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Give Your Dog a Bone by [Dr. Ian Billinghurst]

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Deals exclusively with feeding dogs. Designed for those who want easy to read, common sense guidance on feeding for maximum health, low cost and low environmental impact. Inspired by the observation that dogs and cats fed their natural whole food diet are far healthier than when fed cooked and processed foods. Contains valuable information for anyone who is involved with dogs, including vets, vet students, breeders and dog owners. Concerns the relationship between diet, health and disease in dogs. Everyone's talking about this book!

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June 15, 1993
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Deals exclusively with feeding dogs. Designed for those who want easy to read, common sense guidance on feeding for maximum health, low cost and low environmental impact. Inspired by the observation that dogs and cats fed their natural whole food diet are far healthier than when fed cooked and processed foods. Contains valuable information for anyone who is involved with dogs, including vets, vet students, breeders and dog owners. Concerns the relationship between diet, health and disease in dogs. Everyone's talking about this book! --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Dr. Ian Billinghurst has a diverse educational background and a varied professional career including that of Nutritionist, Agricultural Scientist, Veterinary Surgeon, Author, Lecturer, Nutritional Consultant and Acupuncturist. His first book on raw feeding, Give Your Dog a Bone, was published in 1993 and has sold more than 100,000 copies. His second book, Grow Your Pups With Bones, was written to meet the needs of breeders. This is his third book. He lives with his wife and pet family in Australia. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008BUSOHM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 15, 1993)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 15, 1993
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4949 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 412 pages
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Pamela Lee

Raw food is a healthy way to feed your dog. Learn more about it.

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2020

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This book has been very helpful to me as our new puppy came to us eating raw food. I wanted to try raw food with him for a couple of reasons. The first one is that we have had two of our standard poodles bloat and it is possible that raw food can prevent this horrible health issue which effects a dog for the rest of his/her life. Raw food doesn’t swell like a grain-based kibble. Raw food is also more completely digested and doesn’t hang around in the stomach potentially allowing bloat. This has not been clinically proven, but the rationale makes sense to me.
Secondly, he is so healthy and growing well. He has had no stomach problems of any kind and he is 4 1/2 months old. Our poodles had stomach issues from the beginning. He sleeps well, eats well, and enjoys life. Also chewing bones regularly helps dental health.
Finally, Give Your Dog a Bone seems to just make sense to me. This is how wild dogs eat.
In closing, it is very important to educate yourself in feeding your dog raw food. Seek vets who support this way of feeding and find others who have chosen this path. The more you learn the better your dogs health will be.

6 people found this helpful

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kelly smith

DON'T AGREE WITH ALL

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2019

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HIS IS ONE OF THREE BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ, MOST OF WHAT HE WROTE I AGREE WITH. I DID SEE ONE SHOCKING STATEMENT IN HIS BOOK THAT I AM STILL WONDERING ABOUT. HE SAYS HE FEEDS HIS DOGS RAISINS, WHICH COME FROM GRAPES, BOTH ARE TOXIC TO DOGS....SO TOTALLY A BAD CHOICE. HE MUST NOT BE FEEDING THEM MUCH OF THE POISON SINCE THEY ARE STILL ALIVE.

9 people found this helpful

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Donna J. Parkinson

Good information for dog owners if a little dated

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021

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This book was written in 1993 so it does not have the most current information about a couple of issues like feeding certain legumes lkek peanuts and soy to dogs (which can interfere with hormones), certain types of oils--Nourishing Fats is the best book to learn the most about fats and oils, and it states that it is ok or even preferable to feed dogs garlic, which is now considered a poison for dogs. Beyond those few items, the basic message that dogs should live on raw meaty bones is excellent and I agree that it makes for very healthy dogs. It also does an excellent job of explaining why kibble dog food and cooked food generally makes for unhealthy dogs.

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Mark Smith

The Best Raw Diet Book for your Dog or Cat!

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2022

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There’s nothing to dislike about this book. Written so you can stop giving your vet so much money, for only $20 or so. Dogs used to be incredibly resilient and they had to be because vets were so far and few between once upon a time. Quoting the book here. Dogs have been raised on pig stomachs/contents, compost pile scraps, and raw meaty bones since domestication. I have found combining information from this book, online, and from my veterinarian to make a very good diet for my dog. Again anything in this book works for dogs or cats of any size/origin. Any dog/cat will enjoy a raw meaty bone. And that’s the point. A bone a day keeps the vet away!

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Olechka

Do not waste your money

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2019

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Simply the worst book I ever bought. I only bought it because the breeder recommended. Any chapter you read there is absolutely no answers, like you decide or everything ok. First grains are bad, then grains are ok. No useful information at all, zero, I telling you , your brain will heat up just trying to explain what you just read. Waste of money, you would get 100 times more info simply by Google

6 people found this helpful

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corsomama

Good starting point for information

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2015

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When starting a raw diet with your dog I think its important to read ALL the info out there. This is one of the books out there that is most popular. I read it, and took a few things from it, but ultimately feed how I feel is best (I dont do veggies). This book and quite a few others helped me gain the confidence to finally switch from kibble to raw, and its was the best thing I ever did for my dogs. Dogaware.com is a great site for reliable info as well.

