November 16th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
A man took his Rottweiler to the vet and said “My dog’s cross-eyed, is there anything you can do for him?”
“Well,” said the vet, “lets have a look at him.”
So he picks the dog up and has a good look at its eyes.
“Hmm,” says the vet, “I’m going to have to put him down”
“Just because he’s cross-eyed?” says the man.
“No, because he’s heavy,” says the vet.
Lame joke, I know.
But…it makes a great point.
The health of your dog is very important.
Exercise and a good diet are extremely important for your dog to enjoy a long, healthy life.
Beleive me, it is terrible seeing your dog suffer from an illness.
My sheltie Sam suffered from big time skin and coat problems. I spent thousands of dollars and went did every thing I was told to help her out only to see her condition get worse.
I finally started to educate myself on how to help her and learned a lot along the way about canine nutiriton.
There are a lot of misconceptions and myths about feeding dogs like my favorite:
“Never feed your dog people food.”
Chicken, turkey, beef? Is that people food or dog food?
What about vegetables and fruits?
It’s important to look at what wolves and feral dogs eat.
Would a dog eat a checken, turkey or cow?
Yes.
Would a dog eat vegetable and fruits?
Yes.
Would a dog eat corn and other grains?
No.
Your dog should be fed a diet of meat with fruits and vegetables and NO GRAINS.
Be very wary or even better, completely avoid dog foods that have grain as an ingredient.
You see, a wild dog will eat over ripe fruit like apples that fall from trees.
A wild dog or wolf eats the stomach contents of their prey first. The stomach contains partially digested vegetables that the dog will eat and digest.
The whole subject is fasinating and that is why I wrote the Canine Nutrition Guide and include it with the Dog Training Inner Circle.
All the best,
Eric
Eric Letendre is a professional dog trainer from the United States and has been training dogs for over 20 years, teaching regular, average, every-day owners all over the world how to get the training results they want as fast as possible. Eric is also the author of numerous reports, the E-Book “101 Ways to Improve Your Dog’s Behavior,” “The Amazing Dog Training Man Book,” and produced and stars in his DVD “Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer.”
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Eric Letendre is a professional dog trainer from the United States. For more than 20 years, he has been developing dog training "hacks" that have worked for dog owners all over the world. Eric operates from a home office or a laptop while traveling and draws on his experience and passion for dog training to show others how to develop a dog that is truly “Man’s Best Friend”.
Eric is the author of numerous reports, the E-Book “101 Ways to Hack Your Dog’s Behavior,” “The Amazing Dog Training Man Book,” and produced and stars in his DVD “Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer.”
Eric,
In terms of healthy nutrition, I feed my Westie Purina One Lamb & Rice canned food. I feed her 1/4 can in the morning and 1/4 can at night. She has shed a few pounds, but is still 25 lbs.
Yesterday, she developed a sudden onset of diarreha. I did find 2 ticks on her a couple of days ago, but acting semi-normal. I took her to the groomers today and she had 4 accidents there. The vet suggested I give her Imodium (1/2 a pill in the morning and 1/2 at night). Is this a good idea?
Lol.. Enjoy reading your article.
Thanks for sharing Eric.
Proper diet is as important to our pets as it is for ourselves.
This past summer Zeva started scratching pretty much non stop. I brought her to the vet and was told it was probably seasonal allergies. The vet put her on three different nasty drugs but the scratching didn’t stop.
Then I decided to change her food. I thought I was giving her a high quality food but there was still a little grain in the blend. As soon as I started feeding her a food with no grains, she stopped scratching.
And she LOVES applesauce!
Excellent article and advice! We used to have 2 Greyhounds, and the last one (Chevy) was naturally a little heavier than most other Greyhounds. My mom was convinced another breed of dog “jumped the fence.” We fed him the same food that we had given my other dog for years, but he continued to gain weight. We took him to the vet for an unrelated reason and found out he weighed 100 pounds! We felt like irresponsible pet parents and immediately changed his food to see if this helped. And what do you know?! He ended up dropping about 15 pounds. My website that I have provided has thousands of dog/pet supplies from food to other supplements. We have a grand opening sale going on now, so be sure to check it out!