Homemade Dog Treats and Recalls

I've already discussed why homemade dog treats are so great for your pet in articles like Homemade Dog Treats and Benefits of Homemade Dog Treats. I won't go into detail all the benefits that I listed in those articles I would only suggest that you read them to learn why homemade dog treats are so amazing.

Today I am going to go over the risks of blindly buying store bought pet treats for your dog. Below I have listed just a small example of some recent pet food recalls they may or may not have effected you and your dog.

• Certain Nutro pet food products were withdrawn because small pieces of melted plastic were found mixed into their pet food.

• Optima dry dog food with a production date between August and September was withdrawn because their lamb and rice dry dog food was tainted with Aflatoxin, a poisonous fungus found on certain grains. This has already ended in three confirmed pet deaths.

These types of unfortunate accidents are unavoidable even for more popular pet food companies, such as, Alpo or Pedigree dog food. Now, I'm not saying that you should panic and throw out all of your pet food. What I am saying is that it's nice to know exactly what you are feeding your dog.

When you take the time to your own homemade dog treats you know what your pet is getting because you made it yourself. You know that with homemade dog treats your pet is only getting fresh and health food with no additives or anything else that may be harmful to your pet.

Even if store bought pet foods aren't harmful enough to be recalled, who knows what these foods are made from. If you decide to buy organic or all natural pet foods for your dog you may have to spend a small fortune. Here are some examples of some homemade dog treats that can be found right here on this site, Simple Treats and Bacon Delights, both of these homemade dog treats can be made from ingredients that you probably already have in your home.

If you plan to begin making your own homemade dog treats or homemade dog food you should check with your veterinarian to make sure that your recipes will meet your dogs nutritional needs. If you can manage to make healthy homemade dog treats that meet all of your pets needs you are sure to have a happier and healthier pet for life. Please take a look around the site for some informative articles and some great homemade dog treats.