<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/5888d79c-7983-45aa-aeed-eb0e8c8c2e81/B604DEFB-36FF-43F9-BCD2-8689F671F31A/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=459" href="http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=459" style="font-size: 11px;">www.drsfostersmith.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=459"><P><A name="answer_4" id="answer_4"><STRONG>How much protein does my dog need?</STRONG></A> Protein requirements vary from species to species and can vary greatly during the rapid growth stages and for elderly animals with compromised kidneys. As a general rule, the following levels apply. </P><P> </P><TABLE cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"><TBODY><TR bgcolor="#6699cc"><TD><SPAN class="Verdana75pt"><STRONG>Species and Growth Stage</STRONG></SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN class="Verdana75pt"><STRONG>Recommended Protein %</STRONG></SPAN></TD><TD><SPAN class="Verdana75pt"><STRONG>Recommended Fat %</STRONG></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">Puppy</SPAN></TD><TD align="center"><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">28%</SPAN></TD><TD align="center"><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">17%</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">Adult Dog</SPAN></TD><TD align="center"><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">18%</SPAN></TD><TD align="center"><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">9-15%</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">Performance Dog</SPAN></TD><TD align="center"><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">25%</SPAN></TD><TD align="center"><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">20%</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">Racing Sled Dog</SPAN></TD><TD align="center"><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">35%</SPAN></TD><TD align="center"><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">50%</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">Lactating Dog</SPAN></TD><TD align="center"><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">28%</SPAN></TD><TD align="center"><SPAN class="Verdana75pt">17%</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/B604DEFB-36FF-43F9-BCD2-8689F671F31A/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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