★ A masterpiece by Chen Yanshan, the popular pet chef in Tianmu. It includes 55 recipes for dogs' fresh meals, treats and nutritional powders, breaking down ingredient matching and nutritional ratios one by one. Even kitchen newbies can easily follow along and give their furry friends natural and delicious food.
★ Covering puppies, adult dogs, senior dogs and weight-loss dogs, it also designs exclusive meals for 8 common illnesses such as pancreatitis and heart disease. Adapted to dogs' whole life cycle and special health needs, it is highly practical.
★ Adhering to the "flavor first" principle, a meal can be ready in 3 minutes. It also shares one-week meal prep and frozen preservation skills, solving the pain point of office-owner pet parents lacking time to make fresh food, and easily guarding furry friends' health.

# The Popular Tianmu Pet Chef Shares All Her Recipes
# Master the Perfect Fresh Meal Ratio—Even for Kitchen Newbies
# Homemade Natural Nutritional Powders for Delicious and Balanced Health at Home
# DIY Festival Treats and Dog Party Snacks
# Furry Friends Love to Eat and Live Well with Their Owners

The author is the owner of a pet supply store and runs the Paw Kitchen pet fresh food brand. She compiles her passion and experience in pet fresh food cooking into *Daily Meals for Dogs* to share with everyone. Based on ingredient knowledge, perfect fresh meal ratios and essential nutrients for dogs, this book is paired with fresh food recipes for different growth stages, weight loss and common diseases, plus homemade nutritional supplements, allowing owners to easily control their dogs' health and nutrition through daily diet. Dogs and humans live an increasingly close life. Pet parents hope their furry friends can participate in camping, traveling, Chinese New Year and other festivals. For this reason, the book provides recipes for homemade treats, ready-to-eat travel meals and party snacks. Making fresh food by hand is not a burden, but a process of exploring the world and discovering a better life with dogs. As long as you stick to the "flavor first" principle, you will be your dog's three-Michelin-star chef.

Chen Yanshan

Having lived in New York for more than ten years, she now resides in Taipei, Taiwan of China, with nine dogs and two cats, all adopted from shelters or rescued from the streets. She began to study dog fresh food cooking because two of her dogs are extremely picky eaters. She is now the owner of a pet supply store and promotes the Paw Kitchen pet fresh food brand, hoping to let office-owner pet parents enjoy the happiness of buying hot fresh food for their dogs after work.

Foreword / It All Started with Picky Eating
Introduction / Meal Choices Dogs Love
The Dog's Kitchen

Chapter I What to Know Before Making Fresh Food
Relax and Prepare Meals
Start with Not Giving Too Much
Regular Physical Examinations
The Aroma of Food
Change the Menu Often
Beware of the Two Eyes Behind You
Key to Healthy and Delicious Food
Perfect Ingredient Matching
Ideal Fresh Meal Ratios
Feeding Portions
Body Size Judgment

Chapter II Understanding Essential Nutrients for Dogs
Protein: A Dog's Best Friend
High-Quality Fats: The Powerhouse of Health
Carbohydrates: Aiding the Body in Using Protein
Fiber: Maintaining Water Balance in the Intestines
Why Dogs Can't Be Vegetarian
Importance of Minerals and Trace Minerals
Vitamins: A Must for Growth
Special Contributions of B Vitamins
Nutrient Comparison Chart for Humans and Dogs

Chapter III Edible Ingredients for Dogs
Absolutely Forbidden Ingredients
Ingredients to Use with Caution
Suitable Ingredients for Dogs
How to Transition Your Dog to a New Diet
Homemade Broth Cubes
Homemade Eggshell Powder
Coconut Oil
Garlic
Kefir Yogurt
Homemade Yogurt

Chapter IV Fresh Food Recipes for Puppies
What's Good for Puppies
Remedies for Puppy Diarrhea and Vomiting
Breast Milk Substitute Formula (for Puppies Under 1 Month)
Good Boy Chicken Egg Rolls

Chapter V Fresh Food Recipes for Adult Dogs
What's Good for Adult Dogs
Salmon Nut Joy Pie
Owner's Borscht
Small Fish Pancakes
Coconut Pumpkin Balls
Green Pea Beef Soup
Carrot Hijiki Puree
Hidden Omelette
Green Belly Sweet Pea Puree
Truffle Croquettes
Wagging Tail Warm Salad

