When trying something for the first time, mistakes are an inevitable part of your learning curve. But what if your mistake can jeopardize your dog’s life?

That’s the predicament I faced when I decided to put my new Shar-Pei litter and their mom on a raw food diet. I knew this type of diet was the best diet for my doggy family, but I was pretty nervous about switching them for fear of food contamination. Seeing how puppies can be so fragile in their first few weeks, I didn’t want to risk their health by either introducing them to commercial food or inadvertently harming them with a raw food diet. In a way, I was damned if I did and damned if I didn’t.

In this respect, Maggie Rhines’ “Going Rawr! Dog Lover’s Compendium” was a real life saver. Her book really went into detail when it came to the issue of food safety. From learning how to buy fresh to food handling, from preparation and serving to how much to prepare, from what to prepare to how to transition adult dogs, and how to wean pups… the list goes on!

If you’re planning to put your dog on the Raw Dog Food Diet, I recommend that you don’t start without reading this book first. It will help you save money, save time and more importantly, it will give you the confidence to start your babies on this diet.

You can get more information on Maggie Rhines’ book CLICK HERE

My dog Zodiac on a raw food diet. He is eating some of his raw turkey. I do not usually feed so much meat, but its Thanksgiving, and he wanted something too For anyone interested in this diet: This is the best your pet can get, natural, healthy, flavorful and very good for pets with dental problems. Ever since Zodi was started on the diet, he has been free of any health problems (fleas, hotspots, worms, infections etc). If you worry about parasites/bacteria, dogs and cats can handle these (even newly weaned puppies and kittens, all my feral kittens have been raised on this diet) they have been fine for thousands of years on this diet. Commercial (canned/dry kibbles) pet food has only been around for 60 years, and how did the dogs and cats survive before these? Raw meat and scraps. So if they were fine then, they will be fine now, I have talked to many experts, who claim that it can take up to a million years to change a species diet so drastically (from healthy meat, bone and organ to 80% grain) Commercial pet food causes VERY bad reactions in pets because most of them have preservatives that have been banned in people food because they caused tumors, birth defects, allergies, liver/heart failures and other bad things.. Some of them even have euthanized animals, yes it has been found by Ann Martin (author of food pets die for)that tons (literally) or euthanized pets go to rendering plants (where pet food is made). If any of these are found in your pet food, chances are …