I like this book very much; the recipes are easy and not too expensive...and, best of all, my dog loves the food! I believe he is getting a higher quality of nutrition than commercial food (and no additives!)
I love to cook and I love my dog so I knew it was only a matter of time before I cooked for him as well. As soon as I knew I wanted to cook for my dog I picked up just about every book on the subject. One of the things that I have been most disapointed in is the lack of guidance from most books in creating a balanced diet for your dog. Even though they list recipes for things that sound like main meals for your dog's diet they don't tell you much about how balanced the meals are or whether they are appropriate to eat everyday.
While this book isn't exhuastive in its nutritional information, it is better than most. It has good basic information like how to deal with issues of animal weight, healthy herbs for dogs, and food dangers. Since I am a newbie to cooking for animals all this information was interesting to me and appreciated. I also appreciated the reference section which directed me to books like Canine Nutrition and Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. After reading the reference section I now have plans to read both of those books.
On the plus side, this book does contain interesting and fun recipes, many of which I have not seen in other animal cookbooks. I am especially excited to make the Bow-Wow Brownies as a special treat. However, if these are not up your alley know that you can find treats, meaty meals, fish and fowl, vegetarian meals, special occasion meals, and meals for special diets all in this book. Thus if whether you're only looking for meals or treats or everything in between you are sure to find a lot of what you're looking for.
The bottom line is that this book's strengths lie in the variety of recipes and good beginner nutritional info, that is MUCH better than most cookbooks for dogs. However, if your aim in cooking for your dog is to create a healthy balanced diet that will help your dog thrive, you will probably want to check out more detailed and scientifically backed dog nutrition books before starting the process.
Dog Cookbook
Buy this book!It is easy to read,easy to follow instructions.I love this book,and so does my dog,Gracie.I learned quite a lot about my dogs health thru feeding her great food.
