{"topic_id":"nrc_2006_dog_nutritional_needs","category":"nrc-2006","context":"---\ntopic_id: nrc_2006_dog_nutritional_needs\ncategory: nrc-2006\ntitle: \"NRC 2006 — Your Dog's Nutritional Needs (public-education booklet)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"NRC public-education booklet 'Your Dog's Nutritional Needs — A Science-Based Guide For Pet Owners' (landed pdf-raw/nrc-2006/dog_nutrition_final_fix.pdf; C1 anchor txt pdf-raw/nrc-2006/dog_nutrition_final_fix.txt)\"\nsource_file:\n  - pdf-raw/nrc-2006/dog_nutrition_final_fix.txt\n  - pdf-raw/nrc-2006/dog_nutrition_final_fix.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-11\ntokens_estimated: 1150\nverified: true\nverification: paraphrase\nsource_document: \"Your Dog's Nutritional Needs — A Science-Based Guide For Pet Owners (NRC, 2006 public-education booklet)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"National Research Council (NRC)\"\n  title: \"Your Dog's Nutritional Needs — A Science-Based Guide For Pet Owners\"\n  url: \"https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10668/nutrient-requirements-of-dogs-and-cats\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-11\"\n  ref: \"NRC 2006 public-education booklet — dog\"\n  doc_type: \"NRC public-education booklet (NOT the 2006 monograph)\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\n---\n\nThe NRC booklet *Your Dog's Nutritional Needs — A Science-Based Guide For Pet Owners* is a consumer-level pamphlet written by Dale Feuer based on the 2006 report `Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats`. It is explicitly `2006 release of Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats` and describes dogs as `descended from omnivores` that `they can thrive on a vegetarian diet` provided it is properly supplemented.\n\nOn macronutrient minimums, the booklet states that `get at least 10% of their total calories from protein` and that `approximately 5.5% of the diet should come from fats and 10% from protein`. It also notes that an adult dog’s diet `50% carbohydrates by weight, including 2.5–4.5% from fiber`. On the question of meat it explains that `a vegetarian diet as long as it contains sufficient protein` can sustain dogs, and that `they can thrive on a vegetarian diet`. On protein quality it notes that `High-quality proteins have a good balance of all of the essential amino acids`. For label interpretation it observes that `Pet food labels must list the percentage of protein, fat, fiber,` and water in the food.\n\nThe booklet also reproduces `DAILY RECOMMENDED ALLOWANCES` tables for an adult 33-lb dog and, for crude protein/total fat, separate rows for puppies, adult dogs, and pregnant/nursing dogs (33 lb with 6 puppies). These are selected single-point allowances only. (The DRA table header states the body weight \"Weighing 33 lb\" but does not state a kcal basis; the booklet's energy table brackets dogs by 10/30/50/70/90 lb, so no single adult-maintenance kcal figure is asserted here.)\n\n**HONEST SCOPE NOTE:** This topic was built from the NRC *public-education booklet*, **not** the full 2006 NRC monograph `Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats`. The complete NRC 2006 requirement matrix — the minimum/maximum nutrient concentrations tabulated by life stage (growth, gestation, lactation, adult maintenance) and expressed per 1000 kcal and per kg of diet — was **NOT obtained**. The numeric tables below list the booklet's single-point **Daily Recommended Allowances** for the reference adult animal only (33-lb dog; the DRA table prints body weight but not a kcal basis); crude-protein/total-fat rows additionally give puppy and pregnant/nursing values where the booklet prints them. These are selected single-point allowances, **not** a life-stage min/max matrix. Sub-life-stage min/max values, AAFCO/FEDIAF-style nutrient profiles, and the safety (maximum) tolerances across all nutrients therefore remain **pending** and must not be inferred from this booklet.