Nutrition and transition to a natural diet

Proper nutrition is the foundation of your dog's long and happy life.
We at our kennel recommend Nature's Protection food, but we understand that each owner chooses their own path. The main thing is to follow the rules that will protect the health of the digestive system.

1. The Golden Rule of Mixing
We stick to this rule - never mix dry food and natural food in one meal. They have completely different digestion times.

Our strategy is division
• In the morning - dry food
• In the evening - a quality natural food (meat, vegetables).

2. How to switch to a new dry food
If you decide to change the brand of food, do it gradually over 7–10 days to avoid stressing the digestive system:
• 1–3 days: -10-25% new feed + 75% old.
• Day 4–6: 50% new + 50% old.
• Day 7-9: 75% new + 25% old.
• Day 10: You can completely switch to the new product.

3. Natural diet: what should be in the bowl
The basis of natural nutrition is proteins, vegetables, and healthy supplements.
Meat and offal
The best choices are beef, veal, turkey and rabbit. Add chicken with caution if you are not allergic. Useful offal: heart, liver, tripe (this is a real superfood). Sea fish is allowed only without bones.

Meat and fish are allowed after heat treatment or from a verified supplier, properly frozen at low temperatures.

Vegetables and herbs
Fiber is needed for digestion. You can give: zucchini, pumpkin, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, cucumbers, beets (a little)
Useful greens include: parsley, dill, lettuce, spinach, arugula, and carrot tops.

Fermented milk products and more
Low-fat cottage cheese, kefir, fermented baked milk, natural yogurt without sugar. For the coat, add a little unrefined oil (salmon, linseed). Sometimes you can give quail or chicken eggs

4. A categorical NO: what is dangerous for a dog
These products are poisonous or cause serious health damage:
• Forbidden foods: Chocolate, cocoa, coffee, tea (toxic to the heart), grapes and raisins (threat to the kidneys), onions and garlic (cause anemia), nuts (especially macadamia), mushrooms.
• Harmful processing methods: No food from the table with spices, salt, sugar, pepper or vinegar. Forget about sausages, hot dogs, smoked meats, marinades, fast food and any fried food.
• Dangerous bones: any! Why?
Tubular bones (chicken, turkey, rabbit) splinter into sharp splinters. Cooked bones become brittle and can cause a blockage in the stomach.

The key to feeding is consistency. Don't jump from one diet to another - choose a regimen that suits your pet and stick to it.