Products for Performance Dogs
Recommended By Dr. William Barnett, DVM
AVN Founder
“I do not know a single human athlete who doesn’t have a specific regimen that helps them to maximize their ability to perform at their best. This usually includes specific diets, supplements, and exercise in order to maximize their fitness & strength and obtain that extra winning edge. Our performance and working dog are true athletes that deserve no less.
“Over the years, performance dogs such as show, obedience, agility, hunting, police, military, racing, and the ultimate endurance athlete the Iditarod sled dog have all benefitted from my Ultimate Fitness & Health Supplement. Each of these performance dogs experience various levels of stress, and frequently can be exposed to pathogens when coming into contact with other dogs and/or the environment. Therefore, I highly recommend my tried-and-true combination of Ultimate Fitness & Health supplements – Canine Ultimate Fitness & Health, Canine Immune Support and Canine Health Defense.”
– Dr William Barnett, DVM
ProBalance – Complete Daily Wellness
ProBalance is where you should start as it provides a powerful foundation to ensure your active dog is receiving everything it needs. It supplies 83 essential and specialty ingredients for the variable daily needs of the canine athlete. Dosage levels for the ProBalance product can be altered depending on the level of energy output. For low level performance the standard daily dose should be sufficient. For higher levels of energy and stress, doubling the daily dose may be used. Depending on the length and severity of any high-level performance, three to four times the daily dose may be required. I know Iditarod mushers who put 8 ounces of ProBalance into each dog’s nightly supply of water during these multi-day endurance races.
ImmunoPro – Immune Support
Canine ImmunoPro provides a proprietary blend of 41 innate immune system enhancers to protect your active dog from infectious agents that can put them on the sideline. Immune Support is especially important for dogs who are constantly exposed to new environments, new dogs and a wider range of disease-causing organisms.
ProDerma – Skin & Coat Health
Whether it’s hair loss from whelping a litter or recovery from seasonal shedding, ProDerma will help you get back to that winning appearance with a luxurious, full coat that says, “I’m a winner”. Show dogs need to not only be in peak health, but also look spectacular to be successful. For medium to long coated show breeds Canine ProDerma may be substituted for ProBalance. ProDerma may also be used with ImmunoPro to protect your dog from just about everything possible that show, obedience, and agility dogs are exposed to when they come in contact with hundreds of dogs competing from all over the country.
ArthraPro – Muscle & Joint Support
Repeated joint injuries, no matter how minor, eventually lead to osteoarthritis – a painful and debilitating disease that can sideline even the best athletic dogs. Canine ArthraPro provides joint-healing nutrients as well as support for increased muscle, ligament, and tendon strength needed to support recovering joints. Canine ArthraPro assists in decreasing inflammation so joint and ligament healing can begin. By providing the specialty nutrients necessary for healing you are doing what is necessary to lessen the amount of painful arthritis any performance dog is going to experience as the years of athletic activity begin to mount up. No other ingredient I have found compares to the power of the proprietary Aliva Joint Health Complex, exclusive to this Dr. Bill’s nutritional supplement.
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