Advice / Minerals

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• Nutrients in Pet Foods

  See how to give your dog the correct amounts and proportions of nutrients from the six required groups so he gets optimal nutritional health.

• Healthy Skin & Haircoat: The Importance of Nutrition

  Good nutrition is essential to normal skin and haircoat health. See how vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fats affect your pet’s fur and skin.

• Understanding Calcium

  Calcium may be good for your dog or cat’s bones and teeth, but it plays a much more important role in your pet’s diet than you think.

• Feeding Dogs for Life Stages

  Your dogs diet affects his health during every life stage. Learn the proper nutrition guidelines for each of your dog’s life stages.

• What You Should Know About Feeding Your Puppy

  Adhering to a sensible feeding program is essential to provide a good start nutritionally for your puppy.

• What Pet Food Labels Tell You

  Pet food labels give basic information as to the ingredient content, nutrient guaranteed analysis, feeding information, net weight, the name and address of the manufacturer or distributor and, many times, other facts about the product.

• The Importance of Digestibility & Palatability

  How do you know that the dog or cat food you feed provides top performance? The answer is its level of digestibility. Simply stated, digestibility is the percentage of protein and other nutrients in a particular diet actually available to and utilized by the dog or cat.