Forever Dog

#1 New York Times Bestseller

In this pathbreaking guide, two of the worlds most popular and trusted pet care advocates reveal new science to teach us how to delay aging and improve canine longevity, providing a long, happy, healthy life for our canine companions.

Like their human counterparts, dogs have been getting sicker and dying prematurely over the past few decades. Why? Scientists are beginning to understand that the chronic diseases afflicting humanscancer, obesity, diabetes, organ degeneration, and autoimmune disordersalso beset canines. As a result, our beloved companions are vexed with preventable health problems throughout much of their lives and suffer shorter life spans. Because our pets cant make health and lifestyle decisions for themselves, its up to pet parents to make smart, science-backed choices for lasting vitality and health.

The Forever Dog gives us the practical, proven tools to protect our loyal four-legged companions. Rodney Habib and Karen Becker, DVM, globetrotted (pre-pandemic) to galvanize the best wisdom from top geneticists, microbiologists, and longevity researchers; they also interviewed people whose dogs have lived into their 20s and even 30s. The result is this unprecedented and comprehensive guide, filled with surprising information, invaluable advice, and inspiring stories about dogs and the people who love them.

The Forever Dog prescriptive plan for optimal dog health focuses on diet and nutrition, movement, environmental exposures, and stress reduction, and can be tailored to the genetic predisposition of particular breeds or mixes. The authors discuss various types of foodincluding what the commercial manufacturers dont want us to knowand offer recipes, easy solutions, and tips for making sure our dogs obtain the nutrients they need. Habib and Dr. Becker also explore how external factors we often dont think about can greatly affect a dogs overall health and wellbeing, from everyday insults to the body and its physiology, to the role our own lifestyles and our vets choices play. Indeed, the health equation works both ways and can travel up the leash.

Medical breakthroughs have expanded our choices for canine healthif you know what they are. This definitive dog-care guide empowers us with the knowledge we need to make wise choices, and to keep our dogs healthy and happy for years to come.

Inside this definitive dog care guide, youll find the tools and knowledge to extend your dogs healthspan:

A New Approach to Dog Nutrition: Learn what commercial pet food manufacturers dont want you to know and discover simple recipes and tips to ensure your dog gets the vital nutrients they need for a long life.A Proactive Canine Wellness Plan: Tailor a prescriptive plan for your dog that focuses on diet, movement, and stress reduction, based on the latest science from top geneticists and longevity researchers.Environmental Health for Pets: Uncover how hidden external factors, from everyday exposures to your own lifestyle choices, can dramatically affect your dogs wellbeing and contribute to chronic disease.Lessons from the Worlds Oldest Dogs: Be inspired by stories of dogs who have lived into their 20s and even 30s, and learn the practical, proven tools their owners used to achieve remarkable health and vitality.

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