check what's in the bag

this is an article i wrote and was published in dog world on the 25th of march 2010.

Check what's in the bag.

Having spent the day at Crufts and realizing just how many complete dog foods there are on the market, I decided to take a closer look at what's in the bag !. As a nation we are starting to check exactly what we ourselves are giving our bodies, but are we being bamboozled by what we are giving our loved ones? The word "synthetic" comes to mind (noting or pertaining to compounds formed through a chemical process by human agency, as opposed to those of natural origin: synthetic vitamins; synthetic fiber.) The words EEC permitted are often seen on the bags of food but what does this mean? We look for a company that "Barks the loudest "but he is not always the one we should follow. In the dog world I often hear "we have always fed" and "he loves it". We all love food that is potential bad for us and we may look good when we are in our youth but later in life is when we see the results. How many kids do we here of BEING NAUGHTY and parents remarking they have had too many E numbers today maybe we should start to think why are dogs BEING NAUGHTY, and start to look carefully at what we are giving our best friends. As a mum I always took care what I ate during pregnancy to make sure my baby would develop into a healthy happy child and look to the future of a long life. Are we really doing the same with our bitches? There was one company I did find hidden in the mass of BIG names that don't use anything other than "NATURAL" (having undergone little or no processing and containing no chemical additives: natural food; natural ingredients.). They may not be Barking the loudest at this time but will your dog be barking the longest? We are always shouting IT'S BEST TO BE BRITISH. Then why not feed BRITISH?

Michele Dunn