The Dog Bowl Pet Supply and BARF Raw Food Blog
The Dog Bowl is an online storefront that offers quality pet products including: raw dog food, B.A.R.F., pet beds, dog dental care, pet first aid kits for travel, and every other luxury pet gift imaginable.Thursday, March 26, 2009
Food... What is real? What is fake?
In this ever changing environment and world of developing technology, do you ever wonder where the production of "food" categorically falls into?New developments in computers, internet, cell phones, music, etc... It seems every day brings new and exciting things to help improve our lives and keep us in touch. But what about our food? The average consumer doesn't give food sources a second thought, much less the technology it takes to stock those grocery store shelves!
With the onset of the economic crunch now is the time to step back and think about what we are spending our hard earned money on; and ultimately, the industry and production we are supporting. When we start thinking about spending money to purchase things of "value" we notice that these items ultimately are perishable, fresh items, or "real food". We came up with the conclusion that when you mix technology and real food the result is high profit, more chemicals and less real food.
Next time you go shopping in the grocery store we want you to think about a few things:
- Is the food item a produced item or is it fresh? (i.e. produced item would be Cheetos, a fresh item would be carrots, etc)
- Isn't it common sense that the best things for you are fresh foods? So why is that section only taking up 1/4 or less of the grocery store retail space?
- What percentage of your cart items contain preservatives to extend shelf life? (This question pertains to deli and raw meat items as well, i.e. chicken broth is a preservative and a chemical.)
- Are the items from local vendors or are they imported items?
- How many grocery bags do you think that store gives out in the time it takes you to shop?
- What is that store's impact on the community and the environment? Are they a local store or is this a big chain or conglomerate that doesn't give back to your town or city?
The answers you may come up with may surprise you... At the very least give you some free "food" for thought!
Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Our Favorite Dog Leashes AND Free Shipping!
For a limited time The Dog Bowl is now offering free shipping on our best selling dog leashes! We are proud to say ALL made in the U.S.A. and wonderful quality!We are offering free shipping for the following dog leashes:
- The American Dog Leash
- Quick Hitch Dog Leash (shown) - (#1 training leash and no collar needed)!
- Sequoia Dog Leash
- The Alpine Dog Leash - Single
- The Alpine Dog Leash - Double (walk 2 dogs at once)!
Free shipping for all US destinations. **FREE SHIPPING for these items when you order ONLINE NOW! (U.S.A. - Ground/UPS Shipping only) (Canada - Ground/UP Postal svc and will be charged $6.00 handling fee at the time of order processing.)
Please double check your order selections when making your order (since we are offering free shipping these items will not be returnable).
Labels: Behavior and Training, Dog Collars, Dog Fashion, Dog Leash
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Dog Dental Care - How are your pet's teeth?
How are your pet's teeth? Let's face it.... Your pet cannot brush their teeth, so they probably have the worst breath!Pet dental care is probably the last thing on our minds with these challenging times!
I once went to a dentist who had a little sticker on his exam light that you were forced to look at while he did his work. The sticker read, "Prevention Pays - Neglect Costs". The phrase stuck with me and is a constant reminder. If you let your pets teeth go, sooner or later it will have tooth loss or worse... "Prevention Pays - Neglect Costs"
Dental damage is permanent. There is no second chance. Your pet can't tell you when it has a toothache - You need to lift that lip and look!
The Dog Bowl offers a number of solutions for your pet's tooth and gum care needs: dental sprays (Leba III), dental tooth brushes, and dental tooth paste to ready to brush dental kits for your pet.
Labels: Pet Dental Care
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Does your dog drink a lot of water? Is Your Dog Dehydrated?
If you think about it.... If you are feeling kibble your pet isn't getting anything moist. Kibble is dry, and of course your pet needs hydration. Vets have told us that 90% of dogs and cats die of liver and kidney failure! So is the dry food leading to constant dehydration?
Let’s talk common sense here and see if we can’t agree that a dog that is being fed a heat processed, grain based diet is in a constant state of dehydration - Why?
Have you observed your dog or cat, after consuming the kibble based diet, going to the water bowl and drinking water voraciously. One needn’t wonder why when you learn that the water content of dry kibble is approximately 10%. To understand the advantages of feeding a water based diet you first have to be convinced that consuming your water in your nutrients is better than drinking water separately.
In order for water to be utilized properly to rehydrate the cells it needs to be tied to electrolytes or to the nutrients in order to hydrate about 90% of the cell. Water that is not tied this way to the nutrient is only able to hydrate approximately 10% of the cell. Consequently, about 90% of the water is thrown into the blood stream and ends up diluting the blood. The result is an extra hard strain on the heart to circulate the blood volume and on the kidney that functions to cleanse the toxins.
If the water is only able to rehydrate 10% of the cells then the result is a constant state of dehydration. Adding water from an external source only pretends to function properly to eliminate the dehydration. This constant dehydration state causes many problems. In cats it may lead to serious urinary problems (FUS)- FELINE URINARY SYNDROME.
