| When my last dog Jack died from lymphoma, I got | | | | considering writing my own doggy cook book, I |
| really angry. I found out that I had been feeding him | | | | came across one that has everything that I would |
| poison by giving him cheap commercial dog food. I | | | | have written plus a whole lot more. John Miller's |
| was even further disturbed to learn that the "protein" | | | | secret dog food recipes. You can find a link to his |
| content in cheap commercial dog food is often made | | | | book and others on my blog at With the information |
| up of road kill and pound puppies!I determined from | | | | in his book, you will know how to feed your dog to |
| the day I brought Smash home that no matter what, | | | | keep him healthy and happy without having to have |
| as long as he lived with me, I would do my best to | | | | a degree in nutrition or doing all the research I did.I |
| feed him only healthy food.I learned about what wild | | | | have also found that there are a few dry dog food |
| dogs eat and what balanced nutrition means to a | | | | manufactures that have taken the responsibility to |
| dog. I have studied nutrition in humans for a long time | | | | make an actual nutritious dog food from good |
| and my mom writes so I had plenty of background | | | | materials that you would use. However, these are |
| to draw from in establishing a healthy diet for my | | | | expensive. I am testing one right now that Smash |
| dog.Because wild dogs eat the whole animal that | | | | seems to like and appears to come from good |
| they kill, they get a balance of vitamins and minerals | | | | sources. I still prefer to feed him food that I know |
| naturally from their prey. Domestic animals need that | | | | the source of.When I took my dog Smash to get his |
| same balance but unless you are ready to go hunting | | | | puppy vaccinations, my veterinarian remarked "What |
| for your dog, you are going to have to find others | | | | are you feeding this dog? I have not seen one so |
| sources.I have done a lot a research and found that | | | | healthy!"So, if you love your dog, don't feed him |
| dogs need raw meat in their diet and they need | | | | another bite of cheap commercial dog food. Throw |
| bones to keep their teeth healthy and to balance the | | | | that poison out! Start him on some raw beef until |
| magnesium and phosphorous levels. They also need | | | | you have time to collect the ingredients for making |
| many materials only available in fruits and vegetables. | | | | your own healthy dog food and download John Millers |
| Ever notice that dogs eat grass?I can now make day | | | | book right now.You know how happy your dog |
| to day decisions about what to feed him based on | | | | makes you feel, so return the favor.Mike Strawbridge |
| what I have available. I also found some good recipes | | | | is the owner of StrawSolutions performance |
| in the old book I had on the shelf "How to train a | | | | consulting. He loves his dog Smash and you can read |
| dog in six weeks." This book is now out of print so I | | | | more about how he feeds and trains Smash at is also |
| won't bother giving you an amazon link to it.As I was | | | | a contributing writer to for potty training humans. |