Happy 2026 to my Readers, and I hope you all enjoyed a happy and healthy holiday season. Mine was very quiet – just how I like it – with a much-needed break, and more time to spend with my bird, dog and cats. Now that 2026 is in full swing, decorations down and goals for the year affirmed (if you’re into that sort of thing) I am so happy to announce a very special offering – my very first eBook! This will be the first in what I plan to be a series, all geared to the needs of what friends from all places tell me dog owners need the most – factual information they can trust!
The big question is always this: with so many opinions, how do I know what is accurate? With so much disagreement, who do I trust with my questions regarding canine nutrition? I see this frustration every day, on my groups and social media in general – so many differing viewpoints, and many that seem to make sense, yet also directly contradict another prevalent idea. I understand how deeply confusing this can be, and often feel like adding my own voice is, if not exactly a waste of time, more like preaching to the choir, as the saying goes. When someone with a bigger, flashier website than I have, 500 videos and a few hundred thousand followers claim that dogs can’t digest carbohydrates, who am I to challenge? People who follow my work appreciate a science-based approach – meaning that before I share my own opinion, I look at what we actually know first – they are also usually very moderate in their approach to nutrition. My readers are interested in all kinds of things but don’t tend to jump on bandwagons or start feeding extreme diets, even if someone with a million TikTok followers said to.
And while it can be frustrating for ME to repeat the same things over and over – yes, dogs can digest carbohydrates…..no they are not obligate carnivores…..variety does not ensure adequate intake….you actually can feed kibble and raw to the same dog….I continue to meet people online who are grateful to find someone not pushing a specific type of diet or castigating others for some confusion and caution. Hence, for some time I kept up a little feature on my Facebook group called Myth Busting Monday, in which we took one of the popular myths about canine nutrition and examined it using the science, what we KNOW, and how the opinions may or may not have value.
Soon I had run through about 80 of them and was about to start all over, when it occurred to me – why not keep all this info in one place? How about putting together an eBook that owners could use as a reliable reference, for anytime they encounter a controversial issue?
The Answer? An eBook
Hence, this eBook was born. In it, I have endeavored to include many outright falsehoods such as the aforementioned dogs cannot digest carbohydrates, but also include others that are more nuanced, such as the new mantra regarding feeding times. This is not so much strictly a myth as it is a misperception – we have *some* studies that indicate feeding once a day has benefits, but not enough to make that a blanket statement (yet everyone was off and running from the first Celebrity Dogfood Person post on Instagram). Sometimes, an idea contains a seed of truth but has become so distorted as to no longer be meaningful- carbs and cancer is a prime example of that (NO to feeding excessive simple sugars; yes to small amounts of plant foods and seeds/nuts even some grains, that provide health benefits and are incredibly useful).
The eBook is a handy reference readers can refer to when needed; it’s divided into sections for easier access. These are:
Myths about Nutrients + Ingredients – The nuts and bolts of nutrition: the foods we use and the nutrients they supply.
Myths about Feeding – the practical, actual process of feeding dogs
Myths about Health Conditions – evaluating foods and dietary approaches for a dog with a given health condition
Myths About Herbs – The top 10 misconceptions about herbs.
It’s certainly true that as a nutritionist who has devoted the last 25 years of her life to learning about feeding dogs, and working as a therapeutic specialist, I have some pretty strong opinions myself! In this eBook I have made clear anytime something I share has crossed that line – it doesn’t happen much but when it does, I let you know. The vast majority of Myths looked at are scientifically verifiable, and incredibly important for all nutrition nerds to know. I hope it will be useful for many. 😊
The Possible Canine Nutrition Series: Myths and Misperceptions about Diet and Herbs
by Cat Lane
Pre-Sale price 12.95$ (pdf only)
Regular price 18.95
Purchase here
