Natural Pet Food... Switch Over!

I work at a store called Felix & Oscar. Pet Food... Naturally.

Before I worked here I never even began to think of what was in or how they made my dog's food. To me, as long as she ate it... it was great! 

However, as time went on and I learned more about the food I was feeding my dog I became disgusted. The things I learned about the dog food companies, such as Beneful and Alpo, I was mortified that I could even consider feeding these things to my poor puppy! 

Let me just quickly educate the pet owners on some things. First off, by-products. Pet owners see this on almost all the generic grocery store kibble. What is it? Well, what the dog food companies want them to believe is that it is the left overs of a chicken they didn't use like the heart, liver, kidneys, etc. Sometimes it is this... However! Most of the time it is what ever the producers scrap off the ground when they are down killing the animals. It can be anything from the beaks of the chickens to the hooves and tails of cows... anything left over on the floor... scoop it up and put it in it in the food to be considered a "by-products."

Also if it you happen to look at the ingredients and it says meat-by products... throw it back on the shelf and run! The FDA doesn't have clear guidelines on what the by products need to be. So if you see meat by-products, this could possibly include road kill! 

Next, added coloring and chemicals. Anytime you see added coloring such as Red40, there have been studies that have shown these dyes cause serious health issues. Beneful contains all of these different types of food coloring and added chemicals. Bottom line, if the owners can't understand what is in the ingredients either don't get it or look it up to make sure its safe. Never trust the labels!

One last fact I have to put out there is watch the ingredients closely. The ingredients are listed from what is used the most to the least. None of the pet's food should have any type of corn, wheat, potatoes, starch, etc, in the first couple of ingredients. We in the natural pet food business call these fillers. We call them this because well... imagine it like this. If we were to eat only bread for lunch we would be starving in oh lets say... and hour. That is the effect it has on the dogs. Ever wonder why they seem tired all the time? 

When pet owners switch over to natural pet food they will notice the biggest change in their dogs. Trust me! I saw it for myself when I finally convinced my parents to start giving my dog more natural pet food. Your pets will start to be more active. They won't be hungry all the time. They'll have more energy and their skin and coats will start to look shinny and fuller. 

Hopefully after reading this pet owners will consider what I've said here today. If the pet owners are anything like me our pets are our babies! Don't feed our babies crap! 

Here are couple of Natural Pet Foods:

• The Honest Kitchen
• Orijen
• Fromm
• Nature's Variety
• Stella and Chewy's
• Zignature
• Evangers
• Weruva
• K9-Kraving

Where I Dare Not Go on the Web.

I have to start off by saying I had a really hard time brainstorming on places I dare not go on the web. I had to ask my mom what her opinion was and she actually sparked a light, you could say, about some things I just would not trust on the web.

For starters, fake email links. I never trust them! Those email links that say, "You have won $1,000 dollars!!!! Just click on this link and it's all yours!" That is just utter ridiculousness. Talk about serious viruses. No thank you!
Also, I don't know if any of you guys have done this but when you apply for jobs through Craigslist or sketchy sites, a lot of them tend to be fake ones to high jack your money. Here's an example of an email I'd received:

My next place isn't a place at all. It's a habit I would hate to pick up... searching for medical advice on the web. Not Smart! There are so many things that could go wrong with you doing research by yourself. A lot of medical issues have the same symptoms so you can diagnose yourself and freak yourself out for no good reason! You could have symptoms like, fever and fatigue. The internet shows this as symptoms for Ebola! However, it's most likely just your common cold.

Places I wouldn't go on the Web!

This is such an interesting, yet great question to talk about. I don't think we would usually think of the places they we wouldn't go on the web. This makes you think.

 

Places I don't go on the web are news websites like Fox news. I don't really agree with the opinions and information that Fox sometimes gives. For news, as stated in a previous blog, I would prefer to go to social media or maybe a news article website. Another place I wouldn't go on the web or just don't go on the web are places where I can't get inspired, learn something, or somewhere that doesn't bring life. Websites that wouldn't inspire me go from a huge range.

 

Another place that I don't like to go on the web is anywhere where it'll cause my computer to get a virus. There are a lot of websites that can cause your computer to get a virus some game websites and then some inappropriate websites. Anything that will cause a virus on my computer I will  not go to! At all!

I think these are all the websites that I don't go on. I think it's hard sometimes stating something that you don't go to.

Where Won't I Go on the Web?

