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You mentioned in your email that this book is by your business partner, Vicky Marshall. Around half the dogs in the United Kingdom are overweight or obese. I chose this book because what Vicky does is she analyzes and looks at the research which shows in detail what wolves and dogs eat in the wild. She then compares it to processed food and discovers that processed food contains much higher quantities of unhealthy fat and much higher amounts of carbohydrate. By changing from bad fats to good fats and by increasing the percentage of protein, the dog automatically loses weight.
If you change the balance of the food and switch the dog to a biologically appropriate diet, the weight just falls off. She worked on that for years, and wrote this excellent but really short book. If only it was as easy for humans…. Oh, yes, obese often. We deal with a lot of overweight dogs because we have a reputation for it now. We run a program. Do you also have resident dogs? We employ vets and veterinary nurses. She has someone who used to be in the pharmaceutical industry who has been with us for six years now, who heads that team up.
Actually I wanted to talk to you about that. Our dog is a bit schizophrenic. She was in England for 3 years while I was living in China, and she was fed dry dog food with a bit of water twice a day. And apparently she happily ate that, according to the lovely woman who was looking after her. But when the dog came back to me earlier this year, she absolutely would not eat dry dog food. The other day she even ate my guacamole dip. So I was wondering, what is it with this dog? Before I go down that route I wanted to ask you: If one embarks on the raw dog food track, how much does it cost? I would say about 33 pounds.
It seems un-environmental to send food from England. I just have the local butcher give me scraps and bits and pieces. He begins by telling a lovely story about how when he was growing up, his grandfather had a dog who used to have a routine. Every day it used to walk into town and see people. They used to stop the traffic so the dog could cross the road, and later it would come home. It used to have its own routine and used to go and visit people.
There was much greater freedom for dogs. He suddenly realized that nowadays dogs always have to be on the lead and there are all these rather strict rules about them. This got him interested in the relationship between dogs and humans. And of course those packs were not actually the same sort of pack that would exist in the wild. They were a made-up pack. Get the weekly Five Books newsletter. Once they started researching what wolves did in the wild, they discovered that the whole alpha male and alpha female thing is a complete misnomer.
There is a very little fighting between wolves. A Study in Nutrition. This is a year study of cats? Ah yes, Francis Pottenger. He had two sets of cats, and I believe he had , in the end, in each group. There were two people feeding them. One can only imagine where he was keeping them. He had these two groups of cats and one of the people feeding them was giving them raw meat and bone, and the other was cooking it. Francis Pottenger noticed that the ones that were on the cooked food were less healthy than the ones on the raw food.
For 10 years, he studied these cats and found that the ones on the raw food absolutely blossomed: The ones on the cooked food did much less well. Part of the reason is that the cooking kills the taurine, which cats need. Nobody knows how much taurine cats need.
There is no real recommended daily amount of taurine, but we know cats need it. There were also other enzymes and bacteria that were being killed when the food was being cooked. The book goes back to the s but it was the first serious piece of evidence that processed dog and cat food, and cooked food, was not a good idea for the animals.
They were being fed two-thirds raw meat and one-third raw milk. Do dogs need raw milk as well, do you think? We then try and replicate that in the food we make up. We increase that a bit. This is partly because once a vegetable has been picked, it begins to lose its nutritional value. So you need slightly more of it to get to the total. People were complaining that we were starving the dogs. Nutritionally the food was already balanced but we added extra vegetable because it makes people feel the dog is getting a decent meal, believe it or not.
A little bit of milk, a little bit of egg, a little bit of cheese is probably also good, but only a tiny amount. Yes, they can digest the whole bone. They crunch it up and they swallow it. The acidity in the stomach rises when the bone is there and they have no trouble digesting it. They have a very short digestive tract compared to humans and very, very strong digestive juices, almost as strong as hydrochloric acid.
So they have no trouble dealing with bone or with harmful bacteria. They get about a third of the nutrition from the bone itself and from the marrow, and the chewing of the bone cleans their teeth and exercises their upper body. And it keeps them amused. So the bone is fantastic all around. We give bones to a lot of rescue centers. We do feed some dogs for free in rescue centers, but only about of them because of the cost.
