Dog Nutrition and Cookbook: The Simple Guide to Keeping Your Dog Happy and Healthy

My wife and I have never cooked dog food before. But, since our dog has been battling allergies and reoccurring yeast infections coupled with frequent Vet visits, we decided to try to feed her homemade food instead of the convenient store bought food. This book provided a good variety of recipes that we could choose from. Some of them used too many simple carbs so we rejected those. We did find several recipes that we now use. Some use a crock pot and some are stove top. It’s been a very helpful guide and my wife and I cook for our (First World) dog and she loves the meals! Cooking for our dog does take time and effort but the health of our dog is worth it. I’ve been feeding her almost twice as much (by weight) of the homemade food compared to the store bought food. I know when she’s done because she scoots the bowl around the room as she kicks the bottom. She has not had another yeast infection, her ears are clear, is more active and she’s losing weight. I can’t say that cooking for her is cheaper than feeding her commercial pet food but not having to take her to the vet sure does tip the scales monetarily. Overall my dog is healthier and happier and I will continue cooking for her with of course the guidance provided by this book.

I was looking for a book with information and recipes because I wanted my dog to live it’s best and healthiest life and this book was perfect. It had all the information I was looking for and so many different recipes that my dog loves. Highly recommend!

I find the meals easy to make but nothing is said about feeding raw. A few ingredients I don’t agree with but alternatives are given such as in the flour category.

We were feeding our dogs human grade dog food that was fresh since they’d been puppies. They were happy, heathy, energetic and slept well during the night. During shut down during COVID 19, the company was no longer opened and has still yet to do after 2years.Our female, Maizie as well as her brother/littermate also came home with us- (after some serious pleading and another check written to breeder)we were proud owners of 2 AKC Golden Retriever’s. They were born July1, 2018. They were trained to be assistive therapy dogs as I am very ill &our loyal 15 yr old Golden had passed 9 months before we took the pups home in 2018. They’ve also been wonderful with children, other adults and make a lot of stops to friends who need some love. (We do this to help spread the love and laughter in community, they aren’t working or hired.)Once Maizie started having diarrhea and was doing so inside the house unable to make the door to get out and had also developed what were raised rash or eczema bumps&flaky skin and was red, itchy and extremely swollen, we were relieved when her vet got tests back and said it’s an allergic reaction but nothing besides her food had changed and she’s never had allergies before.It was obvious we needed to begin making healthy, safe and a variety of different foods, vitamins through the fruits and vegetables and get in some of their supplements in either by ordering some(but was cautious as nothing is ever as it’s marketed as) or making my own ensuring all nutrients and minerals they required would be inside their meal.So, when I found this book I wanted to cry. Finally!!!! Last week I’d made 3 different crock pot recipes and I tripled the recipe as it is safe to freeze whatever you’ve made for following week for up to 3 months. We gave the dogs their first Mom&Da home cooked food and they’ve been so happy, breath smells better, no more runny poo or diarrhea. I’m very optimistic and feel that this was the answer to the dogs good health and our concerns.I also made 2 recipes for the homemade treats and the dogs are absolutely thriving! Their eyes seem brighter, coats are shinier less dull or messy looking and they lick those bowls for long after they’ve finished their breakfast and dinner- they NEVER did that before!

It's ok. A lot of info I've read time and time again. Gives recipes for cooked food, not raw, and tells you how much to feed by the metric system. Seems to have gotten a lot of the info from the internet! I'm recycling the book tomorrow.

This was very informative and exactly what I needed. We are now feeding our dog human grade food.

My dogs love the food I cooked. The only thing is I need a book with no protein, chicken be lame, horse etc. he’s allergic to all of them still hunting for one but this book is great for my other two dogs.

Simple, common sense tips on treats and foods for your doggy companions - and tips for the times you're in a pinch and want or need to by dry of canned foodFresh, fun, and with humor and info, not puppy guiltLove these tips and light-hearted approach!

My dog LOVES the meals and I love that it has the calories per meal so I can portion her food off based on her weight and daily caloric intake needs.I learned a lot about dog health and food from this book and HIGHLY recommend this if you’re thinking about cooking your own dogs meals!

Amazing!! This book is what I’ve been looking for a long time as I knew that dog food from shop is not healthy but this, all healthy recipes...is bonus! My dog loves this even she came so fast when I open homemade box (after I cook big portions that divides into 6 portions) which she never done that before. This definitely recommended!!

I like this book because I am concerned about my dog's health and I am not so sure that processed food is very good for her and I want a healthy dog.

Very informative book with lots of hints and tips. Great recipes that are easy to follow and/or tweak. It has also given me the confidence to feed some recipes raw

Very interesting. Will never feed my dog with kibble and canned food again.