Welcome to the second installment of the One Question Interview series. Today’s answer is from Dr. Harvey Cohen, nutritionist and dog lover.
Question: If you had the opportunity to communicate and teach one concept to all dog owners everywhere, what would it be and why?
Answer from Dr. Harvey Cohen
Feed fresh unadulterated food to your dog. Avoid preservatives, chemicals, dyes, coloring agents, salt and sugar.
Keeping your dog away from chemical additives is the most important thing you can do to achieve optimal wellness. This nutritional choice, to eliminate chemicals from the diet, is so important that it is second only to love, when it comes to what your dog needs most for health, happiness and longevity. I believe if I could communicate to guardians everywhere the inherent dangers of the chemicals found in most commercial foods, we would see a tremendous decline in many degenerative diseases in our beloved companion dogs.
About Dr. Harvey
Dr. Harvey Cohen known to most as Dr. Harvey is a pioneer in holistic nutrition and the natural feeding of companion animals. He has been a tireless advocate of natural living for people and animals and has dedicated his life to teaching others the healthiest way to care for their companions. Distressed by the growing numbers of animals afflicted with cancer, allergies, skin problems, kidney disease, digestive disorders and arthritis, Dr. Harvey determined that the root of most of these problems is commercial pet food.
Since that time, Dr. Harvey has created foods, treats and supplements for dogs, cats, birds and horses, that use only healthy, chemical-free, all natural and organic ingredients. He has helped thousands of companion animals to regain their health and thousands more to maintain optimal wellness.
For more about Dr. Harvey, visit drharveys.com.
Dr Harvey is the father of the concept of raw, unprocessed foods being the cornerstone of our dogs’ health. I am proud that he has become a sponsor of my website http://www.TracieHotchner.com where I spend every day educating as many people as possible about the benefits of good nutrition and the harm of feeding only commercial kibble to their dogs. If you wouldn’t give Pop Tarts and Veggie Booty to your human kids, then you need to get on board with the health Dr. Harvey can pour directly into your dog’s bowl (now to mention those Power Patties freeze-dried tripe treats – now THAT is a treat and a half!)
What a small world… I have an autographed copy of your book Tracie. It is addressed to me & Snickers, although you and I have never met. It was a gift to me from a friend a few years ago.
Well how cool is this?! Apologies to Twitter etc. but THIS really beats it all to make an unlikely connection. Somebody forwarded your site to me – and your support of Dr. Harvey’s, which I just love – and here it turns out we are already connected. I ADORE Shiba Inus and salute your rescue work. If you know of a good responsible Shiba breeder I’d like to interview them on DOG TALK where I try to introduce responsible breeders of unusual breeds to encourage those who want to buy a puppy to do it in the right place. Meanwhile, from your snazzy photo on your site I can see we have something else in common: dark toenail polish. Mine is navy blue, cannot tell yours exactly from the photo but all substantive things aside, I think a little girly synchronicity can really light up the day, too! So thank your dear friend who bought you THE DOG BIBLE and if you would like an autographed copy to raffle at your next fund raising event (if you do stuff like that) let me know and I’ll be right on it. Keep up the good work!
Tracie – I emailed you privately regarding Shiba breeders and nail polish colors. 🙂