Coat Maintenance – Skinner's

Body condition – be the best!

Rebekah Thompson — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:56:37 +0000

Written by Rebekah Thompson, In-house Nutritionist, Skinner’s Our dogs are very important to us and of course we all want to take the best care of them. An important part of this is monitoring their weight and ensuring that they are at their ideal body condition as much as possible. An ideal body condition means less stress on body parts such as the organs and joints and can both encourage a…

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Changing of the seasons – how might this affect our dogs?

Zoe Russell — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:12:39 +0000

Written by Zoe Russell, BSc (Hons), ANutr, Nutrition Officer at Skinner’s There are many factors in our dog’s lives that we can control; their daily exercise, the amount of treats they get, the type of food we feed and so much more. However, there is one factor which can have a big influence on our dog’s day-to-day life, which we can’t control – and that’s the seasons!

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Maintaining a healthy skin and coat with Skinner’s

Clayton Grimes — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:40:06 +0000

Written by Zoe Russell, BSc (Hons), ANutr Nutrition Officer, Skinner’s One of the first stand-out signs of a healthy dog, is a good coat. We know that a healthy coat should be clean, shiny and soft, while a healthy dog’s skin should be smooth, flake-free and non-greasy. To help maintain a healthy skin and coat, we can provide a high quality, nutritious diet, while also supporting our dogs…

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Body condition – Be the best!

Hannah Aldridge — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:17:36 +0000

Body condition is a term widely used when talking about pet health and diet, but do you really know what is meant by the term and how best to monitor body condition? Quite simply, body condition refers to the overall size and shape of an animal, considering how fit, conditioned and muscled an animal is (or indeed, isn’t!) When monitoring body condition, the process of “body condition scoring”…

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The Good Gundog Feeding Guide Part 3 – Managing your dog mid-season

Hiedi Hutchinson — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The clocks have gone back, and winter is here! Some gundogs are racking up the number of worked days so far this season and it’s another good time to briefly stop and just review how they are doing at this point in the season. Dogs that are working several days a week, whether beating or picking up, could be covering multiple miles of ground each week and their bodies will be starting to…

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My dog is Itchy!

Hiedi Hutchinson — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Vets will report that itchy dogs are one of the most common minor ailments they come across. Intense itching can be hugely frustrating for both owner and dog, not to mention distressing, potentially painful, unattractive and can lead to other health and welfare problems. Diet is often blamed for causing itchiness and in some situations, dietary intolerances or hypersensitivities can manifest as…

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