Adapting the food to the dog's breed

Think about feeding your dog...

Thanks to the recent advancements in our understanding of the canine species we  also know that these differences are accompanied by methabolic characteristics that can sometimes be significant. This means that food can be tailored to a specific breed to ensure that the dog expresses its fool potential and and, in particular, to effectively help prevent certain specific diseases that a particular breed is susceptible to.

This is not going to be a place to give list the specific characteristics of all the breeds that merit specially formulated food. I will show some phenomena that were studied by scientists and for which proven nutritional solutions exist. Some breeds are genetically predisposed to suffer disorders of a given organ (not all dogs of that  breed will be affected). Preventive nutrition is recommended in those cases.

Digestive fragility

• German Shepherds
• Boxers 
• Great Danes
• Bulldogs
• English Setters

They all can have a fragile digestive system, expressed by fairly frequent diarrhoea or excessive flaturence. Digestion can be significantly improved in these dogs by giving them highly digestible food with hight FOS
(fructo-oligosaccharides) contents. These fermentable fibres promote a good balance in the digestive flora and improve the quality of the immune defences in the gut.

Predisposition to skin problems

The body's protective barrier, the skin, is a very complex organ that is responsible for hair growth and sebum secretion (dogs do not sweat). Some breeds have very sensitive skin
including:

• German Shepherds
• Boxers
• Pugs
• Westies

while others may spend a lot of time in water:

• Labradors 
• Newfundlands 

or may simply have an owner who finds the quality of their skin important

• German Shepherds
• Poodles
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
• Coocker Spaniels
• Golden Retrievers
• Setters
• Shih Tzus
• Yorkshire Terriers.

It's known that omega 3 fatty acids enable skin inflammation phenomena to be controlled by altering the synthesis by the body of pro-inflammation intermediaries derived from prostaglandins. Likewise, it is also possible to adapt mixtures of B complex vitamin and trace minerals to optimise skin regeneration and hair growth.

I think this is important topic for all dogs owners to read and to think about your small (or bigger) friend. There is al lot of thinks that have to be said but I don't wanna put you bored to I will finish this part and next part u will see in next post.
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