Conditioning energy and performance
We are Finesse Flyball team, a small team based in Manchester! Over lockdown we made some changes to our dogs meals. We have always fed raw, but we put a lot of research into what really balances the raw dog diet, it was scary to see so many major brands didn’t actually balance but instead just worked within the realms of ‘complete’. This led us to switch onto Cotswold RAW. Raw feeding provides many health benefits, but feeding a raw diet which meets the minimum nutrition guidelines we believe makes that extra difference.
Cotswold provides a fantastic base diet for our racing dogs, the meat content provides a variety of vitamins and minerals and amino acids due to being a mix of offal, muscle meat, heart and bone (sometimes Tripe). This is extremely important for our dogs to perform at the top of their game. Quality of meat is also something we take really seriously, if the animals being fed to our had a stressful life and have not been allowed to exhibit natural behaviours, have not had access to daylight and have been feed a poor diet, the meat will not be as nutritious as an animal fed and treated correctly, the welfare stance and ethos is a reason why we love Cotswold!
Cotswold make sure we feed balance with the all the extra goodness that goes into the meals. This ensures that the food meets FEDIAF guidelines to ensure our dogs are getting everything they need for muscle growth, brain development, and fully functioning organs. Flyball is a high energy, intense and physically demanding sport so we need to get everything from the dog and only feeding the best will help us to do that and perform consistently at the top level through the competition.
We have noticed a change in our dogs coats, they have maintained better muscular condition even during lockdown, and the dogs absolutely love it, it smells amazing even for raw dog food. Our dogs are pets first, enjoy playing, exploring, chasing each other, and lounging around on the sofa but we will do anything we can to keep them as healthy for as long as possible that’s why we choose and are grateful for Cotswold RAW and their support.
Daisy & The Finesse Team