Dog Food and Health

The good health of our dogs is paramount.  Your dog can maintain good health and well being by having a wholesome well-balanced meal and sufficient exercise.  What your dog eats has a huge impact on his or her health, energy and condition.  Many ailments are caused by poor quality foods lacking in good quality nutrients, or those that are not properly balanced and contain ingredients dogs’ find hard to digest.  Whites Premium is made with a high level of fresh meat and nutritious ingredients, is correctly balanced, easy to digest and does not contain cheap fillers.  It will help maintain the weight of your dog reducing possible obesity and joint problems in older age.

Some of the Breeds that Benefit from our Food

Premium nutritional food benefits all dogs in different ways. Wether your dog is a pure breed, cross breed or a multi breed, there's a food type to suit;- Labradors, Border Collie, Jack Russell Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier, German Shepherd, Bischon Frise, Rottweiler/ Dalmation or Cross, Cocker Spaniel/ Shitzu, Labradoodle/ Golden Retriever, Greyhound (incorporating Whippets), German Shorthaired Pointers, English Pointers and Chihuahuas to name a few.

The Building Blocks of Health

Nutrients are the building blocks for your dogs’ health.  Nutrients are elements or compounds that are necessary for your dog’s metabolism, growth, and all other functions. Essential nutrients must be supplied from food because your dog’s body cannot synthesize sufficient amounts.

There are 6 main categories of essential nutrients, these are:

• Proteins, nitrogenous organic compounds that provide the building blocks (amino acids) for enzymes, other protein formations within the body and various other substances that control and regulate the metabolism
• Fats, compounds of three fatty acids linked to a central glycerine molecule
• Carbohydrates, sugar-based compounds that mostly contribute energy
• Vitamins, various compounds essential to the body’s functioning
• Minerals, trace elements, pure elements, salts, or ions such as copper and iron
• Water, required for the body’s digestive and transportation system, as a lubricant, and for many other functions

Proteins

Roughly half of your dogs’ body is made up of protein.  Protein is a nutrient made up of amino acids that are the building blocks for your dogs’ body.  Proteins are necessary in your dogs’ diet, since dogs’, unlike humans, cannot synthesize all the amino acids they need and must obtain them from food.  Only good quality protein is used in Whites Premium, as poor quality protein is difficult for a dog to digest.

Fats

Fats are highly digestible, very palatable, and provide energy.  Dogs metabolise fat the way humans metabolise carbohydrates.  Your dog's body will always use fat to convert into energy before protein or carbohydrates.  Poor quality types of fat will lead to various problems, the most obvious being a coarse, dull coat and dry, itchy skin.

Carbohydrates

The carbohydrates contained in Whites Premium are properly processed so that your dog can easily digest them.  (Dogs do not produce the enzymes required to break down plant cell walls).  The high quality carbohydrates within the food contain many nutrients as well as fibre. In many dog foods, grains and grain by-products are substituted for meat (or fish) as a cheap (and incomplete) source of protein, not because of their carbohydrate content.

Fibre

The term "fibre" refers mostly to complex carbohydrates that are not digested by the enzymes in the small intestine of your dog.  Some fibres are partially digested by the beneficial bacteria present in the large intestine.  Fibre is necessary for your dogs’ health as it helps transport the stomach contents through the intestines and promotes regular elimination.

Vitamins

Vitamins are organic substances required by the dogs’ body in small amounts for many metabolic processes. Most vitamins cannot be synthesized by your dogs’ body and need to be supplied with the food in sufficient quantities.

Minerals

Minerals are essential, inorganic compounds necessary for life, which your dogs’ body cannot synthesize.  Whites Premium contains all the essential minerals your dog will need.

Water

Make sure your dog always has plenty of fresh, clean water to drink.  If you restrict access to water your dog will be obliged to drink as much as possible when it is available. This is not healthy and may lead to stomach upsets and bladder infections.  If your dog prefers, Whites Premium can be served with an added splash of water.