Canine Nutrition: Food, Feeding and Function Book PDF Explore the world of canine nutrition and learn about feeding your dog with science, sense and sensibility.Canine nutrition is easily one of the most debated topics in the dog world. Canine Nutrition: Food, Feeding and Function aims to help canine caregivers navigate the world of dog food and feeding, and is an essential guide for anyone who lives with dogs and wants to understand more. With a strong grounding in canine and nutritional science, this book introduces the key concepts and foundation knowledge of what dogs need nutritionally. It considers how our relationships with our dogs and our decision-making influences what and how we feed them, and how we can best meet their needs, as well as our own. Practical approaches to supporting canine health, wellbeing and activity through nutrition are examined in a clear and accessible way throughout, whilst also acknowledging the variety of food options that are available to canine caregivers. This is all achieved with a firm evidence base in canine nutritional science.
Table of Contents
Intro
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: Navigating Nutrition: The Essentials of Canine Nutrition
1 The Dog
2 The Caregiver
3 The Food
4 The World of Dog Food
Part Two: How Nutrition Works: The Nutritional Needs of the Domestic Dog
5 Energy
6 Canines and Carbohydrates
7 Proteins: The Building-Blocks of the Body
8 Fat: Is it Your Dog’s Friend?
9 Vitamins and Minerals
Part Three: Feeding for Function: Applying Canine Nutrition Knowledge in the Real World
10 How to Feed
11 Critical Canine Nutrition 12 Feeding for Life Stage
