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the4best choices for your pet October/November 2017
Raw Pet Digest Editor-in-chief: Kristin Clark
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Our mission at Raw Pet Digest is to share information that supports natural health with a broad audience to help improve the lives of our carnivore pets. We believe that only the body is capable of achieving and maintaining true health, but we also believe that there are many things that we can do to help support the body in its quest to maintain balance (health). Raw Pet Digest aims to help educate and inform you about those things so that you can help your pet live a long life and thrive naturally.
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FEATURES 5 How to Make Your Dog's Meals Complete and Balanced 25 How to Fast Your Dog By Being Mindful 40 The Best Supplements for Raw Pet Food 47 Is Freeze-Dried Raw a Good Choice for My Pet?
COLUMNS 4 Letter from the Editor 12 Raw Pets Thrive! Puzzle 14 The Beginner's Corner: 5 Ways to Feed Raw Without Going Broke 31 Spotlight on Health: Vital Essentials
Great Danes in front of a beautiful sunset. Photo credit Deb McMurdie
Letter fromtheEditor Happy Fall, everyone! I have an exciting announcement about Raw Pet Digest! Raw Pet Digest is moving t o a new host ing pl at f orm As you know, our goal here at Raw Pet Digest is to be the premier magazine for empowering you to help your best (furry) friend stay healthy, vibrant, and thriving. And that means making sure your experience with the magazine is the best it can possibly be. To further that goal, we will be migrating to Joomag, our new hosting platform. Why is Raw Pet Digest moving? -
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We?ll be able to include fun new features, such as video, audio, music, and more! This will let us make the magazine even richer and more interesting for you? and we?re super excited about that. This move will help ensure you always receive notifications of new issues, seamlessly and efficiently. You will also have the option to order printed versions of each issue if you prefer to read the magazine in print instead of online. With this transition, you will soon be able to access Raw Pet Digest through our upcoming app, even if you?re not connected to the internet. And, this app will be available for free as part of your subscription.
Kristin with Cleo, Motley, Elle, and Barkley. Photo credit: Adam Gilbert
What does t his move mean f or you? After the transition is completed, the old links will no longer work to access Raw Pet Digest. Once the move is completed, you?ll get an email with the new links, as well as info on how to access the issues in the new site. We?ve made every effort to make this move as smooth as possible. However, we also know that sometimes things happen. So, if you run into any difficulties or have any questions, we will be here to help. You can email me directly at kristin@rawpetdigest.com, and we?ll get it fixed. I?m so excited about all the great things this move will bring! As always, if there?s anything I can do to make your experience with Raw Pet Digest even better, please feel free to reach out to me. As always, enjoy the issue, and thank you for being part of the Raw Pet Digest family!
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HOWTOMAKEYOURDOG'SMEALS COMPLETE AND BALANCED
A woman at home with her pet dog. Copyright Sepy67
After a long day at work, you finally get home. Walking through the door, you see deep brown eyes looking up at you. A tail wags frantically, happily. A doggy mouth smiles a greeting at you. You feel the stresses of the day lift. Bending down, you caress her velvety-soft ears, give her a quick kiss on her nose. She whines, just a little, and lifts her foot in that adorable way she has. You smile, and putting your stuff down, you move towards the refrigerator, where her food is ready and waiting. You pull out her dinner: tonight whole prey rabbit is on the menu, and she thumps her tail in recognition and excitement. Putting the rabbit in her food dish, you take the bowl outside. She?s
spinning around, dashing forward and then back to you, eyes twinkling all the while. She?s overjoyed? you?re home, her food is here, and all is well with the world again! You put the bowl down, and with one last little bounce, she sets herself to the business of eating. Settling down to watch her eat, you wonder whether she?s getting all the vitamins and minerals she needs. You know what?s important is balance over time, but you have to ask yourself: is her nutritional intake complete and balanced? Does she get everything she needs? You feed her a variety of proteins, but sometimes you read things that say homemade diets are lacking in vital nutrients. Your dog is your baby, your best friend, your world, and you want
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her to have everything she needs. She?s sleek, soft, beautiful? no outward sign that anything is wrong, but still, you wonder.
diet consists of pasture-raised, hormoneand antibiotic-free meat), chances are pretty good you?re giving your dog all the vitamins and minerals her body requires.
Wonder no more, my friend. While it?s true that we don?t actually know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, how much of every single trace nutrient our beloved dogs need, we do have a good understanding of what vitamins and minerals they should be getting and what those nutrients do. And as you?ll see, if you?re feeding a balanced raw diet rich in variety (especially if that
On the next few pages, we'll show you what vitamins and minerals your dog needs, along with what whole foods you can find them in. I hope, after you review them, you'll feel more confident in making sure your best buddy is getting a complete, balanced nutrient profile, and that you're giving her everything she needs to thrive.
The whole gang. Photo credit: Deb McMurdie
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