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Proper nutrition is the
fundamental basis for every aspect of your dog's life.
It affects their health and
longevity by offering an essential balance of proteins,
fats, complex carbohydrates and the trace nutrients and
minerals their bodies need for growth, repair and the
mantainance of a sound immunne system.
Nutrition is a complex and
integral part of your dog's ability to think clearly,
lower stress levels and produce a calmer behavior.
Thinking takes a lot of
energy. Dogs invoved in a training program, expend
tremendous amounts of mental energy focusing on the tasks
presented to them. If your dog starts with minimal
nutrition, they become lethargic, edgy or hyper active
when asked to perform the simplest of tasks. They
cannot focus and loss concentration after a short period
of time or become confused. If the dog is
continually asked to do something they cannot comprehend,
confusion can lead to an aggressive form of acting out.
In training dogs, the first
thing I look at is the dog's diet! I work from the
inside out. Training becomes ineffective if the
underlying caiuse for the behaviors are not changed.
Hyper, unfocused and out of
control dogs often eat foods with high levels of cereal
compounds such as: wheat, corn and corn meal.
Aggressive dogs eat foods
contain higher levels of incomplete protein which produce excessive
amounts of energy. These proteins are often
incomplete chains, not offering proper building and repair
or may be difficult to digest.
Shy or stressed dogs do not
digest their foods well at all and can suffer from
intestinal complications such as diarrhea. Their
coats are often dry, brittle and shed heavily.
One way to test the foods
you are feeding is to soak the food in water for about 30
minutes. If it swells in size and becomes mushy, it is
primarily cereal.
Are your dog's stool soft
and loose or is the dog gassy? If so, they are not
digesting the food properly.
By looking at their food,
you will do more to help balance their behavior, as well
as, contribute to their health and longevity.
Life Abundance offeres the
best combination of balanced nutrients for a proper diet.
The proteins are complete
chains and digest easily.
The carbohydrates are
complex and do not turn into simple sugars producing
energy swings of high and low behaviors.
The Probiotics in the food
balance the intestinal tract and make the food digest more
easily, which is perfect for the nervous or shy dog
and ensures all dogs are recieving the nutrients they need
from the food.
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