Dog Treats From Avocados

Avocado is a natural choice dog food, and legend has it that it was the avocado growers, somewhere in the tropics, who first observed that their dogs were keenly competing with the grower for any fallen fruit.

Avocado is a natural dog food, that not only adds palatability and texture to the usual domestic dog food that is usually a dry meal, but also adds a supplement of fats. Of course, your lovely dog is living and just like you requires a balanced diet of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and fats.

The fat in dog food is important for the dogs health, for providing a healthy skin and a glow in their hair coat, as well as energy. How much fat a dog requires in the diet for energy depends on how active the dog is. A good dog food recipe for a working dog should provide for at least 20% fat, even if it was a homemade dog food.

The average domestic dog needs at least 8% fat in it’s diet, while a thin dog absolutely needs a wellness dog food rich in fat until his weight improves. Since most domestic dogs get most of their fat from canned dog food, and most dogs love avocados, therefore avocado added from time to time serves as a very welcome and caring measure of dog treats.

Be aware that only the meat of the nutritious fruit that is avocado. is the only part that can be given as pet food, the rest of it such as the avocado pit and skins must never be given to a dog or other domestic animal that walks on four.

As a small part of natural dog food, avocado is rich in potassium, vitamin E, B-complex vitamins, vitamin K and magnesium.