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Dog Obesity: Inner Secrets Revealed organix dog food Did you know that dog obesity is the most common nutritional disease in the US today? It is estimated that that in the United States 54% of dogs are currently overweight or obese. New research confirms that that there is a rise in obese pets in March 2015 – Pet Obesity Prevention March 23rd 2015 – Association of Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), it states that the majority of the nation's dog's and cat's continue to be overweight and obese, and it goes on to say that unfortunately most of the pet owners are not aware of the hidden dangers that suffering from obesity can have on their beloved dogs health and well-being. The study also found an astonishing fact that the ‘fat pet gap' in which it states that a staggering 95% of dog owners of overweight or obese dogs incorrectly identified their dogs as being of normal weight. Even today the ‘fat pet gap' continues to be a challenge to pet owners and veterinarians. Dr. Ernie Ward also stated that ‘”pet owners think their obese dog or cat is a normal weight, making confronting obesity difficult. No one wants to think their pet is overweight, and overcoming denial is our first battle.” “We're seeing an increasing number of obese pets and the diseases that accompany excess fat,” reports Dr. Julie Churchill, veterinary nutritionist at the University if Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. “Type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, high blood pressure, and many forms of cancer are associated with obesity in animals. It remains crucial that pet owners understand an overweight dog or cat is not a healthy pet.” In addition, Ward stated obesity today is the number one health threat pets face, and the most important pet health decision owners make each day is what and how much they their dog or cat. According to Ward, pet owners know being overweight is unhealthy; they just don't know their own pet is too heavy. It is important for all pet owners to understand the risks of their pet becoming or being overweight, and by raising the awareness in an effort to reduce the levels of pet obesity in the US, thus helping pet owners to make the most informed choices available for their pets dog or cat, and become critical at the first sign of their pet becoming overweight or obese – remember prevention is better than a cure. Minnesota seems to be the home to the highest prevalence of overweight dogs, with Utah, Nebraska, Nevada and Iowa following close behind. Minnesota was also far in front of the rest of the country for overweight cats, again Nebraska, Iowa, Utah and Oklahoma following closely behind – 1 in 4 American Dogs and Cats is Overweight. Why dogs become obese? Obesity in dogs is simply your dog receiving excessive calories in his daily dog food mix which his body being unable to utilize, unfortunately, all of the excess calories – calories your dog's body is unable to utilize, will be stored as fatty deposits which is persistently added too. These fatty deposits over an extended time will result in your dog becoming overweight or obese. Dog need to be fed only the amount of dog food – excluding excess amounts of dog treats, based on the amount of energy that your dog expends in the day, if your dog has regular daily exercise throughout the day and into the evening – similar a working dog, then your dog will expend more calories through daily physical exercise, then he will require more food although in finely controlled amounts. Likewise if you have a dog which receives little or no daily exercise, then your dog must not receive excessive amounts of food within his daily dog food mix – your veterinarian can offer support on your dog's daily nutritional requirements – Nutrients Your Dog Needs. It remains important to understand that your dog must receive a balanced daily dog food diet that contains the full quota of essential vitamins, essential trace elements and essential minerals – these are termed as essential ingredients, in addition to receiving proteins, fats and carbohydrates all must be included within his daily dog food mix. Your dog must receive his daily quota of all these ingredients daily neither deficiency or excess of any of these ingredients must be tolerated. Feeding your dog must be a daily carefully balancing chore as it rests with you as the dog owner responsible for addressing your dog's needs to ensuring that your dog is neither suffering obesity or malnutrition affects and these illnesses can only be avoided by the dog owner by providing a carefully balanced diet which contains the full quota of essential ingredients yet not in excessive amounts. DogsHelper.com/
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