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At its most basic level, achieving weight loss is as simple as decreasing the amount of calories an individual takes in and increasing the number of calories an individual burns. This holds true for dogs as well as for people, but anyone who has put their pet on a diet (or been on one themselves) can... READ MOREWhen I was pregnant with my daughter, I received a lot of unsolicited advice about what I should eat. Granted, proper nutrition is never more important than when you are eating for two (or more!), but the rigid, conflicting, and constant recommendations eventually began to get on my nerves.
READ MOREDo you or someone you know feed their dogs a home-prepared diet? I’ve worked with several clients throughout my career who have. Most of these folks think they can provide their pets with a healthier diet using ingredients bought at the grocery store in comparison to feeding a commercially prepared... READ MORERemember the days when dog food was just, well, dog food? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not nostalgic for the days when our knowledge about the nutritional needs of dogs was in its infancy, but when it comes to choices in the dog food aisle, the pendulum may have swung just a bit too far in the... READ MOREI generally recommend that my clients disregard supplements and focus on feeding their dogs an appropriate amount of a well-balanced, high-quality dog food. Adding supplements to an already nutritionally complete diet for a healthy adult dog or puppy can actually do more harm than good.
READ MOREJust as babies are not miniature adults, puppies are not smaller, younger versions of dogs. The growth and development of a puppy is hard work, and special nutrition is required. Young animals are especially sensitive to the effects of dietary deficiencies, toxins, and poor quality ingredients, so owners... READ MOREIf you have a dog with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI), you are in tune with the concept, "What goes in must come out." A lack of digestive enzymes produced by the pancreas is at the heart of EPI. If a dog doesn’t have the enzymes necessary to digest food, he or she can’t... READ MOREI know this is supposed to be a blog about canine nutrition, but gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) in dogs is such a catastrophic condition that I thought we’d better talk about it even though it relates more with how, rather than what, you feed.
READ MOREA number of my vegetarian clients have asked me whether or not their dogs can be vegetarians too. Their main concern is whether or not a meat-free diet is appropriate for their dogs. If it isn’t, they’ll continue, albeit squeamishly, to feed their dogs foods that contain meat.
READ MOREIf you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you’ve heard me refer to AAFCO on multiple occasions. I thought it might be a good idea to talk a bit about what this organization does and who is involved.
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