I recently visited a friend who has a toy poodle. She loves her dog dearly but she was doing something that I just had to say something about. She was leaving canned dog food out for her poodle all the time. In the month of August, when she leaves the house, she leaves her thermostat on about seventy-five degrees to save money and the house actually gets much hotter than that due to the fact that she has several uncovered sky lights and lots of picture windows. It's basically like a greenhouse in there. I could see that the edges of the dog food in her dog's bowl was hard and crusty.
Pathogens will start to attack dog food almost as soon as you set the bowl down. Therefore, if you put so much dog food down that your dog can't finish it all in one meal, you may very well end up with spoiled dog food. You may also end up with a very sick dog due to food poisoning!
During the summer months, be sure to only put out just enough dog food that your dog can finish it it immediately. Also, be sure to wash the bowl thoroughly between feedings. It only takes a small amount of pathogenic bacteria to make your dog sick. Finally, store the dog food in the refrigerator. If your dog doesn't like cold food, take out a portion about thirty to forty minutes before you serve it.
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