Hijack your dogs energy and recovery by gaining knowledge and tactics rooted in exercise science of canine athletes. Immerse yourself in the world of canine athlete nutrition research made simple for the K9 handler and trainer.
Nutrition can make or break an athlete's performance and recovery. From the Iditarod Sled dogs to the sprinting Greyhounds, nutrition research can be applied in multiple aspects to improve and maintain a canine athletes career.
Research can be difficult to find and cumbersome to understand and apply. This book provides you with simplified research and explanations to better help you understand performance nutrition for canine athletes. This book appeals to various learning styles. Figures and charts help the visual learner, simplified reading material for those verbal learners, and analogies and examples for the logical learners.
Dr. Athena Kepler is not foreign to applying canine athlete nutrition as she and her German Shepherds strive for the World stage of the IGP/Schutzhund sport. As a veterinarian and sport dog trainer, Dr. Kepler wants to empower you with the understanding of athlete nutrition to give you the edge needed to peak your dog's performance. Let her lead you through the fundamentals of canine athlete nutrition as she breaks it down into 4 sections.
This books starts with helping your understanding:
The Sport Spectrum and needs of your sport or working dog
What and when to feed the canine athlete
Nutrition alterations based on age, season, and level of sport
One of the most important, Recovery.
Dr. Kepler closes the book with case studies that aim to highlight aspects of the Sport Spectrum and how the specific nutrition program for that athlete provide peaked performance.
Empower yourself with the knowledge to provide tailored nutrition for your canine athlete. The dog's teammate and only advocate is you.