How to figure out the best diet for your pet

Boiled chicken and rice or kibble, most people will tell you to feed your dog these things. “The most common mistake people make is to seek nutrition advice from other pet parents without realising that the dietary needs of a differs and depends on the dog’s breed, size and age,” says Shashank Sinha, CEO of pet nutrition company Drools. In the research process, my husband also found food calculators to help calculate a dog’s dietary requirement according to his size and age. While Sinha notes that “a raw food diet may not be a great option in India as we cannot be sure of the quality of meat available to us,” after getting feedback from various sources, my husband was convinced that it would be the best option for our dog. Khal’s diet today consists of raw meat, rice, boiled vegetables and fish in specific quantities exactly measured on a weighing scale.