Every day, people go on different website to do their research; it could be related to school, work, and  personal life. Some of websites that people visited help them a lot, but for some other websites, people try to avoid due to some of political and other issues.  Wherever I am visiting websites, I have reasons for visiting it.  There are so many websites that I wish I hadn't see it because some of websites are unpleasant and waste of time.

                    

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  One of website that I try to avoid is TMZ. This website organization focus on celebrity gossip and entertainment news.  TMZ is not only has its website, but it has its own TV shows. TMZ obsesses with celebrity’s life, for example, there will be photos and comments about Taylor Swift break out with his boyfriend, Calvin Harris. Another example will there will be long discussion about Kardashian naked photo.  Personally, I won’t waste my time to visit the website. I am not interesting of what's going on celebrity's life or gossip. Celebrity are not my idol that I should worship by following their whole life.  There are no benefits in my life for knowing all these information.  What good is it that if the web just focus on celebrity?

Second, Facebook is other website that I won’t bother my time to go on.  People post their whole story online, and then comments about it. I could text or talk to my friend personally to see how’s he/she doing.  Also, I have privacy concerns on the web.  I don’t want put my personal information online and allow people that I don’t know to know about it. Even though I didn’t mention word to word, but the image that I post could describe thousand words. It is almost like the people on Facebook have nothing to do rather post pictures and comments about other users pictures.  I could spend my time on other things rather spending time on Facebook learning about people that I don’t know about.

                        

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            Last and but not least, I won’t go on sketchy websites.  Websites that have multiple online ads, boring design, registration requirement, and bad content structure consider as sketchy websites.  Websites have all those requirements that I definitely won't go to. When the website shows all those contents, it means that its website is not trustful.  Also, website show all those contents could have virus, which could spread virus into my computer if I visiting the web; as result, it will damages my computer.  For instance, every time I don't have the channel to watch my favorite soccer team play on the TV, I usually go to a web that offer free stream soccer game.  While I was watching on the web, the virus from its web spread to my computer; eventually over couple of months, I had to replace my computer. I have learned from experience that be careful what website I should avoid.

In the end, it’s all up to people to decide whether they should visit that site or not.  I have learned some of the lessons from experiences and knowing what I shouldn’t on.  When people go on a website, they should ask themselves before click on the web, “Why do I need on that website?” or “Is there any benefit for me to go on that web?”  

Where do I Dare not Tread?

The internet is a dangerous place full of viruses, propaganda, memes, and poorly lit selfies. There are places you go on the internet and places that, though you've stared at the links, you can't seem to make yourself actually click on them. Some of those places are obvious, such as anything containing NSFW content or the wonderful Pennyjuice.com. The blinding array of colors and cartoon background combine for a headache inducing experience. The design is fitting for the audience, if the audience is a gaggle of preschoolers, not the people running the preschool. Seriously, follow the link for a truly magical (horrible) internet experience!

Then, there are the places on the web that we personally avoid though others may flock to them. I tend avoid Facebook as often as I can. The reason is simple; it stresses me out. Facebook is essentially a place that people I don't talk to go and flaunt how well their lives are going. I have the privilege of reading about people getting engaged, starting relationships (with my long standing crushes), having babies, and just generally being ahead of me in life!

Not to say that I don't have an incredible life, but there's something depressing about sitting at your desk or laying in your bed scrolling through your Facebook feed and seeing everyone's accomplishments.  Of course, there are those few people who boost your ego right back up.

I know a lot of people who use sites to stream videos, though I tend to stick with Netflix. YouTube is super popular, but mainly contains original content due to copyright issues. There are very dubious sites that claim they will let you stream videos for free online, but they are usually illegal or filled to the brim with viruses. If you ever visit a site and it insists you update your flash player, then offers a download, do not use it. Chrome automatically updates flash, and safari alerts you when you actually need to update. I had to replace my hard drive once because of this, so I'm hyper aware of suspicious websites. 

Other than that, there really aren't any places I avoid going. Cult websites? The occult is interesting! Business sites? I'm trying to set up a LLC (limited liability corporation) so I use all the tools I can find. Honestly, I'm a curious person and when I run into a topic that snags my interest, I follow it where ever I can find information.

Where do I not go on the internet?

