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What is a Canine Nutritionist?
A canine nutritionist specializes in animal nutrition with a focus on dogs. In some cases, an animal nutritionist is concerned with the dietary needs of animals in captivity: livestock, pets, and animals in wildlife rehabilitation facilities. The professionals on this list are concerned with the dietary needs of domesticated pets alone and often offer the following services:
- custom meal plans
- recipe analysis
- raw feeding consultations
Benefits of Canine Nutritionists
If you’re new to raw feeding or recently adopted a puppy or dog, working with a canine nutritionist can remove the complication.
- start your dog off right on a diet that is customized to meet their individual needs
- confirm that your dog’s diet is meeting their nutritional needs
- have someone to work with your veterinarian on your dog’s diet
- give your veterinarian confidence that the diet you’re feeding is nutritionally complete
- work with a coach who can teach you how to feed raw
How to Find Canine Nutritionists
There isn’t an easy way to find the right professional nutritionists for your dog. You can search online or on social media. Still, with the growing number of people calling themselves nutritionists (including reps from an MLM company that sells kibble), it can be difficult to find the right nutritionist, which is why I started this list.
Each nutritionist listed is linked to a website or social media page. Please click on the linked nutritionist to visit the website and inquire about their services. This list is organized alphabetically by business name or individual name. Everyone is professional and flexible – I didn’t want a “my way or the highway” nutritionist on my list.
How to Add/Remove a Nutritionist to/from the List
If you have worked with a nutritionist that you believe would make a great addition to this page or a professional canine nutritionist, please email me at kimberly@keepthetailwagging.com.
- Business Name
- Name of Nutritionist
- Website
- Services Offered
- Tools Used to Create Meal Plans (if known)
If you’ve clicked on a link and it goes nowhere, please let me know via email. Thanks!
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List of Canine Nutritionists (Veterinarians)
The following canine nutritionists are also veterinarians. Suppose your dog has any underlying health issues that can be impacted positively or negatively by diet. In that case, I believe it’s better to work with a veterinarian who can help navigate your dog’s diet and health.
List of Canine Nutritionists (Not Veterinarians)
The following canine nutritionists are not veterinarians. If you have a new puppy or dog that is healthy or you’d like to expand your meal plan menu, working with one of these canine nutritionists will be helpful.
Dog Food Nutrition Course for Pet Parents
If you’d like to continue educating yourself about your dog’s diet and nutrition, I highly recommend The Feed Real Movement’s Dog Food Nutrition course. I took this course after feeding raw for nearly ten years and was blown away by what I learned. This is a thorough course created by a professional veterinarian that is easy to follow, informative, and affordable.
Similar courses cost $700 or more. This course costs less than $200 for the same information.
Investing in a Wellness Membership with Real Dog Box, the parent company of Feed Real, comes with many amazing benefits, including:
- Monthly nutrition consult with a certified canine nutritionist (a $30 value)
- Access to the Feed Real Movement** at feedreal.com (a $9/month value). This membership comes with access to nutrition courses and hundreds of articles on canine nutrition to help you boost your knowledge and raise a healthier dog.
- FREE SHIPPING up to 3 deliveries/month
- Early notification and access to the Secret Shop
- Regular box items are now available in the Secret Shop
- Promotional Rewards like cash back on purchases directly into your Real Dog Wallet
Prefer to Feed Commercial Raw?
Please note that not all of these brands deliver across the United States, and none deliver outside of the United States.