Fiber is an important compound of dog food.It provide bulk to the food and helps the intestinal contents absorb water,which result in formed stools that are

readily explled.If a food has too little fiber,the dogmay have loose stools,beacouse there is nothing to help the stools form.If a food has too much fiber,it will

pass much more quickly throught the gastrointestinal system,making digistion less efficient and the stools hard and compacted.

Beet pulp is an excellent source of fiber.It is the dired residue from suger beets,which first have been cleaned and freed of crowns,leaves,and sand,and then

used to extrect suger for human foods.Dried tomato pomace is another good source of fiber.It is the dried mixture of tomato skins,pulp and crushed seeds that

is a by-product of the manufacture of tomato products.

Most maintenance,puppy,and performance dog foods contain between 3 and 6 percent fiber.Weight reduction diets may have between 8and 25 percent fiber