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The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer by Rodney Habib, Karen Shaw Becker

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pilgrimgossip's review

4.0

If you really love your dog and want to give her the best care, with an emphasis on diet this is one of the books you should read. Obviously, the title is a bit of an exaggeration, but it peaked my interest. I found some new information in here. I've been feeding my dog Lili a homemade mostly fresh "human grade" diet for most of her life. She just turned 14 and we've been her guardians for 12 years. The book reinspired me to keep motivated when it comes to trying to get her to eat more healthy food. I've gotten a little complacent in the last few years because she is the pickiest fucking eater and doesn't like anything, but after reading this I went out and bought a bunch of health addons she probably won't eat and she surprised me. So if nothing else it renewed my commitment to making the rest of her life as livable as I can.

yodamom's review

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1.0

I DNF this book. This came recommenced to me, sounded great. I should have known to do my research on the authors. I always do, why did I just trust and get this book ? Waste of time and money. I started reading, started seeing some weird statements. My dog need to eat like a wolf ? My dog has evolved far from his wolf ancestors. Get them tested before shots ? Don't let your dog get fat, well that's a total surprise, how did we not know that ? (Sarcastic) One author is a social media guy that runs a pet group, the other is a Vet that when I looked up is not anyone I would go to for help with my pet. I'm not a Vet, not a Social Media dog expert (WTH is that ?) I am a long time dog owner, been through cancer, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), allergies and more with my dogs. I've listened to experts in the field, Cardiologists, Vet Dermatologist, Vet Oncologists and a Vet Nutritionist and none of them have given most of this advice. Sure there are bits of good information but be careful how it's spun and see what they're selling. They are selling you their dog food.
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bellacocoa's review against another edition

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2.5

This got really repetitive and unnecessarily detailed to the point where I skimmed more than half. It felt very scoldy and demanding, and reminded me of various health influencers “12 things you must do before 6 am” barrage of unrealistic expectations and with a touch of superiority. But since I was familiar with most of the concepts already, maybe it came across differently to me.

pypingpanda's review against another edition

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4.5

Very Eye Opening. who knew how much information is withheld from pet owners in the hopes of profit? I cannot believe how much information this book showed and taught me about being a better pet parent. Turns out feeding scraps from the dinner table is healthier then the dog food you buy at the vet.

I am going to try and do better for my dogs and cats in the future and for anyone who has a pet, is thinking of getting one or has tragically lost one. READ THIS BOOK, you have no idea how uninformed you truly are........