Chapter VI Fresh Food Recipes for Senior Dogs
What's Good for Senior Dogs
Traditional Bitter Melon Stuffed with Meat
Signature Chicken Balls
Crazy Dog Venison Pie
Warm Nose Chicken Testicle Soup
Cod Yogurt
Turmeric Chicken Vermicelli Soup

Chapter VII Fresh Food Recipes for Weight-Loss Dogs
What's Good for Weight Loss
Soy Milk Pork Ball Soup
Apple Cider Vinegar Salad
Best Pal Chicken Breast
Love's Dog Offal
Summer Cold Soup
Soy Milk Egg Rolls

Chapter VIII Living Life Step by Step with Owners
Eating Well on the Go
Stress-Relief Gadgets for Travel
Dogs Love Plants
Couscous Ready-to-Eat Travel Meal
Grassland Gallop Shortbread Pie
Thatch Beetroot Butterflies
French Kiss Water Balls

Chapter IX Homemade Treats
The Best Time to Give Treats
Gourd Stuffed with Meat Puree
Neptune Biscuits
The King's Sardine Toast
Lamb Cup Toast
Honey Fruit Yogurt
Coconut Shred Chicken Sticks

Chapter X Happy Dog Parties
Liver Brownies
The Little Prince's Chicken Planets
Good Dog Christmas Biscuits
Traditional Lamb Glutinous Rice Cakes
Cabbage Pork Buns
Happy New Year Sausages
Good Luck Radish Cakes for Dogs
Ten Laps Egg Yolk Cakes

Chapter XI Meals for Sick Dogs
Pancreatitis / Chicken Egg White Barley Meal
Heart Disease / Cardiac Beef Balls with Vegetables
Liver Disease / Liver-Boosting Meal
Kidney Disease / Lamb Glutinous Rice Kidney-Protecting Meal
Gastrointestinal Disease / Beef Chinese Yam Congee
Arthritis / Pork Zucchini Yogurt
Low-Fat & Low-Glycemic / Braised Fish with Vegetables
Cancer / Radiant Complexion Beef Hot Pot

Chapter XII Table Manners for Dogs
How to Place a Dog Bowl Properly
Five or Six Meals a Day Plus Afternoon Tea
Not Wanting to Eat
Finishing Food in Ten Seconds
Begging for Food
Is It Time to Eat?
Time to Get Up
Wanting to Eat but Being Scared
Picky Eating
Food Guarding
Clean Water
Index

I have nine dogs—three are very picky eaters, and the other six eat everything. Although they are all rescued from the streets or adopted from shelters, they have strong opinions about food. For them, I started to spend time making fresh food. I understand how convenient it is to feed dry food, but if you have seen the satisfied look on their faces when they eat fresh food, you will think the extra trouble is totally worth it.

I mostly eat out. Every time I go to the market to buy organic vegetables or high-quality meat for my dogs, I feel a little unbalanced, often wondering why my dogs eat better than I do? With this thought, I started to cook for myself slowly. Now we eat just as well! Thanks to those two picky dogs—they let the other seven dogs eat well, changed my daily routine, improved my cooking skills, and made our meal times relaxed and happy.

For work, I have to learn dog nutrition knowledge. However, most books sold in Taiwan of China are just dog fresh food recipe collections. I was often troubled by my lack of nutritional knowledge when making fresh food, so I had to start reading foreign relevant books. In the United States, there are more than 2,000 books on dog nutrition alone. I learned a lot from these books and sorted out a lot of dog nutrition introductions and applications in this book. There is no pressure to read these nutritional explanations—dog ingredients are the same as human ingredients. As long as you master the ingredient ratio, making fresh food is as simple as counting 1, 2, 3.

I usually make a week's worth of meals, divide them into seven boxes, and freeze them for preservation. I take one box out to thaw in the refrigerator before going to bed at night, heat and cool it down the next morning, then add an appropriate amount of eggshell powder, fish oil, and occasionally some homemade nutritional powder or sugar-free yogurt. In just 3 minutes, a perfect pet meal is ready. Written from a learner's perspective, this book shares my experience in cooking and making dog fresh food, hoping to help pet parents who love their dogs deeply.