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Dog Health and Nutrition For Dummies

Dog Health and Nutrition For Dummies

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You do everything you can to maintain your optimum health. Doesn’t your best friend deserve the same? Your dog’s a member of the family and needs the same attention to health and nutrition as you do to stay healthy, be happy, and live longer.

However, it’s easy to get lost in the pet store’s sea of dog products, passing aisle after aisle of dog food. Keeping your dog healthy or getting her back on the road to good health doesn’t have to be difficult, though. Dog Health and Nutrition for Dummies makes it easy to make sure your canine is living a healthy lifestyle. It gives you expert tips and advice on:

Basic canine healthcareFeeding your dogRecognizing and treating common maladiesCaring for the canine senior

Author M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD is a specialist in canine sports medicine and professor at The Johns Hopkins University, but above all, a dog lover. She breaks down the complexity of caring for your pooch into easy terms with helpful reminders, warnings, and information, including information about:

How to choose and work with a vetYour dog’s anatomy with detailed illustrationsCanine first aidDrug therapy for dogsMaintaining your dog’s health with nutrition and exerciseCommon household hazards

Dog Health and Nutrition for Dummies gives you all the information you need to properly care for your beloved canine pal.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ For Dummies
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 18, 2001
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764553186
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764553189
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.58 x 0.83 x 9.22 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #575,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #315 in Pet Food & Nutrition #378 in Dog Care & Health (Books) #2,201 in Nutrition (Books)
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13 reviews for Dog Health and Nutrition For Dummies

  1. Donna –

    A Great Book for All Levels of Dog Owners
    Although this is a “for dummies” book, I think it is really a nice book overall that has information for anyone ranging from someone getting their first dog to someone who is very active in the dog world. The author does not “dumb down” any of her information or presentation and presents everything in a clear, informative manner.The content is very broad and covers just about anything you might need to know about health and nutrition including structure, drugs, parasites, first aid, holistic/alternative therapies, and many more. The author even presents issues such as the hotly debated food issue with a relatively fair and balanced approach. Although she does take a side, she presents the postives and negatives of each side and lets the reader know that there are various schools of thought out there should s/he choose to research further.The book is attractively laid out with pictures, diagrams, charts, and cute little markers in the margin denoting things such as a “tip”, “warning”, “technical stuff”, etc. It is an easy read that you are sure to pick up some new information from, regardless of your current knowledge about dogs. I highly recommend it to anyone.

  2. Kindle Customer –

    Sensible nutrition approach
    I have read many books on dog nutrition and this one is the best.This book presents both sides of the diet dilemma in an unbiased fashion, and backs it up with research from credible institutions and offers suggestions for improving whichever diet you use — store bought or home cooked. In addition, the author is highly credible in her field — she is an expert in canine sports medicine and is a full professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She teaches medical and veterinary students. She has her DVM and Ph.D. Honestly, you can’t get much more credible than that!The book is not extremist in approach; rather it presents sensible questions about just what is in manufactured dog food, and how do we know it. It then rounds out the picture by presenting alternative diets (home-cooked food) but presents drawbacks there and how to correct them. It addresses supplements as well.While other topics are also presented beside nutrition (helping your dog age gracefully, training, etc.), I bought it mainly for its nutritional content, and I was not disappointed. The book cites research on nutrition from very credible institutions (Tufts University Veterinary School, as well as others). In addition, if you prefer to cook for your dog, it tells you how and where to send your food so you can find out if your are presenting a balanced meal. It offers other helpful hints as well.The book is very well written, mainly in active voice, and on a level the layman can understand. This one belongs on your book shelf!

  3. Sherl –

    Dog Health & Nutrition for Dummies
    Overall a good book, although sometimes it is overly basic and at others lacks detail it does have a particularly good first aid section. It is well laid out, clear, and easy to read. Well worth the investment to have on hand as a reference. Definitely a good buy for the first time dog owner!

  4. MotherOf2Monkeys –

    Not even done but I have already learned SO much information!
    I’m still reading this book but I have learned a wealth of knowledge already. I am far from a new dog owner at one time in my life in one way or another my family had eight (yes 8) dogs! I love scouring the internet, magazines, and books for ways to be a better dog owner and now I have a manual right her at my fingertips! Within the first 30 min of reading I was able to find a helpful trick for my Shih Tzu Wally’s ear problems, just a bit of athlete’s foot powder sprinkled in there! And I was also able to find out the estimated caloric need of my little guy. I googled away and never found caloric requirements! I recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about getting a dog, owns a dog, or has love (and/or contact) with a canine friend!

  5. lola –

    great on health & first aid, but lacking on nutrition
    first the bad: the nutrition aspect of this book a *really* lacking. while the author initially states that meat should be the base of any dogs meal, absolutely NONE of the recipes she includes have more than 30% meat (give or take). there is no mention of how to discern a good dry or canned food (if you want that try Dr. Pitcairn’s books), and while I can understand her hesitation about raw diets, she completely fails to point out that common sense and basic hygeine can take care of a lot of those problems. in short, the nutrition sections were useless.the good: the health and first aid sections are top rate and those make this book a must have for ANY dog owner. Luckily the bulk of the book covers these issues (the nutrition section is very small), and that makes this book a worth while purchase. one of the most useful things is a list of things that is included is a list of what to have in a pet first aid kit.overall I’m only giving the book 3/5 stars because I feel that a book titled “health and nutrition” should thoroughly cover nutrition and this book just doesn’t cut it. I highly recommend buying it used (which I did) and keeping it around just for the “health” information.

  6. Starry –

    One of the Best Canine Health Books Out There
    Inside and out this book will keep your dog healthy. You will learn how to nip potentially deadly health problems in the bud, how to recognize the signs of a healthy dog, and learn all that you need to do should your dog become ill.I am an aspiring veterinarian who will need 8 solid years of dog education to earn my DVM degree. This book is an excellent start for me because it introduces me to the regimens of canine health and nutition. This book is quite an education for even me: somebody who reads dog books all the time.You can’t go wrong buying this book.

  7. labfeet –

    One for every dog owner’s book shelf
    Wonderful book and one that every dog owner should have. It was easy to read and you don’t need a masters degree in nutrition to understand it. Dr. Zink is down to earth in her advice on nutrition as well. Dr. Zink gives references on nutritional research for her remarks along with recipes for those who prefer to cook for their dog all in a non-biased format.

  8. poppi540 –

    Five Stars
    good book thanks

  9. Marie Massey –

    A very well thought out, informative book. Lots of interesting facts, a must have for anyone interested in this subject.

  10. noboru-ikoma –

    愛犬家の女性獣医による、犬のケアの本で、犬の体の構造、運動、しつけ、老犬の世話など広範囲の話題について触れていますが、特に、病気と栄養に関して詳しく書かれており、手元に置いておいて、必要になった都度、読み返せば役にたつ筈です。病名や臓器などに関する単語を除いては、英語も平易でわかり易く、読み物としても面白く読めます。サプリメント、代替医療（決して否定的ではありません）や生食（生肉は獣医として反対の立場です）についても触れています。ただし、紹介される団体や製品が米国中心ですので、その点は、減点です。（いろいろなウェブサイトも紹介されています。）

  11. gracie –

    Great great book….lots of huuuuge knowledge. ThankU!!!!!!!

  12. S. Nightingale –

    Not as useful as I’d hoped. I wanted to know what foods to avoid for dogs, and what garden plants to avoid buying, it didn’t enlighten me. I’m sure the rest of the book is useful, but I didn’t get round to reading it

  13. Paul D –

    Very informative for new owners

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