Can Diet Affect Behavior?

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Lahree

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When Ellie had the bad allergies, after she got done with her antibiotics, we switched her from her chicken-based Diamond Brand food (which her breeder feeds) to TOTW Salmon. We have eliminated all chicken from her diet. On TOTW salmon, her coat is soft, plush and lovely (still curly though, lol) and she does not ask for between meal snacks like she ALWAYS did with the old brand. It's a miracle. The food switch has also coinsided with her new GOOD behavior at "school."

Does anyone think that diet has an affect on behavior? Is this just a conincidence? I know there are a lot of other influences that could be attributed to her new "goodness" but I have no idea about a switch in food or eliminating a possible allergen could have a beneficial affect on behavior.
 
Heck yes! Think of how diet affects children. I have no doubt that what our furkids eat affects behavior. For example, Layla became much sweeter after she stopped eating poop! :lol:
 
Chris said:
Heck yes! Think of how diet affects children. I have no doubt that what our furkids eat affects behavior. For example, Layla became much sweeter after she stopped eating poop! :lol:
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LOL! But a change from a good quality chicken food to a good quality salmon could affect behavior?
 
Lahree said:
LOL! But a change from a good quality chicken food to a good quality salmon could affect behavior?
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Sure -- could be an issue with the protein structure in the chicken versus that in the salmon. Of course, I could also be full of prunes.
 
I certainly do believe that a change in diet can affect the dogs behavior. When you are healthy inside, you are healthy outside.

My girls eat the TOTW as their main food, with other varieties mixed in. They have great coats, and are full of spunk and happy.
 
danisgoat said:
I certainly do believe that a change in diet can affect the dogs behavior. When you are healthy inside, you are healthy outside.

My girls eat the TOTW as their main food, with other varieties mixed in. They have great coats, and are full of spunk and happy.
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The thing that surprised me the most about the change is not even her coat, but it's her not ever begging or whining for more food in the middle of the afternoon! She gets the same amount of food with the TOTW as she did with her old food, but she seems perfectly happy and evidently full on the new food. Maybe if she was truly allergic to chicken, getting those allergins out must feel a whole lot better!
 
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