In this course you will learn how to identify nutritional needs of your dog and be equipped with the information to meet those needs which improves their health and reduces vet bills! The tutor is a K9 Naturopath. What you will learn: -Macronutrient needs in dogs - K9 nutrition for wellness - Nutritional needs for aging dogs - Healthy gut, healthy dog - Impacts of nutrition and unwanted K9 behaviour - Impacts of nutrition and K9 stress - Feeding methods for enrichment
K9 Nutrition for Better Health
Course Description
Understanding your dog’s nutritional needs is one of the most powerful ways to promote better health, prevent common issues, and enhance quality of life.
K9 Nutrition for Better Health is a hands-on, evidence-based course designed to help dog owners and pet professionals build confidence in feeding practices.
You’ll explore how macronutrients affect everything from energy to mood, learn how to spot common food-related issues, and discover enrichment strategies that transform mealtime into a brain-boosting activity.
Whether your dog is young, ageing, anxious, or picky, this course equips you with practical knowledge to support their unique health needs through nutrition.
Throughout the session, you’ll take part in interactive lessons and simple, practical exercises that bring the science of canine nutrition to life.
We’ll cover safe and unsafe foods, build sample meals, explore the gut-health-behaviour connection, and discuss how diet can help address stress, digestive problems and behavioural challenges.
You'll walk away with clear protocols, a meal-building framework, and enrichment feeding ideas that not only boost health but also make mealtimes more meaningful.
This course is ideal for anyone committed to holistic, nutrition-first care for the dogs in their life.
Course Structure
The course begins with a breakdown of canine macronutrients (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and fibre) and how they affect energy levels, skin, coat, digestion and behaviour.
From there, participants explore safe and toxic foods, learn to read labels, and create dog-appropriate meals using whole ingredients.
Special attention is given to the unique needs of senior dogs and strategies to support ageing gracefully.
Gut health is next, with an overview of probiotics, prebiotics and digestive aids that promote immunity and overall wellbeing.
The session then looks at how food influences mood and behaviour, and wraps up with practical feeding enrichment techniques like puzzle feeders, slow bowls and sniff mats to encourage natural behaviours and prevent boredom.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the nutritional role of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and fiber in dogs
- Design balanced, appropriate meals tailored to their dog’s life stage and health needs
- Identify safe, nutritious foods and recognise ingredients to avoid
- Build supportive protocols for gut health using prebiotics and probiotics
- Recognise how poor nutrition can contribute to behavioural issues
- Apply dietary strategies to reduce stress, reactivity and anxiety
- Confidently support senior dogs with nutrition that promotes longevity
- Use enrichment feeding methods to make mealtimes more engaging and calming
- Advise others on basic, natural feeding approaches for dogs
- Promote better health and reduce vet visits through nutrition-first care.
Student Testimonials
"An excellent course, 3 hours went quick."
"Friendly, tolerant teaching style. Thank you."
"Great course, well done Kat!"
Your tutor for this course is Kat Jury
As a K9 Naturopath & Nutritionist at Holistic Paw Health, Kat is passionate about the education and use of natural holistic methods for health and wellbeing - both in people and dogs. Having had to say goodbye to her childhood dog due to cancer, Kat knew there had to be a better more natural way to improve and maintain dogs' health.
It was this catalyst that propelled Kat to learn about natural remedies and holistic health therapies for dogs and gain knowledge and experience in naturopathic treatment for our four-legged friends. Using these methods and remedies on her own dog, Kat very quickly saw the benefits of this natural and holistic approach and went on to gain specific qualifications in the canine field.
Kat's mission, with the help of her furry friend Koko the Lab, is to improve the health and quality of life for our canine companions through owner education and naturopathic remedies focusing on holistic health and wellbeing.
Kat enjoys holding balance in life by spending time with family, trips to the beach with her labrador and being active whilst successfully running her business in natural medicine.
Qualifications:
• K9 Holistic Health & Therapy
• Herbalism for Animals
• K9 Nutrition
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