The Dog Chef Diaries
Stories, fresh ideas and practical tips to help you and your dog enjoy a healthier, happier life together.
Ever since our shared journey began something like 35,000 years ago, dogs and human beings have enjoyed the same diet. History shows that our ability to benefit from the same food is what brought us together in the first place.
Employed by wealthy nobility and the landed gentry in the Middle Ages, the first “dog chefs” — then called “kennel cooks” — ran dedicated “kennel kitchens” where they cooked large pots of stew for hunting dogs. Using meat scraps, grains and vegetables, their highly nutritious stews enabled countless generations of dogs to thrive. I want to share my knowledge, experience and personal canine culinary journey to help you improve the life of your own dog in the same way it has mine.
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How Dogs Helped Cure Rickets
It may not be common knowledge, but dogs helped cure rickets by serving as the primary animal model . . .
Dogs Don’t Like Variety
It’s a common myth that dogs don’t like variety in their diet. Quite aside from the health implications of feeding a dog exactly . . .
5 Biggest Mistakes Made by Those New to Homemade Dog Food
It does not require a PhD in animal nutrition to feed your dog . . .
Functional Wholefoods for Dogs
Functional wholefoods are natural, unprocessed or minimally processed ingredients that . . .
What Dogs Taught Us About Human Nutrition
The history of human nutrition is closely connected with the study of animals. Among the . . .
Complete and Balanced Dog Food Explained
When it comes to feeding dogs, you’ll hear much about the term complete and balanced . . .
Apple Seeds Are Toxic to Dogs
While it may technically be true that apple seeds are toxic to dogs, that is very far from being the whole story . . .
Dogs Should Not Eat Human Food
Human food is said to refer to “substances that are safe and fit for human consumption . . .
Dry Biscuit Cleans a Dog’s Teeth
For years, dog parents have heard a simple piece of advice: give your dog a dry . . .
Quail Eggs for Dogs
Studies by the Voyageurs Wolf Project in the Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota have revealed that grey wolves are highly . . .
National Senior Pet Month
Every year, the entire month of November is dedicated to senior pets. For the whole month we . . .
Feed Your Dog the Whole Veggie
I occasionally hear dog parents say they can’t afford to feed their dog homemade food . . .