Positive Canine Nutrition
Is your dog scratching excessively, often hyperactive, fussy over food, showing increasing signs of reactivity or resource guarding, suffering from gastro intestinal issues, or doing a lot of poos!? Food could be a huge root factor of these issues...
Learn how to decipher dog food labelling, unpick flashy jargon to weed out the good from the bad, and gain an understanding of how food can directly impact your dog's behaviour and health
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Work with our Canine Nutritionist, Sam, through this bespoke and tailored service to find a food that aligns with your budget, blends with your lifestyle and suits your dog and their needs
Who runs this service?
This service is run by our in-house Canine Nutritionist, Sam, who has a special interest in how diet directly affects behaviour. Sam has been working in the pet food industry for over 15 years which has given her an extensive working brand knowledge. In addition, Sam is a consultant under the APNC (Association of Pet Nutrition Consultants) and has completed an Ofqual iPet Canine Nutrition Qualification, taken courses in Canine Behaviour & Nutrition held by Dr Charlotte Grey, a veterinary surgeon who specialises in nutrition, and continues to broaden her knowledge through regularly attending seminars and conferences on dog health and nutrition to keep up to date with the latest product brands and information. All of this enables Sam to offer an extensive service to you and your dog.
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Making a diet change and/or getting ahead of a food intolerance can really bring out positive changes in your dog's behaviour and in turn your family life
This service can be stand alone, or work in conjunction with Behaviour Consultations and/or Veterinary Physiotherapy Sessions.
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What do clients say?
"Sam gave us amazing advice and guidance. Digby hasn't got an upset stomach now, is not refusing food and his body condition is looking great. Thanks Sam, you are amazing!"
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- Michelle Barker​
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"I met Sam from APDS at a time when my 18month old dog Scout was severely under weight. We had exhausted so many options and spent £1000's in vet bills to find nothing. Sam has been truly amazing. She immediately took us on and worked tirelessly to try to find out what the problem was. Her kindness, reassurance and attention to detail has been second to none, we love this lady! Today Scout hit his ideal weight, putting on over 4kg, which a few months ago was looking impossible. Sam is so conscious of health and nutrition but at the same time ensuring we have a programme that works for us as a family. We can't thank Sam and APDS enough for allowing Scout to reach his full potential in growth and health. Absolutely 5 🌟 huge thank you."
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- Sarah Beeston​​​​
What's included in Positive Nutrition services?
These services are entirely remote, so you don't even need to leave home! Three service options are available to choose from; Kickstarter Consultation & Top Up Consultation & Premium Package
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​​ Kickstarter Consultation
The Kickstarter Consultation is perfect for owners of healthy dogs who want advice and guidance on dog food branding and want to improve their dog's diet. The consultation includes:
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X1 60 minute consultation (via video call)
X1 recording of consultation
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This consultation is £60
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Please note: If you would like to address underlying behavioural and/or health issues through dietary evaluation and change, please opt for the premium package instead​
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Top Up Consultation
The Top Up Consultation is for Kickstarter Consultation clients who have follow up questions or want to make further changes and improvements to their dog's diet. A link with the option to book this service will be sent to clients following their Kickstarter Consultation
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X1 30 minute consultation (via video call)
X1 recording of consultation
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This consultation is £30
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Premium Package
The Premium Package is ideal for owners who want to amend and/or improve their dog's diet and can help support dogs with underlying behaviour and/or health issues who are already following a veterinary and/or behaviour plan. This package also equips you with the know-how to make informed dietary adjustments for your dog in the future. The package includes:
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X1 60 minute consultation (via video call)
X1 recording of consultation
X1 Gut Repair Plan
X1 Recipe & Diet Plan
X8 weekly live Q&A group sessions
(Live Q&A sessions are held on Thursdays at 8pm via Google Meet)
8 weeks access to a private Facebook group
(where you can find helpful tips, industry updates, weekly session links and other like-minded owners!)
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This package is £150
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What else do I need to know?
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These are entirely remote services.
> Consultations are held via video call (Google Meet) and are one to one with Sam, our in-house Canine Nutritionist.
> Live Q&A sessions included in the Premium Package are held via video call (Google Meet) on Thursdays at 8pm (UK time). These sessions are hosted by Sam, our in-house Canine Nutritionist, and run in a group format, as they are open to any current clients of this service.
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Please note that email, telephone, and WhatsApp follow up support are not available for any of these services.
> Kickstarter Consultation clients will receive a link to book a Top Up Consultation, if they have further questions.
> For Premium Package clients, follow up support is provided through a private Facebook Group and weekly live Q&A sessions held via Google Meet by Sam, our in-house Canine Nutritionist, so we encourage you to join the Facebook Group and participate in the weekly live Q&A sessions, to get the most out of the Premium Package service.
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There are three service prices available; Kickstarter Consultation is £60, the Top Up Consultation is £30 and the Premium Package is £150 and details of what is included in each service can be seen above.
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Please bear in mind that results are not instant and can take several months to come through, as the digestive system needs time to eliminate previous diets and that some problems may require ongoing support and that we may recommend other services, such as Behaviour Consultations and/or Veterinary Physiotherapy Sessions to support the process holistically.
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The premium package may require us to work with your vets (which will include a request for your dog's medical history) and any other professionals who have a relationship with your dog. This allows us to provide a holistic approach, ensuring we address your dog's diet, health, behaviour and environment as a whole.
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Check out our T&Cs here for our cancellation policy.
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If you can't find a date to suit you, please get in touch with us so we can find a way to help you.
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Disclaimer:
By using this canine formulation service, you understand that, as this service is not a veterinary practice you must remain with your veterinary practice for all enquiries. There has been no clinical examination of your pet by myself, I am relying on the information and veterinary history provided by yourself to formulate the clinical requirement. I cannot be held responsible for missing data, communication between us. Where diets are fed to dogs with medical conditions, recommendations are based on current available veterinary clinical information. I cannot provide any guarantee that a diet will improve or resolve any medical condition. Please forward a copy of my recommendations to your veterinary practice.
