Glossary

RF-1

RF-1 is our nutrient-rich supplement for all dogs over 5 months of age and particularly for athletic and hard-working dogs preparing for an event. RF-1 combines powerful amino acids, colostrum, creatine monohydrate, MCT's, Omega 3 fatty acids, glucose polymers, vitamins, chelated minerals, electrolytes, glucosamine and other anti-inflammatory and immunity-boosting factors in a tasty blend that we believe is the best of it's kind on the market. Try it on your dog and you will see dramatic results in a few short weeks!

Nurture

NURTURE is our colostrum-rich formula for puppies and gestating and nursing bitches. This formula is based upon a careful chemical analysis of canine mother's milk. Nurture provides the correct amino acid profile, fat and alpha-linoleic acid levels, whey and casein levels, vitamins and minerals, growth and immune factors, and lactose levels. The effect of feeding this formula to both bitches and puppies is dramatic. Young puppies do not have the enzymes to efficiently break down meat based proteins. The milk based whey proteins in Nurture make raising puppies a real delight! Orphaned pups thrive on this formula alone!

Sperm-Up

SPERM-UP is our proprietary blend of Bulgarian Tribulus Terrestrius concentrate, vitamins, chelated minerals and tasty meat powders and fats. Tribulus is a research proven spermatogenic agent and the beneficial effects of this product are well documented amongst dog breeders. Now your stud dog can produce good litters well beyond the time that most dogs must be retired. Contact us for testimonials!

Amino Acids

Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins which are in turn the essential component in muscle tissue. Your dog must have specific amounts of a number of these types of Amino Acids in order to thrive.

In RF-1 we include pharmaceutical grade amino acids in an ideal profile to efficiently provide an additional energy source and to facilitate the repair and building of muscle tissue. Generous amounts of usable, high quality amino acids help make your dog more anabolic. We carefully select high quality ingredients in the right proportion to yield amino acid profiles that meet your dogs needs, at his stage of life.

Creatine Monohydrate

RF-1 is 4% creatine monohydrate! This compound makes your dog up to 20% stronger, leaner and improves muscular endurance. Creatine is abundant in a natural diet that includes wild game. Conventional dog foods have none. We use 100% pure, micronized German creatine monohydrate.

Chondroitin Sulfates

Chondroitin sulfate acts like a bunch of magnets attracting fluid into proteoglycan molecules. This is important to your body for two main reasons:

This fluid sweeps nutrients into your dog's cartilage.
The fluid acts as a spongy shock absorber.
Chondroitin can protect your dog's existing cartilage from a premature degeneration or breakdown. It does this by blocking certain cartilage destroying enzymes and enzymes that prevent transporting of nutrients.

Colostrum

Colostrum is the nutrient rich substance produced by mothers during the first 36 hours after giving birth. In addition to providing nutrition which stimulates the function of all vital systems, Colostrum is rich in IGF-1 (a powerful growth hormone) and immunoglobulins ( powerful activator and stimulant for the immune system).

RF-1 is 2.5% Colostrum by weight and NURTURE is comprised of 3% of this expensive, but invaluable ingredient!

Glucosamine

In the wild, a dog first consumes the stomach and the stomach contents of his prey. In the stomach, the dog finds predigested vegetable matter that has been reduced by enzymes to glucose polymers. This nutrient provides the dog with quick energy and the necessary nutrition for replenishing glycogen stores. Dogs don't have the enzymes necessary to break down raw vegetable matter, so we use complex carbohydrates that have been enzymatically reduced to glucose polymers. In RF-1 we use a special variety of corn to give you the most complex glucose polymers available. More complexity means more energy when we are talking about carbohydrates/glucose polymers.

Glucose Polymers

IGF-1

IGF-1 is "Insulin-like Growth Factor". This highly complex hormone is a very powerful growth stimulus. Providing a natural source of IGF-1 promotes growth, anabolic metabolism and rapid recovery in both pups and adults. Colostrum is an excellent natural source of this substance.

Immunoglobulins

Immunoglobulins are powerful agents which promote the development and veracity of the immune system. Without immunoglobulins pups are much more prone to be susceptible to disease. Adult immune systems are boosted by these agents as well. These compounds are best obtained through the colostrum used in RF-1 and NURTURE.

LCT (long chain triglycerides)

LCT'S are fats and oils that are classified according to complexity, based upon the length of carbon atom chains in their molecules. MCT'S (medium chain triglycerides) have shorter chains of carbon atoms and are therefore less complex than LCT'S (long chain triglycerides). Laboratory produced MCT'S provide energy in an hour or less after ingestion. Conventional fats and oils (LCT'S) take 3-4 hours after ingestion to be sufficiently digested to provide energy. Providing both types of fats helps your dog have a broader spectrum of available fat energy. LCT's and MCT's are present in the ideal proportion in CNI's RF-1 and NURTURE.

MCT(medium chain triglycerides)

MCT'S are fats and oils are classified according to complexity, based upon the length of carbon atom chains in their molecules. MCT'S (medium chain triglycerides) have shorter chains of carbon atoms and are therefore less complex than LCT'S (long chain triglycerides). Laboratory produced MCT'S provide energy in an hour or less after ingestion. Conventional fats and oils (LCT'S) take 3-4 hours after ingestion to be sufficiently digested to provide energy. Providing both types of fats helps your dog have a broader spectrum of available fat energy. LCT's and MCT's are present in the ideal proportion in CNI's RF-1 and NURTURE.

Minerals - Cleated

In RF-1 and NURTURE we provide high quality vitamins and chelated minerals (mineral atoms/molecules bonded to amino acids to facilitate absorption) at levels that meet the needs of the most active brood and performance dogs.

Minerals - Trace

Trace Minerals are substances that have demonstrable or likely health benefits and generally are supplied in the ratio in which they are present in sea water (generally in parts per million).We provide high quality trace minerals, from the best available sources, at levels that meet the needs of the most active or stressed performance or brood dogs.

Omega 3 Fatty Acids

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS: Research shows that the canine species thrives on a diet rich in Omega 3 fats. Meats from domesticated animals provide much more Omega 6. We correct this imbalance with generous amounts of Omega 3 rich flax seed meal and cold pressed flax seed oil. We obtain the highest quality fresh flax seed from northern Canada and grind it on site in order to provide you with the freshest, most nutritious products possible. This process preserves the delicate lignans and phytoestrogens present in the flax that are so beneficial in boosting your dogs immune system.

Tribulus Terrestrius

Sperm-Up is our proprietary blend of Tribulus Terrestrius, vitamins, chelated minerals and tasty meat powders and fats. Tribulus is a research proven spermatogenic agent and the beneficial effects of this product are well documented amongst dog breeders. Now your stud dog can produce good litters well beyond the time that most dogs must be retired. Contact us for testimonials!