Buy Now, Pay Later
As low as
$9
/ mo
Learn more
- – 4-month term
- – No impact on credit to apply
- – Instant approval decision
- – Secure and straightforward checkout
Ready to go? Add this product to your cart and select a plan during checkout.
Payment plans are offered through our trusted finance partners Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay, Zip, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. No-credit-needed leasing options through Acima may also be available at checkout.
Learn more about financing & leasing here.
Free shipping on this product
30-day returns
Learn more
FREE 30-day refund/replacement
To qualify for a full refund, items must be returned in their original, unused condition. If an item is returned in a used, damaged, or materially different state, you may be granted a partial refund.
To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.
View our full returns policy here.
Availability:
Only 1 left in stock, order soon!
Arrives
Wednesday, Aug 12
Recently Viewed
Description
This book covers the basics of a homemade meat and vegetable diet for dogs and cats based on their ancestral diet. This program provides a rotation of different meats and vegetables and strives to provide most nutrients as food. Meals are intended to be fed raw, but recipes may be cooked. A mineral supplement recipe to fill in the gaps is included in an appendix. Analysis of individual recipes as well as the complete rotation is provided in an appendix. The program is formulated to meet nutrition guidelines for all life stages for pet food. Concrete direction is given for all parts of the preparation, with extensive coverage of all components of the diet. Read more
Publisher : Natural Pet Productions
Publication date : June 20, 2011
Edition : Third Edition
Language : English
Print length : 194 pages
ISBN-10 : 098253311X
ISBN-13 : 16
Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
Dimensions : 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,562,211 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5,231 in Nutrition (Books)
Frequently asked questions
If you place your order now, the estimated arrival date for this product is:
Wednesday, Aug 12
Yes, absolutely! You may return this product for a full refund within 30 days of receiving it.
To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.
View our full returns policy here.
To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.
View our full returns policy here.
- Klarna Financing
- Affirm Pay in 4
- Affirm Financing
- Afterpay Financing
- Zip Pay in 4
- Financing through Apple Pay
- Financing through Google Pay
Learn more about financing & leasing here.
Top Amazon Reviews
Format: Paperback
I purchased this book after watching several of Dr. Becker’s YouTube videos. I do firmly believe dry kibble is not the most healthy food option for my dogs. Unfortunately, up until recently, I’ve been terribly intimidated to make raw recipes for my five dogs. Money is another legitimate factor for me, as well. I’ve looked at all of the professed high quality prepared raw foods on the market (Farmer’s Dog, We Feed Raw, etc) and human grade prepared dog foods (Honest Kitchen, Canisource, etc) and the cost would be outrageous for me. Good for my dogs, but financially devastating for me. Yes, I do believe a healthy diet equals a healthy dog, fewer vet visits, and so on. Being unable to afford the convenience of prepared quality food, I ordered this book with the intention of gaining solid canine nutritional education and the ability to prepare and feed my dogs raw recipes. This book absolutely nailed it for me regarding all areas of concern. It simplified recipes and the availability of ingredients. It eliminates all guess work, advised on where to purchase required products for optimizing recipes (nutritional support products), and equipment needed to make the recipes (blender, grinder, etc). I’m a Registered Nurse, yet, I’m not an Animal Nutritionist or a Veterinarian. This book is easy to understand, very thorough, and extremely educational. Yes, I do highly recommend it for anyone looking to SAFELY make their own dog food recipes and never have to worry about any guess work in doing it.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023 by DStarnes
I have spent a lot of time researching homemade diets for dogs. Over the years I had seen far too many beautiful dogs begin their lives in seemingly in perfect health, only to descend into sub-par general health, and suffer with chronic skin issues, digestive problems, yeasty ears, etc. Not only were my friends uncomfortable and not able to live up to their potentials, I was paying for expensive veterinary care that was ineffective. Finally, I realized that these problems were caused by "ingredients" in commercial pet foods that should never be consumed by any living being. I decided to do something about it. My current best friend has been with me since he was 7 weeks old -- and he has never tasted a single bite of commercial dog food. At age 7-1/2 years, my yellow Lab is thriving in every way -- physically, mentally and emotionally. Important to note that his chances of living a life of perfect health were somewhere between slim and none -- he was born with only one functioning kidney; the second was deformed and useless; and he has extremely sensitive skin. Homemade food, cooked fresh and made of quality ingredients, is the answer to many of the problems your friend may have. As well, many of the typical issues for which you have been running to the vet -- yeasty ears, itchy, flaky skin, hot spots -- are effectively dealt with using simple home remedies that are extremely cost-effective. For instance, a gentle wipe inside the ears with 1 part White Vinegar + 1 part Purified Water will painlessly kill yeast. Flax Seed oil capsules added to your friend's dinner will keep his skin soft, supple, and itch-free, and stops shedding. Vitamin E cream will cool hot spots. And I use a natural, non-chemical, non-toxic flea preventative -- an everyday food item that I add to my dog's dinner. I highly recommend this book and also urge any animal lover reading this review to search for the simple, effective home remedies. Not only will you make your best friend very happy, you will enrich and simplify your life ... and $ave money!
