods were designed to be inexpensive to manufacture and to be able to survive long periods of storage. Nutrition was secondary.

That all changed when, in 2004, a national study reported that obesity among our dogs and cats was becoming common. The report indicated that dog foods needed to be reformulated.

Without pressure from the public, major dog food companies did not see the need to change their formulas.  And so they didn’t.

Fortunately there are some smaller dog food companies who have developed some excellent and healthy small breed dog foods for a healthy dog diet.

Homemade Healthy Dog Diet

You may want to do this differently.  Many dog owners now prefer to make homemade dog food for their Bichon.  You can make your own healthy dog food with these recipes.

Homemade dog food can be every bit as good as high quality commercial dog food, although it does require a time commitment.

Dogs are not like people in that they are perfectly content with having the very same food, day after day.

You don’t have to search for a variety of recipes to keep your dog interested. Once you’ve found a good one, you can make that one all the time.

 Raw Dog Food
Raw Dog
Food
 Best Quality Dog Food
Best Quality
Dog Food
 Senior Dog Food
Senior
Dog Food

How to Change Your Dog’s Food

With a healthy dog diet, your dog will be energetic and fun-loving.
A healthy dog diet will help your dog stay healthy and strong, with lots of energy for fun.

When you change dog foods, whether to another commercial dog food or to a homemade dog food, make the change gradually.

Every day for a week, add more new food and subtract some old food. At the end of the week, your dog should be eating all “new food”.

If you change your dog’s food too quickly, she could develop diarrhea.

Watch Your Dog for Changes

How will you be able to tell if a new dog food is good for your dog? Be alert to any changes in your dog.

Keep an eye on these things:

  • Coat – Does it look shiny and healthy?
  • Eyes – Your dog’s eyes should be clear and bright, without a lot of matter or tear stains. Yes, tear stains can be caused by poor nutrition.
  • Ears – Clear without infections.
  • Energy level – I don’t have to tell a Bichon Frise owner that your baby should have lots of energy!
  • Mood – Does your Bichon dog seem happy?
  • Bowel movements – A normal bowel movement is neither diarrhea or constipation.
  • Skin – Bichons have very sensitive skin and are prone to skin irritations and allergies. In many cases, an improper diet causes dog skin allergies.

Finding the Best Healthy Dog Diet

Most of us struggle with our first dog’s diet–but we eventually do find a dog food that works well for that dog.

Bichon Frise puppy licking her chops.
Your dogs’ diet should be yummy, as well as nutritional!

Finding the best Bichon Frise diet for your dog will give you the best chance to avoid food allergies in your dog.

The dog skin allergies so frequently seen in Bichon Frises do dictate that we really watch what our dogs eat.

And with each new Bichon Frise dog that we have, our knowledge grows–and we get a little better at understanding what each individual dog needs.

In addition, there are some people foods that dogs should never have.  These foods include raisins, walnuts and chocolate.

If you are careful, you can even include gourmet dog treats in your Bichon’s diet.

 Gourmet Dog Treats
Gourmet
Dog Treats
 Dog Dental Chews
Dog Dental
Chews
 Kong Dog Toys
Kong
Dog Toys
 Bichon Frise Dog ate Chocolate
My Dog ate
Chocolate

Homemade Dog Treats – Be a hero and make some healthy homemade dog treats for your dog.

 Homemade Dog Treats
Homemade
Dog Treats
 Dog Cookie Recipe
Dog Cookie
Recipe
Easy Recipes for Kids Cookbook
Easy Recipes
for Kids

Visit my other website, Best Dog Treat Recipes, where you’ll find dozens of recipes that you can make for your dog at home…

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