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Knowledge is power (and confidence), especially around the dog dish. We ask the experts what you need to know to feed them right.

10 Easy Pieces to Liven Up Your Dog’s Dinner
by Roschelle Heuberger, PhD

If you’re going to feed your dogs “people” food, shouldn’t you feed them something that’s actually good for them? Here are some healthy, easily obtainable options straight from market shelves that can be added to spice up your pup’s regular fare.

What’s for dinner?
by Cameron Woo

Having a dog you surely know the myriad of choices you have when it comes to selecting your dog’s food. It should not be news that dog food is a multi-billion dollar industry. What is surprising, is the segmentation that now dominates the marketing of dog food, and the variety of niche-sectors being pursued fervently by dog food manufacturers and their marketing agents. As Publisher of The Bark, one of my tasks is to stay abreast of industry trends.

Cheaper Eats
by Roschelle Heuberger, PhD

When suppertime rolls around, there’s nothing like a healthy home-cooked meal. This is true not only for the human members of your family, but for your dog as well. Cooking for your canine companion has many benefits, including fewer preservatives and additives, more varied and potentially better ingredients and, of course, more interest for the canine palate.

The Politics of Pet Food
by Marion Nestle, PhD, and Malden Nesheim, PhD

Surveys have found that veterinarians consider 44 percent of the dogs they see in their practices to be overweight, but only 17 percent of owners view their pets as anything but normal.

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