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A common question for most dog owners is, "What is the best food to feed my dog?" What was once an easy question to answer, has been become more complicated with a wide variety of feeding choices. Here is a survey rating dog food, by ingredients: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/ This website has a glossary to explain what they mean and their value: http://www.iei.net/~ebreeden/kibble.html This is an excellent website on feeding dogs, explaining how to choose a better brand and also discusses home cooking and raw feeding with many links for each area: http://www.dogaware.com API discusses the 'downside' of commercial pet foods: http://www.api4animals.org/facts.php?p=359&more=1 Some people prefer to home cook for their Rottweiler. Here is an article with sample recipes and guidelines for making sure these meals are balanced: http://b-naturals.com/Apr2006.php
An excellent site with frequently asked questions and pictures of feeding a raw diet to dogs: http://www.justamere.com/newsletter/rawfeeding.asp More great tips and more links on feeding a raw diet: http://www.minden.com/nowhereelse/raw.htm Frequently asked questions about feeding a raw diet: http://www.justamere.com/newsletter/rawfeeding.asp Whatever method you choose for your dog, Bone Appetite!                |
The most commonly known method is to feed commercial dog food. Even this can get confusing, between the various brands, types sold for the size of the dog, the age of the dog or even the condition of the dog. Probably the most important thing to know is how to read the ingredients on the label of dog food, how to interpret them and how to pick the best kind. Here are some websites to help unravel that mystery:
Several Rottweiler owners are also feeding a 'raw diet' now. This consists of raw meaty bones, muscle meat, organ meat, eggs, fish, dairy and vegetables. For further information on this way of feeding: