Did you know that 83% of dog owners
consider their pet a member of the family?
It’s only right anyway. Dogs are that one member of the family who are
always ‘there’ for you. They run to meet
as at the door every time we come home from work or school. They always want to
play with us, exercise with us, sleep next to us … heck, they’ll do anything
just to make us happy.
How can we return that love?
Well, besides taking long walks, playing fetch, cuddling together on the couch,
or giving them an occasional treat, it’s by feeding them a healthy, natural
diet. Why? Because a healthy natural diet will help your dog live a longer,
happier, healthier life. So, what is a natural diet and why is it important?
STORY
One member of the family truly is always ‘there’ for you.
You know, the one who runs to meet you at the door when you
get home? The one who wants to play, exercise, and sleep next to you no matter
how their day has gone? Heck, they’ll do just about anything to make you happy.
You know who we’re talking about, right? Your dog! That
furry family member who offers you unconditional love every day of the week,
and who you love back just as much, if not more.
But how do you return your dog’s love? Besides taking him or
her for walks, playing fetch, cuddling on the couch and offering the occasional
treat? Do you feed your dog a healthy, natural diet?
Did you know that a diet formulated with wholesome, natural
ingredients could help your dog live a longer, healthier life, but that most
dog foods aren’t made up of natural ingredients?
Why are natural dog food diets so important anyway? “Natural
products go far beyond just basic nutrition,” says Dr. Al Townshend, staff
Veterinarian at Wellness® Pet Food. “Natural diets are designed to provide the
very best nutrition and can have significant benefits.”
In fact, according to Dr. Townshend, “natural diets offer ingredients
with some important health benefits such as probiotics, those good bacteria
that are essential for a healthy immune system and digestive tract; glucosamine
and chondroitin for joint health; omega-3 fatty acids or fish oils for heart
and kidney health; and added digestive supplements to enhance digestibility to
get the very best benefits from quality proteins and fats.”
As a leader in natural pet food, Wellness uses natural,
high-quality proteins and fats in their dog food recipes. They also include fruits
and vegetables for natural vitamins, minerals and other benefits, especially
antioxidants that occur in blueberries, cranberries and some vegetables, which help
make their dog food products some of the healthiest options in the marketplace.
Wellness recipes do not include added artificial colors,
flavors or ingredients, and they’ve even created a helpful “Check Your Bag” website
that you can use to compare their natural dog food to those from some competitors
who claim to be natural.
Some of the biggest benefits to Wellness® Complete Health®
Recipes include:
·
Live Active Probiotics – Added after the cooking
process to promote a healthy intestinal tract and overall digestive health at
guaranteed levels
·
Omega 3 & 6 Mix – Offering guaranteed levels
of essential fatty acids for cellular function and healthy skin
·
Essential Vitamins & Minerals – Designed for
cellular health, immunity and disease resistance
·
Fruit & Veggie Antioxidants – A proactive
step in improving your pet’s nutrition
·
Rigorous Safety Testing – A Quality Assurance
program that maintains strict standards for food safety
·
Excellent Nutritional Standards – Every batch of
dry food is tested throughout the entire manufacturing process, from its basic
ingredients to the finished products
While Wellness might not be as widely-known as some of the more mainstream brands of dog food, their devotion to
quality and natural, high-quality ingredients makes their food safe, wholesome
and beneficial to pets’ health and wellbeing.
To pick up a bag of some of this high-quality, natural dog
food, you can order it online or stop by one of the retail locations listed in the
Wellness Store Locator.
But be sure that you also connect with their Naturally Well Pet
Community, a free online program that provides exclusive savings offers,
fun contests and helpful tips about keeping your pets happy and healthy.
And consider following their Facebook page and Twitter feed, where you can join
in on the fun with a huge group of fellow animal lovers who share heartfelt,
funny stories, entertaining photos and videos of their pets.
If you’re at home as you read this, it’s a good bet that
your dog is sitting right next to you, watching your every move. Take a quick
moment to tell them about the importance of eating a natural diet, then watch
the look on their face… we promise they’ll still love you!
Pet Factoids
Pet ownership in the U.S. has more than
tripled from the 1970s, when approximately 67 million households had pets, to
2012, when there were 164 million owned pets.
According to a Packaged
Facts survey, 83% of pet owners consider their pet to be a member of the
family.
U.S. Pet-Ownership Estimates from the American Pet Products Association
for 2012
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83.3 million - Number of owned dogs
·
47% - of households own at least one dog
·
70% - of owners have one dog
·
20% - of owners have two dogs
·
10% - of owners have three or more dogs
·
1.47 - the average number of owned dogs per household
·
20% - of owned dogs were adopted from animal shelters
·
83% - of owned dogs who are spayed or neutered
·
$231 – the average annual amount spent on routine vet visits
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