Good Food Cookbook for Dogs

by Donna Twichell Roberts

We are an animal-loving population, with consumers in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom spending top dollar on their pets. This trend indicates that pet owners want the best for their dogs and cats. Scientific research shows that home-cooked meals are better for your pets -- especially dogs and cats -- than store-brand food. Feeding pets all-natural homemade food and treats not only provides nutritional and health benefits, but allows pet owners to meet their pet's taste preferences and special needs, and gives them the opportunity to nurture their dog or cat as they would any other member of the family. The Good Food Cookbook for Dogs is full of information on nutrition for your pet and dozens of stories and recipes from real animal lovers and pet owners that give an intimate, personal voice to the book.

Genres: Cookbooks, Dogs

136 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2004

Reviews

[NILTON TEIXEIRA · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book!
If you like cooking (and eating) you will love this.
Everything is easy to prepare.
The recipes are wonderful and your home will have that delicious aroma.
Although the book is for dogs (no spices or onions or garlic or salt, pepper and other ingredients), the food is really good and you will feel tempted to eat (you just add the spices for yourself).
Every stew we made was amazing.
We have a spoiled Boston Terrier named Bugsy Malone. He loves this book!
The recipes makes large portions.
We divide it by using small freezer bags and and then, when is time to serve, we defrost it in in the microwave.
It’s a lot healthier.
I do recommend.

[Michelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

I grabbed this book at a library book sale hoping for some fun things to incorporate into my dogs' diet. I was extremely disappointed by the recipes included. First of all, the author has zero nutrition experience and only had a vet's input on "certain sections" of the book - never mind that vets typically don't get much nutrition instruction in vet school, unless they are specialists in nutrition. So that was my first red flag. The second came as I quickly perused the recipes. I noted that there is very little guidance on things like purchasing low sodium ingredients or what leanness of ground beef should be used. Therefore, these recipes could easily result in high sodium or high fat foods which could be incredibly problematic for certain dogs. The third red flag quickly followed as I noted certain very questionable ingredients, such as chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, or "Westie White Sauce" which solely consists of butter, flour, and milk. (???)

I am not by any means a dog nutritionist; however, I have self educated on this topic for years. In my opinion, the best recipes for dogs are going to be appropriately balanced blends of protein/fat/carbohydrates and simple in ingredients. With the possible exception of some of the cookie recipes, I would not feed my pets any of these recipes. Although Roberts does include a caveat that this food should be added to dry dog food, I don't understand the point of why someone would go to the effort and expense of purchasing and preparing these ingredients and then continue to feed kibble. I think someone could do some selective research online, using qualified references, and probably come up with easier and better recipes than any in this book. I definitely do not recommend.

[CRISTINA DEL · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very unhealthy recipes.
Too much starch, sugar plus adding unhealthy sauces, like ketchup and other oils.
She uses honey for baking which creates toxins.
Recipes with Italian sausages…what on earth!

Sorry I bought it.
Just a waste of money.

[Abby · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is pretty ridiculous. I don't know many humans who eat this well. There may be some modifiable simple recipes in here, but these "dog food" recipes look straight out of Ina Garten's kitchen. Absurd.

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! I can't wait to make Murphy some of the cookies in this book.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some really really great recipes for stews that can be combined with dry food, and frozen for future use. I use this book CONSTANTLY to make some great meals for my dog.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this to read for our new puppy and while it does have good healthy recipes in it, I don't think I would use most of them.

[Giselle Hoskin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this book, great recipes just what I have been looking for.

[Monique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book with delicious looking recipes for doggie treats. But I have to be honest...I'm not cooking special stuff just for the dog.