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Christine Abee

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Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017

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Wow what a great source of information for raw and barf diets . I feed all my puppies this way now and have seen a great amount of good . I feed them at first with dog foods like blue etc I think I went through about 6 different brand and still my puppies had Diarrhea and vomiting allergies and vet visits . I now have solid poops 2 times a day ,no vomiting an.d haven't seen a vet in a month. so if looking for a better option in feeding this is a great start also look into forms and groups. I hope this helps you too. 10 stars

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Roy

Wow, if only my past dogs had barf diet!

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2014

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Truly the perfect book just as told, it's exactly what dogs ARE designed to eat for great health.
My dog and relatives dogs have 'much' better health since recently starting this Barf diet. Some are old with cancer, arthritis, bowel problems, and in one healthy skinny younger dog a refusal to eat kibble. This book explains things so well, "very" easy to read, gives the 'whys' and 'how to-s', and much information you need. Dr. Billinghurst, veterinarian, is many years educated on dogs, his life's work...I saw his website with raw products and saw he gives online consultations for your dogs.

"Raw" - "meaty bones" are critical to dogs health I learned and will not hurt them, they would us humans but not dogs who are built differently. COOKED BONES ARE DANGEROUS!! Some raw beef bones 'not' good for many dogs, they're too HARD, but Raw chicken/duck wings and some others are good, also for older/sick dogs. Finicky dogs hooked on any commercial foods may need mincing raw 'meaty' bones in blender/grinder, or other tricks. Exactly what to feed and how is in the book in detail. There is even a section on proper vegetarian feeding and why its better than commercial cooked foods. Author gives all types of diets/ingredients and the pros and cons of each one. Book is one of best investments I've made, and cheap.

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CJM

Buy this book and improve your dogs health.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2015

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When my dog was diagnosed with allergies to just about every filler used in commercial dog food together with numerous pollens and plants, my vet suggested raw feeding. A friend who raw feeds recommended this book to me and it seemed to me that the author was talking a lot of sense. After having read this book and seeing what raw feeding has done for my dog, I would never go back to commercial dog food. One year on my dogs allergies are under control and for the first time in his life he likes his food, (and he's five years old). His teeth are clean, his coat is shiny and I feel much better knowing that I am giving him a diet more suited to him.

Although the author has been criticised for repeating himself throughout the book, I find that useful because there is a lot to take in and it would be easy to forget something important that had been said earlier in the book. Also, it is laid out so that it is easy to find things quickly for reference without rereading the whole book and therefore some things need to be repeated as they are relevant to numerous sections. The book is very comprehensive and covers the principals behind raw feeding, feeding dogs at various stages of their lives, puppies, adults,senior dogs and gives examples of daily feeding menus amongst other topics.

Sourcing raw meat for dogs is becoming easier all the time as numerous companies are springing up supplying reasonably priced frozen raw meat ready mixed but you do need a good book, such as this, to make sure you are giving your dog a balanced diet.

Don't let the price of the book put you off, you'll save far more than that in the future on both food and vets bills, as raw fed dogs are generally healthier than their commercial fed friends. Although my dog was diagnosed with some pretty serious allergies early last year, which normally would have had me back and forth to the vets for treatments over the last year, it's not been necessary to go to the vets since shortly after starting raw feeding.

I would thoroughly recommend this book.

10 people found this helpful

Jayne M.

A must read for all dog owners or prospective owners

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2022

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Very very thorough and informative, researched by a long time vet. My only caution would be, a few foods are mentioned which have been recently purported to be toxic to dogs - chocolate onions and raisins. I have to say all my previous dogs were fed cooked onions in scraps and possibly ended up eating the odd bit of dried fruit, with no issues, but I do try to avoid them nowadays, along with grapes. Other than that I think this common sense approach to dog diet is a great reminder that dogs managed for tens of thousands of years without us! This book, along with another website, have been a God send - as my dog was constantly begging for food and getting fat due to not getting the right nutrition and not being satisfied with commercial food. I knew it wasn't right but didn't know what else to feed her. I know now and she has so far not had a recurrence of an anal gland problem which cost us a lot of money at the vet. Well worth buying this book!

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More of a basic beginner’s guide.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2020

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This book is very basic if you want to start raw feeding your dogs. I personally found the contents outdated and not up to speed with recent studies and findings on dog nutrition.

It’s so important that dogs get a complete, balanced meal and I feel this book fails to emphasise this. I found YouTube videos on this subject more educational, especially by Dr Karen Becker and Rodney Habib.

2 people found this helpful

Vivs

The use of Desiccated Liver with Brewers Yeast

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2015

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For an almost perfect Vitamin B Complex combine the Desiccated Liver with the Brewers Yeast on a 2:1 ratio.

My husband, Arthur Fairhurst, like yourself, has made a life-long study of supplementing the body with additional nutrients for Bodybuilders and Spots People.

With his expert knowledge he put together a dietary plan for Ben. Ben was my Uncle"s Golden Retriever. My uncle passed away and we took Ben on, aged 9. His coat had lost its colour, he was lethargic and sad. After a number of months on his new regime the colour came back to his coat, he became full of life again and lived until he was over 15 years of age.

Good nutrition does work! Whether it be for animals or humans. Do feed yourself and your pet correctly

3 people found this helpful

phil

A very interesting and enlightening read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2020

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I thought I knew how to feed my dog, until I read this book.I would recommend it to anyone who needs help understanding their dogs need. Love your dog. Feed it properly and give your dog a bone

3 people found this helpful

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