Diet
The diet of the dog is the alpha and omega, for the well-being and energy. It is the first to consider , after getting your new dog home. The ration should be vary according to:
- The age of the dog (puppy, adult, senior),
- the weight (overweight, gaunt, normal),
- the size (dwarf, small, medium, large, giant),
- the energy (overactive, normal, unwieldy),
- the time and intensity of its daily walk (little walk around the block, or large walks with jogging, play and action),
- its sexual condition ( neutered or not, dog/or bitch in breeding program),
- the place of living (country with hot or cold climate),
- the time of the year (warm month/cold month),
- the direction of its work (guard, hunter, sport dog, companion),
- the reproductive period , if it is female( in oestrus, pregnency, breastfeeding),
- its temper (nervous,hyperactive,normal or lazy ),
- some specific features of the breed ,that has to do with diet ( prone to food allergies , skin problems ,kidney failure, skeletal problems),
- and finally its health status ( sick , hospitalized, after-operation , etc.)