Comments on: Meet Dr. Marcus http://www.fitasfido.com Follow Your Dog to Better Health! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:22:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. http://www.fitasfido.com/meet-dr-marcus/comment-page-1/#comment-14980 Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?page_id=769#comment-14980 Hope -- what a great idea! Will keep that in my list of ideas to pitch to publishers. Hope — what a great idea! Will keep that in my list of ideas to pitch to publishers.

]]> By: Hope Bass http://www.fitasfido.com/meet-dr-marcus/comment-page-1/#comment-14979 Hope Bass Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:49:32 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?page_id=769#comment-14979 How about a book for the para's "Fit as Fido for the wheel chair bound" Theres alot of us out here and we would love a good workout with our dog's! How about a book for the para’s “Fit as Fido for the wheel chair bound” Theres alot of us out here and we would love a good workout with our dog’s!

]]> By: Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. http://www.fitasfido.com/meet-dr-marcus/comment-page-1/#comment-14892 Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:39:44 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?page_id=769#comment-14892 We can always use help on the Doggie Donation Corps, raising funds for CST. I'll also ask someone from CST to get in touch with you so your specific questions can be answered. Service dogs can be such a great resource for helping people regain their independence, so CST rocks! We can always use help on the Doggie Donation Corps, raising funds for CST. I’ll also ask someone from CST to get in touch with you so your specific questions can be answered. Service dogs can be such a great resource for helping people regain their independence, so CST rocks!

]]> By: Hope Bass http://www.fitasfido.com/meet-dr-marcus/comment-page-1/#comment-14866 Hope Bass Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:42:03 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?page_id=769#comment-14866 Dr.Marcus Is there a CST in the east coast. I havent been able to find any representation for CST on the east coast. If there truley isnt anything here, How can I help in expanding that orginazation? I live in central florida and im a para.Being a para doesnt handecap me it enhances who I am.Theres nothing I cant do.I know theres a need here. I love the CST orginazation.What can I do?????? Hope Dr.Marcus
Is there a CST in the east coast. I havent been able to find any representation for CST on the east coast. If there truley isnt anything here, How can I help in expanding that orginazation? I live in central florida and im a para.Being a para doesnt handecap me it enhances who I am.Theres nothing I cant do.I know theres a need here. I love the CST orginazation.What can I do??????
Hope

]]> By: Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. http://www.fitasfido.com/meet-dr-marcus/comment-page-1/#comment-10647 Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:23:50 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?page_id=769#comment-10647 Looks like a terrific program. I recently heard folks from a program in the similar doggie boot camp program UK interviewed on Barking At the Moon. Dogs are wonderful workout buddies! Looks like a terrific program. I recently heard folks from a program in the similar doggie boot camp program UK interviewed on Barking At the Moon. Dogs are wonderful workout buddies!

]]> By: John Van Olden http://www.fitasfido.com/meet-dr-marcus/comment-page-1/#comment-10579 John Van Olden Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:56:44 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?page_id=769#comment-10579 Dr. Marcus Have you heard of Jill Bowers' program, Thank Dog Bootcamp? It is a meticulously designed program that combines basic dog behavior training with a "bootcamp" style workout. She's gotten much press and is expanding her program, in fact, she just set up her first trainer in Canada. I'm going to ask her to contact you, but you should check her out at: www.ThankDogBootcamp.com Best, John Van Olden ww Dr. Marcus

Have you heard of Jill Bowers’ program, Thank Dog Bootcamp? It is a meticulously designed program that combines basic dog behavior training with a “bootcamp” style workout. She’s gotten much press and is expanding her program, in fact, she just set up her first trainer in Canada.

I’m going to ask her to contact you, but you should check her out at:

http://www.ThankDogBootcamp.com

Best,

John Van Olden
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]]> By: Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. http://www.fitasfido.com/meet-dr-marcus/comment-page-1/#comment-4783 Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:03:44 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?page_id=769#comment-4783 Fascinating! I'll definitely check it out! Fascinating! I’ll definitely check it out!

