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		<title>Hypoallergenic Dog Food and Your Dog &#8211; Is It Time To Switch Dog Foods?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pamela Kazmierczak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you considered switching to hypoallergenic dog food? Do you know exactly what signs or symptoms to look for to find out should your family dog needs a change? Find out more how to possibly make your pet dog much healthier as well as happier <p>Continue reading <a href="http://dogcollarandmore.com/dog-food/hypoallergenic-dog-food-and-your-dog-is-it-time-to-switch-dog-foods">Hypoallergenic Dog Food and Your Dog &#8211; Is It Time To Switch Dog Foods?</a></p>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you considered switching to hypoallergenic dog food? Do you know exactly what signs or symptoms to look for to find out should your family dog needs a change? Find out more how to possibly make your pet dog much healthier as well as happier today.</p>
<p>Quite a few pet owners switch their own dog&#8217;s diet regime to hypoallergenic dog food as a preventive measure to combat possible allergies. Exactly what can your dog be allergic to? Contrary to popular belief, similar to in men and women, allergies can be to just about anything. For instance the three main categories of allergies in pets are food allergies, airborne allergies and contact allergies. This simply means that dogs are frequently allergic to things that they eat, things they breathe in and things they come in to contact with.</p>
<p>Hypoallergenic dog food deals with food based allergies. They might additionally possess some ingredients that help with various other allergies such as maintaining a healthy coat of fur, or encouraging healthy skin.</p>
<p>Just what signs and symptoms should you look for? Some of the common signs and symptoms you have to be on the lookout for include things like mild problems such as loss of appetite, irritated stomach, runny nose, sneezing, irritated skin, watery eyes, problems with their own breathing and stomach problems. Some more key signs and symptoms include itching and scratching, skin irritations, diarrhea and vomiting.</p>
<p>You now are able to do two things. When you have recognized these types of signs or symptoms it&#8217;s really a good idea to start them on a hypoallergenic food diet regime instantly. Second of all, you can also arrange a consultation with their vet to even further examine whatever they could possibly be allergic to. There are various allergies that may be discovered. Hypoallergenic dog food is an effective safety measure, but even still, you may want to know precisely what you will be controlling your dog from eating or even coming in to contact with.</p>
<p>Remember when you are going to your animal medical practitioner you ought to go as prepared as feasible. Create a list of all of the signs your dog has shown you. When possible, narrow this down to a time frame when your pet begun exhibiting the indicators. Also try to let your own vet know anytime there was a spike in the signs and symptoms (when they demonstrate far more or significantly less symptoms than usual). If you believe you know what is actually bothering your dog, let the vet know. Additionally, if you have already put your dog on a hypoallergenic dog food diet let your own veterinarian know that and also when that occurred and any kind of improvements since that time.</p>
<p>One of the things we cannot stress enough is not to simply ignore the symptoms. A number of people are convinced just about all pet dogs itch and scratch and sneeze. They also believe that some of the more severe signs such as diarrhea as well as vomiting are not an underlying cause for concern &#8211; but they truly are. This is often something you should be aware of and take serious notice. These signs or symptoms will not be clues that you&#8217;ve got a normal pet dog, but symptoms of a quite possibly greater issue at hand.</p>
<p>I think you&#8217;ll now possess an improved idea if your puppy needs hypoallergenic dog food.</p>
<p>Learn more on the subject of your dog&#8217;s health today and visit <a target='_blank' href="http://www.hypoallergenic-dog-food.org/">Hypoallergenic Dog Food</a> today. Read more on the subject of <a target='_blank' href="http://www.hypoallergenic-dog-food.org/allergies-in-dogs/">Allergies in Dogs</a> to learn more on the subject of your dogs potential health problems</p>
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		<title>Man&#8217;s Best Friend And His Wonderful Nose</title>
