
Explore the building blocks of canine nutrition, distinguishing digestible protein from crude protein and meat versus cereal grain sources, and balancing fats and omega-3s while discussing carbohydrates.
Learn how the FDA and USDA regulate pet food, with AAFCO as an advisory nutrition standard, enforcement through recalls and inspections, and the zero-tolerance policy for salmonella in raw diets.
Compare dry matter and moisture when choosing pet food; inspect protein sources, favor fresh or dehydrated chicken over meals and byproducts, and beware misleading labels.
Apply what you learned about canine nutrition by choosing high quality kibble, adding fresh fruits and vegetables, and staying informed as raw nutrition science evolves.
The best thing we can do for our pets is to be one step ahead of their physical and mental needs. Dogs are just like us, nutrition and exercise are the biggest factors in their physical and mental well being.
Extracting from my 10 years of professional and personal experiences, as well as thorough research across the scientific spectrum, and consulting with canine veterinary professionals, I am really excited to have put this course together.
My mission was to create a course that provides you with as much useful information as possible without an excessive number of slides and third party website references. My goal was to keep this course as meaty as I can (pun intended), maintaining an easy to follow instructional as well as informative structure for any pet parent to understand.
This course is also informative for any pet industry professionals to obtain a deeper understanding of the world of canine nutrition, and how to formulate raw recipes that are compliant with canine nutritional recommendations.
This course will give you a clear understanding on how to calculate and formulate your own awesome recipes. You will be able to care for your dog on a whole different level! This course covers the dog's physiology (how it works and what it needs), pet food industry (how to decode the labels, how they're formulated), and how to create a wholesome diet (step by step guide on how to create your own recipes).
By the end of this course, you will know more about your own dog's nutritional needs than your vet!