According to a dog magazine, yogurt is an excellent source of protein and calcium. When in the grocery to buy yogurt, make sure to choose one that has live bacteria and have no artificial sweeteners. The live bacteria can act as probiotics which are living organisms that offer health benefit especially when consumed in sufficient amounts. For more info on this topic Can Dogs Eat Yogurt? Can be found at http://petfoodia.com/.

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2. According to a dog magazine, yogurt is an excellent
source of protein and calcium. When in the grocery to
buy yogurt, make sure to choose one that has live
bacteria and have no artificial sweeteners.
The live bacteria can act as probiotics which are living
organisms that offer health benefit especially when
consumed in sufficient amounts.
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3. If your dog is a bit fat, make sure you select the fatfree variety. Frozen can be a perfect summer treat for
your dog. You even might think about adding some
healthy and safe fruits such as apples, bananas,
strawberries and blueberries to make it even more
delicious.
It is like ice cream for dogs. It can make a great
substitute for ice cream that you should not feed your
dog because it has too much sugar and fat.
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4. Dairy foods have high fat content and may upset the
stomach of your dog, causing them to become
overweight. But you can occasionally give your dog
nonfat plain yogurt as a treat.
In addition, for most dogs out there, dairy products
may serve as natural laxatives so it is not advised to
give your dog too much of it especially if your dog
easily gets an upset stomach.
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5. Compared to milk, It is much easier to digest. Most
dogs that can't tolerate milk either due to lactose
intolerance or protein allergy enjoy yogurt more. The
process of culturing is what makes yogurt digestible.
Lactase, an enzyme lactose intolerant dogs do not
have is created in live active cultures and other
enzymes in some yogurt which can help in promoting
lactose absorption.
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6. Bacteria enzymes that are produced by the culturing
process digest partially the milk protein casein which
makes it less allergenic and much easier to absorb.
Though the amount may vary depending on the
brand, generally, yogurt has less lactose compared to
milk. The process breaks down the milk sugar lactose
into galactose and glucose, two sugars which are
absorbed easily by people who are lactose intolerant.
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7. Culturing of yogurt helps in increasing the absorption
of B-vitamins and Calcium. Yogurt also has lactic acid
which aids in the digestion of milk calcium.
According to some studies, yogurt cultures contain a
factor which has anti-tumor effects in animals. Yogurt
also contains more lactase and less lactose and
because of that, it is well-tolerated usually by healing
intestines and is a very popular food for healing
diarrhea.
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8. Some studies also indicated that yogurt helps in
reducing blood cholesterol. That could probably
because the live cultures in it can absorb the
cholesterol. It could also be because yogurt is capable
of binding bile acids.
To sum it all up, you can let your dog eat yogurt. But
just like any safe human food that you want to share
your pooch,
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9. it is best to feed them with yogurt as an occasional,
small treat. You should not give it to them every day
or in large amounts. If your dog is prone is weight
gain, it is advised to give him the non-fat variety only.
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