This guide by the author of
Merle's Door is "beneficial for anyone who wants to ensure that their dogs will be healthy and well"
(
Seattle Post-Intelligencer).
From the bestselling author who offers "the most utterly compelling translation of dog to human I have ever seen" (Jeffrey Masson), this is a joyful chronicle of a dog and a groundbreaking answer to the question: How can we give our dogs the happiest, healthiest lives?
When Ted Kerasote was ready for a new dog after losing his beloved Merle—who died too soon, as all our dogs do—he knew he wanted to give his puppy Pukka the longest life possible. But how to do that? So much has changed in the way we feed, vaccinate, train, and live with our dogs from even a decade ago.
In an adventure that echoes
The Omnivore's Dilemma with a canine spin, Kerasote tackles these subjects, questioning our conventional wisdom and emerging with vital new information that will surprise even the most knowledgeable dog lovers. Can a purebred be as healthy as a mixed breed? How many vaccines are too many? Should we rethink spaying and neutering? Is raw food really healthier than kibble, and should your dog be chewing more bones? Traveling the world and interviewing breeders, veterinarians, and leaders of the animal-welfare movement, Kerasote pulls together the latest research to help us rethink the everyday choices we make for our companions. And as he did in
Merle's Door, Kerasote interweaves fascinating science with the charming stories of raising Pukka among his dog friends in their small Wyoming village.
Funny, revelatory, and full of the delights of falling in love with a dog,
Pukka's Promise will help redefine the potential of our animal partners.
- 448 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Print ISBN
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- A Note on Pukka’s Name
- Epigraph
- Too Soon Over
- The Clocks of Danger
- Loaner Dogs
- Houndy Labs
- Sifting the Genes
- On a Farm in Minnesota
- Duration of Immunity
- At Our Start
- Outward Bound
- Building the Dikes
- In the Time of the Big Light
- Carnivore to Monovore
- Should a Wolf Eat Corn?
- Real Food, Many Forms
- Whom Shall We Eat?
- The Worst Word in the World
- Dog Speed
- The Bad Good Death
- Shelters to Sanctuaries
- Chance
- The Flip Side of Spay/Neuter
- Not Long Enough
- Forever Young
- With Great Thanks
- Notes
- Index
- Watch Video of Pukka in Action
- About the Author
- Connect with HMH