| Popular Natural Diets for Dogs at a Glance | ||||||
| Author | Book | Notes | Diet Includes | Recipes | Outline | To Buy (like-minded) |
| Juliette de Bairacli Levy | "The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat" | Primarily focus is on the use of herbs/natural rearing - diet covered as the foundation for health. | Raw meats, cereal grains, dairy/eggs. Also included: fish, herbs, vegetables, tripe/liver, bones (after meals only), lentils, fruits, nuts, seaweed, honey, cod-liver oil, grass. Meats fed separate from grains. | Not totally specific, but yes. | Yes. | Sojourner Farms |
| Dr. Richard H. Pitcairn, DVM | "Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats" | Book is the most comprehensive on all aspects of natural husbandry. Diet given much attention (4 chapters), but the book includes much more than just diet info. | Raw or cooked meat, dairy/eggs, grains, legumes, supplements, vegetables. Bones, fruit, biscuits, nuts/seeds as snacks. Bone meal used. | Yes, easy to follow and very specific. Many to choose from for all life stages. | No. | Sojourner Farms |
| Dr. Ian Billinghurst, DVM | "Give Your Dog a Bone" & "Grow Your Pup With Bones" | Book focuses mostly on diet. | BARF: Bones and raw meats with small amounts of vegetables, fish and dairy. Little if any grains. Limited supplements. | No. | Yes. | Steve's Real Food (ground bones only), Halshan Premium Raw Food (must add your own bones) |
| Kymythy Schultze | "Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats: The Ultimate Diet" | Book focuses mostly on diet. | Bones and raw meat with vegetable and supplements. NO grains or dairy. | Not totally specific, more like an outline - but amounts are given. | Yes. | Feed This (whole meaty bones), Steve's Real Food (ground bones), Halshan Premium Raw Food (must add your own bones) |
| Wendy Volhard | "Holistic Guide for a Healthy Dog" | Book includes information on many modes of natural healing - but primary focus is on diet. | Cereal/grains, yogurt/kefir, vegetables, oil, egg, vitamins, molasses, in the AM. Raw meat, raw liver, bran, wheat germ, vitamins, minerals, apple cider vinegar, herbs and fruit in the PM. Bones on occasion. Bone meal used. | Yes, easy to follow and very specific. Only one recipe, she insists you stick to every detail. | No. | Natural Diet Foundation (NDF) by PHD Products |