Boost Dogs Immune System

1. What goes in -

   Must be nourishing to boost dogs immune system, otherwise we get the opposite, a suppressed immune system.

2. What comes out -

   
   Elimination is key. What the body can't rid itself of, it will store and thus be weakened by it. (That old saying, "What goes in, must come out" doesn't always happen.)

3. Exercise -

   Assists all body processes, reduces stress and will boost dogs immune system.

4. Supplementation -

   Needs to be from natural sources so the dogs body accepts it as nourishment, thus building the immune system.

The Dinner Menu - The chances of our dogs having a healthy immune system while eating mass market dog foods are slim. (I know, big sigh.) Dog Food Manufacturers don't use quality ingredients and it shows eventually with ongoing dog health problems.

If they did, dog food would be much more costly. Do the math. If you figured the cost of say, real chicken meat, brown rice, veggies and some vitamins thrown in, could you do it for 50 cents a day? Nope. Throw advertising costs on top of that, and you can get a better idea (even though you don't want to) of the ingredient quality.

Getting back to the point, one of the best natural immune system boosters is real food, whether you choose to feed raw or cooked homemade dog food and treats.

Here are a few examples to encourage you.

A 7-year-old Golden Retriever owned by a veterinarian was diagnosed with hip dysplasia that led to arthritis so painful he was crippled. That's when Dr. Robert Goldstein, DVM took a good hard look at dog nutrition. He threw away the Top Choice and Gainesburgers and put his dog on a diet of brown rice, spinach and hamburger.

While the hip dysplasia didn't totally go away, the dog pain did and he lived relatively disease-free until he died at seventeen and a half years old.

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A friend of mine who understood this long before I did, had a dog who was never fed commercial dog food. Her dog lived 22 years! She now believes her dog could have lived even longer if she'd understood natural health supplements.

Another interesting consideration - at that time, there were far less vaccines available for dogs.

Canine Vaccinations - Cutting back on vaccinations may lengthen your dogs life. They do not boost dogs immune system and less vaccines put less stress on his immune system. For a list of which vaccines and when to administer them, see Dog Vaccination Schedule. Why rethink the traditional schedule? If you consider how vaccines work, why would they have to be repeated yearly for our canines when they are not repeated on humans?

What Comes Out

Elimination -

Dog poop, canine skin conditions, and matted tearing eyes are all forms of elimination. The more chemicals ingested through foods, vaccines and environmental toxins including household cleaning products the harder the immune system has to work.

Exercise -

How does dogs exercise boost dog immune system? The lymph system, one component of the immune system is in charge of cleanup but it only works during activity! So both of you get moving!

Exercise reduces stress which can actually be a toxin to the body, gets rid of free radicals and the increased oxygen flow helps everything. Oxygen is needed for every single process in the body, so oxygenate! Even five minutes a few times a day is far better than nothing.

Canine Supplements -

Now this is what most people think of when they want to boost dogs immune system, but I thought it was important to tell you the other stuff first.

There are some very good supplements to build up that immune system. For the best choices go to How to Boost Immune System With Canine Supplements.

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To learn more about the immune system organs and what they do, see What Is the Immune System ?

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