But we do have a lot of bones left over, so we give the bones to rescue centers. The rescue centers say that the dogs with the bones are happy because it gives them something to do. You touched on the bacteria issue. We humans almost always have to cook meat. The thing is, an older animal will have harder bones, so there is a risk of a dog chipping its tooth. And some dogs are very greedy so they try to gulp the bone down really quickly, and that can cause a problem.
But, basically, dogs can digest bones. Chicken bones are particularly soft, which is why we always suggest starting with a chicken bone, because the dog needs to adjust to the idea of its new diet. They can do, but not from our food. It would be more that they might pick up something in the park. A third of dogs have salmonella in their system anyway, and you can get salmonella off dried dog food.
The Japanese sometimes eat raw chicken. But it has to be very, very good quality. Tiger generic Kipper the Dog Kipper's friend in a series of children's books and; about a mischievous and funny dog and his friends Timmy Border Collie Famous 5: Towser generic Towser About a clever dog; created by writer and illustrator Tony Ross. Trouble generic Superstretch and Microwoman The couple's dog; about a shape-shifting husband and wife crime-fighting team.
Turbodogs Labrador Retriever Turbo Dogs Six dogs friends; about speedy canine friends who learn lessons in friendship, fair play, and teamwork. Tutu generic Little Bear Granny's dog; about a curious grizzly bear cub who lives in the forest with his family and friends. Underdog generic Underdog About a dog with super powers who always speaks in rhymes. Vinny generic Family Guy Brian's replacement; about the Griffins a dysfunctional family. Wee Reg generic Fluffy Gardens One of the characters; a series of seven-minute episode tells the story of a different character.
Weenie Dachshund Oswald Oswald's friend; about an octopus in a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, mythological creatures and other odd characters. Willie Dachshund Whistle for Willie Peter's dog; about a boy who longs to whistle for his dog. Willy generic Sport Billy Billy's loyal companion; about a young boy who is from the planet Olympus which is populated by athletic god-like beings Winona generic My Little Pony: Woofer generic Winky Dink and You Winky's dog; about a boy and his dog; inviting children to draw solutions to problems.
Woofster generic Super Why Whyatt's dog; a children's adventure series in which five Super Readers help preschoolers learn the fundamentals of reading. Wordsworth generic Jamie and the Magic Torch British Jamie's dog; about young boy finds adventure in a fun dimension called Cuckoo Land. Yippee, Yappee, Yahooey generic Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey The king's royal dogs; about 3 dogs that must always protect, serve and obey the King. References [ edit ]. Arthropods Fish Parasites Worms. Frogs and toads animation.
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A dog family, inspired by hit sitcom All in the Family. The Great Grape Ape Show. Great Ape's friend; about a foot-tall purple gorilla and his canine pal who travel the countryside. About a dog who, when told he was a bad dog, would freeze and pretend to be dead until someone told him he was a good dog. The Busy World of Richard Scarry. One of the characters in the children's books and animated TV series; about anthropomorphic animals in the fictional city of Busytown.
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One of the characters; about an 8-year-old boy an anthropomorphic aardvark his friends and family. Riza Hawkeye's dog; about the adventures of two alchemist brothers and set in a fictional universe where alchemy is an advanced scientific technique. A program intended to get preschoolers to learn through active participation in activities grounded in their everyday lives. Inspector Gadget's and Penny's faithful pet dog; about the adventures of a clumsy simple-witted cyborg detective. Inch High, Private Eye.
A smart but sleepy bloodhound; about a dog who teams up with two teenagers to solves confusing mysteries. Barney Google and Snuffy Smith. Noddy's companion; a character created by Enid Blyton. Gerald Mc Boing Boing. The Fantastic Flying Journey. Steve and Betsy's dog; about a brown monkey who is brought from his home in Africa by "The Man with The Yellow Hat" to live in a big city.
The guardian of Yakky, an anthropomorphic yellow duckling; about a fast-talking picnic basket stealing bear named Yogi. The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan. Clifford the Big Red Dog. John and Beth's pampered pet; about an intelligient talking dog and his "dog-sitter" Bernie Barges.
