| Performance Pets:
include guide dogs, racing and hunting dogs, and working dogs (police and herding dogs)
experience greater physiological stress than non-performance pets
expend larger amounts of energy than non-performance pets
lose fluids more rapidly than non-performance pets
require diets that are highly digestible and calorie dense
important to provide adequate amounts of fresh, cool water to prevent dehydration (cool water is preferable as it helps cool the body)
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