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Pet Know-It-All Confession: Some Things Are Best Left To The Experts | #TheArtofNutrition

2/3/2015

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Happy harlequin blu emerle rough collie dog Huxley- Pet Know-It-All Confession: Some Things Are Best Left To The Experts | #TheArtofNutritionYou are what you eat and Huxley is all smiles.
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Experience has made me an expert on several subjects. I started working with children when I was still a kid myself and I went on to studied child development, child psychology and teaching. Eventually I transitioned into teaching fitness to kids as well as adults and now I have been in the fitness industry for thirteen years. My entire life has been spent with multiple pets and I have traveled to 47 states and nine provinces with at least two dogs. I consider myself quite knowledgeable about child development, fitness, pets and pet travel. Experience has also taught me there are subjects that no matter how many articles I read or questions I ask, are best left to the experts. Pet nutrition is one such subject. I can barely keep up with what is best to feed myself let alone what is most healthy for the pets. I am informed enough to know that feeding high quality food makes a massive difference regarding the long term health of my pets. For the dogs and cat, I know that high quality protein is important. Since I take care to eat all natural, made in the USA food, I think the pets should too. Beyond those few key points, I am always up for learning about pet nutrition but I still find the details best left to the professionals. Being highly knowledgeable about what vitamins, minerals and other food pets need for health and longevity is truly a fine art.

Blue merle cardigan welsh corgi dog Brychwyn rolls in the snow- Pet Know-It-All Confession: Some Things Are Best Left To The Experts | #TheArtofNutrition
Brychwyn has been gaining expert experience on corgi snow angel making for many years.
Late last year, two of my favorite local, natural pet supply stores introduced me to Wild Calling!® dog and cat food. Seeing as how I am far from a pet nutrition expert, I put a lot of trust in these local stores to carry brands that are truly a cut above the rest. Recently I have had the opportunity to learn more about Wild Calling! and am I happy to report that my trust in the quality of brands my stores sell is not misplaced. Wild Calling! offers what matters most to my non-pet-nutrition-expert mind like grain free foods with high quality hormone and antibiotic-free meat, poultry and fish. Wild Calling! proves their expertise in pet nutrition with the inclusion of GlycoEdge, which is made from tapioca, sweet potatoes, and lentils, providing a low glycemic diet. I didn't know the dogs and cat needed a low glycemic diet but it makes sense that it would provide them with consistent energy just like in humans.
I love learning about pet nutrition but I don't think I will ever gain the experience needed to know everything about what foods I can trust to continue making my pets happy and healthy for many years to come. My expertise is in keeping my pets active and taking them along on fabulous adventures. I will leave the pet food formulations and nutritional needs studies to the experts. When there are brands like Wild Calling!, that care about honest quality, it is easy to leave The Art of Nutrition to them. The pets and I will stick to painting the continent with our amazing travels and I'll keep feeding them the best food I can find to ensure they continue to enjoy every second of the fun.
Happy miniature long haired dachshund dog Wilhelm- Pet Know-It-All Confession: Some Things Are Best Left To The Experts | #TheArtofNutrition
Does that wild look in Wilhelm's eye mean he is ready for the next adventure?
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What's your experienced expertise? Is there anything you can't get enough of learning about? Do you leave certain things to the experts?
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Miley's Daily Scoop link
2/2/2015 02:23:42 am

We love learning about dog nutrition, its always an ongoing process! Great post, thanks for sharing!

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Bethany
2/6/2015 11:03:35 am

No matter how much I know about pet nutrition, it's never enough, but it is fun to keep learning. Thank you for your comment,

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Taryn link
2/2/2015 03:57:40 am

I do find nutrition, both human and canine, interesting, but like you I am not knowledgeable enough to make my own decisions/recipes. That's why, although I feed raw, I buy commercially prepared because they worry about the nutrients being balanced and I don't have to.

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Bethany
2/6/2015 11:11:31 am

Raw or kibble, being a slightly knowledgeable consumer as far as how minerals and vitamins are getting in (calcium from bones? vitamin A from orange veggies? or from supplements?) and rotating quality protein sources does matter for our pets health. And that little bit of know-how is exhausting!!! :) It is SO important to have a brand you trust to know-it-all for you.

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Lauren Miller link
2/2/2015 10:27:26 am

I spend most of my time learning about dog training and a little bit of my time reading about nutrition. I should probably spend more time on nutrition!

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Bethany
2/6/2015 11:13:00 am

Maybe my dogs would be better trained and behaved if I focused more on knowing all about just one thing instead of spreading my know-it-all-ness across such a broad range of subjects! :)

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Jodi Chick (+ Koly & Fe too!) link
2/5/2015 12:48:45 pm

I found the idea of finding a food for Felix so daunting I went back to school to study canine nutrition, so I can totally relate to this post. Even after a couple years of classes and schooling, I still don't feel like an expert. LOL

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Bethany
2/6/2015 11:07:06 am

I dabbled in learning about human nutrition that made my head spin and I can TELL how things I eat make me feel. Until our pets can turn to us and say "that meal has made me gassy," I think it takes an entire team of trustworthy pet nutrition experts to do their best for our pets health... like Wild Calling!

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Jan k link
2/7/2015 03:13:36 am

I am constantly researching about pet food and trying to make the best decisions for our pets when it comes to that. There is certainly so much more to nutrition for pets than I ever realized there was! I don't think I could ever become an expert either!

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Rene link
2/7/2015 03:31:23 am

I know, it's crazy how much information is out there when it comes to pet nutrition! Like you I do my best and read what I can about what to feed our Wyatt, but there are some things that I just have to leave to the experts. Whenever we start him on a new food I always research to see what experts with some kind of pet nutrition background have to say about it, and this Wild Calling one gets very good reviews. I'm all for it!

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M. K. Clinton link
2/7/2015 06:54:18 am

I am so thankful that there are experts we can depend on for nutrition. I can only retain so many facts and figures! Haha!

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JeanneP of bichonpawz link
3/22/2015 04:20:23 pm

It is amazing how many different kinds of foods are available for our pets now! I am very fortunate that I have a wealth of information available to me from groups that I belong to on FB. Our Bichon Frise community is spread out worldwide and we all compare notes...Wild Calling has been working very well for us and the girls just love it! Great post!!

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