| Every Working Dog handler knows that "Failure | | | | pathogens. |
| to Thrive" and "Hip Dysplasia" are big issues | | | | |
| for Shepherds. But do you know why? | | | | It is bad enough when the family dog gets |
| | | | sick, but when a K9 is out of action, lives |
| These are genetic weaknesses. The primary | | | | may be at stake. |
| suspects are- pollution (air, water, soil) | | | | |
| and a fast food diet. | | | | When a dogs GI tract is upset, they |
| | | | instinctively know that eating grass and dirt |
| According to The Royal Society of Medicine of | | | | will settle it. Alas, allowing them to do |
| Great Britain- Fully 90% of all chronic | | | | this could actually make matters worse! Why? |
| disease is caused by an unhealthy intestinal | | | | Today, soil and grass is contaminated with |
| system! | | | | pesticides, insecticides, inorganic |
| | | | fertilizers, chlorine and chemical runoff. |
| Rescue areas can be loaded with airborne | | | | |
| pollutants. Often times, their effect shows | | | | No wonder dogs are genetically weaker, and |
| up long after any immediate connection can be | | | | sicker than at any time in history. But once |
| made. | | | | you remove the risks you can prevent your |
| | | | dogs from getting sick. But what about dogs |
| Water contaminants can include everything | | | | that are already sick and genetically weak? |
| from, chemical spills (transmission and | | | | |
| engine coolant are particularly toxic in | | | | Most K9 Disease is Reversible! |
| small amounts) to bacteria from unseen | | | | |
| decaying carcasses. | | | | The steps to restore (or maintain) health are |
| | | | relatively simple, and far less costly than |
| Commercial Dog Food Is Fast Food. Convenience | | | | vet visits, medications, or health insurance! |
| has a high price. | | | | |
| | | | GI disorders develop when your dogs GI tract |
| Canned or dry dog foods are little more than | | | | is out of balance. Medications treat symptoms |
| empty calories, which are very difficult to | | | | instead of the actual cause. This is a case |
| process. Although they satisfy hunger, empty | | | | where the treatment needs a remedy! |
| calories do nothing to support vitality. | | | | |
| | | | The intestinal wall is the gatekeeper. This |
| Food digestion is a time sensitive process. | | | | is where blood dumps the waste products and |
| Empty calories remain in the intestinal tract | | | | picks up the nutrients to feed your dogs |
| too long, where they putrefy, causing foul | | | | body. |
| gas; at the same time they become a breeding | | | | |
| ground for bacteria and pathogens. | | | | Once the intestinal wall is inflamed, the |
| | | | nutritient/waste exchange is compromised. |
| Dry dog foods are extruded under extreme | | | | Having no way out, waste products recirculate |
| heat, destroying any nutritional value they | | | | throughout the body causing toxic buildup. |
| might have had. | | | | Until the inflammation is addressed, the |
| | | | benefits of improved diet, SBOs, or |
| Although you will not find it among the | | | | medications will be negligible! |
| ingredients, recycled restaurant grease is | | | | |
| sprayed on dry dog foods as a flavor | | | | Herbal anti-inflammatories are natural |
| enhancer. Yet frying temperatures chemically | | | | alternatives to prednisone. |
| alters oils, making them carcinogenic! | | | | |
| | | | Chronic inflammation leads to immune system |
| Open bags of dry food attract bugs and | | | | breakdown. |
| rodents who deposit eggs and leave toxic | | | | |
| droppings. | | | | Working dogs are often placed into highly |
| | | | stressed environments. |
| Canned meats contain diseased meat that is | | | | |
| unfit for human consumption. It is cooked at | | | | The best way to restore and maintain K9 |
| high temperatures to kill the pathogens, also | | | | balance is by first using an herbal |
| destroying any nutritional value. | | | | anti-inflammatory, quickly followed by |
| | | | incorporating SBOs, along with a healthy |
| Chlorinated Water. Not only does chlorine | | | | diet, and unchlorinated water. |
| kill pathogens and bacteria in the water, it | | | | |
| kills the good bacteria in you dogs gut. | | | | No matter what age they are when you start, |
| Untreated water soon becomes stagnant. Water | | | | you will soon see improvements in mental and |
| puddles are likely to contain engine coolant | | | | physical performance. |
| residues (carcinogenic), bug larvae, and | | | | |