Dog Food, Supplements and Nutrition Products for Working Dogs

The emphasis placed on stool and simonized coats is an over rated indicator in terms of conditioning and good health. At best these symptoms are second rate.Our discipline, the MODIFIED NATURAL REARING METHOD, draws much of its wisdom from feral animals. Looking at coyotes and foxes, one quickly concludes these animals may have thick coats but never a new car shine! However, these animals have impressive recovery time and good endurance.

Feral predators have a varied diet, resulting in varied stools. This, however, has proven to be healthy and advantageous. The benefits are superior in terms of gut stimulation and obvious nutritional benefits. One huge advantage of this variation is almost zero allergy.

Students of the natural rearing philosophies use the oral cavity as a conditioning barometer. i.e. if a dog has thick foamy drool as opposed to a clearer liquid, his or her system is not operating at maximum efficiency. The dog may not be burning enough calories or possibly is just being over fed! Conversely a dry gum line suggests a possible hydration problem.

The late middleweight champion of the world SUGAR RAY ROBINSON, in his autobiography mentions his trainer would taste his perspiration and be able to determine when he was physically peaking. Perspiration, is a beneficial tool in conditioning not only the human athlete but the canine athlete as well.

A dog's oral cavity is certainly a smaller area to monitor than the largest organ in the anatomy of a human; the skin. In spite of this the canine mouth provides the conditioner with a wealth of information. i.e. the viscosity of saliva, the shape of the tongue, the length of the tongue and the smell of deoxygenated breath. Monitoring a dog's oral cavity for conditioning information means far more than armor piercing stools or a greasy coat.