Description
Yourdog Shikoku ensures the holistic health and well-being of your dog. All Yourdog varieties contain tasty buffalo and chicken. We combine this with carefully selected vegetables, fruits, and herbs to create the perfect food for your Shikoku.
Why Yourdog Shikoku
- Rich in buffalo and poultry
- Made especially for the Shikoku
- Contains Nettle, Chondroitin and Spirulina
- Promotes a healthy, shiny coat.
- Maintain a healthy gut flora.
- Free from artificial fragrances, colors, or flavorings.
- Also suitable for the sensitive Shikoku
Our ingredients
To make our food, 10.6 kg of meat is dried for a 12 kg bag, making it easier to process into our kibble. With the right amount of vegetables, fruits and herbs, Yourdog is a healthy, nutritious choice for your dog.
Buffalo
At Yourdog, we use meat from free-range, grass-fed buffaloes. Buffalo meat is known for its creamy, fresh taste and rich color, and is packed with vitamins and minerals. With lower cholesterol and fat content and fewer calories, this tender meat is full of health benefits.
Poultry
At Yourdog, we use duck, chicken, and turkey, which together provide a delicious taste and aroma to the kibble. The highly digestible proteins in the poultry ensure good muscle growth and are rich in vitamins and minerals.
Vegetables
To provide the dog with extra valuable nutrients, super-healthy vegetables have been added to our food. Vegetables are not only nutritious, but also have other beneficial properties. The fiber in vegetables is good for the intestines and can contribute to digestion, among other things.
Fruit
We add a unique combination of fruits to Yourdog, ensuring your dog receives all the essential, natural antioxidants. This can benefit your dog's immune system, contribute to fresh breath, and help maintain a healthy digestive system. These natural ingredients promote your dog's overall health.
Herbs
The healthy herbs that enrich our food come from plants in Europe. The use of herbs, roots, flowers, plants and seaweed, among other things, has its origins thousands of years ago. These ingredients support the natural processes in a dog's body, such as digestion. Every ingredient we add to our dog food is carefully selected for its positive properties. Depending on the size of the dog, the breed or breed group, ingredients are given extra attention. Breed-specific complaints can be reduced through the use of herbs, roots, flowers and plants.
Shikoku-specific vegetables, herbs, and fruits
We have carefully researched the breed characteristics of the Shikoku. We have also researched the characteristics of the FCI breed section and FCI breed group to which the Shikoku belongs. Based on this research, and in consultation with leading Dutch nutritionists, we have selected ingredients that optimally benefit the health and well-being of the Shikoku.
Nettle
Nettle is a genus of plants, of which the stinging nettle and the common nettle occur in the Netherlands and Belgium. Nettle is known for its cleansing and blood-purifying properties. According to various sources, nettle is bactericidal and therefore very suitable for infectious diseases. The leaves are also suitable for diarrhea or other digestive disorders.
Nettle supports the function of the liver and kidneys by stimulating the breakdown of waste products. In addition, it supports the bladder and hair growth in dogs.
Nettle also contains silicic acid, or silicon. This is a building block that is part of connective tissue in, among other things, bones, tendons, ligaments, skin, hair and nails. Silicon supports the natural production of skin (cells) and ensures the maintenance of healthy skin.
At Yourdog, we add nettle to our dog food because it can make a positive contribution to preventing breed-specific problems related to the dog's coat, skin, and bones, as well as helping to prevent digestive and/or urinary problems.
Chondroitin
Chondroitin occurs naturally in a dog's body and is one of the main components of cartilage tissue. In dogs, chondroitin is able to attract and retain moisture, which should provide a spongy cushioning effect in the cartilage.
Chondroitin improves cartilage flexibility and also has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. Furthermore, it stimulates the production of the building blocks necessary for healthy cartilage.
When chondroitin is given in combination with glucosamine, it supports and enhances the effect of glucosamine. Therefore, it is often given as a nutritional supplement for people and animals suffering from osteoarthritis.
Spirulina
Spirulina is a nutritional supplement with exceptionally high nutritional value, made from blue-green algae found in tropical and subtropical regions. It belongs to the family of microalgae. Did you know that spirulina can be grown in space and consists of 60 to 70% protein?
It is rich in vitamins, including B12, minerals such as calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium and potassium, and all essential amino acids. Spirulina can contribute to the overall health and well-being of the dog. In addition, it can help support the immune system and promote healthy skin and a shiny coat. The algae also has a detoxifying effect and promotes digestion.
Puppy, adult, or senior?
To help you choose the right Shikoku dog food from our range, please use the following guidelines. If your Shikoku is younger than 11 months, choose the Puppy variant. For a Shikoku older than 7 years, we recommend Yourdog Shikoku Senior. If your dog is older than 11 months and younger than 7 years, you can choose the Adult variant.
Taste guarantee
We are confident in the quality of our food. That's why we offer a palatability guarantee on all Yourdog packaging. If your Shikoku doesn't seem to like your Yourdog dog food, please contact us. We will help you analyze the problem. If we can't solve it together, we will refund your purchase price.
Nutritional advice
| Body weight (kg) |
Daily amount (g) |
| 10 - 20 |
190 - 315 |
| 20 - 40 |
315 - 525 |
| 40 - 60 |
525 - 750 |
Transfer advice
If you are switching to Yourdog from another brand, we recommend following these steps. For the first step, feed 25% Yourdog and 75% of the old dog food. Allow your dog two days to adjust. Next, feed 50% Yourdog and 50% of the old dog food. Again, allow your dog two or three days to adjust. After that, mix 75% Yourdog and 25% of the old dog food. Your dog is now almost completely switched over to Yourdog. Do this for two days. After this, you can feed 100% Yourdog Shikoku dog food at your own discretion.
Storage instructions
After opening the Yourdog packaging, the food is exposed to oxygen, moisture, and light, which can affect its shelf life and taste. Therefore, it's important to store the food properly after opening the bag, preferably in an airtight container in a dry, cool, and dark place. It's best not to put the food loose in the container, but to place the entire bag, tightly closed, inside.
Composition
Corn, dried chicken (23%), barley, peas, dried buffalo (3.5%), poultry fat, choline chloride, glucosamine, chondroitin, vegetable mix (including tomato), fruit mix (including cranberry), herb mix (including nettle, spirulina)
Analytical components
Crude protein 25%, crude fat 9%, crude fiber 3.9%, crude ash 6%, Calcium 1.4%, Phosphorus 1.1%
Nutritional values
Vitamin A 20,000 IU (E672), vitamin D3 1,400 IU (E671), vitamin E as all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (3a700) 500 mg, E1 Fe as iron(II) sulfate, monohydrate: 50 mg, E2 I as calcium iodate, anhydrous: 1.5 mg, E4 Cu as copper(II) sulfate, pentahydrate: 5.0 mg, E5 Mn as manganese(II) oxide: 35 mg, E6 Zn as zinc oxide: 65 mg, E8 Se as sodium selenite: 0.2 mg.
