Natural Food Recipes for Healthy Dogs

by Carol Boyle

Book Overview

Should you and your dog be eating the same food? For years pet owners have been told the answer is "No." But what if you ate better food? You and your dog are both mammals, both omnivores'what's good for you should be good for the dog, right? Absolutely Carol Boyle explains how you can change the diet of everyone in your household, including your dog, so that you are all eating healthy, tasty, nutritious food. You'll find a basic maintenance diet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876055846
• ISBN13: 9780876055847
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Howell Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Recent commercial dog food scare prompts a "re-read" of this book.

I purchased this book over a year ago and after digesting what the author had to say, I put the book into my library where it sat until the recent crisis involving poisoned "wet", commercial dog food. I thought to pull the book from the shelf for a timely "re-read" and was surprised to see that much of what the author has to say makes as much sense as it did the first time I read it sense. And when you consider that the book was first published over 20 years ago, before the pet craze became what it is today, I couldn't help but acknowledge/commend the author as a ground breaker for what she has to say! Of course, every dog owner knows their own animal best - but the principles Ms. Boyle discusses in her approach to a healthy dog make as much sense to me now as they did a year ago - and they are as applicable now as they were 20+ years ago when first published! A must have for any dog owner who wants to rest comfortably at night -- knowing exactly what their dog is eating is not going to kill them.

Oddly Enough, Dog Food Is Controversial

Hey, what's the problem? Sure, dogs are carnivores, not omnivores. But...they are opportunistic eaters, that is, they'll pretty much eat anything they can get their mouths around, good for them or not, kind of like humans. I can't believe how feeding dogs has become so controversial of late. There are those who love Bones & Raw Food or Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (BARF)as a diet and others who insist it will kill your pets. Some say kibble is the only way to go. Carol Boyle's book is great! The food is delicious, my dogs love it. I've got sense enough to figure out the proper proportions for my small dogs without having a chart spell it out for me. My vet told me onions will not harm dogs unless eaten in large amounts, and in any case, you can substitute with some garlic for onions or just omit them. For the cheesecake recipe, Ms. Boyle notes it should be fed in only very small amounts, as a treat. Best of all, every recipe I've tried in this book is good! I highly recommend it for humans. Ms. Boyle has not intended her book as a Bible for feeding dogs but does give useful information along with great recipes. I can think for myself, and I feed my dogs the BARF diet supplemented occasionally with a bit of food from Carol's recipes, to my dogs' great joy. In fact, the only way I can get my dogs to eat the small amount of veggies required by the BARF diet is to add a little of Ms. Boyle's Hoisin recipe sauce! I highly recommend this book, not as the sole and absolute reference on feeding dogs but as a terrific addition to other information on the subject.

Loved the book.

Carol's common sense approach to canine nutrition is a must read for the discerning dog owner. Carol's sound advise and easy to follow recipes provide a healthy supplement designed to compliment your pets existing diet. By reading Carol's book, you will learn the first steps to putting your pet on the road to a longer, happier, and healthier life. Carol's recipes will intice the pallet of any dog, from the young at heart puppy to the ever loving couch potato senior. Her book is more than just recipes, it's knowledge and experience from which dog owners everywhere will benefit. It also answers most of the questions that other books fail to address. Buy it!

What an improvement in my dog!

My 4 year old Golden had terrible gas, smelly, itchy skin and foul breath. Six weeks of following the guidelines in this book and his coat shines, his breath is sweet, and the itchies and gas are gone. What a relief. The vet tested everything, and the only possibility left was his inability to handle commercial foods. Carol Boyle made it very easy to switch to a more natural diet. The whole family thanks you, especially Sandy (the dog).

An easy approach to sharing healthy food with your dog

I have been using Carol Boyle's excellent book on natural feeding for our dogs (and us) for over two years now. It is an excellent book. It shows how easy and intelligent it is to feed our best friends a far superior source of food than commercial (non natural) diets. The pet food industry has convinced us that feeding their products is the only safe way to feed our pets. Carol Boyle's book explains how 50 years ago almost everyone fed dogs the same natural foods that kept them strong and healthy. She shows in clear simple language why feeding a diet of highly processed commercial dog food is not healthy. She clearly explains how a person can give their dogs a natural home prepared food. Her recipes are wonderfully easy to prepare, and in my case improved my cooking and diet for myself and my family. The recipes are wonderful and eliminate the use of processed prepared, high cost people food. Because we are no longer buying prepared foods, our food bill is less even when we use organic foods in the recipes. We have no vet bills and our dog is unbelievable healthy. Our only problem is the recipes are so good that we sometimes don't want to share with our dog. I teach dog training classes and now include Carol Boyle's book in my discussion of how to feed your dog. Many of my students really like her easy method of feeding natural healthy food. We use a lot of dog training treats in my class. Veterinarians refer their clients to my classes and one of the veterinarians took my class and congratulated me on my use of natural food for treats instead of commercial dog treats. Would you eat your dog's food for a week? If the answer is "no" then I would read Carol Boyle's book. It will help you find a wonderful alternative to non-natural commercial dog food.