{"id":20939,"date":"2020-11-17T11:23:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T16:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/?p=20939"},"modified":"2025-04-21T01:56:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:56:37","slug":"the-bookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/the-bookie\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bookie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-contents=\"true\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2q8vu\" data-offset-key=\"bsfo4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bsfo4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bsfo4-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/BW-191026-Doug-Buddy-sitting-on-floor-at-Cedarwood-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20943 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/BW-191026-Doug-Buddy-sitting-on-floor-at-Cedarwood-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/BW-191026-Doug-Buddy-sitting-on-floor-at-Cedarwood-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/BW-191026-Doug-Buddy-sitting-on-floor-at-Cedarwood-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/BW-191026-Doug-Buddy-sitting-on-floor-at-Cedarwood-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/BW-191026-Doug-Buddy-sitting-on-floor-at-Cedarwood-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/BW-191026-Doug-Buddy-sitting-on-floor-at-Cedarwood-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/BW-191026-Doug-Buddy-sitting-on-floor-at-Cedarwood-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/BW-191026-Doug-Buddy-sitting-on-floor-at-Cedarwood-scaled.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>As you (probably) know, canine rescue is a passion of mine.\u00a0 In learning to care for the dogs we&#8217;ve fostered over the past 8+ years, I often encountered dietary and nutritional challenges.\u00a0 Finding solutions to those challenges opened the door to a LOT of research into dog food and the differences between food for humans and food for canines.\u00a0 I even started making my own dog food!<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"bsfo4-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bsfo4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bsfo4-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC04048-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20940\" src=\"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC04048-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC04048-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC04048-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC04048-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC04048-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC04048-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC04048-scaled.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This is today&#8217;s batch of doggo stew coming together: Chicken, sweet potato, spinach, oat meal, and assorted nutrition additives. All proportioned according to the recipe plan set out in my latest book: <em><strong>Questions and Answers About Canine Cuisine<\/strong><\/em> available at:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2q8vu\" data-offset-key=\"92lth-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"92lth-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08NDRBWGG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"py34i1dx\"><span data-offset-key=\"92lth-0-0\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08NDRBWGG<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2q8vu\" data-offset-key=\"62upu-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"62upu-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"62upu-0-0\">\n<figure style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08NDRBWGG?fbclid=IwAR3tnvwZ_dnYcs3zuvUxl-3edzw0DxqVQ_7O7UuzfWsyBMBKFq8bBuwMnjQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/QA-About-Canine-Cuisine-front-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Q&amp;A Canine Cuisine\" width=\"250\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Written\u00a0 with Dr. Sandra Manes DVM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"62upu-0-0\">But it&#8217;s much more than a cookbook.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"62upu-0-0\">This is a concise compendium of nutritional information to help you keep your fur baby healthy.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t want to do the cooking?\u00a0 That&#8217;s fine, it covers what you need to know to find a commercial diet that is safe and healthy.\u00a0 Want to know about the new fad diets?\u00a0 Dr Sandra Manes DVM and I cover those too.\u00a0 All in a handy 7&#215;10 paperback with full color photography.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"62upu-0-0\">This book covers all aspects of canine nutrition and discusses everything from choosing a good commercial kibble to cooking your own dog food (including recipes). We also cover raw diet, grain free, all-meat, boutique meals, and we have a hard look at proper nutrition for dogs dealing with diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer.\u00a0 Tons of useful information presented for the average person in a lighthearted writing style.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"62upu-0-0\">This is one of those books you&#8217;ll refer back to often because it offers so much great expert information.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2q8vu\" data-offset-key=\"35imt-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5bui7-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5bui7-0-0\">\u00a0ALL proceeds from this book support <a href=\"https:\/\/PineyMountainFoster.org\">Piney Mountain Foster Care<\/a>, a GuideStar gold seal rated 501(c)(3) rescue. EIN: 84-3593563.\u00a0 Do your dog a favor, and support PMFC&#8217;s life-saving efforts: buy this book!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you (probably) know, canine rescue is a passion of mine.&nbsp; In learning to care for the dogs we&rsquo;ve fostered over the past 8+ years, I often encountered dietary and nutritional challenges.&nbsp; Finding solutions to those challenges opened the door to a LOT of research into dog food and the differences between food for humans &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/the-bookie\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Bookie&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[3,93,59,16],"class_list":["post-20939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-educational","tag-books","tag-cooking","tag-dogs","tag-promotion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20939"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20944,"href":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20939\/revisions\/20944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pineymountainfoster.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}