Howls From The Founder
HOWLS FROM THE FOUNDER
How To Feed Your Dog For Longevity
May 2, 2024
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From the beginning, one of the ideas for Love, Dog was to find people in the canine nutrition space who’d be willing to “put it all out there” and tell us the best way to feed our dogs. There’s more than one version — there’s more than two, three, or four — approach or philosophy about dog nutrition. And I think that’s the point: Because there are so many ideas and approaches, a lot of us are confused, especially first-time pet parents with a new pup. Depending on who you are and what your values are (not to mention your budget and whatever free time you have) some of what you hear can easily be discarded. But other options are not necessarily objectionable, it’s just that you may not know enough to make an informed choice.
Enter Gary Richter, M.S., D.V.M. who was voted America’s favorite vet one year and best vet in another. He’s written two books, The Ultimate Pet Health Guide and Longevity For Dogs. He’s also the Founder of Ultimate Pet Nutrition. For about the past decade, I’ve been learning from him on YouTube, and I met-up with him back in March. Long story short, he and his book publisher agreed to let Love, Dog publish Chapter 3, NUTRITION, from Longevity For Dogs (1st Edition August 2023) as the lead article for our latest Big Dog Story. And yeah, it’s BIG!!
It contains everything you need to know from what a dog’s essential nutritional needs are regarding protein, carbohydrates, fat, water, and vitamins & minerals. It contains understandable charts to figure out where your dog is today and suggestions for feeding your dog going forward. Dr. Richter’s approach and suggestions are logical, reasonable, and doable. Ultimately, he guides you to using the foods and feeding approach that will work best for you in the context of what he believes will lead to a longer, healthier, happier life for your dog.
NEXT
We’re putting-on our first live event, a podcast in Denver on Sunday June 2nd, 10am to Noon, at Bigsby’s Folly, a great winery downtown! If you live in the Denver area, please join us. This link will take you over to eventbrite to purchase tickets. We’ve got three great panelists lined-up. It’s going to be a fun morning!!
THE PODCAST
This weekend we’ll be releasing Episode 11 with Randy Aronson, D.V.M. It’s the first of a two-part series about integrative, foundational veterinary care. In Part 1 we’ll have a big discussion about how mixing a holistic approach with a traditional western allopathic approach can often lead to the best outcomes. We also have a big discussion about food, nutrition, exercise, and stress. We had a great conversation with Randy. We covered A LOT of territory. You’ll love it!
You can also listen to all episodes of the podcast on your favorite podcast app here.
ONE LAST THING . . .
We’ve added a bunch of great new products to our store this week. You can CHECK THEM OUT HERE!
Until next time,
Cheers, and may all of your howls be happy ones!
Mark