To be entirely honest, I am writing this with little to no idea where I do not go on the internet. The easy answer would be to just say its wherever I do not frequent, though that isn't the point of this post. The question seems more of WHY do I not frequent certain parts of the internet. The answer I have as of now is: I am not really sure. For the most part these unattended places are probably ones I have not discovered, and thus I wait in the lobby of the internet, not knowing how to go further.



That being said, one of the websites that I try to avoid using is Facebook. Though with how connected it is, it's hard to avoid the website entirely. I mainly use it to keep updated on certain events and get rid of the notifications on the app symbol. I start to scroll through my news feed, wondering what I am going to find, despite the fact that I always run into the same posts that keep me at bay: incessant drama between two people who can't communicate, self righteous opinions, and those dreaded minion memes where the text has nothing in correlation with the fact that it contains minions.
One of the reasons I tend to  the website is simply because t things I see on Facebook are repost from other websites, whether they be from Imgur or not. Considering myself part of the Imgur community, reposting something without crediting the original poster, especially for popularity's sake, is a huge sin to Imgur.


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When I encounter Facebook more often than not I am surrounded by these reposts, whether it be things from years ago, or a meme that has finally made it's way to facebook long after it's stopped being funny to me. Not just that, but a lot of times I see the multitude of opinion posts where people seem to believe that posting their opinions to Facebook will somehow change someone's mind, or even worse; The uninformed opinion. This often stems from people seeing sensationalized posts and information, then commenting or sharing it as fact without checking the source. This, I know,  because I have been guilty of it before. Now this isn't to be holier than thou or anything like that, it is what I notice and encounter when I go on Facebook, (Says a lot about my friends when I think about it). I have also found that people seem to use Facebook as a platform to broadcast their achievements, opinions, and beliefs, though sometimes not in a positive manner.


When I browse the internet I usually like to see new information and new, original content. Ironically its where I go to escape the myriad of political opinions and social dogma that seems to underlie a lot of our daily lives; everyone has to have an opinion and someone is always offended. But hey, that's just me.





(ps. The guy in in these gifs is a YouTuber by the name of "JonTron". He makes great faces that are perfect for gifs.)

Place I dont go or try to avoid on the Web!!!!!

Sites to Avoid on the Web!!!!!!

 

   

 

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  This topic was something I had to actually take my time and think about. This is a topic that really never crossed my mind especially since I'm the type of person that goes on the web for everything. When I use the computer or web I never take the time to sit back and think of sites I shouldn’t go on, I mean besides the ones that I guess people consider illegal or inappropriate, I feel like that’s just using commonsense. Besides in my opinion as a grown person you should know better and I really don’t think I need to name any of those sites. I never really thought there were sites to avoid since I thought the web was for information purposes. I go on the web if I'm trying  figure out something or need to verify information, however I do know everything I read from the web don’t make it true it just makes it easier to figure out.

  After thinking about it I have realized that I don’t go to the web for certain things.  I really have no interest in social media. There’s nothing about social media that catches my eye, however I have notice how much it catches a lot of other people’s attention and for me that’s a great thing when you own your own business. Now yes I do have a Facebook and other social media accounts but it’s only for my businesses and for the most part my wife controls everything that goes on with that. I just keep myself in the informed so I can make sure everything is running smoothly.  I try my hardest to avoid going on there for no other reason than about my business. I try to avoid getting caught up in what people call the “social media drama”.  I feel like it could be a great place to stay in touch, meet new people and run your business but so many people take social media too serous. For example if you like their post it might mean you like them and no one has time for people to be reading into something that’s not there. So to keep peace of mind I don't entertain foolishness.

  Something else I try to avoid on the web as well is these fake sites. You know the ones that want nothing more than to get your money. The pop-ups that say you can get a free $100 dollar gift card by clicking here and when you do a bunch of craziness come up, lol. I dislike all those kind of scams. It’s really bothers me how much you have to watch out for scams/ pop-ups like this on the web it’s like no matter what site you go to they find their way on there. The part that gets a lot of people they seem so real. It almost makes you just want to click on it to see if it’s real even though you already know it’s not.

     

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Places I don't go on the web

I am usually open-minded about visiting any website. I will say that their are sites that I have visited that freaked me out. Over the years though I realized people have there own opinions and do what makes them happy. I may not agree but I have empathy for them.

 Me and my friend Nick like to "Cosplay". Cosplay is wearing costumes to look like a fictional character. It's like Halloween wear kids and parents dress up in costumes. An example is the picture below of a person dressing up as prince Eric from "The Little Mermaid".

