Better Food for Dogs: A Complete Cookbook and Nutrition Guide
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A nutrition guide and cookbook intended to take the guesswork out of feeding your dog a home-prepared diet, written by a veterinarian and the proprietors of a dog bakery.
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: The Canine DietDogs and Humans: Similar yet DifferentDiet and HealthFeeding Our DogsThe Matter of Table ScrapsTable Scraps as Dietary EnhancementsProcessed Dog FoodDoes Price Determine the Quality of the Food? / Identifying Good-Quality Processed Foods / Commercial Foods and Home-Prepared Diets / A New Breed of Commercial Dog FoodsWhole FoodsKnow Good Health When You See It / Problems Associated with Low-Quality DietsDiet and Health: Personal PerspectivesMyths About Dogs and People FoodRaw-Food DietsA Potential for Contamination / Other Potential Risks / Bones as Raw FoodCanine Vegetarians?No Doggie VegansFastingDogs Like RoutineDogs and Diet-Related Health ProblemsObesity / The Immune System / Greasy Coat, Dandruff and Doggie Odor / Chronic Ear Infections / Gastrointestinal Problems / More Diet Related Diseases / Behavioral ProblemsChapter 2: Better Food for DogsDiet Formulation: A Sensible ApproachMonitor the Diet / Make It Tasty / The Joys of Home Cooking / Kilocalories / Seal of ApprovalThe Diet FormulaThe Essential NutrientsNutrient Sources for Your DogProteins / Sources of Protein / Carbohydrates / Sources of Carbohydrates /Feeding Carbohydrates / Mix Well for Optimum Health / Fats / Omega-3s / WaterAdding Necessary SupplementsMultivitamin-and-Mineral Supplements / Bonemeal / Salts / Vitamins / Macro- and Micronutrients / A Fine Balance / Beyond Nutrition / MineralsEnergy Requirements of the Adult DogDogs with Special NeedsSpecialized Nutrition PlansPuppies and DietWhen Is Your Puppy Mature? / Puppy Nutritional Requirements / Energy Requirements for Puppies Compared with Adult Dogs / Puppies and Home-Prepared Diets / Choosing the Best Food / A Plump Puppy May Not Be a Healthy Puppy / Just Enough of a Good Thing / Watch and AdjustChapter 3: Making It WorkSupporting WellnesssDogs and New FoodsIntroducing a Home-Prepared Diet / Assessing the Diet / Weighing Results / Checking WeightTracking WellnessComplete Blood Count (CBC) / Chemistry Screen / Know Your Dog As You Know Yourself / Urine Test / Touch and Grooming for Wellness / Keep Your Eye on the Doogie Doo / Your Dog's Teeth / Feeding Bones / ExercisePotential Emergencies and Food SafetyFood Intolerance and Allergies / Foods that Are Known to Be Toxic to Dogs / Toxic Foods / Other Potential Problem Foods / Poisoning and Other Related Emergencies / Food Safety / Choking / When Your Dog Throws Up / Eating GrassChapter 4: Recipes BasicsUsing the RecipesStart with Your Dog's Weight ClassWhy Weight Matters / Follow the Instructions / Vary the IngredientsSubstituting IngredientsEssential Information / Vegetable-and-Fruit Mix / Cooking Meats and Fish / Cooking CarbohydratesGourmet Recipes and TreatsChapter 5: MealsChapter 6: CookiesChapter 7: Adding Essential NutrientsThe SupplementsUsing the Charts / Half per Meal / Bonemeal / Multivitamin-and-Mineral SupplementToxicity Levels of Vitamins and MineralsMinimum Vitamin and Mineral Requirements by WeightResourcesReading ListIndex
