Dog food is plant or animal material intended for consumption by dogs or other canines. Special dog foods given as a reward, and not as a staple, are known as dog treats.Some people make their own dog food or feed their dogs meals made from ingredients purchased in grocery or health-food stores; many others rely on commercially manufactured dog food.There are many different recommendations on what diet is best for dogs. Some people argue that dogs have thrived off of leftovers and scraps from their human owners for thousands of years and that commercial dog foods (which have only been available for the past century) contain poor-quality meats, additives, and other ingredients dogs should not ingest, or that commercial dog food is not nutritionally sufficient for their dogs.

Great article by a young canine lover on food allergies in our dogs. She goes through the symptoms and how to change the diet to prevent allergies. A must read for every canine owner.

As much as you take good care of your canine baby with regular check-ups at the vet, vaccinations at the scheduled time and a healthy diet—unfortunately, as with all living beings—illness is inevitable. Luckily, there are telltale signs to look for in most cases. The following are ways to tell if your dog may be ill and require a visit to the vet.

The idiotic legislature of the Great State of Arkansas has decided to place a tax on Canines. This tax will be $1 per pound. Gov. Mike Beebe is desperately trying to hide this by burying it in an increase to $ 64 million in the state funding package for education as part of a $ 4.36 billion general revenue budget for fiscal year 2008.

The Food and Drug Administration announced one possible way to help lessen the large amount of fat dogs in America: the first prescription drug to treat canine obesity.