Dog Obsessed: The Honest Kitchen's Complete Guide to a Happier, Healthier Life for the Pup You Love

Dog obsession is an all-consuming desire to make your dog happy and healthy--from the food he eats to how he celebrates his birthday--and it’s how Lucy Postins has lived her life. When her beloved dog, Mosi, began suffering with chronic health problems that conventional medicine couldn’t cure, she took to the kitchen and made dog food from real ingredients. Soon, Mosi’s problems vanished. Inspired by her own experience, Postins founded The Honest Kitchen, the first all-natural, human-grade pet food company, and became an expert in how to give a dog the life he deserves, from puppyhood to old age.

In Dog Obsessed, Postins shares her secrets to help you care for your dog like (and sometimes better than!) family. Featuring over 50 easy-to-prepare recipes for treats, celebratory party fare, and meals that you can actually share with your dog (complete with wine pairings), the book also offers vet-approved health tips designed to troubleshoot common issues like food sensitivities and chronic illnesses, tips for camping and picnicking with your pup, as well as a two-week health and fitness plan.

Packed with humorous, helpful advice that goes beyond the average dog-care book, including dos and don’ts in the dog park, how to ensure your pup’s holidays are safe and truly special, advice on how to manage your dog’s unique personality quirks, and a section on make-at-home dog games, Dog Obsessed is the only resource passionate dog owners will ever need.

Dog Obsessed is perfectly packaged with feel-good photos, stories, and illustrations, as well as a foreword written by actress and comedienne Jane Lynch and contributed content from renowned veterinarians.

Lucy Postins founded The Honest Kitchen, a company that makes all-natural, human-grade whole foods for pets, in 2002. She started the company after her homemade diet helped her first Rhodesian Ridgeback, Mosi, with some health problems that weren’t clearing up with vet-prescribed medications. He was the dog who first inspired Lucy’s Dog Obsession: Mosi’s first homemade Christmas breakfast used up the last of the eggs and left Lucy’s husband, Charlie, eating granola. And camping trips meant the couple would be squeezed on one side of the tent because Mosi needed an airbed to himself.

Today, Lucy runs The Honest Kitchen with Ridgebacks Taro and Willow at her side. He likes to help himself to employees’ unattended sandwiches, and she enjoys acting as the office’s own fun police, making sure none of the other office cowoofers spend too much time wrestling, running in the corridors, or playing with toys.