BREED NUTRITION

HEALTHY DIGESTION TO FUEL AN ACTIVE LIFE

Healthy digestion to fuel an active life

The digestibility and the fibre components of your Boxer’s diet are important to his gastrointestinal health and digestion. At times of stress or intense physical exertion, the sensitivity of your Boxer’s digestion may be increased. Highly digestible protein ingredient limit the amount of undigested nutrients transported further down into the large bowel, so reducing undesired flatulence and loose stools.

If your Boxer’s diet contains the right amount and type of fibre this can help promote good stool quality and keep the gut regular and healthy. Beet pulp is a natural fibre sourced from sugar beets that provides bulk and can be broken down by gut bacteria. As a result, rich substances called short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are produced, providing energy for the intestinal cells.

Beet pulp is broken down by gut bacteria, producing rich substances (SCFAs) that provide energy for the intestinal cells, helping the digestive process.

ALL ACTION DOGS NEED JOINT MOBILITY THAT LASTS

All action dogs need joint mobility that lasts

The joints and cartilage of breeds like the Boxer can benefit from special ingredients. Nutrients such as glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate occur naturally in the body and are major building blocks of healthy cartilage. When contained in your dog’s diet, they can help support healthy joints by constantly replenishing the nutritional reservoir needed for the body’s natural process of repair and renewal.

Owners should be looking to feed a diet that provides essential fatty acids too, including the omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids in an optimal ratio of 5:1 to 10:1. Of particular note are the omega-3 fatty acids, found in fishmeal and fish oil, which possess anti-inflammatory properties that can help support joint health. Antioxidants such as vitamin E can also help nutritionally maintain healthy joint tissue and protect body cells from excessive peroxidation.

Join nutrients, including glucosamine and chondroitin, can help replenish the nutritional reservoir for healthy cartlage, helping maintain activity and mobility.

A POWERFUL DOG NEEDS STRONG DEFENCES

A powerful dog needs strong defences

The key components of your Boxer’s immune system are his innate and adaptive defences. Physical barriers like his skin, mucous membranes and the lining of his respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts make up the innate defence. His adaptive defence consists of immune cells and antibodies that are activated when invading agents breach his first line of innate defences. The better the immune response, the more successful your Boxer can be at defending himself and staying healthy.

Recent research has indicated that including antioxidants in a dog’s diet can help slow the effects of the aging process of body cells and support the immune cell function as dogs get older. Antioxidants are nutrients found in fruits and vegetables. Common antioxidants include vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E and certain compounds called Carotenoids (like ß-carotene).

HEALTHY HEART AND A ZEST FOR LIFE

Healthy heart and a zest for life

L-carnitine is a vitamin-like nutrient, that helps provide energy for the heart muscle and other body cells. L-carnitine works by attaching itself to fatty acids and transports them into the part of the cell that converts fat into usable energy. Because fatty acids are the heart’s major metabolic fuel L-carnitine has an important role to play for a normal heart function. Healthy dogs can synthesize sufficient L-carnitine in their body from amino acids to support their normal heart function.

L-carnitine can also be found in animal based sources of protein or is available as supplements. Additional L-carnitine in your Boxer’s diet can therefore help replenish this important nutrient on a daily basis.

Taurine is an amino acid and as such a major building block for proteins. But taurine is essential for your dog’s normal heart function, too. It helps regulate the heartbeat and plays an important role for the heart muscle contraction. Premium quality diets containing high quality animal protein from chicken, fish and eggs are naturally rich in taurine and can contribute to daily taurine availability for your Boxer’s heart and body.

L-carnitine helps provide energy for the heart muscle and taurine helps regulate the heartbeat.

SEE THE DIFFERENCE PREMIUM NUTRITION CAN MAKE

Eukanuba Boxer is made with high quality animal protein as the primary protein source. We at Eukanuba know the difference high quality nutrition can make and we invite you to see the difference for yourself. You can help your dog with his needs for:

STRONG JOINTS AND MOBILITY

Cartilage nutrients glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate for healthy joints and mobility

HIS HEART

Naturally rich in taurine plus L-carnitine to support the heart

A STRONG IMMUNE SYTEM

Antioxidants such as vitamin E and ß-carotene for immune system support

OPTIMAL DIGESTION

Highly digestible ingredients and natural dietary fibre to promote easy digestion and nutrient absorption

INGREDIENTS - ANALYSIS

Ingredients
Chicken (>24%), maize, wheat, animal fat, sorghum, barley, poultry meal, dried beet pulp, chicken digest, dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeast, potassium chloride, salt, sodium hexametaphosphate, fish oil, linseed, DL-methionine, glucosamine hydrochloride, chondroitin sulphate.

Analysis:
Crude Protein:26.0%, Crude Oil:15.0%, Crude Ash:7.5%, Crude Fibre:2.5%, Moisture:8.0%, Calcium:1.20%, Phosphorus P:0.95%

Additives per kg:
Vitamin A:12000 IU, Vitamin D‡:750 IU, Vitamin E (à-tocopherol):200 mg, Copper as Copper II Sulphate:25 mg, L-Carnitine:50 mg, ß-carotene:20 mg

FEEDING GUIDELINES

When feeding for the first time gradually introduce Eukanuba into your dog's diet over a period of 4 days. We recommend feeding your dog twice a day. Divide the daily amount shown in the chart by the number of meals. Your dog may eat more or less depending on age, temperament and activity level.

For feeding guidelines, see feeding chart.

Always have plenty of fresh water available for your dog to drink.

How to feed Eukanuba Breed Nutrition

Body weight	Grams per day
15kg	150
20kg	180
25kg	210
30kg	240
35kg	265
40kg	290
45kg	310
50kg	335
55kg	355
60kg	380