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2010 by Tartan Lass
Format: Paperback
Great book. I like that it was written by Vet.s with lots of nutritional knowledge for dogs and cats. There is a lot to switching your pet to a home made diet. If you are already eating a simple unprocessed diet of mostly meats and vegetables the transition is not so bad. I took about a month to read the book and took notes. This is where I give the book a 4 instead of a 5. It seemed a little confusing at times and I had to really read and reread the whole book before I felt like I was ready to proceed. So first I tried raw meat and raw eggs with my small dog (8 pounds) and she loved them. She would NOT eat sardines, however so I use salmon instead which is fine as we have salmon 2 times per week anyway. Then I ordered all of the supplements. For a small dog this program is very affordable. Not so sure about the big dog grocery bill? Slowly I began to put all of the pieces together and modified the book's rotation plan so that it fit with our family meal rotation plan so that I am pulling meat out of the freezer for her at the same time as for the family. Kona, my little poodle mix, has been on the program for 3 weeks now. She has lost much of her chub and is lean and strong looking. She can easily jump onto furniture now that she was previously not able to jump up on even though she would give it a good scrambling try. My groomer noticed the difference in her right away and said that her coat and general condition (overweight) was much improved and asked me what I was doing differently. I know that this is maybe over the top for many busy people but I am so grateful for this book because I know that I am doing the very best I can to give her every chance to live a long and healthy life. Two statements that stuck out for me is 1) The very cheapest meat from the very cheapest grocery store is still vastly better than dry or canned dog food. UGH! My family has long ago stopped eating Factory Farmed Animal products and buy local and or organic meats whenever so WOW! Think of what that means is used in dog food. Pink slime is probably a step up from what they put in dog food. This helped to keep me motivated while making the switch. 2) If you can't commit to doing the whole program than it is better to feed store bought dog food...really because at least it is well balanced. So it is really important to make sure that if you are going to make home made dog food that you find a well designed program. That is what the book gives you and is what I call the Science Diet because it is so well researched and is based on scientific research. Remember that dog food companies are in business to make a profit so really, do you believe they use high quality ingredients? Do you think they really care about the long term health of your animal? Did animals suffer from cancer on their ancestral diets? If you can afford to buy some extra meat, vegetables and supplements and have just a few extra hours per month consider purchasing this book and making the switch. I am confident that whatever extra money I spend will be saved in vet bills down the road. It is work and it is confusing at first but the rewards are so great. I feel so proud of myself for doing this. Just knowing that I am providing the very best for her is so very fulfilling. I highly recommend this book and for everyone to at least consider making the transition to a simple, healthy, well balanced home made diet for your pet.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2012 by LLSandpoint
I've been reading quite a bit on nutrition and home preparing (and cooking) food for dogs. This book could be very helpful for the person who desires to use only one method for everything (whether preparing raw or cooked, but geared a little more for the raw feeder), and especially helpful for a family with several pets, rescue groups or for kennels. The method, although is a little time consuming, is still rather simple...and well organized. Once you get the hang of it, this should be rather easy to follow. The basis of the diet plan is to feed 5 beef, 5 chicken, 2 turkey, 1 sardine (canned in water) & 1 egg meal per week (on assuming your pet eats twice a day). The steps require preparing: "meat mixes" (with the exception of eggs & sardines, since these meals reqire only that particular protein source), "veggie mixes" (except with the egg meal; where you'll only need pumpkin), "vitamin/mineral mix" and a "fatty acid supplement mix" (using suggested oils per meal; except for the sardine & egg meals). This diet also requires using bone meal supplement, especially if you don't feed raw bones. Each meal requires portions of each of the mixes to complete the diet. For being a rather short book, there is quite a lot of useful information. Yet, if you are desiring to have a more flexible change of pace type approach, this won't be too appealing. The diet plan is very useful for those wanting to make large batches. Other great tips are included in this little book like equipment and tools you'll need for preparation and storage. A heavy duty meat grinder (for grinding both raw meats & bones) is highly recommended for these recipes. For the most part, I thought this was a decent book. What I like (yet don't) is that these meal recipes use a vitamin/mineral mix. The good about this mix is that you are only adding what is missing (and not a full spectrum vitamin) from the whole food portion of the diet. The bad part about this recipe is that you are instructed to grind the capsule casings as well. --I was hoping they'd include a less lazy and more precise recipe along with recommended feeding. Yet, they tell you not to subtract the casings, as this will change the amount to feed of the supplement. I found that a bit odd, especially since this is a holistic diet, and I'd rather not feed capsule casings, if I can stop it...which is generally the idea when using powdered vitamins for mixing in foods. Maybe it's just me, but I don't understand why they cut the work in the vitamin/mineral mix. Also, the doses for using bone meal in the diet were not acurate... 