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Find out how your dog can live 1.8 years longer?

Which dog owner wouldn’t want more healthy years with his pet? In the first-ever lifelong canine diet restriction study, PURINA® researchers have proven that a dog’s median life span can be extended by 15 percent – nearly two years for the Labrador Retrievers in this study – by feeding to ideal body condition through diet restriction, according to findings published in the current edition of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

The 14-year PURINA® “Life Span” study found that dogs that consumed 25 percent fewer calories than their

littermates during their lifetimes maintained a lean or ideal body condition*, resulting in a longer life. The PURINA® Life Plan” study reveals the crucial role ideal body condition plays in health and longevity. However, obesity remains the number one nutritional problem among dogs. Studies have documented that at least 25 percent of dogs in the U.S. may be overweight.

To maximise their dogs’ health, dog owners should learn how to recognise the signs of obesity and feed to ideal body condition. To help pet owners do this, PURINA® developed the PURINA® Life Plan™, a comprehensive approach applying specific breed size and lifestage guidelines, the PURINA® Body Condition System and feeding instructions to its packaging. The PURINA® Life Plan enables pet owners to feed to their individual pet’s ideal body condition from puppyhood through the senior years.

Refer to Ideal Body Condition: Part of the PURINA® Life Plan

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