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		<dc:creator>Robert Hamilton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While sight is the predominant sense in humans, in canines the sense of smell is predominant. This isn't by accident. Canines were designed to possess a dominant sense of smell. While the brain in humans is dominated by a large visual cortex, a dog's brain is dominated by an olfactory (smell) cortex. Relative to the size of its brain, the olfactory cortex in a dog is forty times greater than that in <p>Continue reading <a href="http://dogcollarandmore.com/dog-food/mans-best-friend-and-his-wonderful-nose">Man&#8217;s Best Friend And His Wonderful Nose</a></p>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While sight is the predominant sense in humans, in canines the sense of smell is predominant. This isn&#8217;t by accident. Canines were designed to possess a dominant sense of smell. While the brain in humans is dominated by a large visual cortex, a dog&#8217;s brain is dominated by an olfactory (smell) cortex. Relative to the size of its brain, the olfactory cortex in a dog is forty times greater than that in man.</p>
<p>As a result of this, the sensory world of a dog is made up of dozens of pleasant and unpleasant odors that intersect and constantly change. We humans cannot detect the vast majority of these scents. The sensory world of humans is very different than that of a dog.</p>
<p>I have a golden retriever and a beagle. I enjoy <a target='_blank' href="http://www.greathomemadedogtreats.com">making homemade dog treats</a> for our two dogs. I have observed that when I toss out some of these treats into the yard, our two dogs don&#8217;t find them by sight. At first I thought it was strange that, even though the dog treats are in plain sight, both my dogs look for them by sniffing the ground until they find them.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, it&#8217;s only strange because we humans live in such a totally different sensory universe. If we had to find things just by smell, we would be virtually helpless. Similarly, a dog would be in a tough situation without his sense of smell. For a dog, to find food using smell rather than sight is the obvious thing to do.</p>
<p><b>Beyond Incredible: A Dog&#8217;s Sense of Smell </b></p>
<p>In fact, a dog&#8217;s sense of smell is around 50 to 100 times greater than is that of humans. Actually, canines can discriminate odors at concentrations nearly 100 million times lower than can humans. Dogs are able to sense the presence of a tiny drop of blood diluted in two gallons of water. The more air flow there is outside, the more scents dogs will be able to detect.</p>
<p>This past January, I threw out a piece of bread crust on top of the snow for the birds that come to our bird feeders. Since there was plenty of bird seed in the feeders and spread on the ground, the birds ignored the piece of crust. Afterwards, we received more than a foot of snow, and the bread crust was completely buried as a result. In fact, I figured that the birds had eaten it.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, the next day when I let out my beagle to play, she happened to go near the bird feeders. She instantly caught the whiff of something, and soon her head was buried in the snow. I guessed that there was probably a rodent hiding down there or something. Yet, she soon came back out, displaying the crust in her jaws. She had instantly caught the scent of the crust merely from walking by it, although it was old and dry and was buried under a foot of snow.</p>
<p>Since that episode, we&#8217;ve made a regular game out of it. I hide my dog treats somewhere on our lawn. Then I turn her loose to find them.</p>
<p><b>Why Dogs Are Man&#8217;s Best Friend </b></p>
<p>Humans didn&#8217;t take long to appreciate the keen sense of smell that dogs have and to begin using it. For many centuries, men have used dogs in hunting. In more recent times, humans have used canines to find missing persons and escaped convicts. A scent hound and many other kinds of dogs can track a person&#8217;s scent even though it is several days old. A dog can follow the scent even after an ordinary rain.</p>
<p>In the past few decades, dogs have been trained to sniff out illegal drugs and explosives. A person can try placing the explosives or drugs in an airtight container surrounded by other strong odors. Regardless, a drug-sniffing dog will have no difficulty smelling the illegal drug.</p>
<p>Who knows? Someday some dog may save your life or protect you from injury. She may be your own dog. What&#8217;s more, some dogs have actually be able to detect malignant tumors in their owners. Therefore, treat your dog as the friend she truly is. Reward her with a a nutritious diet, plenty of attention, a good place to live, and lots of dog treats.</p>
<p>The writer, Robert Hamilton, is a pet lover who often writes about dogs. He enjoys making his own special dog food and dog treats at home. Why not try making some for your own special pet? Mr. Hamilton has posted a number of free recipes for <a href="http://www.greathomemadedogtreats.com/recipes">dog treats</a> on his website.</p>
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