\n\n## Daily Recommended Allowances (NRC 2006 booklet)\n\nSingle-point daily allowances for an adult 33-lb dog (puppy/pregnant-nursing values given where listed). Figures are verbatim from the booklet's DRA tables.\n\n### Protein and Fats\n\n| Nutrient | Puppies (12 lb, 33 lb at maturity) | Adult dogs (33 lb) | Pregnant/Nursing (33 lb, 6 puppies) |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| Crude Protein | 56 g | 25 g | 69 g /158 g |\n| Total Fat | 21 g | 14 g | 29 g/67 g |\n\n### Vitamins\n\n| Nutrient | Allowance |\n|---|---|\n| Vitamin A | 379 µg |\n| Vitamin D | 3.4 µg |\n| Vitamin E | 8 mg |\n| Vitamin K | 0.41 mg |\n| Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) | 0.56 mg |\n| Riboflavin | 1.3 mg |\n| Vitamin B6 | 0.4 mg |\n| Niacin | 4 mg |\n| Pantothenic Acid | 4 mg |\n| Vitamin B12 | 9 µg |\n| Folic Acid | 68 µg |\n| Choline | 425 mg |\n\n### Minerals\n\n| Nutrient | Allowance |\n|---|---|\n| Calcium | 1g |\n| Phosphorus | 0.75 g |\n| Magnesium | 150 mg |\n| Sodium | 200 mg |\n| Potassium | 1g |\n| Chlorine | 300 mg |\n| Iron | 7.5 mg |\n| Copper | 1.5 mg |\n| Zinc | 15 mg |\n| Manganese | 1.2 mg |\n| Selenium | 90 µg |\n| Iodine | 220 µg |\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/nrc-2006/dog_nutrition_final_fix.txt` (extracted from NRC PDF, landed 2026-08-11).\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file — paraphrase mode)\n- `get at least 10% of their total calories from protein.`\n- `approximately 5.5% of the diet should come from fats and 10% from protein.`\n- `50% carbohydrates by weight, including 2.5–4.5% from fiber.`\n- `a vegetarian diet as long as it contains sufficient protein`\n- `they can thrive on a vegetarian diet.`\n- `High-quality proteins have a good balance of all of the essential amino acids.`\n- `Crude Protein`\n- `56 g`\n- `25 g`\n- `69 g /158 g`\n- `Total Fat`\n- `21 g`\n- `14 g`\n- `29 g/67 g`\n- `Vitamin A`\n- `379 µg`\n- `Vitamin D`\n- `3.4 µg`\n- `Vitamin E`\n- `8 mg`\n- `Vitamin K`\n- `0.41 mg`\n- `Vitamin B1`\n- `0.56 mg`\n- `Riboflavin`\n- `1.3 mg`\n- `Vitamin B6`\n- `0.4 mg`\n- `Niacin`\n- `Pantothenic`\n- `4 mg`\n- `Vitamin B12`\n- `9 µg`\n- `Folic Acid`\n- `68 µg`\n- `Choline`\n- `425 mg`\n- `Calcium`\n- `1g`\n- `Phosphorus`\n- `0.75 g`\n- `Magnesium`\n- `150 mg`\n- `Sodium`\n- `200 mg`\n- `Potassium`\n- `1g`\n- `Chlorine`\n- `300 mg`\n- `Iron`\n- `7.5 mg`\n- `Copper`\n- `1.5 mg`\n- `Zinc`\n- `15 mg`\n- `Manganese`\n- `1.2 mg`\n- `Selenium`\n- `90 µg`\n- `Iodine`\n- `220 µg`\n","sources":["nrc-2006 — Your Dog's Nutritional Needs — A Science-Based Guide For Pet Owners (retrieved 2026-08-11)"],"source":{"authority":"nrc-2006","title":"Your Dog's Nutritional Needs — A Science-Based Guide For Pet Owners","url":"https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10668/nutrient-requirements-of-dogs-and-cats","retrieved":"2026-08-11","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Your Dog's Nutritional Needs — A Science-Based Guide For Pet Owners (NRC, 2006 public-education booklet)","verification_file":"NRC public-education booklet 'Your Dog's Nutritional Needs — A Science-Based Guide For Pet Owners' (landed pdf-raw/nrc-2006/dog_nutrition_final_fix.pdf; C1 anchor txt pdf-raw/nrc-2006/dog_nutrition_final_fix.txt)"},"source_document":"Your Dog's Nutritional Needs — A Science-Based Guide For Pet Owners (NRC, 2006 public-education booklet)","source_file":"NRC public-education booklet 'Your Dog's Nutritional Needs — A Science-Based Guide For Pet Owners' (landed pdf-raw/nrc-2006/dog_nutrition_final_fix.pdf; C1 anchor txt pdf-raw/nrc-2006/dog_nutrition_final_fix.txt)","trust":{"authority_tier":"ungraded","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"pending"},"tokens_estimated":290,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}