Every dog owner needs to listen to this!

I just finished reading The Forever Dog (actually I cheated and listened to the audiobook. 😁) I’ll give it 5 stars! I still think every dog owner should read it. I learned a lot and it made me think about my own health. It’s packed with so much information and different strategies to help our dogs live longer. It even made #1 New York bestsellers list. It’s the first dog health book that ever made the list and they were on the top! I’ve been following Dr. Becker and Rodney Habib for years and I know they put their heart and soul into this book. They truly want to make an impact in the lives of pets the way I do. ❤️

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Recommend but the physical book is probably best

Yes, I recommend this book. As a raw feeder for nearly 10 years I am long familiar with Dr.Becker and Rodney Habib and while I haven’t always agreed with them completely they have been some of the biggest and most visible proponents of fresh food diets for cats and dogs and their work is highly commendable. I really liked how they emphasize that each step, no matter how small, we can make can improve our pets health. While naysayers of fresh food diets complain that these diets are always outrageous in cost (which they can be but is not always the case) some raw advocates on the other hand struggle to admit that fresh foods are not always financially accessible to some pet parents. This book gives tips for improving the diet on every level, even when no change can be made to the base diet. So bravo for that. They also discuss how other factors like exercise, stress (both environmental and mental), and genetics can play just as important roles in our pets health as diet. One thing I would critique however is that for some it may seem like an overwhelming amount of information for example the chapters on potential household toxins and the one on supplements may seem like a huge information dump because it does to me and I am not new to that information. Just remember you don’t have to go buy every supplement in the world, and you don’t have to dump every potential toxic cleaner in your home. Just sit down and maybe think of one or two small changes that can be made, like eliminating air fresheners. Maybe try one supplement or maybe none if your dog doesn’t have targeted needs, they are only suggestions.

Last note, I recommend getting the physical book instead of the audiobook version like I did because apparently there are a lot of graphics in this book and while you can go to a separate website to view them who wants to have to do that?

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So informative!

Perfect for any dog parent ! We have taken many pointers from this book and brought them into our daily routines. Also purchased 2 extra books for doggie mamas for Christmas presents.

Eye opening!

Excellent book full of inormation. Very eye opening for me.Want to know why our pets are dying young with chronic diseases, read this and you'll be able to make better decisions with your beloved fur baby.

Must read if you love your dog

The book every dog owner should own and follow. We needed this! Thank goodness for Dr Becker and Rodney!!

Narrator Needs Speech Therapy

I know it's the latest thing to speak like an adolescent and drop your "T's". But I ended up turning this off, deciding it must not be "impor-ent" enough for them to find an educay-ed narray-er.