Five Tips to Keep Your Dog Food Fresh

By Kelly Marshall
2006-12-07

Five Tips to Keep Your Dog Food Fresh

Some dogs are mainly not picky when it comes to the type of grub they eat, however you may find your dog turning his nose up at food that could have been rotting around in his bowl. It might be that his food has shown symptoms of being stale or full of moisture from sitting around for too long. The same food that made Fido's tail wag when you poured it from the bag can lose their flavor and appeal since they have become old & damp. This is remarkably real if the house is full of moisture or if you make a habit of serving your pet aged food that's been kept in the fridge too long.

Understand these five tips to help keep your pet's food nice & tasty:

Useful innovations, such as the Scoop N Seal, help keep larger bags sealed tight as the bag reduces. Scoop N Seal is around at most pet stores.

Keeping your dog's dry food out of the direct sunshine ought to help keep it fresh and thwart the oils that are in it from getting warm and going bad.

If you just brought home a bulk quantity of your dog's prefered dry food to save a few dollars, keep a little of the food in a plastic container & put it in the freezer, or throw the entire amount of dry pet food in the freezer if you can. When it's time to feed it to your dog, take the food out of the freezer an a little ahead of time so it will be able to thaw. Stick the leftovers in a sealed container to make sure it stays fresh.

Seal your dog's bags of dry food using a bag clip. Bag clips come in numerous sizes for different-sized bags. Look around your office for a spare clips that might do the trick. Just like bag clips, binder clips are availiable in numerous sizes.

When you open a container of dog food & end up with it filled with bugs, what possibly happened is that the food went bad while it sat around too long. The insect larvae were so tiny that they passed through the food processing equipment and ended up hatched in the food. You are able to find the expiration date on the bag of of dry food, so check the dates before bringing it home. If the food was still good when you bought it, make sure you give it to your pet before it does.

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