Today we’re digging into a topic that affects every Puggie, every day: what the floof is in our Puggies food bowl. Because let’s face it — what we feed our pugs has a huge impact on their health, happiness, and those oh-so-charming snorts.

We’re talking about nutrition with a bonafide Animal Nutritionist Jackie Gowland from Functional Canine — not in a preachy or confusing way, but in a real, practical, “what do I actually put in the bowl?” kind of way. Whether you’re serving up kibble, raw, cooked, or somewhere in between, this episode is all about how you can boost the nutritional value of what you’re already using for your Puggie.

We’ll also be sharing real-life examples from two of our resident taste testers: Rosie, who battles reflux, and Kenji, whose tummy can be as sensitive as a Pug caught out in the rain.

You’ll hear how small food tweaks and a better understanding of ingredients can make a big difference for them — and I’m going to try it out and report back to you in a couple months to let you know how they’re going.

So grab a treat (for you or your pug — no judgment here), and let’s dive into how you can feed your pug with a little more understanding, and even more love.

In this episode we talk about:

• 04:05 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your fur-family
• 08:50 DID YOU KNOW: Tennis ball glue corrodes canine teeth
• 11:00 ‘Pet Fooled’ - a movie about kibble and biologically appropriate raw food (BARF)
• 12:30 Run through the different types of food - dry vs wet vs BARF food
• 23:00 How is dry food made and what goes into it to make it ‘shelf-stable’
• 30:50 How to read the nutrition label on canine food – dry, wet or BARF
• 36:30 DID YOU KNOW: Dry food can spoil and should be stored in the fridge
• 40:20 DID YOU KNOW: Did you know plastic can leech out of your plastic container into your dry food
• 42:30 How can you improve the nutritional content of your Pugs bowl when the basis of their meal is kibble
• 44:30: DID YOU KNOW: You should soak your Pugs kibble in water in the fridge overnight to avoid the kibble fermenting
• 46:10 What is your Pug’s body telling you when they’re ‘eating grass like a cow’
• 50:20 DID YOU KNOW: You shouldn’t feed your Pug cooked bones
• 53:30 DID YOU KNOW: High carbohydrate kibble spikes a Pug’s blood sugar
• 58:20 REAL LIFE EXAMPLE: What can we do for a Pug who has a sensitive tummy like Kenji
• 01:05:00 REAL LIFE EXAMPLE: What can we do for a Pug who has reflux like Rosie
• 01:13:00 How can we find you, learn more and engage your services

WANT TO LEARN MORE about Canine Nutrition? Check out all of Jackie’s guidance here:

• Free handout link: https://www.intuitive-healing-hub.com/nutrition/make-your-dogs-food-better-booklet
• Website: https://www.intuitive-healing-hub.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalcanine/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/functionalcanine
• PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/show/0pHWoct6FS2dy8j8U5yxBh?si=5FZ8m8qvSiGmwrnFjYRanQ&nd=1&dlsi=fc858be9082f429f

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