Dog food logic - by Linda Case

I loved this book. It covered a lot of the questions that I had about kibble and kibble vs feeding raw and answered the questions that come up about feeding kibble on the forum again and again.

It goes into detail about why we agonise over the choice of kibble, and why people get passionate about feeding raw.

It covers the questions that we most discuss on the forum:

Why saying a kibble has "fillers" is not sensible (you can say a lot about carbohydrate sources, but not just dismiss them as "fillers")
Why you may be misled if you look for the first ingredient being a meat protein source (by the time the water is extracted it is unlikely to make up a major component of the food)
The pros and cons and quality of meat meals in dog food
Why you should feed your large breed puppy on large breed puppy food, and not swap to adult food as soon as possible
Why you have to take a view on the percentage of protein in the light of the density of the food in terms of calories
And myth busts a lot around allergies (wheat allergy is rare in dogs, but allergies to beef and other proteins not so)

I can't really summarise the answers to the questions - the book is long and dense and it takes time to read. But I read it with some relief, as it really did address a lot of the questions that come up time and time again in feeding dogs. Well worth the money to buy and time to read.

The only downside is that the book is written about US dog foods and the US system of regulating dog foods - so I do have a job to do to translate what I've learned to the UK. But still, really enjoyed the book.

 

Looks interesting - and available on kindle

 

Oh if only I hadn't stood on my kindle.

 

I have this book, just waiting for a break in my life to read it

 

I love it. It was quite hard work - the kind of book you read with a pen and note pad to organise what you think, but well worth it. I'd say it took a good 20 hours to read properly though.

 

Just got my copy - WOW!

 

It's a great book isn't it? I am about half way through now, although I keep having to go back over old ground

Agree completely with JulieTs observations, especially about the the myth around food related allergies. The book also suggests that maybe some dog food trends follow human food trends. ie: gluten free/wheat free...

So far I am finding the book very empowering, helping make the most informed decision in the minefield of choice out there.

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