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DOGS and the GUT MICROBIOTA

Recent research is confirming a connection between diet and imbalance of the Gut Microbiota, called dysbiosis, that can lead to further dysfunction...

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Two Ways To Get Your Dog To Lose Weight

There are basically two ways to get your dog to lose weight: Change the amount of calories (Not effective with dogs) Change the quality of the...

Are Dogs Omnivores or Carnivores - and does it matter?

If you drop a couple hamburgers on the floor next to a pile of corn or grain, I think it is a safe bet your dog will eat the meat and ignore the g...

FEEDING YOUR DOG PEOPLE FOOD

While there are some carbohydrates that can be fed to dogs in limited amounts, there is reason to challenge the theory that a diet of up to 75% ca...

Three dogs lying next to each other on the ground.

The Truth About Dog Food Ingredients

What determines whether the ingredients are listed as Turkey or Turkey Meal, is essentially the amount of water they contain when they are added to...

Chinese Crested standing on a sea wall on a summer afternoon.

A Healthy Gut Equals A Healthy Animal

The number of bacteria in the colon is about 10 times the number of cells in the entire rest of the body. About 10 Trillion cells make up the body....

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ProBiotics and Beneficial Bacteria in Dog Food

ProBiotics are beneficial bacteria that live in a mammals gut and are essential to maintain the health and proper functioning of the gut. The heal...

Belgian Malinois in a relaxed pose on a front porch

Keeping Your Dog at a Healthy Weight

One way to determine a healthy weight is to run your fingers along the side of the dog's rib cage, just behind their front legs. You should be abl...

Two Border Collie puppies black with white blaze on the face.

Digestive Enzymes Essential for Dogs Overall Health

Digestive Enzymes are absolutely essential for the overall health of the organism. They are produced by the Pancreas to break food down into nutri...

Snowy White German Shepard mom playing with her pup.

All Life Stage Nutrition

The dog's nutritional needs are fairly constant throughout its entire lifetime, contrary to some marketing claims; it is only the volume of food th...

German Shepard puppy lookin up with puppy dog eyes.

Why In The World Do Dogs Eat Poop!

Dogs are primarily carnivores, that are opportunistic scavengers in the wild. Their Mitochondrial DNA, that determines what they are designed to ea...

Recurrent Ear Infections in Dogs

The solution to ear infections must be from the inside out and begin with the elimination of the 4 causes. There is no permanent or long term solut...