La semaine d’orientation

SEMAINE D’ORIENTATION

Le deuxième cycle de la Faculté des Sciences comporte 4 sections en plus de la licence en Chimie : le Génie civil, l’Architecture, l’Electromécanique et l’Electronique. Les étudiants, actuellement en MPC2, sont donc appelés à effectuer un choix au début de l’année académique 2013-2014. Deux options d’éveil leur sont proposés :

La semaine d’orientation a pour but de donner des informations aux étudiants pour faciliter leur choix d’options, puis de sections.

• Informations sur les sections eux-mêmes : renseignements sur le plan purement académique, sur les œuvres que l’étudiant sera amené à réaliser, mais aussi sur les possibilités en terme de carrière qui peuvent s’offrir à celui qui choisit telle ou telle section.

• Informations générales sur le choix de carrière : les paramètres qui peuvent influencer ce choix, les méthodes d’agencement de ces paramètres pour arriver à un choix définitif de carrière.

En ce sens, cinq présentations seront organisés au cours de la semaine du 8 avril : quatre pour la présentation de chacune des sections et une sur le choix de carrière.

Les étudiants sont invités à participer à toutes les présentations qui leur serviront de guide pour le choix d’option, puis de section.

Doberman Dietary Needs

A consistent and high quality diet for your Doberman is worth every penny. Not only will he be more healthy and happy, he will also avoid many future health problems. Quality food costs more, but you need less – this means less poop in the back yard and less noxious gas in the house.

Consistency is important. Changing a Doberman’s food suddenly will cause an upset tummy and likely some diarrhea. Buying whatever is on sale at the supermarket is a harmful habit.

When choosing a commercial food, it should be specific for your Doberman’s age. Dogs in different age groups (puppy, adult, and senior) have very different needs.

Table scraps are not part of a quality diet. Growing up, my family treated our dogs like garbage disposals, giving them whatever we wouldn’t eat including fat. This is wrong and very harmful to the dog’s health.

Choosing a Diet for the Doberman Pinscher

What a Doberman Needs, and needs to Avoid

Deciding on what food to feed your Doberman can be difficult and confusing. There is a huge amount of authoritative information available online and in books, much of it less than credible and lacking references. The trouble is, relatively little veterinary research has been performed on the nutritional needs of the domestic dog, but there are plenty of self proclaimed experts on domestic dog nutrition, including Doberman nutrition.

A dedicated Doberman owner could go crazy reading all of the contradictory and unsupported information out there. I know I nearly did preparing this article. For the record, I am not a dog nutritionist. The authoritative statements in this article contain only universally accepted truths; the controversial stuff I will simply summarize in as fair and rational manner as my nature will allow.

A reliable food choice for a Doberman diet is an age specific premium dry kibble such a Nutro or ProPlan, both of which have worked well for used in the past. Our Dobermans liked it and neither is that expensive, about $35 for a 40 pound bag. Even for a very active dog a 40 pound bag should last more than a month.

There are two main things to look for in a quality dog food. First, the food should be chicken, lamb, or venison based without byproducts. Grain based is bad. Beef based food should also be avoided because it contains a beef antigen, a protein molecule hard on the dog’s system, and these beef based foods often contains more protein than stated on the label. The second thing to look for is the two harmful preservatives butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). These chemicals have been linked to liver damage, fetal abnormalities, metabolic stress, and increased cholesterol.

Extra Premium Doberman Food

Every dog is an individual with slightly different needs, just like people, so no one food will be perfect for all dogs even when formulated for a certain age. Some dog food producers make food specific beyond age category and have done research on the needs of specific breeds. The result of this research is breed specific dog food. The popularity of the Doberman has included it in many of these projects so often Doberman specific food can be found at premium dog food stores.

Another attempt at improving premium dog food are the organic varieties of dog food. Organic simply mean the food contains only natural preservatives, and the meat used was raised without the use of nasty hormones in the feed.

Both Doberman breed specific dog food and organic dog food are more expensive than regular premium dog food, but very well may be worth the extra cost. Consulting with your veterinarian and trying the food out on your Doberman are the best ways to determine if this higher quality food is worth it for your Doberman. Remember, when switching

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