UNTAILLED
Ebook
The Dog Food & Enrichment Companion
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The Untailled Library collects all three guides, the card deck and eleven printables for £36.00. Bought separately they come to £60.00, so the Library saves £24.00.
See the LibraryHow to read any dog food label in about ninety seconds, and one hundred ways to turn a bowl into thirty minutes of being a dog.
The front of a dog food bag is advertising. The back is regulated. This book teaches you to read the back, so you can judge any food on any shelf, including ones that do not exist yet, without relying on forum arguments or whichever brand had the best advert.
Volume One: what is actually in the bowl
Thirteen chapters covering the nutritional adequacy statement and why it outranks everything else, what "Chicken Dinner" versus "with Chicken" legally means, ingredient splitting, the guaranteed analysis and dry matter conversion, how much to actually feed and why the bag overestimates, treats and the ten percent rule, human foods that are safe and the ones that are never safe, switching foods without the upset stomach, grain-free and DCM stated fairly, and when a food question is really a vet question. It ends with three real bags assessed end to end, so you can watch the method work.
Volume Two: the dog enrichment cookbook
One hundred recipes and games, every one tagged with prep time, how long it keeps your dog busy, difficulty level, calories and mess. Stuffed toys, lick mats, frozen treats, baked biscuits, training rewards, scatter and foraging, and DIY puzzles. Plus a thirty-day calendar that needs nothing you do not already own in week one, a working-from-home day laid out hour by hour, and a chapter for the dog who has tried fifty toys and is bored of all of them.
Also included
Four printables: the ninety-second assessment card for the fridge, a reject-on-sight list of dangerous foods, a twenty-four hour food log, and a vet visit sheet that turns a vague worry into a conversation your vet can answer.
Format and delivery
PDF, 120 pages, delivered by email at checkout. Written by Untailled and reviewed by a veterinary professional. US and UK units and label rules both covered.
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What readers say
Verified purchases of the previous edition, collected on our previous store.
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Lots to try, timings are only a guide
Patrick Verified purchase September 2026
The activity cards are easy to follow. My spaniel doesn't spend anything like the suggested time on some of them, so I read the busy-time figures as rough guidance rather than something to plan a meeting around. The range of ideas is the useful part for me.
Untailled replied
Thanks, Patrick. The busy times are estimates, and your experience shows why individual pace matters. We're pleased the variety of activities is still useful to you.
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Not everything needs another gadget
Beth Verified purchase September 2026
My favourite suggestion was the slower sniffing walk. I liked having ideas that don't involve buying another feeder. I've already got enough dog equipment in the kitchen.
Untailled replied
Beth, we're glad that suggestion stood out. Sometimes a small change to an existing routine is the most appealing idea in a book full of options.
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Clear, but quite introductory
Yusuf Verified purchase September 2026
I've spent a fair bit of time reading food labels already, so much of the first half was familiar. It's explained clearly and would have suited me better a few years ago. The manufacturer questions and printable reference page were useful, but I wanted more depth overall.
Untailled replied
Thanks for explaining where you were starting from, Yusuf. We're glad you found useful reference material, even though the introductory coverage didn't offer the depth you wanted.
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Good everyday inspiration
Emily Verified purchase September 2026
The pumpkin biscuits and apple crisps caught my eye straight away. I like that the instructions are brief, although I'd find gram measurements alongside the cups and ounces more convenient. There's plenty here for someone like me who wants ideas without turning dog treats into a whole afternoon's project.
Untailled replied
Thank you, Emily. We're glad the simpler recipes appealed to you. Adding gram measurements alongside the existing quantities is a helpful suggestion for everyday use.
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Useful pages at the back
David Verified purchase August 2026
The vet visit sheet is the bit I keep coming back to. I tend to arrive with a vague question and forget half the details. Having space for what changed, when it changed and what I'm feeding helps me organise my thoughts before an appointment.
Untailled replied
It's easy to arrive with a question and lose track of the details, David. Thank you for telling us how you're using the visit sheet to prepare.
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A calendar I can borrow from
Niamh Verified purchase August 2026
The thirty-day calendar saves me staring at all the options and choosing the same one again. I won't follow it day for day because some activities suit our setup better than others. I'd have liked a few suggested swaps beside each day, but it gives me a good starting point.
Untailled replied
Suggested swaps beside the calendar entries make sense, Niamh. Thank you for explaining how you'd use them.
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Answered a question I'd never asked
Lewis Verified purchase August 2026
I had never paid attention to complete versus complementary on a packet. That short explanation alone gave me something useful to take away from the food section.
Untailled replied
That's a useful detail to have noticed, Lewis. Thank you for sharing which part of the food section stayed with you.
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More of an ideas collection than I expected
Grace Verified purchase August 2026
I was picturing a more involved cookbook. Some entries are as simple as spreading one ingredient on a mat, so the hundred ideas don't feel like a hundred full recipes to me. The organisation is good and the quick options have their place, but my expectations were a bit different.
Untailled replied
Thanks, Grace. The collection includes single-ingredient options and games as well as recipes, so we understand why it felt different from the cookbook you pictured.
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The example bags pulled it together
Samir Verified purchase August 2026
I understood the individual chapters, but the three invented food bags were where it clicked. Having the same checks applied each time made it much easier to follow. I actually went back and looked at the first example again after finishing the third. I liked that these were teaching examples rather than a list of brands I was supposed to buy. That approach suits how I learn.
Untailled replied
Samir, thank you. We're glad repeating the checks across the example bags helped bring the earlier chapters together in a way you could follow.
