Nutrition and Your Dog's Behavior
Excerpt : 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
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 maintains of sound immune system. Nutrition is a complex and integral part of your dog’s ability to think clearly, lower stress levels and a produce a calmer behavior. Thinking takes a lot of energy. Dogs involved in a training program, expend tremendous mental
Buy this Pre-Matted Print
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
Buy this Art Print
Also see :
Kennel Cough In Dogs
The condition commonly known as "Kennel Cough" is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases that dogs can contract. The disease is not serious in...read more
Names for Dogs
Naming the family puppy can be a difficult task. There are many
resources to help out with ideas and brainstorming, but in the
end, a name that...read more
|
underlying causes for the behaviors are not changed. Hyper, unfocused and out of control dogs often are eating foods with high levels of cereal foods such as wheat, corn, and corn meal. Aggressive dogs eat food containing higher levels of incomplete protein which do not digest well. Shy and stressed dogs do not digest their foods well at all and often suffer from intestinal complications such as diarrhea. Their coats are often very dry and shed heavily. One way to test the foods you are feeding is to soak the food in water for about 15
Buy this Art Print
minutes. If it swells in size and becomes mushy, it is primarily cereal. Are you dog’s stools often soft and loose or is the dog gassy? 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 offers the best combination of food for all dogs concerned. The proteins are complete and digest easily. The carbohydrates are complex and do not turn into simple sugars producing energy swings of highs and low
Buy this Poster
behaviors. The Probotics in the food balance and digest more easily, which is not only perfect for the nervous or shy dogs, but ensures all dogs are receiving the nutrition they need from food. To search sites for food information go to http://www.healthydogfood.net. Jeanne Perciaccanto, a certified trainer and Health educator. Information can be found at http://www.healthydogfood.net and
Buy this Poster
href="http://www.ultimatedogtraining.com" target=new>http://www.ultimatedogtraining.com. About The Author
Jeanne Perciaccanto has been a professional dog trainer for twenty years, at http://www.ultimatedogtraining.com, with an education degree in Health. She has combined both disciplines and researches diet and nutrition as it pertains to canine behavior.
Jeannep777@aol.com
More Dogs Articles
Gone To The Dogs With Adorable Airedales
My wife and I were brought up in families with dogs. In her
case, Corgis with the unfortunate name of Haggis. In my case,
Welsh Terriers with the...
IF ONLY PEOPLE WERE AS GRATEFUL AS DOGS . . .
IF ONLY PEOPLE WERE AS GRATEFUL AS DOGS . . . As I gave my dog a small morsel of toast the other day, I reflected on how grateful a creature she is....
Buy this Photographic Print
For Dog Lovers Like You and Me
|
sitemap
copyright yourdoginfo.com 2006
|
Recently Added Dogs Articles
Boxer Dogs: Clowns Not Guard Dogs
Boxers have been traced to exist for over a hundred years now.
They are said to have originated from Germany as the crossbreed
between the...read more
Foxtail Grass Dangerous to Dogs
REQUIREMENTS FOR REPRINT: You have permission to publish this article free of charge in your e-zine, newsletter, ebook, print publication or on your...read more
Hollywood - Gone To The Dogs?
There is no question that people in America love dogs. One look at popular culture in our country will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that...read more
Scottish Terrier Dogs - Important Facts
Scottish Terriers are short-legged dogs, at a height of ten to eleven inches, comparatively heavy-boned, yet deceivingly trim. They are agile and...read more
Seven Games Dogs Just Love To Play
Have you ever wonder why some dogs seem to be so happy and playful even up to their twilight years? The answer is not far from reach. If your dog is...read more
.gif)
Dental Care For Dogs
Some people don't realize that dental hygiene is as important for dogs as it is for human beings. Just like in people, dogs' teeth can gather plaque...read more
Dog Food - Which Diet is Best for Dogs?
Why The Food You Give Your Dog Matters! If you're like most dog owners, you probably assume that commerical dog foods with brand names that are...read more
Dogs and Chocolates
from David the Dogman
The ten worst excuses not to spay or neuter a pet are:
Just one litter and then we'll have Fluffy...read more
How Smart Are Pit Bull Terrier Dogs?
People say a lot of things about Pit Bulls, but you never hear
them talk much about the intelligence of this particular breed.
Fact is you'll never...read more
The Dog's Internal Anatomy: Part 2 Muscles, Tendons, Ligaments, And Joints
For the next topic of the dog's musculo-skeletal system, I will be talking about four things. I will go over the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and...read more
Some News About Dogs
|
