a nutritionally balanced diet is crucial to prepare your pooch for a healthy active and happy life most pet parents feel comforted by the idea of homecooked meals they get to pick and choose the ingredients and have complete control over the proportions and cooking process however when compared to packaged pet food most homecooked meals fall short on the nutritional scale ie they do not constitute as complete and balanced because they are not governed by canine dietary guidelines moreover many ingredients considered safe for humans can be toxic for dogs therefore unless a meal is prepared by a veterinary nutritionist it is most likely inadequate in nutrients required by your pet for healthy growth and maintenance also did you know that an adult human male needs 2000 kcalday while an adult dog weighing 65 kg needs 2520 kcalday and not just that while eating those 2520 calories dogs need to have a higher concentration of nutrients than humans packaged dog food takes care of a dogs caloric requirement while also ensuring guaranteed nutrition digestibility safety palatability diversity and consistency in fact packaged food like pedigree is specially formulated with quality ingredients to address different nutritional needs of dogs depending on their age size and lifestyle pedigree 6week challenge if youve been feeding your pooch homecooked meals pedigree urges you to take the sixweek challenge with your pet to see the difference it can make to your poochs health and wellbeing in just 6 weeks of transitioning to pedigree dog food you will notice your dog developing the followingcongratulationsyou have successfully cast your votelogin to view resulthealthy natural defense with vitamin e an antioxidanthealthier and shinier coat with linoleic acid omega 6 and zinchealthy bones and teeth with optimal calcium phosphorus ratiohealthy muscles with proteinhealthy digestive system with dietary fibre from vegetables and cereals the science behind pedigree pedigree has dedicated the last 60 years to developing foods with the perfect balance of vitamins minerals and protein that dogs require on a daily basis pedigree dog food is formulated as per international standards nrc and therefore comes with the assurance of being complete and balanced the range consists of multiple variants designed to suit the canine palate as well as help support digestive health and immunity different variants from the pedigree dry dog food range provide complete and balanced nutrition and developed with the veterinarians and nutritionists at waltham petcare science institutethe worlds leading authority on pet care and nutrition if youd like to take up the 6week challenge and see the difference in your pooch switch to pedigree dog food gradually over the course of seven days and dont forget to check the back of the package for feeding guidelines take the 6week challenge today based on market research conducted by mars petcare thailand dogs transitioned to pedigree from unbalanced pet food commercial or homemade food fed as directed disclaimer this article has been produced on behalf of mars international by times internets spotlight team