Just give them normal people food. You don't have to do anything special to the food just because it's going to a dog.I need recipes for homemade dog food. So many re-calls. going to make my own. Any ideas?
Years a go when I lived overseas I used to make all my own. I'd get beef bones from the butcher's, and buy cheap chicken. Boil the beef bones in the pressure cooker to get a good beefy broth. Then pressure the chicken, de-bone it and cut it in small pieces. I would use a variety of vegetables - cabbage, carrot, turnip, squash, eggplant. Dice it all in small cubes. The water I used to cook the chicken, I would put in the fridge till all the fat was set at the top, and remove it, and then mix it with the defatted beefbone broth. Cook the diced vegetable in the beef/chicken broth, mix in the prepared chicken meat, add some rice or small pasta, and brew the whole thing up one more time. I put just enough dry meal in each dog dish at feeding time, and then spoon a generous helping of my chicken/vegetable mixture on top, and stir it together. They loved it and thrived.
put milk and fish together ur dog is going to love it for a sec.....
First of all you should NEVER feed your dog table scraps or any old people food unless you know that the ingredients are good for your dog. For example chocolate is very bad for a dog. All natural peanut butter would be alright for a dog for a treat. Also try giving them chicken boiled in water with rice. Actually any meat will be okay for your dog if prepared without grease or spice. A lot of dogs will eat vegetables as well. Do not give them onions they are not good for a dog. But anything else steamed would be good.
They need a lot of meats in their diet. Dairy and corn are not good for them.
here is a liver treat recipe (it's all i could find)
In a food processor or blender:
1 pound of chicken livers (the whole carton, juice %26amp; all)
2 eggs
2 cups flour (I use brown rice flour. Can substitute: white rice flour, or even wheat flour, or half wheat flour and half corn meal)
In blender, process liver %26amp; eggs until relatively smooth,
add this mixture to the flour, stir to mix
Line a jelly roll pan (large cookie sheet with sides) with parchment paper
Spread mix in pan - should be about 3/8 inch thick - (1/2 in max %26amp; adj your cooking time accordingly)
Bake in a 350 degree F oven approx 20 - 30 minutes or till fairly dry but DO NOT overcook
(Unless you love the smell of liver cooking, do this on a day when you can open the windows).
Cut into small pieces when slightly cool.
Keep frozen until ready to use, defrost in microwave or refridgerator
Hi. I have fed my Aussie (Shep) home-cooked meals all of her life. She is 10 years old and thinks she's a puppy. Has never been sick a day in her life. Here is her favorite, crock pot doggie stew.
Stew meat. loads of veggies, (no onion, or corn), cover with water. No need to brown the meat, just put it in the pot as is. You can put potatoes in the stew or serve it over brown rice. Let the stew cook all day on low. At the end of the day your doggie has a delicious and nutrition meal. My Shep and her sibling Tug (Jack Russell) sleep all day in the kitchen when the stew is on. If you don't have a crockpot its worth the investment to get one. They are not expensive.
Let me know if you need more information. I'll be glad to share what I have learned. Don't believe those who say doggies shouldn't eat people food. Just consider the crap that's in commercial dog food where profit and not the health of the animals is the bottom line.
Good luck.
Good question. I have been thinking of making my own dog food due to the recalls. My dogs eat dry food, but now I am hearing that the dry food may be affected too. I know it is NOT a good thing to give dogs table scraps- it can lead to many health issues!!!!!
Do not feed table food to your dog. The salt, sugar. and other additives is very unhealthy for them. Also oinion and garlic are not good for them and can make them sick. We feed our mini daschaund this and she is almost 17 years old.
For feeding the recipe's other than the supplements, weight range for size follows:
Toy --- 2 to 15 pounds
Small ---16 to 35 pounds
Medium --- 36 to 55 pounds
Large --- 56 to 85 pounds
Giant --- 86 to 165 pounds or more
The ration's are listed at the end of the recipe.
Fresh Meat Supplement
For Dog Kibble
4 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 teaspoons Healthy Powder
1 3/4 teaspoons bonemeal (or 1,100-1,200 milligrams calcium or 2/3 teaspoon eggshell powder)
50-10,000 IU vitamin A (or alternate regularly with Fresh Egg Supplement )
1 pound (2 cups) chopped or ground raw turkey, chicken, lean hamburger, lean chuck or lean beef heart.
Mix the oil, powder, bonemeal and vitamins together. Then combine the mixture with the meat, coating it well.
Yield: Slightly more than 2 cups
At mealtime, feed 1/4 cup of this mixture for every cup of dog kibble served. You can either mix the meat supplement and kibble together, or serve each separately.
Cottage Cheese Supplement
For Dog Kibble
Cottage cheese is an inexpensive, convenient and palatable source of protein that can boost the nutritional value of kibble.
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons Healthy Powder
1/2 teaspoon bonemeal (or 300 milligrams calcium or 1/8 teaspoon eggshell powder)
50-10,000 IU vitamin A
3/4 cup creamed cottage cheese
1/4 - 1/2 cup vegetables (optional)
Mix the oil in kibble. Toss in the powder and bonemeal, coating the kibble; add the vitamin A. Serve the cottage cheese and vegetables together on the side or mix them into the kibble.
Yield: Enough to supplement 2 to 3 cups of dog kibble.
