The Consumer's Guide to Dog Food: What's in Dog Food, Why It's There and How to Choose the Best Food for Your Dog (Paperback)

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For anyone who's wondered what the differences are in the huge variety of dog foods out there, and what's best for the dog, this book tells them. With new products hitting the shelves every day, the dog food industry is booming. This book demystifies canine nutrition and compares the ingredients in leading brands in clear, simple, objective language.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Howell Books (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087605467X
• ISBN-13: 978-0876054673
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #378,647 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A concise summary of all good and bad things in dog foods., July 20, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Te Awamutu, New Zealand.) - See all my reviews

Liz Palika succinctly summarizes the in's and out's of dog food. Everything you want or need to know about dog food. From de-cyphering the label, the ingredients, the different types of foods available ( and what the different major companies have to offer) to analysing the ingredients, both good and bad. She also explains why some of the major food companies make pet food, (to use their own 'by-products' profittably. A Good read, and what every concerned pet owner should know.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE book to read, March 19, 2008

By	J. Sobolik (United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I like to buy good quality and know what I am buying for the most part. (Research) I avoid buying based on sales pitches and looks.
For example costly Science Diet dog food's #1 ingredient is CORN. CORN ends up in the yard. A waste of money and the dog was nutritionally robbed. Read the book concerning the ranking of ingredient quality etc. and you will understand my comments. How many dogs would choose Corn over Meat?
It is hard to find explanations about pet food ingredients. For very good reason. The inferior pet foods are not going to tell you that their ingredients are inferior. And most people buy on lowest price anyway, but I cringe when I see someone pay top dollar for CORN! Read this book if you are paying a lot for food so you don't waste your money. Read this book if you love Fido and maybe you can avoid the worst ingredients and still save a few bucks.
This is the only book I have found that lacks nothing on the subject between the 2 covers. And the only one that actually covers the subject extensively.
You need to have this book right alongside the home veterinary care book. I have reached for this food book for others to read far more often than I have referred to the home veterinary care book.

1.0 out of 5 stars Old information, May 3, 2009

By	Kira I. Perris (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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The book was written in 1996, not current information for the feeding of a dog in 2009.
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