Joint supplements focus on structure (cartilage, synovial fluid, joint integrity).

Maintenance and Recovery™ focuses on function and recovery, supporting:

• Muscle and soft tissue resilience

• Normal post-exertion soreness response

• Mobility after intense work cycles

• Whole-body recovery between training days

• Response to physical and mental demands

Joint products build the frame.

Maintenance and Recovery™ keeps the athlete moving.

Yes. Although you can use this every day (gold standard), it is especially crucial during a 72-hour train cycle (The day your dog trains and 2 days after). For instance, if you train bi-weekly on a Wed, you would administer Wed, Thur and Fri.

It is especially useful during:

• Certification preparation

• Multi-day training blocks

• High repetition bite work

• Extended tracking/search operations

• Environmental stress (heat, cold, hard terrain)

It supports recovery so the dog can maintain consistent performance.

No.

The formula is designed specifically for operational dogs and does not sedate, dull awareness, or change behavior. It supports recovery from the neurological and physical demands that high drive dogs experience.

Handlers report dogs remain:

✔ Clear-headed

✔ Engaged

✔ Willing to work

✔ Physically comfortable

✔ Focused and Driven

✔ Settled after intense deployments

High drive dogs stress their entire system. Repeated high arousal activities such as deployments, tracking and bite work, place demands on both the body and the nervous system.

This product contains alkaloids (THP), that can affect dopamine signaling and stress related nervous system activity. For a working dog, this may help to support:

• Reduced residual tension after training
• Improved ability to settle after high arousal
• Maintenance of willingness to work on subsequent days
• recovery from the cumulative stress of repeated sessions

Yes.

Maintenance and Recovery™ is intended to complement, not replace, structural joint support.

Many agencies use:

• Joint supplement → Long-term joint health

• Maintenance and Recovery™ → Daily recovery and workload support

No.

Maintenance and Recovery™ is a nutritional support tool, not a drug.

It can be used as part of a veterinarian-directed plan to help maintain normal mobility and comfort but does not replace diagnosis, treatment, or medical management when needed. This product is carried in integrative veterinary practices.

Ideally:

• At the start of a working career

• During conditioning phases

• Before visible slowing or stiffness appears

Again this should be administered during and post train (72 hours). See dosing protocol.

Prevention is easier than rebuilding after injury.

Many handlers observe improvements in:

• Warm-up stiffness

• Willingness to load/jump

• Post-training recovery

• Overall fluid movement

• Improved settling

Results vary depending on workload and condition, but consistency is key. Some ingredients take effect within a couple hours.

Yes.

The ingredients are selected for daily use in high-performance dogs and are commonly used to support normal musculoskeletal function over time.

Maintenance and Recovery™ was developed for:

• Patrol / Apprehension dogs

• Detection dogs

• SAR dogs

• Military working dogs

• High-level sport dogs

• Any canine performing repetitive physical work

Handlers often face:

• “He’s not injured, just not moving right.”

• Lost training days from soreness

• Early physical wear in young, high-drive dogs

• Managing workload without overusing pharmaceuticals

Maintenance and Recovery™ helps bridge the gap between peak performance and preventable breakdown.

By supporting:

✔ Daily recovery from repetitive stress

✔ Comfortable mobility through training cycles

✔ Reduced accumulation of workload fatigue

✔ Consistent operational readiness

✔ Recovery from intense high drive mental output

Healthy recovery = more productive years in service.

Administer according to body weight and workload level as directed on the product label. Visit our product page for various dosing protocols.

It can be given with food as part of the dog’s normal feeding routine. There is no taste so you can just give it with food AM and PM.