| recent survey of about 100,000 people, the | | | | ensure our pets lead long and healthy lives. As a |
| majority of dog and cat owners stated that they | | | | result of his research, he became convinced that |
| thought their pets were in very good health. But | | | | dogs needed to have made available to them |
| when veterinarians are asked the same question, | | | | nutritional supplements (even more so than we |
| most believe that pet disease is very widespread. | | | | humans do). So he focused on developing a dog |
| Whom should we believe? | | | | nutritional supplement that owners could add to |
| Let’s look at some relevant statistics. | | | | their pet’s daily meals. |
| 25% to 40% of puppies die before weaning. 60% | | | | Dr. Barnet recently introduced to the pet food |
| of dogs who are older than six years of age will | | | | market the results of his many years of research |
| get cancer. 70% of senior dogs suffer from joint | | | | and product development. He calls it Hope for |
| disease. And obesity is the number one health | | | | Pets – a powder that one sprinkles over |
| problem facing our canine population. | | | | the dog’s meals twice daily. Hope for Pets |
| The primary cause of these widespread health | | | | contains 16 separate sources of the vital proteins |
| problems is the food we feed our dogs. As with | | | | dogs require (including five amino acids which can |
| humans, processed foods can be very detrimental | | | | have many benefits, including acting as |
| to a dog’s physical well-being – and | | | | antioxidants to enhance the dog’s immune |
| the vast majority of our dogs receive a diet of | | | | system). He purposefully created it in a highly |
| highly processed foods throughout their lives. So | | | | concentrated, low calorie form. It also contains |
| they become chronically undernourished. | | | | APG-36 (which helps fight viruses, molds and |
| Dogs are carnivores. In fact, puppies do best with | | | | harmful bacteria), glycomerine (to fight against |
| a diet consisting of 42% protein. But the protein | | | | joint pain), essential fatty acids and many other |
| they receive in today’s packaged foods is | | | | powerful vitamins and minerals. He has combined |
| usually derived from cereal grains and from poor | | | | these various ingredients in a concentrated, |
| quality meats. What they really need, being | | | | synergistic manner to achieve a well-balanced |
| carnivores, is a high level of meat proteins rich in | | | | highly beneficial nutritional supplement. |
| essential amino acids, the building blocks for all of | | | | Hope for Pets can be used by pets of all ages, |
| the body’s cells. Instead they survive on | | | | even from birth. Dr. Barnet believes that it can |
| processed cereal grain proteins, are | | | | help our dogs lead much healthier lives and that it |
| undernourished and often overfed, leading to | | | | can help to extend their life expectancies, so dog |
| obesity. | | | | owners can enjoy their pets for years to come. |
| So if dog owners can’t purchase the | | | | It also helps to promote a healthy skin and coat |
| optimal dog foods in their local supermarkets or | | | | and aids in the dog’s ability to digest the |
| pet stores, what are they to do? | | | | nutrients in its regular food. Dr. Barnet will be |
| Dr. Bill Barnet is a leading doctor of veterinary | | | | releasing a similar product for our feline population |
| medicine who has been studying for the past 25 | | | | in the near future. |
| years the problem of pet nutrition and how to | | | | |