Ask Bill: On a good diet, my dog is still itching!

Q: My dog has been using your foods for about 6 months and he is still scratching. I thought diet was supposed to help? He doesn't get any table scraps, just his food and some of those T-Bone treats when he's a good boy. What gives?

A: While diet may not cure seasonal external allergies, like grass allergies, they should improve. More than that, however, you should probably take a closer look at the ingredients list of the treats you're giving. Keeping common allergens out of the food does no good if your dog's treats are loaded with things that make your dog itch! Check out the ingredients for Purina T-Bonz: Ground wheat, corn gluten meal, water, wheat flour, ground yellow corn, sugar, glycerin, beef, chicken by-product meal, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, corn starch-modified, liver, soybean meal... Wheat and corn are very common allergens, and they are the primary ingredients of these treats. You should try to find treats that avoid all grains, such as Merrick's beef or lamb training treats, or Zuke's Z-Filets.

Healthy treats, packed with pure protein goodness. An added benefit of these meat-only treats is that they are great for dog's with weight issues and are very effective as training treats. This month, our Merrick treats are on sale as well as some of our most popular chews like flossies and Texas Toothpicks. I

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