Labrador Training

I saw 2 articles related 2 do nutrition that I thought was worth mentioning, so here they are:

The first is called Canine nutrition: separating fact from fiction (http://www.zootoo.com/petnews/caninenutritionseparatingfactf-1570) and talks about some common myths about dog nutrition.
I found this bit especially important:

Thanks to a 14-year study published in the Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association, a handful of myths about canine nutrition have been busted. After following 48 pairs of Labrador Retriever litter mates, the results suggest that a 25 percent restriction of food intake — or maintaining an ideal body condition throughout a dog’s life — increased the median life span of the dog by 1.8 years and delayed the onset of chronic disease symptoms.

Or to put it differently, you can increase your Labrador’s life expectancy by about 15% and on top of that, you can make the quality of his life better by just feeding him properly.

The second is called “How to help Fido fight fat” (http://www.thespec.com/go/living/article/753444) and gives you some useful tips on how to go about helping your dog lose some weight.

They claim that “In 2009, a study estimated 45 per cent of adult dogs were too heavy.” They go on to explain why this is happening:

It’s complicated and easy at the same time.

First the easy part: Pet owners control the food.

Now for the complicated part: Pet owners control the food.

We’re to blame for this whole mess. We’re to blame for our own sorry state of health and now we’re happy to share it with our pet loved ones. It’s easy to blame food producers, advertisers and breeders. But last time I checked, not a single one of them has placed a fork in our mouth or poured food in that bowl. Nope, we’ve gotten ourselves into this predicament, and it’s up to us to get out of it.

Unfortunately, I think they are 100% correct. However, they do also give some simple tips, and I recently wrote another blog post on Labrador Nutrition which should help you get your Labrador puppy in shape.

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