This book is chock full of easy to make recipes, beautiful pictures, and, of course, several include dogs - but it is also so much more than that. While the beautiful pictures are lovely, this has so many photographs, recipes and ideas that are geared to temp your dogs that I know so many of my friends that will treasure this book.

A lovely collection of recipes that I can't wait to temp my dogs with!


Pub Date: 09 Dec 2025

Many thanks for the opportunity to read and review 'The Dog's Table

“Many of us are used to feeding our dogs dry kibble from bags or wet food from cans, unaware that home-cooked dog food is actually quite easy to make.”

Over the past few years, I’ve started cooking more from scratch for my family, replacing store-bought foods with homemade versions—it’s been such a rewarding shift. So why wouldn’t I do the same for my dog, Winston?

I love that "The Dog’s Table" makes fresh feeding feel approachable for all types of dog owners. It offers realistic options for different levels of commitment, from those who want to supplement kibble with fresh meals (like me!) to those ready to fully dive in. My husband always says, “Wouldn’t it get old eating the same thing every day?”—and this book really drives home that dogs deserve variety too.

I appreciated the emphasis on dental hygiene, and I loved that the authors featured a pic of meal prep GOAT Souper Cubes—I use mine daily! The inclusion of oyster powder as a superfood source of zinc and selenium was also a highlight. I work in the oyster industry and always tell people about those nutrients, so it was great to see them featured for dogs.

A few recipes I’m excited to try:

Spup – As a Spam household, I couldn’t help but smile.

Ciopuppino – I often have extra oysters from work and never thought of sharing them with Winston!

The festive, thematic and seasonal recipes were such a fun touch, too.

Overall, this book is creative, science-informed, and surprisingly practical. It inspires you to think differently about your dog’s food while keeping it fun and flexible.

Highly recommend by this lifelong dog owner
I loved this book. It was a relief to read a dog food "cookbook" with well researched realistic advice. I have had several rescue dog with serious allergies and health issues. I've tried veterinarian diets, holistic diets, expensive ($$$) Veterinary Nutritionist guides home cooked diets, raw diets, the wolf diets, dehydrated food, UGG so many different diets ! Everyone of them has a spokes person telling you you need to get the perfect mix for your dog, while each is so different (ARGUH) each costing you more and more. Not this author, she researched, really researched deeply into dog food nutrition and shares what she learned. What I loved most was that she does not look for perfection but realistic choices. Included are recipes perhaps better for different stages of life and health. For daily feeding and those special occasions.
Now lets talk about the adorable michelin star recipes for special meals. There are dogtails (beverages) to start their meals or for when hanging out at the park with friends. Some of the fun recipes we tried: Doggie donuts, Egg noodles, Bibimpup, Momma's bento Box, Apple and Carrot cake, Chia Seed Pawfait and Ciopuppino. Our dogs loved them all and we had fun making them.
Frustrated after finding numerous mistakes with the online nutrition calculators online they designed their own.