by The Holistic Canine | Aug 27, 2019 | Balanced Diets, Macronutrients, minerals, Nutrient Requirements, nutrients, Supplements, Vitamins
Supplementing and Balancing a DIY Canine Meal Plan the Correct Way If you have made the decision to feed your dog a species-appropriate raw diet, then you have chosen to move into the direction of providing your dog with the best possible nutrition plan. With that...
by The Holistic Canine | Mar 22, 2019 | Macronutrients, Nutrient Requirements, Vitamins
Puppies and adult dogs require essential micro nutrients in very specific amounts for proper growth and development, cellular function and methylation, epigenetic gene expression, metabolism, tissue and organ function, skeletal maintenance and repair, brain...
by The Holistic Canine | Feb 11, 2019 | Macronutrients, Orthomolecular nutrition, Supplements, Vitamins
What a Balanced Diet Truly Means for Your Canine I believe the single most important piece of nutritional information that all pet parents must understand is the proper meaning of the word balanced. And this goes for us humans as well. Providing your dog with a...
by The Holistic Canine | Jan 21, 2019 | Canine anatomy & physiology, Macronutrients
Grains Let’s talk grains. Grains are grass seeds. They differ from other seeds in that grains do not “go to” fruit, vegetable, or flower such as pumpkin seeds, apricot kernels, and sunflower seeds that are commonly consumed as foods. (Nuts and beans are...
by The Holistic Canine | Jan 7, 2019 | Macronutrients, nutrients, Supplements, Vitamins
Nutrients Dogs require two macronutrients. Macronutrients contain calories and are required in large amounts for energy and metabolic function. These include proteins and fats. Dogs can also utilize carbohydrates which are the third macronutrient; however, research...
by The Holistic Canine | Jan 4, 2019 | Macronutrients, nutrients
Carbohydrates or no carbohydrates? Commercial dog foods contain upwards of 64% carbohydrates. But is this healthy for a carnivore? While pet food companies would have you believe that dogs are omnivores, a dog’s anatomy and physiology certainly speaks otherwise....
