Will I love The Forever Dog?

This is the best book I’ve read on the science behind canine nutrition and helping someone's dog live a long and happy life. Rodney Habib and veterinarian Karen Becker create a prescriptive plan that integrates nutritional health sciences through the study of the most long-lived canines. They incorporate environmental principles, stress reduction, and the principles of an overall healthy lifestyle with preeminent science about what nutrients dogs require. They emphasize stress, isolation, and psychological factors, how even exposure to negative energy—insults and mean behavior—can so badly affect dogs and their owners alike.

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After doing years of research into dog nutrition, I really appreciate well-researched books on dog health. The Forever Dog sold 150,000 copies in its first few weeks to pet parents who want to prolong the healthy life of their dogs. Rodney and Dr. Becker have long distilled the science down to the information you need to put into practice in practical steps. It’s a hefty tome that covers the basics of food, healthcare, and environmental protections we can provide to dogs to ensure they maintain their best years longer. This is now one of my favorite gifts to new pet… show more.