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Feed Your Best Friend Better: Easy, Nutritious Meals and Treats for Dogs [Paperback]

Rick Woodford
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Book Description

April 10, 2012
If you wouldn’t eat processed food, why feed it to your dog? The Dog Food Dude’s essential nutrition book for dogs is the only one you’ll need, with guidelines, charts, tips, and more than 85 easy recipes for healthy dishes to help your best friend live a long and happy life.

From Rick Woodford, the "Dog Food Dude" himself, comes Feed Your Best Friend Better, with easy recipes that will make even humans drool a little bit. Natural food can enable dogs to live longer, healthier lives, just as it can for humans, and with these meals, treats, and cookies, dogs will never miss commercial kibble.

Rick has researched nutrition for dogs and has used the same manuals veterinarians use to develop his recipes. Feed Your Best Friend Better makes the transition to homemade dog food simple, so you can make natural food for your dog every day. From nutritional value to portion sizes, these recipes will help owners know what their dog is eating. The meals are healthy, and dogs love them.

Rick Woodford wants dogs in every family to be healthy and happy. His recipes use a variety of herbs and spices for their antioxidant properties but they smell so good everybody in the house will be drooling. Recipes include:

* Puppy Pesto

* Bacon Yappetizers

* Barkscotti

* Mutt Loaf

* Gingerbread Mailman

In addition to 85 recipes other helpful chapters include:

* How to Pick out a Commercial Food; making the ingredient label easy to understand with a breakdown of ingredients that are good for the bowl and those that are best left on the shelf.

* Determining Portion Size; information on body type and size help readers understand how much food their dogs need to be in the best shape

* Problem Mealtime Behaviors; how to deal with the early morning wake up call, reluctant eaters, counter surfing and more


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From the Back Cover

Who knew feeding your best friend could be so easy?
Feed Your Best Friend Better is the most complete, accessible everyday nutrition guide for your dog, including information on foods you can feed your dog straight from the cutting board, as well as 85 recipes for meals, treats, snacks, and supplements that you can prep in just minutes for the stovetop or oven. It's not gourmet, it's gourmutt--and your dog will love it!
When Rick Woodford's best friend, Jackson, was diagnosed with cancer, Rick was devastated.  Determined to make Jackson's last meals count, Rick studied dog nutrition and began preparing Jackson's food, and an amazing thing happened--Jackson got better! From there, Rick started a dog food business and went on a mission to help everyone feed their best friends better without breaking the bank or spending a lot of time at the stove. After all, less time in the kitchen gives you more time to play with your dog.
If you don't like to eat processed foods full of ingredients you can't pronounce, why feed them to your best friend? Feed Your Best Friend Better makes it so easy to skip the chemicals, corn fillers, and meat byproducts, and give your dog the same antioxidants, natural vitamins and minerals, and phytochemicals that keep you healthy. Think of it as farm-to-dog dish food for your four-legged companion.
Feed Your Best Friend better is full of practical ideas anyone can use: fast fixes, making and storing meals to share with your mutt, and even some tips for curbing problem mealtime behaviors. It also includes suggestions for buying better commercial foods and supplementing them with homemade goodies when you can, as well as warm-nose recipes for ailing dogs. Unlike many cookbooks for dogs, it features easy portion sizing and nutritional information for all sizes of dogs. It has everything you need to feed your best friend better through a long and happy lifetime.

About the Author

Rick Woodford operated Dog Stew, a company that produced nutritional, homemade dog food for dogs in the Pacific Northwest. He began cooking food for his dogs after his dog Jackson was diagnosed with cancer and given a year to live. Rick resolved to send Jackson out with style by cooking him food usually reserved for humans, only to find out the transition to human food made Jackson feel better and live for four years, cancer free.

