After spending two years searching for a dog food that one of her dogs could handle, Kimberly Gauthier transitioned all of her dogs to raw feeding. This book is a compilation of blog posts from her blog, Keep the Tail Wagging, sharing what she learned during her second year as a raw feeder, using the alphabet as a guide.
"After two years of soft stool (not easy to pick up with a poop bag), licking his paws until they were raw, joint pain, and random, gnarly rashes, yeast infections, and ear infections - I had to make a change, because my dog was miserable. How many times can a dog be prescribed antibiotics before serious damage was done? I switched our dogs to raw dog food and saw immediate changes."
Raw dog food is an attempt to mimic the diet of the Grey Wolf. Kimberly follows the BARF Model of raw feeding that includes meat, organ meat, bone, vegetables, fruit, and supplements. Within the first week of feeding raw, her dog's rashes cleared up.
Now, more than two years later, her dogs haven't had rashes or ear infections. Poop is solid and easy to pick up with a poop bag. And her dogs' joints are healthy and protected.
Many people talk about the "anecdotal" evidence of the benefits of raw feeding. Kimberly is sharing a real life experience feeding a raw food diet to four dogs on her blog, Keep the Tail Wagging, and in this book.
If you're interested in a down to earth book on raw feeding delivered in a casual, non pushy manner, this book may be perfect for you.