Pitbull food

Which Nutrition To Buy For your Pitbull

There are different ways to feed your Pitbull as a puppy and later as an adult dog. No feeding method is better or worse than the other, if quality is taken into account. Besides the preferences of the dog, it is primarily up to the owner what he prefers.
Pitbull puppies should initially be fed at least three to four times a day. The manufacturer’s recommendations on the amount of food provide an approximate guide, but the requirements vary from dog to dog. Severe overweight should be avoided, as it can cause permanent skeletal damage in young dogs. However, it is just as bad to keep puppies lean as it used to be. It is now known that dogs that were kept too lean as puppies will later have greater problems dealing with stress. They become more sensitive to stress.

1. Complete Food

Ready-to-eat food is practical to handle and ideally contains all the nutrients a dog needs. Depending on the method of production, a distinction is made between dry food, moist food and semi-moist food. As a rule, these are complete foods that cover the dog’s nutrient requirements. However, there are also individual and supplementary feeds that need to be mixed with other feeds for feeding, e.g. canned pure meat, flakes for mixing, etc.

2. Dry Food

For the production of dry dog food all ingredients are dried, ground and extruded under humidity, heat and pressure.
The result is lumps of food, which are then coated with a coating containing fat and all ingredients that are heat sensitive and would not survive the manufacturing process.
A few manufacturers also offer cold pressed dry dog food.
Dry dog food is the most practical and at the same time the most popular form of dog food. Just reach into the sack and the food is prepared. However, most types of dry food contain preservatives and antioxidants which prevent the fat contained in the food from reacting with the oxygen and becoming rancid.
Dried food is available comparatively cheap in large bags and has a long shelf life. As it contains hardly any moisture, it is important to ensure that the dog has sufficient water absorption or soak it before feeding.

3. Semi-moist Food

There are few complete semi-moist foods. An increased moisture content is noticeable in the consistency of the chunks, which are not firm and crumbly but softer, similar to chewy candy. Well-known manufacturers are Bosch and MAC’S, who both label their semi-moist food with the designation “Soft”.

4. Moist Dog Food

Moisturized dog food is preserved by heat so that additional preservatives would not be necessary. The ingredients are mixed and filled into tins or other containers. These are then heated and sealed so that they are sterile.
Moist food is mainly offered in cans, bowls and bags – more rarely also in jars. For feeding simply open a can. A disadvantage is the rather high amount of waste.
Damp food contains around 70-80% moisture. This means that the dog has to drink less than when feeding dry food. But it also has a lower nutrient density so that more must be fed.

5. Treats and Snacks

When it comes to treats, it’s worth taking a look at the composition, because if you pay attention to healthy dog nutrition, you shouldn’t feed any waste in between. Not seldomly there are things in it that nobody wants to have in the dog food like animal by-products and baker’s by-products. Bright colours are an indication of unhealthy dyes, unless plant colours such as beetroot or spinach are mentioned on the packaging.
Nibbles are often produced under the influence of unhealthy substances. They dry in chemical chambers because it is faster or are even bleached with chemicals like buffalo skin bones. Responsible owners pay attention to quality!

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