Vegetarian Dog Treats

hello! thanks in advance for your help!

first, just in case anyone has read "vegetarian dog" and is now freaking out and ready to lambaste me for my choice, i kindly ask that you keep those thoughts to yourself. i have my reasons, love my dog, and am making the best choices for him that i kno how. thanks.

ok, now on to my question! my dog is primarily a vegetarian (treats have meat products in them) and i am wondering what is the BEST vegetarian dog food on the market. currently my dog (a 1 yr old shepherd/lab mix) is on Nature’s Balance brand veg food. i understand that is a good brand, but i am curious if anyone swears by their brand, and why. please let me kno whatever pros and cons you’ve experienced.

in addition, anyone who has good advice about supplementing a dog’s vegetarian diet or information on where to find home made dog food recipes that meets AAFCO nutritional standards, that info would be most welcome. i am planning to start him on L-carnatine, taurine and nutritional yeast next week.

btw, i am willing to feed my guy seafood.

thanks so much!
"amy akita mom", thanks for the link, that is just what i’m looking for!

"chrissyk…" thank you for being respectful.

everyone who is giving me a hard time, you all reiterate the same, rote standpoint. it is too bad (for you) that you are too close-minded to explore other options than those you are familiar with. i am willing to bet that the amount of research i have done regarding my dog’s diet would put yours to shame. if i had access to the quality meant my dog would encounter if he were roaming the wild, i would feed him that in a heartbeat. but the meat that goes into the commercial dog food (and most meat made available to humans) is of poor quality and packed with chemicals and pesticides. in fact, much of the meat found in dog foods have previously been labeled unfit for human consumption…which is already shockingly low grade. there are plenty of videos online that will show you just what i am talking about. it is possible to have love for animals that are not pets.