Guardians of the Galaxy. About a telepathic Soviet dog who is the security chief of the space station Knowhere and a member of the Guardians. Courage the Cowardly Dog. About an anthropomorphic dog who lives with a married couple of elderly farmers in the "Middle of Nowhere". Larry the Lamb's sidekick; about misunderstandings arising from devices created by Mr. Valley of the Dinosaurs. The family dog; about a family who find themselves in a prehistoric valley where they befriend a cave family. A hyperactive dog; about a fantasy mix of human and animal characters inhabiting the magical walled garden of a country estate.
The right-hand man dog with bad timing and judgment, loosely based on the series Mission: Sandy's dog; about two girls living with their uncle, and a cute pup who suddenly grows to the size of a horse. The Kwicky Koala Show. One half of conjoined brothers; about the adventures of a conjoined twin hybrid of a cat and dog with two heads and two personalities. The Adventures of Portland Bill British. Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds Spanish and Japanese.
The dog version of d'Artagnan, an adaptation of the French classic story by Alexandre Dumas. Pet dog of Vicky and her family; about the adventures of year-old boy who wishes for a perfect life but has his problems. The Magic Roundabout French and British. The main character in the first computer-animated movie to be made in the United Kingdom. A secret agent; about a dim-witted secret agent working for an organization called T. Kevin's dog; about a teenager from California and his dog who are taken to another universe known as Videoland.
Johnny's dog; about the adventures of a troublesome and bratty boy who lives with his brilliant year-old twin sisters and an intelligent talking dog. Touche Turtle and Dum Dum. The turtle's dumb associate; about a pair of heroic fencers who battle villains and heroically saves those in distress. A robot dog; about a super hero called Blue Falcon and his assistant a bumbling yet generally effective robot dog. A highly intelligent dog; about the adventures of a group of bounty hunters traveling on their spaceship.
Wally's dog; about a group of teens who lead double lives as popular rock stars and a secret crime fighting team. Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers. About a dog TV star dressed up like a super hero, who gets his costume stolen by bad characters. Dan's companion; about a beautiful valley where when the rains turns the old waterwheel a little bit of magic takes place.
Lao's companion; about a year-old boy who can change into a dragon and protect the magical creatures living in the city. Duckman's purple dog; based on characters created by Everett Peck in his Dark Horse publication. Daisuke's dog; about a dog who leaves his master to join a pack of wild dogs from all over Japan to fight a deranged bear and his minions. The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Jimmy's robot dog; about a boy genius who creates gadgets, his robot dog and his friends and family in Retroville. Davey's talking do;, 15 minute episodes dealing with issues such as respect for authority, sharing and prejudice.
Samson's dog; about a superhero teenager and his dog as they ride around the country on a motorbike fighting evil. Goober and the Ghost Chasers. The Partridge kids' dog; about a group of teenagers solving spooky mysteries with their dog who can become invisible. The Twisted Whiskers Show. West Highland White Terrier. Russel's dog; about a boy who finds a portal under his bed leading to an alternate universe called Under.
Manager of the Banana Cabana; about Howie and his staff and their unusual adventures in the tropical resort. The Huckleberry Hound Show. About a blue dog that speaks with a Southern drawl with a relaxed sweet and well-intentioned personality. Finn's dog; about a year-old boy and his dog with magical powers living in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo.
The kids' dog; about fraternal twins who have very active imaginations and share the same vision of their adventures. A character in the cartoon series by Walt Disney. The main character; about a mischievous and funny dog and his friends; written by Mick Inkpen. Kevin's companion; about a dog from Superman's planet living on Earth as the pet of a 9-year-old boy.
King of The Hill. A supervillain; about a superhero aided by his sidekick who lives in an unassuming suburban house with his adopted daughter. Lomax, the Hound of Music. About a music loving pooch, his feline sidekick, and their human companion on a tune-filled train ride.
Loyal dog of Mumm-Ra, the villain, in the animated TV series; about a team of humanoid cats who fight evil in their adopted home world. Blue's best friend in the animated TV series, a program intended to get preschoolers to learn through active participation in activities grounded in their everyday lives. A dog that can inflate her body enormously in the comic book series and the animated TV series; about a dog from Superman's planet living on Earth as the pet of a 9-year-old boy.