]]> By: mark schuette http://www.fitasfido.com/meet-dr-marcus/comment-page-1/#comment-4780 mark schuette Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:36:13 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?page_id=769#comment-4780 new safe dog/human exercise rigs Dear High Drive Dog Owners- check out these new dog/human powered rigs ! at WWW.DOGPOWEREDSCOOTER.COM unlimited dog exercise under excellent dog control. and a whole new sport ! this is the first time anyone has placed a pulling animal BEHIND a steering wheel- that makes it so easy- that makes it big news ! any chance of a link? thanks mark new safe dog/human exercise rigs

Dear High Drive Dog Owners-
check out these new dog/human powered rigs ! at http://WWW.DOGPOWEREDSCOOTER.COM
unlimited dog exercise under excellent dog control. and a whole new sport !
this is the first time anyone has placed a pulling animal BEHIND a steering wheel- that makes it so easy- that makes it big news !
any chance of a link?
thanks
mark

]]> By: Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. http://www.fitasfido.com/meet-dr-marcus/comment-page-1/#comment-4193 Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:38:00 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?page_id=769#comment-4193 I'd love to hear more about your cookbook. If you can send me a copy, I'd be delighted to try out some of the recipes and review on the Fit As Fido blog! I’d love to hear more about your cookbook. If you can send me a copy, I’d be delighted to try out some of the recipes and review on the Fit As Fido blog!

]]> By: Hilary Watson http://www.fitasfido.com/meet-dr-marcus/comment-page-1/#comment-4189 Hilary Watson Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:48:42 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?page_id=769#comment-4189 I think the concept of your book is excellent and I concur with most of the information you have provided on the health benefits of dog ownership. However, as a pet nutritionist (of 20 years), I have a problem with some of your nutrition information, and more to the point, I think you've missed a huge opportunity. We extend a dog's longevity and quality of life by providing "complete and balanced" nutrition - something that we rarely achieve in humans. I've written a cookbook for owners who want to cook human foods for their dogs. I used formulation software to create recipes using human food ingredients that are "complete and balanced" for dogs as defined by AAFCO. AAFCO defines the nutrient requirements for dogs and pet food companies are required by law to meet these criteria in the pet foods they sell. As a doctor you know how important it is to feed fresh fruits and vegetables rather than highly-processed foods. The same is true for dogs - feeding fresh fruits and vegetables in a properly balanced recipe is better than feeding kibble, but the essential element for health in both cases (kibble or home-made) is that the recipe be complete and balanced. If you've provided unbalanced recipes in your book, you've done a great disservice to dogs and you've contradicted the entire premise of your book by suggesting that dogs should follow the bad feeding habits of humans rather than humans following good feeding habits that pet nutritionists have delivered to dogs for several decades via complete and balanced nutrition. Please feel free to email me if you'd like to discuss further. I like your book concept and think you're very much on the right track, just missed a huge opportunity to educate people on improving their own nutrition by following the pet nutritionist's practice of always delivering complete and balanced nutrition to dogs. I think the concept of your book is excellent and I concur with most of the information you have provided on the health benefits of dog ownership. However, as a pet nutritionist (of 20 years), I have a problem with some of your nutrition information, and more to the point, I think you’ve missed a huge opportunity. We extend a dog’s longevity and quality of life by providing “complete and balanced” nutrition – something that we rarely achieve in humans. I’ve written a cookbook for owners who want to cook human foods for their dogs. I used formulation software to create recipes using human food ingredients that are “complete and balanced” for dogs as defined by AAFCO. AAFCO defines the nutrient requirements for dogs and pet food companies are required by law to meet these criteria in the pet foods they sell.

As a doctor you know how important it is to feed fresh fruits and vegetables rather than highly-processed foods. The same is true for dogs – feeding fresh fruits and vegetables in a properly balanced recipe is better than feeding kibble, but the essential element for health in both cases (kibble or home-made) is that the recipe be complete and balanced. If you’ve provided unbalanced recipes in your book, you’ve done a great disservice to dogs and you’ve contradicted the entire premise of your book by suggesting that dogs should follow the bad feeding habits of humans rather than humans following good feeding habits that pet nutritionists have delivered to dogs for several decades via complete and balanced nutrition.

Please feel free to email me if you’d like to discuss further. I like your book concept and think you’re very much on the right track, just missed a huge opportunity to educate people on improving their own nutrition by following the pet nutritionist’s practice of always delivering complete and balanced nutrition to dogs.

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