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What health benefits do you expect from dry dog food?
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If you've ever shopped for dog food, you've seen the vast array of available options as well as the many health benefits that dog foods claim to provide! As a leading pet food company, we want to know what you are truly looking for when it comes to the health benefits that a dry dog food offers. Which health benefit claims do you truly believe in, and which ones make the biggest different in the dog food you choose to buy?
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Tell us how your dog's health informs the dry dog food choices you make by answering the following:
- What signs do you look for to evaluate if your dog is healthy or not? (think of physical signs, behavior patterns, actions like eating/drinking, etc.)
- What health benefits do you naturally associate with certain dog food qualities/properties? (for ex: you might assume that protein-packed dog food will help your dog with weight maintenance and muscle mass)
- In general, what health benefits do you truly believe dry dog food can provide? (Ex: you might believe smaller kibbles are better for oral health but not believe the claim that dog food can increase your pet's energy levels)
- Which health benefits influence your decision to buy a certain dog food? Why are these important to you?
- What visual signs from the dry dog food itself (the actual kibbles) reassures you that the product is healthy?
- How do you tell if your dog has healthy digestion?
Considerations: Please be sure to distinguish if any one of the health benefits you describe relate to a particular type of dog (breed, age, size, etc.)
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