Have you ever met someone who likes to give their dog ham as a staple food?
It may seem like the dog is eating well and growing well, but you should know that ham hocks are not a healthy and balanced diet choice.
With long-term consumption, dogs can suffer from malnutrition.
Dogs can eat ham sausage, especially in our usual memory, which is often fed to dogs ham sausage, if the ham sausage is special for dogs, yes indeed you can often feed your dog, of course, ham sausage is not to be fed to dogs as a staple food. However, if the ham sausage you feed your dog is the same ham sausage that humans often eat, remind your dog owner not to feed it to your dog.
The body structure and physiological needs of dogs and people are different, and their nutritional needs are also different. The composition of the ham sausage for dogs and the ham sausage for humans is bound to be very different, and more simply put, the ham sausage that people usually eat is not suitable for dogs at all.
The ham sausages that people often eat contain a certain amount of nitrite, which is a very bad compound for the physical development of dogs.

I. Can all types of ham hocks be eaten?

There are many different types of ham sausages on the market, such as those made from chicken, pork, corn, flour, etc. Owners should avoid feeding them directly to their dogs to prevent diarrhea caused by bacterial infections.

But the most common problem with ham sausage is not food-borne bacteria, but fat and salt.

Some ham hocks, which are very high in meat and fat, are not inherently toxic, but if a dog eats a large amount of high-fat food at one time it may cause stomach upset and trigger symptoms of diarrhea or vomiting.

Renee Schmid, a pet virologist, has stated that a chronic high-fat diet is a major cause of heart disease and pancreatitis in dogs.

In the case of low meat content ham sausages, the main source of energy is starch, and if a single starch is used as the main source of energy for a long period, dogs are prone to other diseases such as malnutrition.

The high salt content in ham hocks is also a major problem, and too much salt is a burden on the kidneys of many dogs.

A dog's daily diet should come from a nutritionally balanced diet that also contains the minerals and vitamins your dog needs to grow.

II. Can you use ham hocks as your dog's staple food?

Can ham sausage be used as a snack?
Because of its good taste, ham sausage is often given as a reward snack, but they overlook the energy of ham sausage.

A ham sausage may contain 150 calories of energy, according to an assessment by APOP (American Association for Pet Obesity Prevention): Depending on the size of the dog, the total daily calorie count for dogs is generally between 200 and 1300 calories.

If you take out 10% as a snack share, it means that a dog's daily snack calorie intake should be limited to 20 to 130 calories.

A healthy dog, on the other hand, can easily finish a ham sausage in one minute, which means that it has eaten its entire day's worth of snack calories in one minute, and in the case of a smaller dog, one ham sausage is close to the number of calories it should consume in a full day.

How to do it better?
1. Shop for regular snacks

Read the labels carefully before you buy to make sure the pet snacks are 'preservative-free' and have artificial additives, or just buy regular U.S. commercial pet snacks that are well packaged, not bothered by pathogenic bacteria, and provide your dog with rich nutrition to help him grow up happy.

Three: How to use ham to train your dog

Owners who are new to dog ownership often overlook the importance of dog training, after all, a dog doesn't change its bad habits because you lecture it. The home is still demolished as usual, and the garbage is still turned over as usual. Having the wrong dog training method will only make your dog's bad habits deep-rooted.

However, dog training is not only the responsibility of professional dog trainers, in ordinary life, the owners can also try to train the dog, teach it some movements, and so on. And in this process, snacks will play a great help, but snack dog training and need to pay attention to what it.

The right choice of snacks can be the icing on the cake of dog training.
The choice of dog training snacks must be of nutritional value, or at the very least, harmless, and the more recommended types are jerky and ham sausage. Chicken jerky and beef jerky are nutritious, and because they are relatively large, they can be chewed for a long time, but the size of the snack is also a factor in the training effect. If the size of the snack is too large, the eating time will be longer and the repetition gap of the training command will be lengthened, which will reduce the dog's motivation and adaptability. Therefore, it is recommended that when using jerky or large portions of snacks, the snacks should be cut small.

Ham sausage is a favorite food for dogs, but it has the same problem as jerky, that is, the portion size is too large. Dogs can easily eat ham sausage until they are full. Of course, there are some advantages to large portions of snacks, when the dog is fighting over the inedible bones, large portions of snacks can also be a distraction, after all, the bigger you eat the more enjoyable. In conclusion, it is best to choose snacks that are more nutritious, smaller in size, or cut into pieces, and most importantly, to see if the dog likes them.

The dog will be more obedient with the scientific training of snacks, 3 snack training points must be remembered
The effect of dog training becomes worse if you feed more snacks
Some owners do not pay attention to the dosage problem when using snacks to train their dogs. The dog's weight will naturally rise and may cause health problems if the snacks are eaten and the meals are not different. If you think you can increase the number of snacks by reducing the number of meals, you are wrong, snacks do not necessarily supplement the appropriate nutrition, and in the long run, will make the dogs not like to eat meals. In the choice of snacks can also try to choose fewer calorie kinds, usually feed snacks too much also do not forget to let the dogs exercise.

Why give snacks, but the dog still does not listen to them?
If it is a dog training process dog disobedience, give them snacks and also do not eat. This is usually due to the stress of the dog, so we need to ensure that the dog is trained in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. At the same time, training for too long is one of the reasons why the dog's attention span is not long enough to support the training and the training will be less effective. So remember to leave a break for the dog to slow down.

If a dog is given a treat during training, the dog is very cooperative and obedient, but afterward, the treatment is taken away, and the dog becomes less effective. This is because during dog training, having a snack becomes a prerequisite, so he knows that he will get a snack when he completes the command. When the dog is not given a snack during the training process, the dog knows that there will be a snack available even after the command is completed. Therefore, it is important to gradually train your dog to complete commands without seeing the treats.

The use of snacks in the dog training process can be said to be an efficient and fast means but does not mean that it is a panacea, snacks should not be abused, need to ensure that the number of appropriate types of appropriate. I believe that many owners are trying to train their dogs with snacks, what is the effect of your dog's training.