Now Open in Burke: Pet Nutrition Center

The store, located in the Burke Village Center, opened late last month.

Visitors to the Burke Village Center may have noticed a new store has replaced the former Burke Pet Center. The Pet Nutrition Center opened in Burke on Oct. 30. The store, located at 9546 Burke Road, is the second Northern Virginia location for the center. The original store is located in Woodbridge and has been open for more than two years. The Pet Nutrition Center specializes in high-end pet food. The center sells about 40 different brands of dog and cat "super" or "super premium" foods as well as food for birds, fish and other small animals. The store does not carry live animals of any kind. “We have a line of supplies, remedies, anything you would need for a cat or dog,” said David Shaw, operating partner for both the Burke and …

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What to Feed Your Dog and Cat

Feeding our pets can seem more complicated than feeding the humans in our families. Dr. Lemke offers these guidelines.

The options for feeding our dogs and cats can seem overwhelming.  Nutrition advice comes from all corners.  While there are no easy answers, there are important considerations. GUIDELINES •     Cats are obligate carnivores, which means their diets must contain meat. •     Dogs are carnivores with an ability to adapt to grains and vegetables, and are therefore considered by many to be omnivores.   Meat, however, is considered to be the major nutrient for the canine body. •    The quality of a food is only as good as the quality of the ingredients  For example, if the protein in a food cannot be broken down and effectively absorbed and utilized by the body, then it simply goes in one end and out the other.  It doesn’t matter how high a …

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