Copyright Nakawa´s Ridgebacks 0722943227 Made with Xara Web Designer, Webmaster: Jarmila Nahalkova Food Food as is one of the way how we can influence health of our dogs very significant way. In our  kennel we feed fresh natural food, which is to my opinion the most appropriate for digestion by  our canine companions. When I selected this type of feeding, I had on my mind that dogs are  naturally carnivorous animals similar to their ancestors. Dog domestication is only 14 000-  100000 years old, which is rather short period compared to the age of dog carnivorous ancestors (40 millions years). Therefore, I consider as the most natural food for them typical carnivorous  diet - unprocessed meat and bones.  Some additives are added as a source of vitamins and  minerals (alfalfa, sea kelp, herbs, vegetables), for sound heart and healthy vascular system (oils) and additives to nourish joints.  Many people prefer dry granules, since it is more comfortable than to make their own dog meal.  That is the main advantage of commercial foods. However, the fresh diet contains nutrients and  vitamins in natural form, which is optimal for utilization by organism. In commercial dry food,  protein source and vitamins are destroyed by high temperature at increased pressure during  cooking process and additionally by forming of the final product - by process called extruding.  Vitamins and oils are added at the end of the process to balance almost complete loss of  nutritional values. In human is also preferred uptake of vitamins from fresh meal (meat,  carbohydrate sources, vegetables, fruits) to food from fast food chains and supplemented by Next