I’m most concerned about the ability to properly flush out the toxins in the body and the additional strain that the excess volume of blood has on the long term functions of the various organs. Can this possibly be why dogs and cats fed a water based diet gain extended longevity?
We all know that water is the one nutrient that we can’t live without. We can go without food for a long time but without water the systems shut down and death results. Therefore- isn’t it logical that to gain the best advantage for long term health and wellness for ourselves and our dogs that we consume a nutrient that is of a high water concentration - The Barf Diet.
The BARF diet contains approximately 70% water that is adequately tied to the nutrients to properly rehydrate the internal cells.
To see the difference for yourself, feed your dog kibble for a week and then switch to the raw meat diet, watch your dog after eating, and compare the amount of water they drink after eating the BARF DIET. Hopefully you will see the advantage of hydrating the cells in a proper way.
Let’s talk common sense here and see if we can’t agree that a dog that is being fed a heat processed, grain based diet is in a constant state of dehydration - Why?
Have you observed your dog or cat, after consuming the kibble based diet, going to the water bowl and drinking water voraciously. One needn’t wonder why when you learn that the water content of dry kibble is approximately 10%. To understand the advantages of feeding a water based diet you first have to be convinced that consuming your water in your nutrients is better than drinking water separately.
In order for water to be utilized properly to rehydrate the cells it needs to be tied to electrolytes or to the nutrients in order to hydrate about 90% of the cell. Water that is not tied this way to the nutrient is only able to hydrate approximately 10% of the cell. Consequently, about 90% of the water is thrown into the blood stream and ends up diluting the blood. The result is an extra hard strain on the heart to circulate the blood volume and on the kidney that functions to cleanse the toxins.
If the water is only able to rehydrate 10% of the cells then the result is a constant state of dehydration. Adding water from an external source only pretends to function properly to eliminate the dehydration. This constant dehydration state causes many problems. In cats it may lead to serious urinary problems (FUS)- FELINE URINARY SYNDROME.
I’m most concerned about the ability to properly flush out the toxins in the body and the additional strain that the excess volume of blood has on the long term functions of the various organs. Can this possibly be why dogs and cats fed a water based diet gain extended longevity?
We all know that water is the one nutrient that we can’t live without. We can go without food for a long time but without water the systems shut down and death results. Therefore- isn’t it logical that to gain the best advantage for long term health and wellness for ourselves and our dogs that we consume a nutrient that is of a high water concentration - The Barf Diet.
The BARF diet contains approximately 70% water that is adequately tied to the nutrients to properly rehydrate the internal cells.
To see the difference for yourself, feed your dog kibble for a week and then switch to the raw meat diet, watch your dog after eating, and compare the amount of water they drink after eating the BARF DIET. Hopefully you will see the advantage of hydrating the cells in a proper way.
Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment
Monday, March 09, 2009
Dog tag noise making you crazy?
Does the tingle and jingle of your pet’s tags drive you mad?Are you tired of hearing jingle bells year round?
The Dog Bowl has the perfect solution for you! The pet tag silencer is a perfect solution for that abrasive jingling noise caused by the tags on your pet’s collar moving about.
This nifty gadget (shown) wraps around your pet’s tags and has a Velcro closure for a quick, easy solution to the jingle.
The pet tag silencer also avoids the tarnishing and rust of your pet’s tags.
It also prevents the tarnish from staining your pet’s fur!
The pet tag silencer has been used and recommended by runners, light sleepers, show dogs, groomers, you name it!
The pet tag silencer comes in various colors, and is made out of soft, flexible weather resistant material.
The pet tag silencer is durable and totally washable as well.
It also has a reflective logo on the front for your pet’s safety at night! This wonderful item is available from The Dog Bowl - shop online (click here).
Now you can enjoy your pet without the annoying tag noises, no more jingling!
Labels: Dog Fashion, Dog Style, ID Pet Tag, Traveling with your dog
Sunday, March 08, 2009
The Secret To Cancer, Take Away Its Fuel!
What is the fuel for cancer? We know of t
wo fuels: glucose (sugar) and fat!
What if there was one life saving piece of advice that could be given to people or animals that were suffering from cancer or could be used as a prevention tool? Certainly, the one suffering from the disease would welcome this advice with open arms. What if there was one suggestion that would significantly reduce the exposure to this deadly disease? In order to understand the logical reasons behind the advice, and why it should work you first have to understand and agree upon the way the body reacts to a cancer tumor.
In order to suggest that one simple change might alter the course of this disease, we must find the weakest link in the chain. There are several phases that the cancer cell goes through to form a tumor. The first phase happens when the DNA a normal cell mutates or changes. This happens to millions of cells in the body every day and fortunately nothing happens with most of them. The immune system is responsible to wipe them out. You can see the importance of maintaining a strong immune system before, during and after contracting this disease. Some of these cells are strong enough to survive and grow. These are the ones that turn into tumors if left unchecked. HERE LIES THE KEY!!! They grow IF they get the right fuel.
