We know (because the internet tells us so), that eating a good breakfast makes for smarter kids. Well, it turns out that it also makes for smarter dogs! Researchers in Kentucky tested dogs that had fasted against ones that had had breakfast.
The dogs were shown a treat that was subsequently hidden in one of six containers. Dogs that had eaten breakfast 30 minutes beforehand navigated to the treat more accurately than those that hadn’t eaten for 12 hours.
When “dogs eat a diet that is rich with carbohydrates [such as commercial dog food], their brains are more dependent on glucose and more affected by fluctuations in glucose levels,” explained Dr Miller.
However, fed a diet rich in fat (meat) and not carbs and there is not much fluctuation in the neural state of ketosis. ie their brains are “in balance”.
So…what’s your puppy eating?
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