WEBINAR - Canine Nutrition

Knowing Nutrition: Essential Nutritional Knowledge For Dog Trainers
2 hour 15 minutes webinar

Course Presenter for IMDT: Dr. Jacqueline Boyd
Dr Jacqueline Boyd, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, PGCHE, CHES, FHEA, MRSB, MAPDT 01583

Jacqueline is an animal scientist with a particular interest in canine science and is passionate about making the world a better place for dogs and their people. 

You will receive certification upon completion
 
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the webinar, participants should be able to:

• Describe how the evolution and domestication of the domestic dog affect diet and feeding choices
• Describe and discuss the digestive anatomy and physiology and feeding behaviour of the domestic dog
• Identify the essential nutrients for dogs and their key roles
• Describe how to apply the principles of nutritional science to the practical feeding and management of dogs

Content:

• Introduction to nutrition ‘know how’
  • Considering judgement of one form of feeding over another
  • Importance of evidence based nutrition and the evolving science of nutrition
  • Considering the individual dog whilst also taking account of caregiver factors and food factors
  • Learning outcomes

• Nutritional ecology of the domestic dog
  • Evolution and domestication – impacts on diet
  • The digestive system – overview and importance
  • The human-dog dyad and what it means for diet and feeding
  • Supporting caregivers with prosocial principles

• The nutrients
  • Essentials of nutrition  - food/feed/nutrients/ingredients and what the differences are
  • Energy – what do we mean and how is diet involved?
  • What do dogs need? Lifestage/lifestyle/breed/type/activity level and other key factors

• Diet choices and differences
  • The range of options – pros and cons of major options (including commercial vs home-prepared
  • Nutritional guidelines and other resources
  • Fact versus fiction
  • Is there an ideal diet?

• Top Tips for Trainers when asked about nutrition and feeding
  • Recap nutritional individuality (which includes dog, caregiver and food factors)
  • Don’t be dogmatic – nutrition is not always a magic bullet!
  • Nutrition and health – additional professional involvement/needs and when to advise/seek advice

• Summary
  • Practical feeding – applying theory to practice

• Conclusion and take away messages
  • Recap on learning outcomes

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