Reactive dog / diet

[Mupflup]

Has anyone had any success in using diet to improve reactivity? We are doing everything we can with mupdog in terms of classes / practice etc but I read that diet can sometimes have an effect. She's fed on high quality / high protein /zero grain dry food with a little bit of wet, all meat based. However i've seen a suggestion that a fish based diet might be helpful due to the omega 3, which does sort of seem to make sense. Just wondering if anyone's chsnged diet for a reactive dog and seen an improvement?

What is the protein % of her food? I am really not an expert but I was told be a canine behaviourist that he finds that about 80% of his cases can be sorted out to a greater or lesser degree by sorting out the diet. He suggested that the protein should be less than 15% which sounded low but than I checked my dogs food (raw) and found it was only 15% protein- no I don't know how that works either! The point is that high protein is great for dogs that are working but pets simply don't need it.

There are loads of articles online about the behavioural benefits of raw feeding, especially as some of the additives in pet food cause reactions that can add to bad behaviour so perhaps worth looking into it and giving it a go.

Sorry for delay in replying and thanks for answers! She's on AATU dried food with a little bit of wet and looks like the protein content is around 25% just for the dried. I'm looking into changing it, going to try the Pooch and Mutt calming food for a while and see if that helps. I also need to research raw feeding as I have absolutely no idea what it actually entails!

Feeding raw isn't difficult at all. I get blocks of meat delivered and feed them straight from the freezer.
I also buy chicken wings from the supermarket and duck necks, turkey necks, spines etc from my local pet shop.

I think 25% is a lot of protein. For raw feeding I stalked Raw feeding rebels and Raw feeding UK on Facebook for ages and eventually jumped in. I feed a complete and the easiest I have found so far is Bella and Duke for the amount I feed it works out at £1.50 per day and the delivery is free. You don't need toad anything else but I tend to DIY a little and buy some stuff cheaply from the butcher and supermarket when its on offer.

It is possible to get low protein good quality kibble too.