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Home » Dog Food & Diet, Issue 13

Lifestage Dog Food: Is it Worth The Extra Money?

Submitted by Sean O'Meara on August 21, 2009 – 4:05 pmOne Comment
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It is a simple fact that what you put into your dog is reflected in how they look, act and feel. Getting the right balance of nutrients is not entirely simple and depends on a seemingly endless amount of variables such as breed, activity level, age and medical condition. Life stage foods are quite a modern phenomenon, developed to offer a more tailored approach to feeding your dog. The theory behind life stage foods is that they go much further than simply satisfying the nutritional needs of a dog in a particular age group. So do they really work or are they a marketing gimmick? Are you ignoring life stage foods to the detriment of your dog’s health?
What are canine life stages? For the purposes of pet foods, life stages are split into three groups, and then divided again to make allowances for breed size and activity level. Whether you plan to feed your dog a natural diet or follow the advice of pet food manufacturers to the letter, you need to be aware of how different life stages effect the nutritional requirements of your dog.

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  • May says:

    I do feel life stage is a marketing gimmick. If Burns Dog Food which is developed by a Vet have food suitable from 6mths straight to senior (not their puppy food) so you do not have to keeping changing the food and believes that this is suitable for our dogs surely other companies are just trying to confuse us? Keep it simple! Elderly people do not eat different food from a child (give and take for certain factors…so surely this applies to our pets too!)

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