Better Food for Dogs: A Complete Cookbook and Nutrition Guide

by David Bastin, Jennifer Ashton, Grant Nixon

Better Food for Dogs

People want their dogs to have happy, healthy and long lives and providing the best nutrition is one of the most important steps you can take toward achieving this goal. The problem is most of us aren't nutritionists and there are so many conflicting opinions about dog's dietary needs that feeding your dog can become an overwhelming challenge. Better Food for Dogs is an invaluable reference that will guide you through this nutritional puzzle. It also provides you with all the information -- complete with tasty recipes, tested and approved by dogs -- you need to feed your dog a natural home-prepared diet, one of the best investments you can make in his/her health.

Here are just some of the easy to prepare recipes: "Breakfast Burrito," "Blueberry Banana Biscotti," "Turkey and Rice," "Divine Diner Burrito," "Stir-Fried Ginger Beef with Greens," "Chicken Fried Rice," "Barbecued Hamburgers," "Salmon and Dill Pasta," "Basil Chicken" and "Vegetable Pasta." From basic everyday meals to gourmet dinners Special cookie treats Myths about dog and people food Nutrient sources for your dog User friendly charts provide important information at a glance How to identify good-quality processed foods Problems associated with low-quality diets

Genres: Nonfiction, Dogs, Cookbooks, Food, Reference

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 5, 2002

Reviews

[Stephen Wallace · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK information, but no recopies for puppies, which is what I needed at the time I read this. Good reference to information on making your own food for dogs.

[Michelle Boyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

My dogs when they saw me reading the dog cookbook section of this book:


This is great. It begins by explaining nutritional needs of dogs, gives some pointers about good/bad foods, discusses what your dog may need that it may not be getting in its regular kibble, etc. And then the second section of the book is a huge compilation of different recipes approved for dogs and their different needs. Needless to say, I'm not going to be making my dogs breakfast burritos on the daily. But I definitely am keeping all of the recipes handy for special occasions. The holidays are also coming up and I LOVE cooking up doggie cookies for the pets, and the neighbors pets, as they're great gifts.

[langa · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this book has some very helpful canine nutritional information, complete with dog food recipes with recipes designed based on your dog's individual weight, what I've gotten the most out of this cookbook is the much loved human grade doggie biscuits. The all time favorite recipes both for my dogs and other dogs whom I've made the biscuits for are: Carrot Apple Oatmeal Flax Cookies, Dylan's Blueberry Peach & Flax Cookies and the Peanut Butter Cookies.

Kristin, this is the cookbook that has the recipe for the doggie treats that I sent to Sophie.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

With toxic pet food from China and other pet food recalls, many people are interested in feeding their dogs a healthier diet. Written by a Vet and a Canine Nutritionist, this book breaks down how to do that, using store-bought food or homemade. Ingredients to avoid, required nutrients, toxic foods, and tips for special needs diets. I feed my dogs a grain-free diet and I like the recipes to add some variety to their store-bought food. If making your own dog food sounds too hard, there are also recipes for dog treats that are an easy place to start.

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

With my dog having a few health issues that are controlled by meds, I decided to give this a try. Seems well informed and lots of useful information. The recipes are fairly easy, mostly, and includes calorie and some nutritional info for all of them. I find the chapter explaining how many extra vitamins to add to the food a bit confusing, but I will figure it out. Making my own food is a bit more expensive than a bag of kibble, but if I can get my dog off her meds it will be worth it.

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book goes into detail about the nutritional needs for dogs, the different doggy diets available, and has recipes for cooking for your dog. I started reading this book when I was a vet tech and specialized in doggy nutrition and I still reference it now for my own dogs and their dietary needs.

[Angie Libert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Philosophically I disagree with the author's approach as to what type of homemade diet you should feed a dog, BUT the author does have an excellent appendix with vitamin/mineral supplement dosages for various animal weights. I will certainly be using that resource.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Philbert is pretty spoiled, but I'm not willing to make lasagne for him just yet.