The Ideal Diet for Working Dogs
Working dogs are often at your side, putting in the long, hard days on-farm. Their reward? To be fed at the end of the day.
Your most loyal labour units need a dog food that gives them the energy and endurance to complete whatever task you ask of them. Nutrition that promotes muscle building and repair for a faster recovery.
Whether you’re feeding Huntaways or Heading dogs, STAMINA has been scientifically developed to provide the ideal working dog diet.
Medallion has worked with New Zealand animal scientists to research and specifically formulate dog nutrition for New Zealand working farm dogs. The research found that working dogs in NZ need a high-fat, high-protein, low carbohydrate dog food for optimum performance. STAMINA has been formulated to provide exactly that.
Benefits of High Fat
- Provides higher & more sustained energy levels via fat adaptation*
- Delays the onset of fatigue
- Reduces risk of bloat & torsion (energy-dense, smaller portions provide sufficient calories)
- Encourages eating at times of fatigue & stress (highly palatable)
- Is more digestible (maximum nutrient delivery & less faecal bulk to hamper performance)
*Fat adaptation refers to a state whereby the dog on a high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet has the ability to convert fat into energy. When a dog is fat-adapted, they do not need a steady stream of carbohydrates (glucose) for energy, instead they tap into fat for a more abundant energy supply. Fat adaptation also results in increased energy levels.
Dogs get 2.5 times more energy from fat than from carbohydrates or protein and metabolise 90-95% of the fat they are fed. Dogs are built to use fat-for-fuel with a short digestive tract and the ability to metabolise fat efficiently.
Benefits of High Protein
- Helps limit bone & soft tissue injuries through reduced muscle fatigue
- Promotes muscle building & healing
- Helps maintain other normal bodily functions
- Supplements increased protein synthesis & degradation due to prolonged exercise
Benefits of Low Carbohydrates
- Enables fat adaptation, resulting in higher & more sustained energy levels
- Minimal fillers for a more natural product
Learn more about the power of the STAMINA diet.
Get Our Free Guide to Caring for Your Working Dog
Getting the best from your working farm dogs involves more than feeding them the right diet.
So we’ve created a guide to providing the best care for your working farm dogs. It includes a feeding table and also covers housing, bedding, water, health problems and other helpful tips.
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