Nutrition

Diet Affects Behavior: 

Nutrition is a huge component to raising a well-balanced dog. Intrinsically, we know this to be true about people but most people don't give it much thought when it comes to feeding their dogs. The wrong diet can affect your dog in many ways. It can make him either sluggish or hyper (nearly impossible to train when either of these are present) and can create a host of problems from skin conditions to more serious illnesses.

From a training perspective, you have a much better shot at being affective if your dog isn't chasing its tail or spazzing out. A lot of the commercial dog food has ingredients that would be equivalent to giving your child pop tarts and cocoa puffs for breakfast and then expecting him to sit still in class.

Homing in your dog's diet, along with his training, is the best way to get your dog well-balanced and well-behaved.

Thriving Canine's Canine Chef...

reviews some of the benefits of a raw diet and examines natural supplements that are good for dogs in this easy to prepare recipe.

What's Really in the Bag? Consider Fresh Dog Food

With the scare of 2007’s massive pet food recalls and movies like Supersize Me and Food Inc., it seems as though America is starting to wake up to the importance of food; where it comes from as well as how it is prepared. More and more people are starting gardens, cooking at home, going to farmers markets and reading labels at the grocery store. Many are now even starting to realize that, despite what pet food companies and the mainstream media might say,  they can and should prepare fresh food for their pets as well. read more...