The the cancer grows into a tumor that is large enough to detect but not large enough to cause severe problems. It is at this stage that supplements can be effective against the cancer growth. Then the third stage is when the cancer is diagnosed. At this stage the cells have created their own blood supply and builds a mucous coating around the cells that protect them from the immune system. This is another reason why only depending on the immune system as the body’s defense mechanism is not enough to fight the cancer.
The 4th and final phase is when the cancer changes from a localized tumor to an invasive tumor. The increased inflammation cause new blood vessels to form and the cancer spreads through these vessels to other areas. Once it gets to this stage the cancer is hard to fight. So if you want to aggressively stop the spread of cancer we must attack it early. This is the point when it is most vulnerable.
I reported earlier that the cancer cells need fuel to grow. So the secret to preventing cancer is to take away its fuel. Without fuel it simply can’t survive. There are only two types of fuel. They burn either glucose (sugar) or fat. Nobel prize winner, Otto Warburg proved that cancer cells live entirely on glucose. Improving fat metabolism actually inhibits the growth of cancer. To prevent cancer you must keep the body from shifting to a glucose-burning metabolism. If cancer has already formed then make sure the cells are primarily burning fat instead of glucose. The best way to do this is to avoid foods that significantly increase the amount of sugar in the bloodstream. That means elimination of sugars, starches and other refined carbs. Focus on low-glycemic vegetables, as well as meats, fish and poultry.
Can you now see the advantage gained by switching your dogs diet to a low-glycemic diet (the BARF DIET) eliminating the high carbohydrate laden food offered by a heat processed kibble diet? Information Source: by Rob Mueller of B.A.R.F.
wo fuels: glucose (sugar) and fat!What if there was one life saving piece of advice that could be given to people or animals that were suffering from cancer or could be used as a prevention tool? Certainly, the one suffering from the disease would welcome this advice with open arms. What if there was one suggestion that would significantly reduce the exposure to this deadly disease? In order to understand the logical reasons behind the advice, and why it should work you first have to understand and agree upon the way the body reacts to a cancer tumor.
In order to suggest that one simple change might alter the course of this disease, we must find the weakest link in the chain. There are several phases that the cancer cell goes through to form a tumor. The first phase happens when the DNA a normal cell mutates or changes. This happens to millions of cells in the body every day and fortunately nothing happens with most of them. The immune system is responsible to wipe them out. You can see the importance of maintaining a strong immune system before, during and after contracting this disease. Some of these cells are strong enough to survive and grow. These are the ones that turn into tumors if left unchecked. HERE LIES THE KEY!!! They grow IF they get the right fuel.
The the cancer grows into a tumor that is large enough to detect but not large enough to cause severe problems. It is at this stage that supplements can be effective against the cancer growth. Then the third stage is when the cancer is diagnosed. At this stage the cells have created their own blood supply and builds a mucous coating around the cells that protect them from the immune system. This is another reason why only depending on the immune system as the body’s defense mechanism is not enough to fight the cancer.
The 4th and final phase is when the cancer changes from a localized tumor to an invasive tumor. The increased inflammation cause new blood vessels to form and the cancer spreads through these vessels to other areas. Once it gets to this stage the cancer is hard to fight. So if you want to aggressively stop the spread of cancer we must attack it early. This is the point when it is most vulnerable.
I reported earlier that the cancer cells need fuel to grow. So the secret to preventing cancer is to take away its fuel. Without fuel it simply can’t survive. There are only two types of fuel. They burn either glucose (sugar) or fat. Nobel prize winner, Otto Warburg proved that cancer cells live entirely on glucose. Improving fat metabolism actually inhibits the growth of cancer. To prevent cancer you must keep the body from shifting to a glucose-burning metabolism. If cancer has already formed then make sure the cells are primarily burning fat instead of glucose. The best way to do this is to avoid foods that significantly increase the amount of sugar in the bloodstream. That means elimination of sugars, starches and other refined carbs. Focus on low-glycemic vegetables, as well as meats, fish and poultry.
Can you now see the advantage gained by switching your dogs diet to a low-glycemic diet (the BARF DIET) eliminating the high carbohydrate laden food offered by a heat processed kibble diet? Information Source: by Rob Mueller of B.A.R.F.
Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Looking for a high fashon dog carrier?
Friends of Babydoll, by Donald J. Pliner, carrier in limited edition Salsa Britto Carrier.Patent leather handles and accents. Salsa Britto pattern print exterior. This pet carrier has removable bottom insert for warmth, which is removable for easy cleaning.
Only available in Small size. (Other sizes are sold out & this carrier is a collector item as it is no longer in production.)
Small: 15"l x 9"h x 9"w (Please consider this measurement before placing an order.)
*This item is on sale - all sales are final, no returns.
Click here to order now - quantities are limited!
Labels: Carrier Pet, Dog Fashion
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