Best Performance Diet?: Inukshuk dog food review

Inukshuk is a dog food targeting performance breeds and the canine athlete. In this video we discuss the different types of canine athletes and their energy requirements as well as review the Inukshuk 30/25 diet.
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Bachelor of Science, Animal Science: Emphasis in Animal Biology
Honors: Cum Laude 3.85/4.0 GPA
University of Florida, 2005
(relevant coursework includes but not limited to: MAC3472 Honors, CHM2045, CHM2045L, MAC3473 Honors, CHM2046, CHM2046L, ANS3043, ANS3317L, ANS3384, CHM2210, CHM2211, PHY2053, PHY2053L, ANS3006C, ANS3206, PHY2054, PHY2054L, CHM2047, MCB3020, MCB3020L, VME4103, ANS3440)
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University Of Florida College of Veterinary Med 2009
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Small Animal General Practice 2009-present
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American College of Veterinary Nutritionists: acvn.org/
World Small Veterinary Association Nutrition toolkit: wsava.org/wp-content/uploads/...
Small Animal Clinical Nutrition Text: www.markmorrisinstitute.org/s...
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[@lloydjacobson1812]

This dog food for whatever reason is a game changer how ever they make this food it’s miles ahead of other brands period

[@sarahwheeler52]

I fed this food, the marine 16… I show dogs and I have 8 adults currently. In the beginning everything was ok, but after a few months I noticed my dogs drinking more than normal, and as time went on (few more months), my dogs (all of them), were drinking a ridiculous amount of water, I gave it a couple more months, every day I was filling bowl 2-3 times a day, it was getting ridiculous and definitely not normal. I switched to farmina and within 2 days the water consumption went back to normal, huge difference. It’s been a couple months now on farmina and water consumption is still normal. I don’t know what’s in that food that can make a dog sooooo thirsty after some time (like something was building up in their system). Thanks for this review Dr.Rea ❤

[@courtneygalleryphoto8649]

Interesting, given when I was feeding farmina my dog was drinking an absurd amount of water

[@AnimalDocRea]

Maybe sodium?

[@sitka2011]

Late to the review but actually the figure on the front is called an inukshuk - a structure of rough stones stacked in the form of a human figure, traditionally used by Inuit people as a landmark or a commemorative sign. A cairn is a human made stack of rocks but not in the shape of a human I believe.

[@AnimalDocRea]

I’ve never seen them stacked as a human figured so I guess here in the Appalachians we have cairns

[@Mindfuleats]

Hi, your reviews are so helpful to cut through the marketing speak! I have a standard poodle who runs 16-20 miles a week with me at a 9-9.5 min/mile pace. Would he qualify as active?

[@AnimalDocRea]

I’d say he would be active but not necessarily athletic so I’d start with feeding the RER x1.6 and see if he maintains

[@Mindfuleats]

Thank you! What is RER? I knew he wasn’t athletic because I know dogs that live with horses, and they will get out and do miles and miles with riders in the morning then do it again later in the day! I thought my guy might be fine on normal feed.

[@AnimalDocRea]

How much to feed your pet: A Step-by-Step Guide to RER kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYaXaYaliK6Vo68

[@jfresh2054]

The good thing with this food is it's sourced in Canada. Canada's dog food regulations are so much more extensive than USA. Just too much fat for my liking

[@bustersmith5569]

Thank you ,,, !!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Jiggyb00]

Even the low fat one? That’s what I got for my dog

[@AnimalDocRea]

@Jiggyb00 I’m not sure about the low fat one if it’s not in this video

[@406Campr]

It's called a cairn (stacked rocks).

[@AnimalDocRea]

Thank you 🙏

[@briangreenwood9564]

Can you review Inukshuk’s Marine 16 please and thank you

[@ZaryaTheLaika]

If Dr. Rea does not get around to reviewing the 16/25 formulas, Glenn from Pet Food Puzzle Guy has two products from Royal Canin and Purina with similar Omega-3/Omega-6 ratios in a video about arthritis. He covers the science of why pet food manufacturers pay attention to fatty-acids. Hope that helps.

[@canamboy6888]

Is Purina Pro Plan Sport a better choice or working dogs?

[@canamboy6888]

I’ve never seen the RC Professional Energy and Sporting Life in stores. The Euk PP is very scarce on the shelves here…. I’m in Ontario Canada

[@canamboy6888]

I feed Inukshuk 26/16 and Purina ONE as a maintenance feed and was asking about the PPP 30/20 because of the reviews she gave for Inukshuk 30/25

[@abdelhameed9857]

What is the best food for my female tri- color pocket bully? She is 2 years old and will be breeding.

[@AnimalDocRea]

You will want a food that is specifically for pregnant and lactating, avoid raw. I don’t have a specific recommendation because I have not personally assessed your pet, but you have e many options including most “all life stage” foods

[@deniseshephard3347]

Would this be suitable for a dog that does Canicross he weighs 9.2kgs and still growing

[@AnimalDocRea]

I’m not familiar with canicross, sorry

[@nocrimesjustdogs]

Yes

[@humbertoyepez1543]

Would this work for A Doberman? Super energetic

[@AnimalDocRea]

@humbertoyepez1543 you need to check that chart for classification of working g dog or nkt

[@huskytrails3654]

@@AnimalDocRea Canicross is cross-country running with your dog in a pulling harness up front and attached to the runner with a bungee lead. It's a mushing-type activity and often used as an alternative to sledding.