Real Food for Dogs: 50 Vet-Approved Recipes to Please the Canine Gastronome @ richardeward.com

Real Food for Dogs: 50 Vet-Approved Recipes to Please the Canine Gastronome
by Arden Moore
from Storey Publishing, LLC

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• written with expert advice
  I'm not sure that these recipes are really meant for as a complete diet rather than just as treats, but they were written with the help of Dr. Lowell Ackerman (a vet who has written a canine nutrition book) and Rebecca Remillard DVM, Ph.D (a board-certified veterinary nutritionist at Angell Animal Medical Center).

• unbalanced
  I was very excited to get a cook book that I could start making my own fresh dog food. But in speaking with my vet, I now understood what type of research goes into Dog Cookbooks. It was actually scary that really not much research has been done. In fact we may cook dog food, but it is not balanced. These books do not show that dogs need bone meal, or vitamins. The Dog food cooks books are more for human enjoyment than actual nutrition for our canine loves.

• probably not vet-approved
  Ok, a few of these recipes are good and very healthy for dogs.
  But others contain ingredients that will certainly make your dogs sick. Another reviewer already pointed out that some recipes contain rice. While rice isn't something dogs would eat in the wild, most commercial dog foods contain rice and it's not harmful.
  However, dogs are lactose-intolerant once they are adults, so any recipe calling for cheese is a no-no.
  Also, some recipes call for onions or garlic. Alliums are poisonous... more info

• I thought it was excellent
  My dog has ulcerative colitis and even with the most expensive commercial dog foods, she was having trouble. I bought several cook books for dogs and most had a lot of info that I didn't want to buy, I just needed some good recipes. I found a couple in this book that work great. She loves the food and it's obvious she feels better since I began cooking for her. Yeah, it's more expensive than buying canned, but the lesser cost for vet bills override any extra expense.

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