About Lew (Contact)
Lew started showing dogs in 1974.
She first showed a Doberman Pinscher in obedience and went on to conformation.
She owned Rottweilers since 1978 under the kennel name Blackwood.
She put AKC Championships on 100 home bred Rottweilers and continues to own this breed today.
Raw and Natural Nutrition for Dogs, Revised: The Definitive Guide to Homemade Meals!
Lew Olson's newly revised book is filled with an abundance of new topics and information. Whether you are new to home feeding or a seasoned raw feeder, have a senior dog or a new puppy, a pregnant mom or a toy breed, this book presents all the information you need to make the best nutritional decisions for your dog.She also participated in obedience and rally.
She was always interested in nutrition for her dogs, and researched canine nutrition in the 80’s.
She started by switching her dogs to home cooked, and them went to total raw diet in 1994.
She observed her dogs started living longer and that their fertility increased, along with better birth rates and birth weights in the puppies.
She went on to get a Master’s Degree in Social Work and then earned a PhD in Natural Health in 1994.
She wrote her dissertation for her PhD on Canine Digestion, and from there wrote her first book, “Natural and Raw Nutrition for Dogs” in 1998.
She revised and updated that edition in 2015.
Lew currently lives in Hot Springs, AR and is an AKC Dog Show Judge.
She continues to show her Rottweilers and Brussels Griffons in AKC Conformation and Performance events.