While searching the web for a costume he wanted to do a "Crossplay". Crossplay is just a gender bender of cosplay. Men dress as female characters and females vice-versa. Nick came across http://www.maskon.com/. He wanted to buy a mask to a friends birthday party. Unfortunately the first time I saw this site I cringed. A cross dressing man wearing a female mask or body suit. I was disturbed by it. Most people who cross dress put on makeup or put on female clothing. I try to avoid this site as much as possible.

Other places I don't like to go is blogs and review website. The only problem with that is most websites carry this. While there are a few considerate and nice people, other people's comments bully, discriminate, and try to provoke other people. Filled with logical fallacies left and right. The one that see the most is Straw Man. An example:

Prof. Jones: "The university just cut our yearly budget by $10,000." 
Prof. Smith: "What are we going to do?" 
Prof. Brown: "I think we should eliminate one of the teaching assistant positions. That would take care of it." 
Prof. Jones: "We could reduce our scheduled raises instead." 
Prof. Brown: " I can't understand why you want to bleed us dry like that, Jones."

The last thing I avoid on the web is paid surveys or trail items. I have fallen prey to this before I started college. I would sign up for paid surveys sites then it would tell me to subscribe and fill out information. I never got paid much from the survey and after the subscription I would wind up paying more money than earning it. I tried a trail version for a skin cream, powder and hair oil for $3.00; did not realize that there was a monthly fee of $39.95 for each product. I wanted to cry.

Works Cited

"Fallacy: Straw Man." Fallacy: Straw Man. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2015.

Where I Don't go on the Web

I don't go to Twitter or Facebook or any of the other post about your day websites. No one cares about what a person's posts about part of the time, it gives people the chance to bully, and it tends to make people not any attention to their surroundings.
When a person posts they tend to post things that unless your a celebrity no one cares about. For instance, taking multiple selfies, taking pictures of what you are have for dinner, or what must be a favorite; complaining about other people like your boss, coworkers, family, etc. (Word of  caution to everyone who has complained about their job take them down because if you ever go for a new job they will probably find your account).
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Second, it makes cyber bullying easier than ever. All a person has to do is take five minutes to make an account with a screen name that doesn't have their name and you can say whatever you want. The police can't do anything unless that person threatens your life

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Lastly, it is just another thing to make people stayed glued to their phone. Lots of people whenever they get an email or someone their following posts something the phone dings. And the second it dings you have to answer no matter where you are and no matter what your doing. Talking to someone, working, or even driving. The phone has let to horrible and fatal accidents.
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Where On The Web I Avoid

        Interestingly enough, where I do not go on the web is more personal to me than where I do go on the web.

         I'm not sure that I can pin-point one place on the internet in particular that I avoid. There are some sorts of websites that I dislike, but not to the point where I won't visit them.

        The logical answer to the question "Where don't you go on the web?" would be, simply put, every website that I don't regularly visit.

Something tells me that isn't a valid answer to the question, though.

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        One genre of website that I don't particularly like are the celebrity news sites that focus on paparazzi shots, rumors, and interviews. They seem to be a form of Soma (from Alduous Huxley's classic Brave New World) for the masses which of itself is harmless enough, although it's just not my cup of tea, per say.

Credit for comic goes to Foul Language Comics

        The next realm of the internet that I simply don't go to is the click-bait variety of websites. At one point in time I did click on the irresistible links to find out what was so "mind-blowing" and "inspiring," but I've been burned one time too many to do it again; the content is almost never mind-blowing or inspiring, and I probably saw it before, too.

Check Out This One Hilarious Website that Peels the Lid off Modern Journalism!

         I do admit, though, that there is one website in particular that irritates me: Tumblr. It's like a gigantic echo-chamber where communities thrive off the banter of those with the same views as their own, which fosters an "I'm right and you're wrong" mentality. Although Tumblr hosts communities with content which does not adhere to any ideological or political agenda, and the words or actions of a vocal minority does not define a population at large, that minority sure does a great job at making it easy to do so.

        When it comes down to it, I'd never self-censure any website on the internet. If there is a news article or any other form of content that I am looking for on a website that I dislike, I will still visit it if that is the only site that has it. This question wasn't easy for me to answer for that reason, and also because of the many nuances to the question.

        Considering the question of where I do not go on the internet has made me realize that if there was an internet economy, it would definitely be capitalistic. There are an innumerable amount of web spaces, and we each choose our favorite ones.