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5 Responses

1. 1 D. Byal
   2009 Dec 11

   This book offers nothing but the writer’s recipe for slop.
   
   Who cares, is what I thought after reading. I am still searching for a thorough book with information. Don’t buy this book.
   Rating: 1 / 5

2. 2 Justin K. Hamlin
   2009 Dec 12

   This idea is the epitome of sophomoric. Raw food diets are NOT appropriate for domestic dogs, and are HARMFUL at best. Proponents make all kinds of wild claims just short of their dogs being able to run faster than a locomotive, catch bullets, and leap tall buildings with a single bound, but the fact is that there is NO SCIENCE to support these claims. Most problems with domestic dogs are due to the fact that these dogs have been inbred for many, many generations to produce the breeds. Dogs have been evolving alongside humans for more than 30,000 years eating our cooked scraps. Dogs are carnivores, but not fastidious, and are capable of thriving on almost any diet. Raw food is no more appropriate nor “natural” for dogs than it is for us. These types of diets are also a public health risk, as they have been shown to transmit pathogenic bacteria and parasites. Few veterinarians recommend this, and for good reason, the ones that do can’t back it up with science.
   Rating: 1 / 5

3. 3 gvillescmomof3
   2009 Dec 12

   Good information, quick to read, but too gory. It put images in my mind that my dog would have guts and blood splattered all over. Just grossed me out and almost turned me off of trying a RAW dog food diet for my pup. I wish I could recommend another book, because I think it’s great when reviewers do that, but I haven’t found one yet that is just plain, simple, easy, and not so gross. I do like “Holistic Guide for a Healthy Dog” by Wendy Volhard and Kerry Brown, but even that one is a little over the top for me (I don’t take care of myself that well!).
   Rating: 3 / 5

4. 4 K. Aszman
   2009 Dec 12

   This book is exactly as it describes itself. It gives information on giving your dog raw food – meat and bones as the mainstay of his diet. I read this because I’ve been searching for information on providing my own food for my dog. While this book has a lot of good information, I decided I was not going to go the raw route – too messy and I worry about bones. In another review I panned a book called Real Food for Dogs. I was very disappointed because it was frivolous and offered food that I do not believe a dog should have. A few weeks later[ The Good Food Cookbook arrived. [ASIN:1592530672 The Good Food Cookbook for Dogs: 50 Home-Cooked Recipes for the Health and Happiness of Your Canine Companion]] This book is much better balanced. The book offers food that is appropriate for dogs and it gives tasty ways of preparing them. I feel this book is somewhere in the middle of Raw Dog Food and Real Food. I recommend you give Good Food a try if you decide raw food is not the way to go.
   Rating: 3 / 5

5. 5 Chr0nicles
   2009 Dec 12

   This book is a great starting point for the pet owner who is considering switching to raw. Our 4 cocker spaniels are currently on this diet now. Don’t expect any resource to give you a standard recipe. You need to invest the time and research a recipe you and your dogs can live with. This is NOT an exact science but are happy with the results just the same.
   Rating: 3 / 5