1 g will equal 1000 mg (true), yet they have next, 2 g listed as 2142 mg, then correct again 3.2 g as 3200 mg, then wrong again with 4.2 g as 4300 mg, and so on... Another area I found a bit lazy was on the fish meal. I think it's great that she added an easy breezy canned sardine meal, but why not any white fish recipes? salmon (cooked)? Having Siberian Huskies, they do need more fish in their diet than just sardines...at least mine do. I understand that most fish shouldn't be fed raw to pets (since I too, refuse to feed raw fish, and refuse feeding farmed fish or anything from china), but why not have a couple cooked recipes? ...and why only 1 fish meal a week? This is a major area where the diet isn't flexible enough, yet you are told if you wish to use more fish, to have "them" figure out the deficits in the diet for you...in other words, pay an additional price. For the price, this book could have had at least 40-50 pages more, especially since you are told to go by exact recipes per mix. The values in the mixes aren't calculated out for your viewing either...you are to trust them as acurate. The book is good, but not as good as those by Olson and Brown on the ancestral diets. If you want more information on nutrition (for dogs), check out... Raw and Natural Nutrition for Dogs: The Definitive Guide to Homemade Meals and Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet: Healthier Dog Food the ABC Way
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2011 by OwnedBySibes
Format: Paperback
This book is a God sent to all proactive pet owners who want to make better choices for their pets. I've been feeding my two dogs raw for the past 4 years, referring to the information I could find online regarding BARF diet. So, even though, it was all raw and natural, they were getting lots of meaty bones, some veggies, and fish oil. I never thought about the importance of vitamins and minerals, until I started seeing the signs of deficiencies in my dogs. This book was an eye opener for me. Yes, raw BALANCED diet is so much more than just feeding chicken necks to your dog, and I feel like I'm learning the ropes all over again. I got 3rd addition and it was pretty easy to navigate. The book is LOADED with practical, very useful information, and I feel it is perfect and straightforward and not confusing at all. I just can't say enough good things about this book!!! And I've seen some radical changes in my dogs in the past two months since I tweaked their diet - weight loss (both look much healthier now), amazing coat, sky high energy levels. Thank you authors!
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2013 by kabelkina
I consider that the home-cooked diet plus vitamins and minerals recommended in this book contributed a lot to the comfort of my female cat that died last December at the age of 19 years and 1 month. She had, for years, inexplicably been vomiting her food--usually soon after eating it. None of the vets I consulted at that time could do anything for it. But after a week or so on Dr. Becker's diet (which I admit takes a bit of finicky shopping to find the right supplements in the right amounts and doing calculations to get the right proportions in the powder you make, plus a certain amount of time to prepare the actual foods), she stopped all that vomiting. By the way, soon after I was told about her kidney trouble, which eventually proved fatal, I found information online that led me to add a drop of Ubiquinol (easier to assimilate than CoQ10) in her food, and she lived an amazingly long time after the vet (a great one whom we found after the others I mentioned earlier) had expected her to be on her last legs--a couple of years or more. I understand that a new edition of this book came out a while ago, so I can't speak for that one, but hope that the vitamin/mineral mix you prepare is explained in a slightly more helpful, easy-to-follow way. Even if it isn't, you just make it once, and for the amounts a cat consumes in a day, the mixture will last you a long, long time! A big dog? Then you would have to do the work more often. By the way, Dr. Becker now puts out a container of Ubiquinol for pet use that just dispenses a drop at a time and protects what is in the container from oxydizing. You can find it through Dr. Mercola's newsletter. I wasted many capsules of Ubiquinol for humans before this form of it came out, as once I had pierced them to squeeze out a drop or two (whose flavor my cat hated, too, by the way), I had to discard them. I wonder if the new edition of the book also mentions this important supplement.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2013 by DF
This book is excellent! The recipes in this book are very well balanced. The problem with a lot of homemade raw diets is they don't take into account that we are not feeding whole animals, with their blood, all their guts and organs, and even the fur/feathers. For example muscle meat is very low in salt so if you are not supplementing the diet with extra salt then the diet is not balanced (blood is probably the largest source of salt in a natural diet). Or what about fiber? Fur is the source of fiber in a natural diet so unless you are adding fur you are going to need to add some high fiber veggies. This book takes that all into account and gives you easy to follow recipes. Yes these recipes are a little more work but it is worth it to ensure your dog is getting everything it needs to live a healthy long life. Feeding a diet that is not well balanced is very dangerous to your dog and cat's health. If you are not able to do the research and put in the effort this type of diet requires, you are probably better off going with a commercially prepared raw diet where the work has been done for you, instead of finding and easier recipe. But if you are willing to put in the effort then I highly recommend this book. It has all the information to get you started or it will help you to improve the raw diet you are already feeding.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2011 by Jenny
I was excited to find a "cook book" with recipes to prepare home made dog food. I would like to avoid the corn products in commercial dry foods. The book has a lot of technical information and gives specific additives for the minerals and nutrients needed for a healthy dog. I thought it would be a lot simpler. Even though I'm an intermediate level cook I found the recipes to be very technical. I was overwhelmed by all the nutritional additives required and gave up. I'm still feeding commercial dry food and supplementing with a daily vitamin, fish oil, and beef and chicken left overs. I would love it if Dr. Becker would put together a traditional style cook book for a one or two dog family.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2011 by Carole C. Langner