Canine Nutrition

Breed-Class Size Specific

All of my balanced recipes for puppies are breed-class size specific. This means that each feeding system contains balanced recipes for puppies that have been formulated for the breed-class size indicated. While the feeding systems are extremely flexible, they are not one-size-fits-all-dogs. For example, an extra-large breed recipe that features turkey necks or duck heads wouldn’t be a good fit for a small breed dog with a tiny mouth and smaller/softer teeth. 

I used my breed knowledge/experience, documented studies, and Sigma-plotting tools to configure a puppy’s daily energy needs and appropriately increase and decrease its kcal tiers for optimal growth.

Food science & an understanding of canine anatomy & biology are applied to correctly select biologically available and highly digestible ingredients for each recipe when I’m formulating.

Canine nutrition standards for growth are utilized for check + balance.

None of the recipes contain chicken because it is a commonly problematic protein for dogs and provokes higher than desired omega-6 levels and often times visible symptoms of intolerance. Additionally, using better protein options allows for fewer additional ingredients.

Easy to Use Tools & Features

It is important to provide a complete diet that is balanced for your dog’s breed, age, reproductive status, metabolism, individual frame, & other specifics that are critical to feeding the dog in front of you. A complete diet is one that provides all of the essential nutrients your dog needs to be fed because its body cannot adequately synthesis all critical nutrients on its own.

My balanced feeding systems are user-friendly so you can simply make selections from drop-down menus, checkmark options you want to use, and let the system do the rest. No need to spend time agonizing over learning to formulate recipes as a dog owner, when you can use a professionally formulated recipe + intuitive feeding system to do the work for you.

Growth Adjustment Factors

You are able to use your balanced feeding system to make changes to your puppy’s diet as needed. As your puppy grows, you can make the appropriate adjustment factor selections in the feeding system & it will intuitively configure the appropriate amount of calories needed and rebalance the nutrients in the recipe(s). 

Substitution Information (Subs Do Not Work)

Each recipe in the feeding systems is carefully formulated to provide all of the essential nutrients a typical & puppy needs in a balanced way. Precise nutrition is at play. There aren’t substitutions that allow for across-the-board swapping without affecting the nutrients & balance of a recipe. Anything you change beyond a minor adjustment to the type of ingredients used for fiber would cause a recipe to be imbalanced.

Puppy Feeding Systems Can be Used Until Adulthood

The balanced recipes for puppies are created to optimally grow your puppy until it reaches adulthood. Once the puppy reaches its adult weight, you will select the puppy maintenance option and can continue using the feeding system until the puppy reaches adulthood which is different than reaching adult weight. Once the puppy reaches adulthood, you will need to switch to an adult feeding system.

 Please Note: Puppies need to be assessed and evaluated throughout growth.