Performance Dog Supplements for Canine Athletes & Working Dogs                                                                                  

Competition!  Speed!  Power!  Endurance! Agility! Tenacity!...Are you fired up? We are too, and so are our customers in this category; performance dogs, canine athletes and working dogs!

It takes a special someone to dedicate their time and lives to a special kind of performance dog, but it doesn’t just stop there.  Our clients in this section are caring, knowledgeable, patient and persistent with their performance dogs. They come in the form of police and military dogs, service dogs, sled dogs, agility dogs, race dogs, hunting dogs, dock jumpers, herding dogs, weight pullers, Schutzhund, carting, flyball, frisbee dogs, and so on and so forth.  There is a very long list of canine athletes and working dogs that fall under the performance dog category and these dogs have different needs.

Performance Dog Supplements                                                                                                                                      

Performance dog supplements and most dog supplements for that fact are the result of scientific experimentation with the human athlete in mind.  Dogs were used as “test pilots” due to a similar metabolism to humans.  As time wore on, it’s only been recently that these breakthroughs have been applied to the canine in the commercial market.  Performance dog supplements have been tested for decades but it may only be now that the performance dog owners have been exposed to the multi-faceted benefits of using performance dog supplements.  Feeding the working or competition dog takes more effort and knowledge on our part. Our dog is not only our life long four legged friend in this case, but a superbly fine tuned athlete. Sports medicine, both man and animal, is a new and exciting field with nutrition playing a larger role.

 Active dogs that compete, whether it is every day at work, or weekly during competition, burn more calories and have different energy needs than companion dogs.  There is also a much greater physical demand putting stress on muscles and joints while being mindful of dog hydration levels and increased dog endurance concerns.   Like their human athlete counterpart, performance dog owners will want to keep their dogs at peak health and fitness and realize that the core of this sought after “utopia” is proper dog nutrition.  The foundation to this may be found in performance dog supplements.

Athletic or active dogs require more energy, protein, antioxidants and hydration.  The extra nutrients required are directly related to the exercise intensity, frequency and duration and are consumed either aerobically (cardio) or anaerobically (weight lifting).

The Faithful Family Dog…This Applies to You too!

Building the Canine Athlete is not just for canine performance athletes. Dog owners who want active healthy dogs for years to come are learning that stretching, exercise, conditioning and nutrition through supplementation are as important for their dogs as for people who want to be fit and injury free.