K9 Nutrition

1. Intro
   1. Speaker Intro
      1. Background
      2. Credentials

• Experience

1. Class overview
   1. What to expect to learn
   2. Goals

• Learn about the audience

2. Nutrition
   1. Macro Requirements
      1. Protein
         1. Amino Acids
      2. Fat
         1. Fatty Acids

• Carbohydrates
  1. Needed?

1. Micro Requirements
   1. Vitamins
   2. Minerals
2. Non-essential nutrition
   1. Added Nutritional Guarantees
3. Life stage requirements
   1. All life stage
   2. Growth

• Lactation/Gestation

1. Maintenance
2. Treats
3. Supplements

1. Working dog nutritional requirements
   1. Protein
   2. Caloric density

• Convenience

3. Marketing vs Nutrition
   1. Diet design
   2. Ingredient options
   3. Processing/forms
4. Applied section
   1. Design a diet
      1. Species
      2. Form
         1. Dry Extruded
         2. Canned/Lightly cooked
         3. Freeze Dried
         4. Baked

• Life Stage

1. Packaging Claims
   1. High protein
   2. Grain free
   3. Corn free
   4. Etc
2. Ingredients
   1. Essential
   2. Non-essential
3. Diet Presentations
   1. Review of the diets
      1. What’s good about them
      2. What could be improved
   2. Wrap up
      1. Why nutrition is important
      2. Important factors to consider when picking a diet
      3. What we learned about diets and how to apply it

Event Timeslots (3)

Saturday
00:00 - 00:00
David Tierney

Mon: Room D
10:00 - 12:00

Wed: Room D
08:00 - 10:00