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Dogs do not become experts on nutrition by eating alone!

When it comes to dog food the more you can teach your human the better. It's hard for them to find the time to research so you need to help them out. There are many great books written by some great humans who are dog advocates. Dr's Strombeck and Pitcairn have written wonderful books extolling the virtues of "whole foods" for dogs. My favorite is Ann Martin's second book Protecting your Pet - More Shocking Facts. If your human reads only one book from this list make sure they read that one. It is an unbiased third party look at the pet food industry. The will be both shocked and appalled but they will feed you better after they become more educated.

Bugsy Wonderdog

The Complete Holistic Dog Book

Home Health Care for our Canine Companions

Jan Allergretti & Katy Sommers, D.V.M.D

Home prepared Dog & Cat Diets

The Healthful Alternative

Donald Strombeck, DVM, PhD

Food Pets Die For

Ann N. Martin

Protect your Pet

More Shocking Facts

Ann N. Martin

Good Eats

A Guide to Optimum Dog Care

The Whole Dog Journal

Pet Food Politics

Marion Nestle

Professor of Nutrition,

Food Studies and Public Health

Natural Food Recipes

Carol Boyle

Better Food for Dogs

A complete cookbook and nutrition guide

David Bastin, Jennifer Ashton

and Dr. Grant Nixon, D.V.M.

Dr. Pitcairn's complete guide to

Natural Health for Dogs & Cats

Richard H. Pitcairn, DVM, PhD

And Susan Hubble Pitcairn

The Bark Magazine

Claudia Kawczynska

Editor in Chief

Whole Dog Journal

Nancy Kerns

Editor

Natural Health Bible for Dogs and Cats

Dr. Shawn Messonnier DVM

“As a teacher of holistic health care for animals, I’ve become absolutely convinced that, next to a safe and loving home, nutrition is the single most important factor in the health of our dogs. Time and again, before a homeopathic or herbal protocol is even implemented, dogs begin to get well just from a change in their diet. Whether they suffer from lameness, skin trouble, behavioral problems, or digestive ills, feeding fresh foods almost invariablly makes them better. I’ll even go so far as to say that many difficulties are resolved just from cleaning up the diet, without ever going on to a remedy or treatment. I’ve come to believe that the toxic substances, even in “premium” brand dog foods, are major contributors to health problems in our dogs. When we spend the extra time and energy to prepare fresh, home-cooked meals – or, if that’s not possible, to research and choose a top quality, natural commercial food – we make an investment in our dogs that returns enormous dividends in saved vet bills and in years of vibrant good health for our beloved companions.”

– Jan

The Complete Holistic Dog Book

Jan Allergretti & Katy Sommers, D.V.M.D

Research, research, research. It's so hard without fingers!

Lucky Dog Cuisine was born out of passion to make sure all dogs get the best quality food possible. We know that not all dogs are going to eat Lucky Dog but if we can help to educate everyone both canine and human perhaps one day all dogs will eat at least some whole food as part of their diets.

The pet food industry was born as a dumping ground for waste products for large corporations. Please spend a little time learning so you can make educated decisions and not buy into the propaganda that dogs need dry cereal every day for the rest of their lives.

Eat whole foods and feed whole foods.

Always remember, health comes from the inside out!

Some great books and magazines

Read a little - help your dog a lot!