Everything you need to know about dog nutrition

For this week’s nutrition minute, we are interested in these little balls of energy that brighten up our daily lives: these are dogs.

The dog’s diet must be taken seriously, in order for your pet to grow into a healthy adult dog. It must combine proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. Vitamins and nutrients must be in sufficient quantities to prevent your dog from certain health problems.

• First of all, the dog needs protein. As in humans, it is the essential element to ensure good muscle development and normal physical activity. Animal proteins (beef, chicken, etc.) also help release energy and maintain a strong, shiny coat.

• Lipids, or fats, also promote a beautiful coat. Like protein, they keep your dog going. Added to this, they strengthen his immune system.

• Carbohydrates (rice, pasta, etc.) are also essential for the proper functioning of the dog’s body, and promote their transit.

What you need to know about kibble

This is simply the list of ingredients that make up the kibble.

A good kibble is mainly composed of various quality meats and/or fish, as well as a few vegetables and/or fruits in order to provide all the essential nutrients to our carnivorous friends.

Being a dry food, it also contains more or less large quantities of what are called « carbohydrates »: Corn, wheat, rice, lentils, and other cereals, tubers and legumes are indeed inseparable from our kibble to be able to impart its shape and texture.

That’s it for today.