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dogfooddude.blogspot.com


Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (April 10, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1449409938
  • ISBN-13: 978-1449409937
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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4.8 out of 5 stars
Since switching to a half kibble half homemade food diet, both of my dogs are doing well. Phyllis J. Boyer  |  23 reviewers made a similar statement
It is so well organized and the recipes are easy to follow. Alicia  |  24 reviewers made a similar statement
Our dogs have loved every recipe thus far!!! C. L. Williams  |  12 reviewers made a similar statement
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best dog food cookbook I have ever seen! April 13, 2012
By Alicia
Format:Paperback
As a dog lover I have received many novelty dog food cookbooks over the years as gifts. This one though is on par with my favorite "people food" cookbooks. It is so well organized and the recipes are easy to follow. The recipes use ingredients that I often already have in my kitchen. And who knew dogs like blueberries?! My dog enjoys the food and seems healthier already. The best thing is that I can cook for my family and my dog at the same time. And the book is full of photos illustrating how amazing the bond is between people and their dogs. The photos further inspire me to demonstrate my love for my dog with wholesome and yummy food. Love, love, love it!
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Friend book August 5, 2012
By carla
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
What a great book! Lots of great information, recipes and other helpful hints. I never knew that grapes and raisins were toxic to dogs, but now I do! The recipes for ailing dogs was great and although my beloved Yellow Lab succumbed to her disease, she didn't starve for lack of eating. She especially loved the Cancer-Fighting Turkey recipe. She would still snarf the bowl! Definitely worth getting the book.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely incredible book! July 2, 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Our little 5 month old lhasapoo just joined our family recently. We are so in love and I knew that I wanted to cook for her in order to insure the best, healthiest ingredients in her meals. Honestly, I was not looking forward to all the recipe research since I knew it would be involved since it is important to include the essential vitamins, minerals, etc. to ensure a well-balanced, nutritional meal for your loved one. I came across this book early in my research and I feel in love immediately! This book is outstanding! It not only gives many recipes for meals and treats, but also includes what exact foods are healthy or dangerous to dogs and why. It makes cooking for your puppy/dog foolproof by including appropriate calorie and fat daily allowances for the size and age of your dog. Simply amazing. I can't say enough good things about this book! Don't miss it!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Good knowledge base
I was looking for something for my diabetic dog. It seems like the author was able to explain and show he understands the needs for a dog like mine and why the recipe is good for... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Janice R Holmes
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Info
This has helped me a lot with incorporating real food into my dogs' diet. The intro of this book was so touching and made me want to hug my dogs. Read more
Published 4 days ago by dh80
5.0 out of 5 stars eye opening
My dogs love the treats I make .Unfortunately the raw meat diet did not help my dog with her allergies. We now know it is an allergy to large proteins
Published 9 days ago by Linda savage
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than most feeding books, not perfect
I like a lot of things about this book. It is well-researched and the author has drawn on his own experience with his own recipes, which I really appreciate. Read more
Published 12 days ago by BookNerd
5.0 out of 5 stars Best dog cookbook
I LOVE this very inspiring dog cookbook. After making many of the meals for my aged dog, I know and feel confident these recipes were made for the dog lover in us.
Published 21 days ago by Lauri C
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!!!
My older dog was on a hunger strike... Refusing any dog food, canned oe dry. A friend had purchased this book & sent home a few samples from this book & she loved it!!!! Read more
Published 21 days ago by Sheryl Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars If you enjoy cooking and cooking for your dogs. It's a must have book
Very well written. Good and easy recipes. Good information. I am very please with this book . And indeed feeding your pets with a home made meal makes a BIG difference.
Published 25 days ago by Monica Johnsson
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it.
I read a review of this book in our newspaper, and I was interested because the reviewer described it as containing well researched nutritional information related to dogs. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Pleased
I was happy with how fast my payment was taken and this product was shipped. I think this is a great book for people looking to treat thier dogs to quality food.
Published 28 days ago by stephanie
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Doggie Cook Book
My dog had a sensitive stomach (the vet had even put her on pepcid) and I'd fed her all of the most premium holistic canned foods (mixed with premium dry kibble) without... Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Hansen
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I'm not connected in any way to the author, just looking for healthy cooked meals for my dog with cancer/Addison's Disease and found the vet's review (he feeds raw mostly) to be convincing. ALso I'm desperate to go beyond Pitcairn's basics and to be able to freeze with reliable results. I'm going... Read more
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