Variety in Your Dog's Diet
As long as you feed your dog AAFCO-approved commercial dog food designed to meet the nutritional needs of your dog at his current life stage, you don't need to worry too much about providing a wide variety of dog food.

Your Dog's Nutritional Needs
Pets need you to make sure meals will help them stay healthy and strong.Nutritious natural dog food or organic dog food goes a long way toward preventing problems down the road.

Special Diets
There are certain foods you should either avoid or give only in small portions when feeding your dog. Keep the following in mind when choosing your dog's food plan: Never feed your dog cat food, never put your dog on an all-meat diet, and never allot more than 10% of your dog's diet to treats or "people food."

Is It OK to Feed My Dog Table Scraps?
Your vet says it and so does every book on caring for your dog: Don't feed your dog table scraps. The dog food you regularly feed your pet should meet nearly all of his dietary needs. But the fact is, it's almost impossible to refuse your dog a treat from the table now and then. As long as you offer table scraps in moderation, and avoid giving your dog certain foods altogether, the occasional treat of "people food" can actually enhance your dog's health.

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