Kibble used to be a poor quality dry food for dogs. In the 70's it was the choice of limited quality. Decades ago, the selection in the pet food industry was poor, limited to half an aisle in most grocery stores. We were first time pet owners, then, to a rescue Labrador retriever and her brand new son. Over the span of 5 decades. I became a pet food detective. Inventory was questionable with additives of the horrible kind. Why was sugar ever included?
Dogs' dietary needs were never supposed to be sugar laden unless the pet owner thought it wise to offer a pizza crust, white bread or some other empty caloric foods to puppy. Cooked bones were the worst as they could splinter inside and cause bleeding or worse. We trusted the whole pet food industry until early 2000 when our world fell apart. Our pets trusted us until 'someone' decided to destroy that trust and hundreds or thousands of pets in the process. My, how times have changed.
A current commercial comparing all dry pet foods to kibble would have us all believe that all dry foods are in fact the kibble of the past. Enough already.They are not. Since the melamine pet food scandal of 2007, the quality of pet food has grown. Homemade can't be beat unless the pet owner 'cooks' without thought. More and more pet food is being made in house, locally, or in Canada or United States. Some new brands are being produced in Italy and Ireland, too. Quality has risen over the decades as it must. The Canadian Pet food chain, Global Pets, has my back.
The pet food scandal that erupted around the world, decades ago, resulting in the deaths of many dog and cats shook the pet world. Melamine was a thickener, a protein mimicker,the additive added for the pet food to look like the real deal. Dogs and cats died horrible deaths. Like most scandals, profit/money was the root of all that evil.
At global Pets in Keswick, Ontario, the owners have advised me throughout the decades. Advice to vary food choices to reduce possible allergic reactions from eating the same food, day in day out, has directed my choices. I'm smarter too. Keeping 'dry' dog food in its original bag helps to preserve its freshness. Rancidity is lessened. The oils in the food react with the metal pail liner regardless of how clean the pail might be. Placing whole bag into the pail is the better way.
Food is medicine for humans. Well, those same words also apply to the ready-to-eat dinners for sale for our precious puppies of all ages. Some food - dry form or in cans- are created according to the DNA prescription of many breeds. How cool is that? Furthermore, there are supplements to augment the health of our pets, too, along side the fruits and veggies - daily shareable snacks - to eat with our furry loved ones. But there are forbidden foods such as grapes, onions, garlic, pizza crust and more that exist, too. Be very careful. Know them and avoid those treacherous lures.
Test your food choice for its nutritional truth. A blood test will reveal it, unconditionally. Science does not lie. It cannot. Can kibble stand up to the same scrutiny? You will soon know.
