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Application form for custom recipes (pdf) (must be submitted by a veterinarian)

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Articles related to raw feeding.

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INTRODUCING: COOKING CLASSES IN TORONTO!

Are you interested in learning how to prepare healthy home-made meals for your dog? HW Veterinary Nutrition Inc (Hilary Watson) and Janet Craig (The Satisfied Canine) are pleased to announce cooking classes for dog owners!

Janet is a graduate in Culinary Arts from George Brown College and is a member of the Canadian Personal Chef Association. Beginnning in July, Janet will be offering cooking workshops on Monday evenings and Tuesday afternoons in Toronto for dog owners who want to learn how to safely prepare the recipes in my cookbook. Each student will take home 4 kg of prepared dog food at the end of class (4 kg of food will feed a small dog for 2 weeks). These classes will be fun and relaxed! No cooking experience necessary.

For more info, click here. To register, click here.


You want your dog's food to be safe enough for a baby, because you love your dog like a child. You are a busy person but you're willing to cook for your dog because you want to choose each ingredient and know exactly what your dog is eating. Human dietetians have university degrees. You want your dog's recipes formulated by a qualified pet nutritionist with a university degree in pet nutrition. You probably haven't read the National Research Council's Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats or the Association of American Feed Control Official's AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles but you value science and you want your dog's food to deliver 100% complete and balanced nutrition as defined by these internationally-recognized standards.

I'm Hilary Watson and I've been a pet nutritionist for more than 20 years. The 101 recipes in my cookbook deliver 100% complete and balanced nutrition as defined by AAFCO. Each of my recipes is balanced with HILARY'S BLEND supplement, the first and only pre-biotic vitamin mineral supplement specifically designed to balance home-made recipes. The first ingredient in my supplement is chicory root extract, a natural fibre that stimulates healthy bacteria in the gut, improving digestion and reducing intestinal toxins. HILARY'S BLEND supplement contains 20 essential vitamins and minerals at levels that complement those naturally found in fresh fruits, vegetables and meats.

My recipes are fast and easy to prepare. They can be made in batches and frozen. Although I personally recommend cooking meats (and serving fruits and vegetables raw), 35 of my recipes can be served all-raw. Raw or cooked, my recipes offer 100% complete and balanced nutrition. They are proven favorites with even the pickiest of eaters. They have helped dogs with allergies, skin and coat problems, sensitive digestive systems as well as diseases such as kidney disease, cardiac disease, gastroenteritis, pancreatic disease and other medical conditions. If you want the nutritious goodness of fresh human foods combined with the scientific rigor of complete and balanced nutrition, my cookbook and supplement are for you. Your dog will thank you at every meal!

My cookbook and supplement are only sold in veterinary clinics in Canada.  If you are interested in buying my book and supplement, please speak to your veterinarian, or send me an email for more information.


Are you a veterinarian or dog enthusiast who is interested in learning more about canine nutrition? My nutrition newsletter is written by three authors with university degrees in nutrition: Hilary Watson BSc; Elizabeth Pask PhD; and Laura Scott MSc. You can download the February, March, April, May, June and July issues. Subscribe to receive future issues FREE here.
July Newsletter June newsletter May newsletter

IN THE JULY ISSUE (14 pg):

  1. Fundamentals of Research in Pet Nutrition: The Journey to a PhD
  2. Science Versus Pseudoscience – Can You Tell the Difference?
  3. Research, Product Testing & Quality Assurance – 3 Types of Testing, 3 Different Purposes
  4. The effect of diet composition on insulin resistance in cats (Research Study of the Month)

Click to download the July issue (pdf).

IN THE JUNE ISSUE (17 pg):

  1. Calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D and parathyroid hormone
  2. Calcium/phosphorus balance in renal disease
  3. Calcium and phosphorus in growing puppies
  4. Blood profiles of dogs reared on homemade diets in India (Research Study of the Month)

Click to download the June issue (pdf).

IN THE MAY ISSUE (15 pg):

  1. Diarrhea, constipation and their dietary management..
  2. Nutritional management of inflammatory bowel disease in dogs
  3. Dietary and prebiotic fibre
  4. Fiber-related digestive processes in three different breeds of pigs

Click to download the May issue (pdf).

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COOKING DEMONSTRATION - ADULT RECIPE 2 (R12)

Dog enthusiast Louise Gaynor demonstrates how to prepare Adult Recipe 2 (R12), including tips on saving time and money, sourcing ingredients, calculating feeding guides, batching and storage.

To view the recipe Louise is preparing, click here.

Part 1 - 6:49 minutes. To view the rest of this video, click here.


WHAT IS COMPLETE & BALANCED NUTRITION?
SEMINARS
TIPS & TOOLS

Are you a dog club interested in raising funds for your organization by hosting a dog nutrition seminar? For more information, please send me an email.

Raw versus cooked? - my personal opinion.

Read what happened to this puppy when he was fed an unbalanced diet of raw beef and an organic veggie premix(abstract from the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association).

Are meats interchangeable in a recipe? No, No, NO!!!

How many calories does your dog need? How much should you feed? Use my calorie calculator to find out.

Would you like to view a sample recipe from my recipe book? Click here.

Having trouble finding salmon oil? Click here for some options.

Interested in a custom recipe? Your veterinarian can request a custom recipe for your dog using this form.


101 Healthy Home-made Meals for Dogs
(RECIPE BOOK)


Using food formulation software, pet nutritionist Hilary Watson has created 101 recipes that offer 100% complete & balanced nutrition, as defined by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). This book includes adult, puppy, and senior recipes as well as low calorie, low protein, limited antigen, low fat, low oxalate, and vegetarian recipes. Included with each recipe is a full 43-nutrient profile as well as calorie content and feeding guides.


$24.95 CDN  
Complete & Balanced cookbook

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HILARY'S BLEND supplement

350g bottles
700g bottles

MORE INFO

HILARY'S BLEND logo
100% human grade supplement, containing ingredients similar to those in name-brand human multi-vitamins. Specifically designed to balance the recipes in Complete & Balanced: 101 Healthy Home-made Meals for Dogs, Contains 20 essential vitamins and minerals, plus chicory root extract, a pre-biotic fiber for intestinal health. No additives, no fillers, no preservatives. Hypoallergenic, bioavailable ingredients. Highly concentrated (350 g makes approx 20 kg of food, lasts a 40lb dog about a month).
$39.95 CDN


NEW NAME, SAME GREAT PRODUCT!
THE BALANCER logo HILARY'S BLEND logo
THE BALANCER (name & logo) has changed to HILARY'S BLEND. This does not affect the product - the supplement and book recipes remain the same. It's just a new brand on the label. A second edition of the book will be available in late November. Jar labels are now in the new logo. This logo change was made to ensure that there is no confusion between my supplement (which should only be used with my recipes) and other supplements in the market.

This site is still under construction and is updated daily.