AboutCatherine Lane, Dip. CFN Expertise I offer qualified and comprehensive expertise, based on both extensive experience as a professional canine nutrition consultant to local veterinary clinics, breeders, natural food stores and individual dog lovers, as well as formal training (I currently hold a diploma in canine nutrition and am pursuing a Master's degree at this time). My background in dogs spans fifty years and my approach to nutrition emphasizes a reasonable balance between cutting-edge, holistic science, and conventional research and wisdom. I'm happy to discuss anything related to canine nutrition, including commercial diet, formulating a home prepared raw or cooked diet, diet for health conditions and life stages, pros and cons of raw feeding, performance nutrition, behaviour, supplementation,using herbs safely/ effectively, nutrient requirements, food sources and safety. Please check my website www.thepossiblecanine.com for a full biography and much more information on my training, experience, and results.
Experience I've worked with dogs in various capacities since the 1970's, when I was a veterinary assistant for my father's practise and involved in conformation with various breeds. Since then I have studied nutrition informally and formally with an emphasis on canine studies.I have been working as a canine nutrition consultant for eight years professionally; I take referrals from several local veterinary clinics, working mainly with health conditions such as IBD, cancer, kidney disease and uroliths. I also present seminars,have guested on a local radio show, appeared on local television,and I teach certificate programmes in nutrition, dietary formulation and herbalism.
Organizations Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Eastern Canada
Publications The Bark, September 2007
forthcoming DogFancy, March 2008
Regular columnist for local periodicals The Ridgeback Roster and Ottawa Natural Pets newsletter
Education/Credentials Recently completed a three year Diploma in Canine Nutrition from a local online college.
Currently enrolled in prerequisite program for Masters in Human Nutrition at an accredited university, and completing a two year program in Herbalism at Dominion College.
Certificate in Herbalism from Australasian College of Natural Health
Past/Present Clients caseload is in the high hundreds, far too numerous to list
Question I'm planning on switching to Wellness dog food after I finish my bag of Royal Canin... I have a 5 month old cairn terrier.
My question is: Should I buy Wellness Dry Dog Food Puppy or
Wellness Dry Dog Food Super5mix Chicken? One's a adult food and ones a puppy food...
And could you tell me your view on Wellness (overall?). Thanks!
Answer Hi Jeff,
I'd use the puppy food here; with it's higher protein and fat, it has an advatage for the growing dog. (The 'Just for Puppy' offers 28% protien and 17% fat as compared to the Super5 at 23 and 12%...a significant difference on a Dry Matter basis..) The Puppy food is a wee bit higher in calcium, at 1.3%, but for a small breed that's just fine. I'd use the Puppy food for your little guy.
As for the line as a whole? I like Wellness. I mean, I can pick apart any food - but it will probably sound like splitting hairs. This is a high quality food, nice ingredients, they've done their homeowrk on the formulas; their CORE is my favourite of all the high protien/grainfree foods on the market now. Of course, any formula has to work for your puppy - if he has good stool, is growing at an appropriate rate, isn't gassy or whiny or lethargic - I would definitely encourage you to keep using what works.
All the best, Catherine