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Clear cards; I'd like more calorie detail
Chloe Verified purchase August 2026
I like being able to scan prep time and mess level before choosing something. Most of the calorie labels are broad bands, though, and I'd prefer more individual estimates when I'm planning several things for the day. Still a useful book to dip into.
Untailled replied
Chloe, thank you for being specific. Broad bands don't give you the same detail as an estimate for each recipe, especially when you're choosing several activities.
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Joined up two things I'd kept separate
Owen Verified purchase July 2026
I'd thought about meals and enrichment as two separate jobs. The idea of planning activities around the food already allocated for the day made the two halves of the book click together for me. It feels much more manageable when I'm not inventing an extra menu as well.
Untailled replied
Thanks, Owen. That connection between the two volumes is central to the book, and we're pleased it made the planning feel more manageable.
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The difficulty ladder made sense
Hannah Verified purchase July 2026
I'd been skipping straight to the hardest version of every food toy, so the explanation about making the first attempts easy was useful. The troubleshooting section was my favourite part. I'd have liked a few more worked examples of moving through the levels, rather than mainly the short ladder diagram.
Untailled replied
Thank you, Hannah. A few worked examples between the difficulty levels would make a useful companion to the ladder. We appreciate you explaining where you wanted more detail.
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A bit too US-focused for me
Marcus Verified purchase July 2026
The enrichment half is easy to use, but I bought this mainly to understand food labels here in the UK. There is a UK and Europe note, which I appreciated, yet most of the detailed examples and naming rules are American. I'd have liked a fuller UK walkthrough alongside them.
Untailled replied
Thank you, Marcus. The label examples do centre on the US, with a shorter UK and Europe note. We understand why that balance leaves you wanting more detail for shopping locally, and your request for a UK walkthrough is clear.
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A towel, apparently
Lucy Verified purchase July 2026
I own a slightly embarrassing number of dog toys. My favourite idea in this book uses a towel I already had. Clear instructions and no big shopping list. Exactly what I needed.
Untailled replied
An existing towel earning its keep! Thanks, Lucy; we're glad the simple activities were what you needed.
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Good ideas for the working week
Ben Verified purchase July 2026
I work from home and liked having a sample day to work from. The short search game is easy to fit into a break. Quite a lot of the plan depends on having frozen things ready, though, and our freezer is tiny. I've picked out the bits that fit rather than following the whole day.
Untailled replied
Thanks, Ben. Freezer space is a fair practical limitation. We're glad the shorter search activities gave you useful options within the sample working day.
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The food log was the surprise favourite
Aisha Verified purchase June 2026
Bought it for the enrichment ideas and ended up printing the food log. The column for who gave the food is such a small thing, but with three people in our house it makes sense. We all tend to assume someone else remembers these things. Much easier to have a space to write it down than to reconstruct the day over dinner. The recipes will have to wait until the weekend!
Untailled replied
Three people feeding one dog can make the details surprisingly hard to track, Aisha. Thank you for pointing out that column, and enjoy choosing something for the weekend.
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Useful, though some ideas feel very similar
Tom Verified purchase June 2026
There are things here I'll use, especially the towel games. I was less excited by the stuffed toy section because a fair few entries follow the same mix, fill and freeze pattern with different ingredients. Handy if you're starting from scratch; less new material than I'd hoped for personally.
Untailled replied
Thanks for the honest feedback, Tom. Many of the fillings do share a method, and we understand why the towel games offered more variety for you.
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Better questions to ask
Priya Verified purchase June 2026
My favourite part was the list of questions for food manufacturers. I hadn't thought to ask who actually formulates the food, and that seems a more useful starting point than me arguing with strangers about ingredient lists. I've saved that page along with the quick reference. I don't see myself reading this cover to cover again, but I can see those pages getting plenty of use.
Untailled replied
Priya, we're pleased those questions stood out. The quick reference brings them together so you can return to them without rereading the whole section.
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The wet versus dry example helped
Daniel Verified purchase June 2026
The protein percentages had always confused me. Seeing the wet and dry foods worked through side by side helped much more than another general explanation would have. I did need to read the calculation twice, so this wasn't quite the quick skim I expected, but it was worth sitting with.
Untailled replied
Thanks, Daniel. It's helpful to hear that the worked comparison made the idea clearer, and that the calculation needed a slower read than you expected.
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Finally stopped staring at the front of the bag
Sophie Verified purchase June 2026
I was getting myself in a muddle comparing food bags and somehow always ending up with the most expensive one. The label chapters gave me something concrete to look at. I also liked the opening bit about feeling guilty over kibble. That was very much me.
Untailled replied
Sophie, thank you for sharing that. We're glad the opening felt familiar and the label chapters gave you a clearer starting point when comparing foods.
Reviews
What readers say
Finally, someone cut through the marketing fluff
I was spending a fortune on "super-premium, holistic" kibble thinking I was doing the right thing. The 90-second label breakdown alone changed how I shop forever.
Verified Buyer
Turned our evening chaos into 30 minutes of peace
Our rescue used to eat his dinner in 45 seconds then pace for an hour. We started using the difficulty ladder and the stuffed rubber toy recipes. Now he settles immediately.
Verified Buyer
Backed by vets and it shows
Practical, non-judgemental and properly researched. Learning to calculate dry matter protein and spot ingredient splitting saved me from buying food disguised as luxury.
Verified Buyer
I had no idea "with chicken" meant 3%
This gave me the exact tools to read past the pretty pictures on the front of the bag and focus on what actually matters on the back panel.
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