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What Goes in the Bowl, by Doug Farris
What Goes in the Bowl · by Doug Farris

What I put in my dogs' bowls, and what I keep out. Forty years, written down.

The human foods that are fine and the ones that aren't, how much for the size of your dog, the kibble label, the treat jar, the old dog, and picking the right breed.
I'm not a vet, and I say so.
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On the very next screen, about thirty seconds later. Phone, tablet, or computer.
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It stays in your email
The same link goes to your inbox, so you can open it again at the store, or print the fridge list at home.

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The honest math

Nobody adds up what guessing at the food bowl costs over a year. So here are both sides, priced the way it really happens.

The guessing way

  • A bag of food he won't touch, or the wrong one for his age$40 to $90 a bag, often half used
  • Treats picked by the picture on the bag$8 to $20 a bag, a few bags a month
  • Toys, puzzle feeders and gadgets that end up in the closet$15 to $60 each
  • Fresh-food delivery for a mid-size dog, because the bag felt wrongabout $150 to $300 a month
  • An emergency vet visit after he got into something in the kitchen$500 to $2,000 and up, with an overnight stay
One bad monthhundreds, and one emergency runs into the thousands

Doug's way

  • A good plain kibble, picked by reading the back of the bagabout what you spend now, often less
  • Plain extras from your own kitchen: an egg, green beans, plain pumpkina few dollars a week
  • The list of what stays out, taped inside the pantry doorfree
  • An animal poison control number saved in your phonefree to save (the call itself has a fee)
  • A checkup for an older dog, so small changes get caught earlyabout $60 to $100 for the exam, more with bloodwork
The same dogless money wasted, and a lot less guessing

Your numbers will differ. Prices change from town to town, a big dog eats more than a little one, and your dog may already be on a food that suits him. The point does not: most of what keeps a dog fed right is knowing what to leave out, and that costs nothing.

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Real pages from the real book. This is exactly what opens on your phone, or comes out of your printer. The type is set big on purpose.

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Chapter 1 opens on page 8: the everyday foods I keep out of the bowl
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Page 75: my four rules before any extra goes on top
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Page 349: every extra, measured for a small, medium, large and extra large dog
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Page 259: the breeds I'd pick at sixty, with Bo on his ramp
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Page 348: the fridge list, made to print and tape inside a pantry door
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What's inside

26 chapters in six parts. Every food chapter ends with what I do, how much, and when to ask your vet first. The fridge list at the back is made to print and tape inside a pantry door.

And that is a slice of it. 26 chapters, 355 pages, and a fridge list at the back.

355pages
206foods, signs, breeds and tips
26chapters
3books in the set

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What Goes in the Bowl, by Doug Farris
Safe and unsafe human foods, kibble labels, treats, the old dog and picking a breed
What Goes in the Bowl
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  • 26 chapters: what stays out, what goes in, labels and treats, the old dog, and picking a breed
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About Doug

Doug Farris at home on the farm

I've kept dogs on our family farm in Middle Tennessee for forty years. It was my dad's farm before me. Cattle, hay, a pond and a dozen hens. Right now it's Bo, an old yellow Lab mix who sleeps by the stove, Tuck, an Aussie who herds the cattle and the grandkids, and Birdie, a little terrier mix who showed up at the end of the gravel road one winter and never left. Before them there was Sadie, Duke and Pepper, and I still think about all three.

I'm not a vet, and I'm not a dog trainer. I'm a man who has fed a lot of dogs, got some things wrong, and paid attention to what my own vet told me. My wife Linda keeps what each dog eats on a sheet inside the pantry door. This book is that sheet, finished, with the why behind it. Where something is a medical question, I say so plainly and send you to your vet.

Doug

Questions, answered honestly

Is this a printed book you mail me?
No, and I want you to know that before you spend a dime. It is a PDF: a file you open on your phone, your tablet or your computer the moment you pay. Nothing comes in the mail. The type is set big on purpose. You can print any page you like at home, and the fridge list at the back is made to be printed and taped inside a pantry door.
I've had dogs my whole life. Is this too basic for me, or too hard?
Neither, I hope. It is written plain, for somebody at the kitchen table with a dog at their feet. If you've had dogs for years, you'll know a good part of it already. I'd had dogs for decades when I tossed Bo a cooked ham bone one Christmas. You may find one or two things you missed, the way I did. The book is laid out so you can skip what you know.
Do I need special or expensive food?
No. The extras in this book are plain things most kitchens already have: eggs, green beans, plain pumpkin, sweet potato, a little plain chicken. I don't tell you to throw out your kibble. A good kibble is a fine base, and the book shows you how to tell a good one from the back of the bag.
Is this vet advice?
No. I'm not a vet, and this book doesn't take the place of one. No food in it cures anything. It's what goes in the bowl between vet visits, from forty years of my own dogs and plain facts I checked. Any time a food touches a health problem, or your dog is on medicine, the book says to ask your vet first. If your dog eats something bad, call your vet or an animal poison control line right away.
I'm not good with computers.
You don't need to be. You press one button and the book opens the way a photo opens, with no account to make and no password. If it doesn't open, write to me here and I will walk you through it myself, or give your money back.
Is this a subscription? Will you charge my card again?
No. One payment, one time. No membership, no monthly anything, no free trial that turns into a bill. I couldn't charge you again if I wanted to.
What if I lose the file?
Your link lives in your email, so that is the thing to keep. If you lose it, go to the download page and put in the email you bought with, and it comes right back to you.
What if it's not for me?
Write to me within seven days and I'll give your money back, and you keep the book. I'd rather that than have you feel taken.

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