Most dogs benefit enormously
from daily aerobic exercise (exercise that makes them pant, like fetch, tug, running and swimming), as well as at least one half - hour walk.
«Experimental group patients were prescribed an intensive lifestyle program that included a vegan diet supplemented with soy (1
daily serving of tofu plus 58 gm of a fortified soy protein powdered beverage), fish oil (3 gm
daily), vitamin E (400 IU
daily), selenium (200 mcg
daily) and vitamin C (2 gm
daily), moderate
aerobic exercise (walking 30 minutes 6 days weekly), stress management techniques (gentle yoga based stretching, breathing, meditation, imagery and progressive relaxation for total of 60 minutes
daily) and participation in a 1 - hour support group once weekly to enhance adherence to the intervention.10 The diet was predominantly fruits, vegetables, whole grains (complex carbohydrates), legumes and soy products, low in simple carbohydrates and with approximately 10 % of calories
from fat.»