I think it goes without saying that the majority of writers and editors like reading. We read for work and for pleasure at the same time.
My reading, on the other hand, has recently gotten in the way of my writing! In the last few weeks, there has been an overwhelming amount of excellent dog-related articles published, and just today, I received a notice from my browser informing me that it was running slowly owing to a large number of tabs open on my computer.
I often keep articles open on my computer screen so that when I have a few free minutes, I can click on one and read something fantastic without losing track of where I was. However, there were just too many that were open and unread!
Consequently, I came up with a brilliant idea: I could share some of the reading material that has been enticing and then exciting me with you! As well as maybe getting through some of these items in one piece!
As for me, I enjoyed it because it was written by a writer I greatly admire on a website that consistently features excellent writing on veterinary topics. But I was also pleased to read about veterinarians who agree with WDJ’s longstanding recommendation to rotate diets rather than simply feeding the same food (or even different products from the same company) year after year as they have done in the past.
Despite the fact that I did not agree with every point made in the post, I was pleased to see the notion of rotating diets in order to attempt to hedge one’s bets nutritionally, so that over time, one’s dog would receive what he needs while not getting too much of other nutrients.
It’s important to remember one important aspect regarding “complete and balanced diets” that is seldom mentioned: the nutrient levels in meals that fulfill the requirements necessary to establish the “complete and balanced” claim are NOT ALL THE SAME.
A great deal of difference exists across dog meals when it comes to the number of vitamins and minerals they include, as well as the number of macronutrients (protein, fat, and fiber) they contain.
The designation of a product as “complete and balanced” does not imply that it will be a proper diet for every dog for the whole of the dog’s life.