Healthy Pet Food

Pet food is almost more complex than human food to research. I have been emailing companies for weeks about their products. These are the brands I have so far identified as being healthy, but I suggest only buying the products within these brands that do not contain soy or corn, as soy going out of the US labeled "organic" has been found (by the Japanese) to contain 25% GMO. Also, I only look at the dry food, so I am not sure about the wet food, although these manufacturers are very responsible.

ORIGEN/ARCANA: Likely the best
PETGAURD: Vegan or Vegetarian - and NOT the USDA certified one as that has soy
CASTOR and POLLUX - the organic line of "Merrick"

Also, I HIGHLY encourage you to understand what human foods you can and cannot feed your pet and to feed him or her as much fresh, organic food as possible. Do you really think a living being can be healthy eating any form of dry cereal all day long every day? I knew someone whose dog was dying of cancer and the vet said, "Feed him, feed him, as much fresh food as possible." What does that tell you? I give my dog lots of apple bits with some skin on it, baby carrots (she has large teeth, she can handle these, but you can also cut them into fine pieces), raw and cooked broccoli (raw broccoli is bitter; you have to break it up into tiny bits and mix it in), quinoa, brown rice, wild salmon, turkey, cooked swiss chard (yum! and so much easier than spinach), pears, peas, hard boiled eggs, and sometimes a little spaghetti sauce (but no whole tomatoes cooked or uncooked!). Basically, what I eat, she eats, except for the food that is poisonous to dogs, of course. Boiled chicken is her staple. I freeze it in small chunks and then just pull out one chunk per day for her.

As far as teeth, you should be brushing your pet's teeth at least once a month with an enzymatic toothpaste and a dog can have a dental chew once a day at least. (True, I don't exactly know what could be in that dental chew, but it's European so I trust it more, and healthy teeth are a big key to a dog's health long term). I think apple and carrot really help clean my dog's teeth. I feed my dog a lot of fresh food and her teeth are still a beautiful, unstained white. (I also use Dentacetic occasionally to remove any tough stain). You can train your dog to accept a toothbrush (see the web for how, it just takes patience).