The Canine Nutrition Workshop
Links Between Food, Health and Behaviour
Sally Askew
BSC (Hons), C&G SAN, GEOTA Cert, MBTER
15th – 16th July 2012, 9.30 (registration) -5pm
at Little Haywood Village Hall, Chilwell Avenue,
Little Haywood, Staffordshire, ST18 0QZ
£tba per person (no handler places)
Target audience: anyone from pet owner to professional wanting to widen or deepen their understanding of nutrition
Many of us are now becoming aware that if we feed our dogs better food they are more likely to live a longer and healthier life. Unfortunately, there are so many conflicting opinions as to how to feed our dogs to best satisfy their needs and to keep them in optimum health that it can be very confusing.
We know that the food we feed our pets can also affect their behaviour, yet many dogs are being put through unnecessary behavioural modification programmes when they really need dietary help.
This workshop will guide you through some of the nutritional mazes and should provide a good investment towards your dog’s health and may even promote better behaviour!
Topics are likely to include the following:
· Facts on nutrition and well-balanced diets
· Problems arising from feeding the wrong diet
· Comparisons between commercial, home-prepared and raw food diets
· Factors to consider in choosing the right diet for your dog
Sally Askew maintains a busy private canine practice offering a truly holistic way of living with dogs and has been using complementary therapies in her training and behavioural work with dogs for several years. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT No 0398) and GEOTA (Guild of Essential Oil Therapist for Animals) as well as being an Honorary Member of Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE). She is a human Nutritionist and one of only a few non-veterinarians to hold the C&G Certificate in Small Animal Nutrition. As well as being a qualified teacher of people, Sally is trained in Energy work and is accredited to teach Chi Kung to an Advanced Level.
Sally’s work with dogs is internationally acknowledged and she is in demand as a speaker for professional organisations as well as having lectured in many European countries on the holistic approach to living with a dog, canine nutrition, how health affects canine behaviour and the use of complementary therapies in maintaining the dog’s optimum health.
Sally continues to give input into the areas of health and nutrition for our International Dog Behaviour and Training School in the UK, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands..