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Question by ishedalot: What’s the best dog food for my 7 month old chihuahua?
My newly adopted chihuahua is 7 months old..what is the best puppy/dog food for his kind??? Also what is the best food to give him when he is older???? THX!!!

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Answer by CUGGLE
Check out some books from the library about natural diets for dogs. Most commercial pet foods are full of fillers, pesticides, chemicals and by-products including rendered animals (euthanized cats and dogs) and diseased meats. I am NOT kidding. Even the brand IAMS, Science Diet and some other high price foods contain by-products – YUCK! Give your dog a good start and find out how to feed a dog with good meats, veggies and vitamins. It really isn’t very difficult and your dog will live much longer. Grandma’s dog who ate table scraps always lived a long time. Commercial dog food has only been around since about the late 1940′s and unlike some other countries (U.K.) the laws in the U.S. allow for terrible stuff to go into pet food. However, there are some natural commercial pet foods available (if you don’t want to make your own food). Now that people are becoming more aware of what is in pet food, some good brands are popping up. Petco and big commercial places like that do not carry natural pet food so you would have to go to a natural pet supply. On the west coast there is a chain called All the Best Pet Care. Look for brands like Wellness, Innova, etc…. which do not contain corn, hulls, pesticides or by-products. Good luck! Oh and here is a list of some good brands: http://www.allthebestpetcare.com/dog_food.html

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