I've been building up a dog training side hustle that has been going fairly well, especially for being in a town of ~8,000 people.
One of my dogs was diagnosed with a brain tumor in October last year and ever since then I've been researching like crazy. I've come up with a feeding regimen that seems to be helping him a lot. I've put our other two dogs on the program too, and overall I've seen huge improvements - no more yeast infections, no more paw biting and licking, shedding is almost non-existent, foods they were sensitive to they no longer are, and they are much more chill even though they have energy through the roof. I've also made a few minor lifestyle adjustments that are likely helping to a smaller degree.
As I've been doing training with others and my own (two of my rescues were dog-reactive and had bite histories), and as I've been researching diet and nutrition etc. and as I see daily posts in aggressive dog support groups about people at their breaking point because they've spent thousands on training that isn't working, I'm wondering how big of a role nutrition (and other environmental factors) plays in training. It almost feels like traditional training is only addressing a symptom, not the real source of the problems.
So, I've been starting to synthesize my knowledge into an overall dog health program that aims to solve both behavioral and physical health issues.
Does "total dog wellness - solve behavioral and/or physical health issues with diet and environmental changes" (or something similar) sound too broad? Should I try to spin it towards one side, such as "solve behavioral issues with diet and environmental changes" instead of as a program that would help either problematic case (behavior or health issues)? To be clear, it would be one program for either case, same solution to both problems.
Any suggestions and feedback are greatly appreciated!
One of my dogs was diagnosed with a brain tumor in October last year and ever since then I've been researching like crazy. I've come up with a feeding regimen that seems to be helping him a lot. I've put our other two dogs on the program too, and overall I've seen huge improvements - no more yeast infections, no more paw biting and licking, shedding is almost non-existent, foods they were sensitive to they no longer are, and they are much more chill even though they have energy through the roof. I've also made a few minor lifestyle adjustments that are likely helping to a smaller degree.
As I've been doing training with others and my own (two of my rescues were dog-reactive and had bite histories), and as I've been researching diet and nutrition etc. and as I see daily posts in aggressive dog support groups about people at their breaking point because they've spent thousands on training that isn't working, I'm wondering how big of a role nutrition (and other environmental factors) plays in training. It almost feels like traditional training is only addressing a symptom, not the real source of the problems.
So, I've been starting to synthesize my knowledge into an overall dog health program that aims to solve both behavioral and physical health issues.
Does "total dog wellness - solve behavioral and/or physical health issues with diet and environmental changes" (or something similar) sound too broad? Should I try to spin it towards one side, such as "solve behavioral issues with diet and environmental changes" instead of as a program that would help either problematic case (behavior or health issues)? To be clear, it would be one program for either case, same solution to both problems.
Any suggestions and feedback are greatly appreciated!
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