Helen's talking dog; about a girl who feeds her dog alphabet soup that travels to the dog's brain. Quincy Magoo's dog; about a nearsighted gentleman who is never aware of the situations he gets into. Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show. The cat's antagonist; a spin-off of the show Marsupilami.
A mischievous puppy whose make-believe and playful dreams become a reality thanks to his magical red collar. Tom's lazy sidekick; about a boy who lives in a treehouse and can transform himself into anything he wants. Stanley Ipkiss' dog; about a bank clerk who is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask. The family dog; about a blended family from two former marriages including three boys and three girls and the housekeeper. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. An intelligent and clever dog in the Mr. BoJack's former sitcom rival and Diane's boyfriend; about the star of a once hit television show now washed up and complaining about everything.
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. The Mumbly Cartoon Show. A detective dog famous for his wheezy laugh who dresses up in a trenchcoat and solves crimes using his dog senses, paroding television detective Columbo. Mary, Mungo and Midge British. Mary's dog; about a girl and her dog and her pet mouse Midge who lived in a tower block in a busy town. The hungry herding dog; loosely based on the series Mission: Spinner's dog; about a writer sent around the world on dangerous assignments accompanied by his young ward and his dog.
About an American and Canadian animated educational television series for children created by Cookie Jar Group. A Dog of Flanders Japanese. About 7 pups each with a unique personality and skills and a tech-savvy boy working together on rescue missions to protect their city.
The family dog; about a family of demons who move to Texas from Hell to destroy a drill that can dig to the Earth's core. The Puppy's Further Adventures. One of Sharon's pets; about a junior high school student with braces that get in her way of leading a normal teenage life. Isabella's dog; about two step-brothers who find inventive things to do on each day of their summer vacation. Mickey Mouse Works and others. About a dog who runs away from home after its rich owner dies and is eventually adopted by an American family.
Adventures in the Dream Zone. A neighborhood dog; about a dog and four kids who patrol in dreamland where they have special powers.
Strawberry's energetic pup; about a little girl, her friends and pets. One of the blobs; about a community of colorful paint-splash characters who live in Paintbox Land. The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy.
One of the stuffed dolls who come to life in Marcella's bedroom; based on the books by Johnny Gruelle. The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs. A high-ranking spy dog; about a secret organization of dogs that are dedicated to protecting their world. Jaren's dog; about a girl who travels back in time from the year to the s to help her ancestors. The Ren and Stimpy Show. The do-it-all scientist in the group; based on the series Mission: A dog who likes to round-up animals; about Tractor Tom and his human animal and vehicle friends at both work and play.
About a team of five super-powered crime-fighting anthropomorphic dogs known as cano-sapiens. Ace's love interest; puppetry; created by Jim Henson. Ricky's dog; about the world's biggest child film star who doesn't let celebrity fame go to his head. Owner of an auto shop. A energetic puppy in the British Children's animated TV series; about a boy and his friends who have to learn to share, make friends and accept their mistakes.
The squad's pet; about five teenagers who have the power to turn into a dinosaurs using this power to fight a villain. A loyal but stupid dog; part of an ensemble cast of off-the-wall Warner Brothers characters, appearing in a wide variety of roles. The family dog; about a dysfunctional family and noted for its fast and subtle humor and ridiculous plots.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Aoi's pet; about the magical world of Jewel Land where three magicians turned the Jewelpets into Jewel Charms. Lifelong companion of Shaggy Rogers ; about a big dog and several teenage humans. The nephew of cartoon star Scooby-Doo; about a big dog and several teenage humans. Peter's dog; about a curious puppy living on a farm. Fry's 20th century dog; about a 20th-century pizza delivery boy who finds himself in the 31st century.
Jake Rockwell's dog; about an evil cyborg, his sidekicks and an army of drones who seek to conquer the Earth. Annabelle's pet guard dog; about a purple cat whose motto is "it never hurts to help" an attitude that usually gets him into trouble. Helen's second dog; about a girl who feeds her dog alphabet soup that travels to the dog's brain. The Adventures of Tintin Originally Belgian.
Timmy's talking fairy dog; about the everyday adventures of Timmy Turner, a boy who is granted two fairy godparents.