TRUTH IN FEEDING
An Article by Mr. Robert Abady. President,
Robert Abady Dog Food Co.
Poughkeepsie NY. 12601. Ph.1-845-473-1900
Dogs are carnivores. Webster's dictionary defines them that way, as has every independent scientist since the beginning of civilization.
Big Industry arbitrarily declares that the dog is an omnivore, even though there is no scientific back-up for this claim.
Big Industry connected veterinarians write the texts on canine nutrition that are used in Veterinary Schools to train other veterinarians, therefore many veterinarians believe that what Big Industry tells them is true.
While it is up to the reader to decide what Big Industry's motives might be in classifying the dog as an omnivore, it is a fact that Big industry makes much more money selling omnivore-targeted diets than it ever could selling carnivore-targeted diets.
These facts are of major importance because they have allowed virtually all of industry's production to be focused on the needs of omnivores, thus creating in the process a nutritional gap of monumental proportions.
The net effect has been a dramatic acceleration in breakdowns of all sorts in dogs.
Feeding dogs properly means feeding them food that they can properly assimilate so that they can grow and maintain themselves without breakdowns. Species appropriate nutrition is what is required, for that is the Rule Of Nature.
Diets rich in high quality animal protein, fats and minerals are the appropriate diets for dogs.
Diets in which the above are under-supplied or are substantially replaced with plant protein, carbohydrates and fibrous materials are the diets to avoid, including those promoted as being "natural".
Species-appropriate nutrition is the watch-word in feeding dogs - anything else is nonsense.
The Robert Abady Dog Food Company alone produces species-appropriate diets, and are virtually free of artificial non-nutritive chemicals, but enjoy wonderful "keeping" qualities because of the special way they are prepared.
Failure to feed species-appropriate diets violates the first rule of Nature and results in a high rate of breakdowns which are invariably accompanied by high veterinary costs. The two go together!
Sadly, many of the most serious breakdowns that have improper nutrition at their roots, whether they involve the dog's structure, reproductive ability or health, most often cannot be rectified by Veterinary Medicine.
Nevertheless, the costs of ministering to these conditions can be astronomical.
The approach to feeding practised by most dog-owners to-day of feeding commercial omnivore-targeted nutrition ( premium or otherwise) coupled with the almost inevitable veterinary costs over the lifetime of the dog, greatly increase the cost of owning dogs, compared with the costs of keeping dogs fed with proper nutrition, not to mention the terrible suffering to animals that can be minimized or avoided entirely when dogs are properly nourished.
Feeding dogs well spares them from a wide variety of problems.
Feeding dogs well spares them from a wide variety of problems.
Feeding dogs very well generally prevents the worst ones also.
The more profound the nature of the breakdowns that are to be avoided, the better one is required to feed.
This is a fundamental axiom.
The soundest defence against breakdowns and the only one that works is the one that Nature designed for its carnivores - species appropriate nutrition.
It is this type of nutrition that has allowed all the species of animals to thrive and survive over the millennia without the
intervention of Veterinary Medicine.
A properly nourished body grows properly, resists parasites and heals itself.
In Nature, changes in the character of the food supply can threaten the survival of the animals that are unable to adapt to them.
The indictators of the animals' inability to adapt to a different food supply are breakdowns which did not occur on their normal diets.
The signs of a species not able to adapt to commercial omnivore-targeted diets are seen everywhere in the domestic canine population.
They are the breakdowns we are referring to,and they are the breakdowns that would, in Nature, foretell the doom of a species.
It all lies in the food.
Commercial omnivore targeted nutrition is a more drastic change in dietary patterns than an animal could ever face in the wild.
That is why Veterinary Schools are graduating veterinarians at an unprecedented rate, and why veterinary clinics are springing up on almost every street
corner.
Veterinary Medicine however, does not hold the answers to this dilemma.
The answers lie in species appropriate nutrition.
While feeding properly is not the exclusive province of any company, the Robert Abady Dog Food Company is the only company which has been perfecting this type of nutrition for almost two decades.
Abady diets, dry or fresh frozen, are the kind of diets around which good health Abady diets range in effectiveness from feeding well to feeding very well, so that you can match the diet to your dog's needs and to your budget.
No Abady product falls below these parameters of effectiveness.
Now you can buy affordable priced, species-appropriate nutrition that works
with all the convenience offered by the commercially prepared feeds.can be built.
Big Industry's foisting of omnivore targeted diets on the country's companion carnivore population (dogs & cats) has allowed the population to grow to an abnormal size.
The apparent low cost of feed has lulled people into believing that this approach to feeding is adequate.
They are unaware of the penalties that lie in wait for them that may increase the actual cost of ownership by many fold and decrease the pleasure of owning dogs.
THE REALITIES OF BETTER FEEDING
With the size of the dog population as it stands to-day, even if a fraction of the people who own dogs decided to feed properly, there simply would not be enough quality feed-grade, raw materials available to meet the demand.
This would force prices to rise on existing supplies and require the use of feeding materials that are currently sold for human consumption.
Dogs and Cats are at the top of the food chain and require much higher levels of fat & protein in their diets if they are not to break down.
The cost of feeding dogs and cats under this scenario would rise dramatically and the dog population might shrink to a size that would match people's
ability to take care of their animals on realistic terms.
For this reason, and others, the Abady Company has decided to limit the maximum growth of its company to under four times its present size.
The facts are that the very best species-appropriate feeds available in the marketplace are currently being produced by the Abady Company, at a cost of usage for the consumer, very comparable in most cases, and even less expensive is some, than that of other popular (omnivore-targeted) "Premium Feeds".
This cost does not include the savings, both monetary and in suffering that almost always accompanies improper feeding - which could be avoided if
the animals were properly fed.
If breeding dogs are involved, the much higher rates of reproduction and increased litter rates of healthy puppies may reduce the cost of feeding Abady down to zero while yielding a tremendous benefit.
Given this information, you, as a concerned, intelligent and logical dog owner can use the profoundly meaningful analysis provided in this article to feed your dog both properly and economically.
You don't have to follow the herd down the path to breakdowns and avoidable
expenses.
The truth has set you free to make the right decision.
The responsibility toward your dog rests entirely with you.
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