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Moderate quantity of vegetables such as bell peppers is good for all dogs. A bell pepper is rich in nutrients, carotenoids, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and antioxidants. These nutritional elements are important for all dogs requiring the healthy diet. A bell pepper is one of the best methods to supplement the diet of the dog when you feed your dog raw meat. However, you must use a bell pepper as a treat only so as to take care of your dog in terms of the overall health. Dogs can have red, green and yellow color bell peppers. As a pet owner, you have to feed your dog with small slices of bell peppers of green, red and yellow one after another. You can get an overview about what your dog prefers and likes.
Red, yellow and green bell peppers
Red bell peppers are 9 times richer in beta-carotene when compared to green and yellow bell peppers. A dog is mainly carnivores and not requiring too many vegetables in its regular diet. An excess amount of bell pepper or any other vegetable upsets the digestive system of the dog and leads to an array of health problems like vomiting and diarrhea. As an owner of the dog of any breed, you have to introduce a small slice of the bell pepper to your dog at first. You can gradually increase the quantity of bell peppers depending on the type of diet and size of the dog.
Many pet owners these days use bell peppers as one of the best treats to their dog. They make certain that the treats to their dog does not cover more than 10% daily food consumption of their dog. This is worthwhile to give 1 to 3 slices of bell peppers to a small dog. You can feed up to a half a bell pepper to a large dog. You must avoid feeding the bell peppers or any other food day after day to your dog. This is because dogs require variety in their foods on a regular basis.
How to feed bell peppers to your pet?
You may think about how to prepare and cook bell peppers to feed your pet. You can feed pureed or cooked bell peppers to your dog. This simple approach makes the bell pepper digestible further and assists the dog’s body to get essential nutrients from bell peppers. You can prepare bell peppers in the pan or steam these vegetables when you like to follow the best method to cook bell peppers for your dog. This is advisable to avoid your idea to give cooked peppers to your dog especially when these vegetables have been prepared together with garlic, onions and other vegetables inappropriate for dogs.
Specialists in the diet plans for pets in particular dogs these days recommend red bell peppers. This is because red bell peppers have the maximum amount of valuable nutrients and low amount of calories. A bell pepper is a good treat for every dog. A bell pepper or two is suitable for your dog when there is no inflammatory effect.
