People often shy away from adopting an adult dog, but there is one major benefit to adopting at least a newly grown dog, and it is that these dogs are almost always intrinsically healthy. This means that if there were any hidden health-threatening illnesses, the dog will have weathered or is simply not susceptible to any intrinsic or chronic health issues. Puppies are a different story because these problems lay ahead. Because getting a new puppy is a life-altering event, people may forget to keep an eye on their new friend in the midst of the house training and training in general. However it is not only because it is a new puppy, but it is also because it is a new dog altogether, and vigilance is key during these first few months. It is also reticent that people not acquire a pet with issues and as much of the dog’s short history and ancestry should be known.
Having a puppy is only rivaled by having children, but granted, not as hard. However, as with children, the actions that you take in the beginning can have rippling repercussions. The details of these repercussion are too varied to name, but most can be managed or eliminated with the proper nutrition. I am being honest because the health of your newly loved pup is at stake when I say that in the 30 years that I have been raising dogs, I have had only a handful of problems with any breed that I was raising when I begin them with the proper nutrition. It is true that we select dogs for our breeding programs and our pets that only have resilient healthy backgrounds, but problems would still arise more than periodically if we did not use the brand of dog food that we use starting when our dogs first begin eating whole food.
There are some things to remember when starting a puppy on this type of food. First, it should be of the utmost quality. The puppy is transitioning from very rich mother’s milk, so if the nutrition in the feed is poor, the puppy will not develop appropriately. This poor nutrition could cause problems with the animal for the rest of their loves. From my own experiences with other kennels, this poor nutrition most often manifests in dogs that simply never reach the full potential of their genetics.
At worst, it shortens the dog’s life, makes those years lower quality, and increases veterinarian visits due to illness greatly. This can all be avoided by starting the puppy with the Beneful brand. You can target your dog’s needs at every age with at least one form of Beneful. It was important to us that it is a Purina product. In fact, it was our Purina dog food supplier that introduced us to the brand. Our vet bill has beat our neighbors by an entire half. After they saw this, they made the change back to Purina products and in particular, Beneful.