How a single supplement can radically change your dog’s overall health.

Today we as dog owners have the benefit of new research and technology. This information provides us amazing opportunities to improve our lives and the lives of our pets.

Think about it. In the 1900’s dogs were often fed “hard tack biscuits” which which was essentially stale bread and rotten table scraps. Oh how far we have come.

The challenge with some of this information is that it comes too quickly with lack of research and the once perceived benefits turn out to be just untested liabilities in the long term. Enter our current dog food crisis. When you start mixing non natural ingredients into products to create sustainability in order to make sales, it creates a grey area. Sadly this area is a place our dogs live in.

But this article is about opportunities not problems.

Other than doing research on dog food brands and staying up on current recalls, how do we make sure we are leveraging the abundance of new information to the benefit of our furry kids?

Look at natural health solutions (things that have natural ingredients with as little chemical additives as possible) that solve well documented problems in our pets. For us that means considering natural supplements that have a lengthy history of research and proven benefit.

Do you take a multivitamin or fish oil? Most of do especially as we age. Why? To ensure that we are getting what our bodies need to promote long term health. Is your pet getting the same benefit? If not, now is a great time to consider your options.

Krill oil is a powerful source of phospholipid-based omega-3 fatty acids, as well as the important anti-oxid antastaxanthin. According to a study by Mercola, astaxanthin is 550 times stronger than vitamin E, and 6,000 times stronger than vitamin C. These Omega-3s (EPA/DHA) have proven time and time again in studies to directly promote:

• Healthy skin and fur
• Healthy immune system
• Brain development/elasticity (especially for puppies and senior dogs)
• Healthy joints and joint recovery (especially those of aging pets)

Ok. So what is Krill Oil made of?

Krill oil is made from the largest, renewable biomass in the world. Whales consume very large quantities of these small, shrimp-like creatures to provide their daily energy needs. Fish, penguins, sea birds, and squid also depend on krill for their nutritional needs.

But here’s why we like krill oil so much for our dogs from a resource standpoint:

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• Krill do not accumulate heavy metals (unlike fish).
• Krill has a very high absorption rate, so your pet typically needs a fifth the dose of regular fish oil to receive similar benefits (less quantity
• Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA)
• Krill delivers its abundant EPA and DHA as phospholipids directly into your pet’s cells, unlike fish oil’s less beneficial free triglycerides form.
• Krill are a thriving, highly sustainable food source – only a few percent are carefully harvested each year.
• Krill packs along natural antioxidant protection to help guard against oxidation of fragile omega-3 fatty acids and damage from free radicals.
• Krill’s plentiful EPA and DHA has been scientifically studied to significantly reduce plasma arachidonic acid (AA).

You see, our dogs suffer from many of the ailments and chronic diseases that we do as we age. Just like us, recovery also becomes more difficult with age, which is why it’s important to try and promote a healthy lifestyle for your pet right from the get- go. Krill Oil provides us an opportunity to be both proactive and reactive with our dog’s health.

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Is it worth trying this natural supplement for your dog? It depends on your dog.

If your dog has no shellfish allergy and could benefit from healthier skin, a sharper mind, and better joints then we’d recommend you consider it.

Currently we use a soft chew supplement offered by HealthyBreeds.com ( you pick your specific breed and then have product engineered just for them).

The best part is it comes in a soft-chew that dog’s love. If you have ever had to “pill” a dog, you will really appreciate that. Super easy to include in their normal food or add with a treat.

For less than $30/month the investment in our dogs has been nothing short of radical. If the average vet visit is $350 then the case could be made that krill oil is a cost savings.

You can click here and do your own research on HealthyBreeds.com.

In the end, you have decide what is best for your pet. By being owners who are willing to research, learn and try we can take advantage of new knowledge to benefit our fur babies. Even if we could give them one extra day with us, we’d do it in a heartbeat and we know you would too.

(Disclaimer: The companies listed above have an affiliate relationship with dogsguru.ru. Their recommendation, however, has to do with their performance against leading brands and the quality of ingredients.)

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