Sentences with phrase «protein than average dogs»

This also helps explain why growing puppies and pregnant or lactating females need more protein than the average dog — they need it to grow new tissue or produce milk.

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Overall, however, this dog food formula provides more protein than many commercial formulas and less carbohydrate, so it can be said to provide an above - average level of nutritional value.

Royal Canin dog food falls slightly lower than average regarding its protein content, average for its fat content and below average for the amount of carbohydrates the food contains.

However, chicken fat and the undefined «Natural Flavor,» as well as the average protein content - some of which is provided by vegetable sources, are the reasons that I gave this dog food a 4 - star rating rather than 5.

Since labs are such active dogs, they need a bit more protein than average.

These higher than average levels of protein (29 %) in Acana Heritage Cobb Chicken and Greens Dog Food recipe are an indication of multiple quality protein sources.

Some dogs do better with a lower or higher fat content than average, some need more or less fiber to produce consistent stools, and some dogs thrive on poultry - based foods while others can not tolerate them and need a different protein source.

Yet dry cat foods generally supply only about 1/3 more protein than dry dog foods — about 30 - 35 % in dry cat food compared to 20 - 26 % for the average dry dog food.