A balanced diet for your puppy or adult dog is most essential. When buying dog food, the ingredients should be checked and as per the labelling law, they need to be mentioned in a descending order. It is important to know how much energy the body will be able to absorb from the proteins and fats in the diet.
1 gram of fat will give you metabolic energy of 8.5 kilo calories and 1 gram of protein/carbohydrate will give you metabolic energy of 3.5 kilo calories each. Some quick calculation can help you understand the nutritional value of the food.
Feeding bread, milk and biscuits to your dog does not give him the much needed nutrition, thus leading to health problems and skin infections. For instance, while selecting pet food, Omega 6 fatty acids and Omega 3 fatty acids should be in the 5:1 - 10:1 ratio. In case your dog experiences skin problems, Omega 3 levels can be increased.
If you plan to make changes to your dog's current diet or introduce a new type of food, do it in very small quantities (1/10th portion increase) for 10 days until you completely switch.