The Complete Dog Nutrition & Homemade Diet Guide

Your comprehensive veterinary guide to feeding your dog right — commercial, raw, and homemade diets evaluated by a DVM. Written by Dr. Rosemary Stolzer-Bolton, DVM, this 41-page guide cuts through the noise of pet food marketing with evidence-based nutritional science. What's inside: • Canine nutrition fundamentals — macronutrients, micronutrients, energy requirements • Reading dog food labels — AAFCO statements, ingredient lists, guaranteed analysis decoded • Choosing commercial diets — kibble, canned, freeze-dried, brand evaluation criteria • Raw diets — a vet's honest assessment of benefits, risks, and safe handling protocols • The grain-free & DCM controversy — taurine, legumes, and what the research actually shows • Homemade diets done right — recipes, balancing, supplementation, and common mistakes • Weight management — body condition scoring, calorie calculation, safe weight loss plans • Therapeutic diets — kidney, liver, GI, allergy, and other prescription nutrition