Milk from the dairy is thought to be good for our bones because of its calcium/protein content as calcium and protein work together to store calcium in bones.

Calcium is also required to restore the body’s pH if it becomes too acidic and when this occurs calcium is taken from the bones.

Bodies also need Vitamin D for it to be able to absorb calcium, and phosphorus but then dogs and people can be dairy intolerant.

We can also get Vitamin D from eating various types of seafood like tuna, or salmon, or sardines and herring to name a few other than the sun, and there’s mushrooms as well. Some calcium can be obtained from plants such as green leafy veggies. Though some people don’t like eating salads.

Or they may think veggies are expensive and feeding dogs vegetables can be very controversial.

Then getting back to people they may not like adding milk to their teas.

Or coffees and another thing that I heard that people may do is eat the cereal but leave the milk in the bowl.

People may not be aware that a dog’s nutritional needs falls somewhere between being a carnivore (meat eater) and an omnivore (plant and meat eater).

This means that a dog has a more varied diet than a cat as the normal pH range for a dog is 7.0-7.5 while a cat is slightly acidic being known as a true, carnivore.

While the normal pH reading for people is 7.0 – 7.5 too.

However, dogs cannot eat everything that people can eat. Then getting back to people the best substitute for dairy milk, are soy or hemp milk. There is also oat milk, rice milk, and milk from nuts such as almond, cashew, coconut, hazelnut, or macadamia.

Dogs may have an allergy to nuts, though a little bit of oat milk can be given. Also, some people like giving their dog yoghurt. As it is a source of probiotics and because their dog enjoys it however, there is probiotics and prebiotics in fruit and vegetables too.