You are what you eat Deciding what to feed your pet is a lot like deciding what to feed yourself - you can live on cheeseburgers and fries, pre-packaged frozen foods, vitamin enriched home-made granola, something in-between or combinations. For all of these options, you are making a choices between nutrition, convenience and cost. And - you feel different depending on the diet you choose. The choices are much the same for your pet - you can provide quick filler foods, high-grade commercial grade foods, higher-grade frozen foods or serve fresh foods enriched with vitamins and minerals. If you want your pet to be healthy and happy - have good digestion, a shiny coat, and a positive attitude - serve high quality, human grade foods - ingredients that are naturally full of nutritional vitamins and minerals. If you'd like to compare the nutritional value of your dog's food with other dog food brands, click here. Filler-food is available at any supermarket. High-grade commercial foods are available through veterinary offices and pet food stores. A varity of different brands of highest-quality frozen foods are available in Regina: . Mountain Dog Food and Urban Carnivore contact Patricia (Paddy) Thompson . Urban Carnivore contact Shirley Wagman . Primal Natural Dog and Cat Diets and the Urban Carnivore contact Lakewood Animal Hospital If you are interested in serving fresh foods, there are a number of different philosophies. Some are "bones and raw food" (BARF) only - some involve a more vegetarian-like philosophy around grains as a source of protein. To learn more about your options read more at: Carina Beth MacDonald, Raw Dog Food: Make it easy for you and your dog! Dr. Richard H. Pitcairn, Natural Health for Dogs and Cats Dr. Ian Billinghurst, Biologically Appropriate Raw Food diet (BARF diet)