Fresh Egg Supplement
For Dog Kibble
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon Healthy Powder
1/3 teaspoon bonemeal ( of 200 milligrams calcium or 1/8 teaspoon eggshell powder)
50-200 IU vitamin E
2 eggs
Mix everything but the eggs into 1 to 2 cups of dog kibble. Break the eggs over the top.
Dog Loaf
This recipe uses egg as a binder, so that you can either serve it raw or bake it like a meat loaf, with bread crumbs or other grains.
1/4 lb. (1/2 cup) fairly lean beef heart
6 slices whole-wheat bread, crumbled
1 C whole milk
2 large eggs
1/4 C corn or other vegetables
1 T healthy powder
1 T vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons bonemeal ( or 1,000 milligrams calcium or 1/2 t. eggshell powder)
100 IU vitamin E
10 milligrams iron (optional)
1/4 t soy sauce or dash of iodized salt (optional)
1 small clove garlic, crushed or minced (optional)
Combine all ingredients, adding water, if needed, to make a nice texture. Serve raw, or press the mixture into a casserole dish so it's 1 to 2 inches thick and bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 30 minutes, or until se and lightly browned.
Daily ration (in cups): toy--2/3 to 2 2/3; small--2 2/3 to 5 1/3; medium 5 1/3 to 7
Doggie Oats
2 cups raw rolled oats
1/2 pound raw ground or chopped turkey
2 T. Healthy Powder
1 T. vegetable oil
1/4 cup cooked vegetables ( or less if raw and grated)
2 slightly rounded t. bonemeal (or 1,400-1,500 milligrams calcium or 3/4 t. eggshell powder)
2,500-5,00 IU vitamin A ( optional if using carrots)
100 IU vitamin E
1/4 t. tamari soy sauce or dash of iodized salt (optional)
5 milligrams iron (optional)
Daily ration (in cups): toy--2/3 to 2 2/3; small--2 2/3 to 5 1/3; medium 5 1/3 to 7
Meat substitutes: Chicken, hamburger, chuck or beef heart.
Quick Canine Hash
1 C bulgur or whole-wheat couscous
1 C (1/2 pound) chuck, hamburger, turkey or chicken
1 1/2 t bonemeal (or 1,200 milligrams calcium or 3/4 t eggshell powder)
Healthy Powder or nutritional yeast (optional)
For the bulgur, bring 2 C of water to a boil, add the bulgur, cover and simmer 10 to 20 minutes. For couscous, use 1 1/2 C water and cook 3-5 min. Add the meat and bonemeal and serve, You may sprinkle a little Healthy powder on top.
Daily ration (in cups): toy--2/3 to 2 2/3; small--2 2/3 to 5 1/3; medium 5 1/3 to 7
raw food is best for dogs. buy meaty soup bones, pigs feet, chicken gizzards and partially freeze these before you feed them to the dog. it will satisfy their need to chew, give them the highest quality protein without additives and chemicals and you can stretch the meal with a few cups of brown rice.
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It's very difficult, unless you're a veterinarian with graduate training in nutrition, to produce a well-balanced diet for your dogs. The dry kibbles are not among the recalled foods and you'd be better off with those. It's also easy to miscalculate the calories you're feeding, an excess of which is as bad for your dogs as it is for us human animals.
My suggestion would be to feed dry kibble according to the package directions, leaving the chicken, beef and the rest for occasional treats.
If you do choose to use the ingredients you mentioned, you'll want to puree the veggies; dogs often dislike the texture of things like carrots and will pick 'em out and leave 'em on the floor beside their bowls or just try to eat around them, leaving half of what was in the bowl as waste that has to be thrown out. Cook and puree the veggies, then stir in cooked rice and finely diced cooked chicken. You probably will not want to add broth; canned chicken broth has far too much sodium in it, even if the can label says it's low-sodium. Use water instead, such as the water you cooked the chicken in.
utensils needed: big spoon. big bowl
ingredients: scraps, or leftovers
directions: spoon leftovers into bowl and mix
http://www.i-love-dogs.com/dog-food-recipes.html this is a great website is has recipies for food and special treats =) my dog loves it!
it's a dog, why not give it the same the rest eat. meaning leftovers of what you cook for the people in your home. or does the dogie get special treatment? I don't see why spend extra money? it's a dog....
rice brown or wild not white
other grains can be used too like barley
eggs
meat-chk, turkey, lamb, or others
veggies- frozen mix works well
cook with broth or water and serve
calcium powder, and other nutrients canm be added just be careful of amounts do a little research onthat part depending on weight of dog and amount of food.
portioned in freezer i stime saving
eggs can be added raw after
I am thinking of feeding my cat homemade also. The info I have found so far warns human food does lack some added vitamins and that too much protien can cause liver and kidney issues for animals. Make sure all meats are cooked well done and remove some visiable fats . you can puree meats and veggies and rice together for pups and chunk it up for larger pets. avoid giving whole meat pieces,causes slower digestion. Dogs tend to swallow not chew. Apparently pork is not a good idea due to the effects on pets stomach can cause unpleasant discharge. as foe recipes almost any fresh foods can be used.
Boiled ground lamb, and rice.
i feed my dog pretty much the same as i eat myself. she love the odd mince beef and veg, pie. dog,s love most meat , try things like diced turkey or rabbit.mix with veg, or rice,or potato,s.
small children and homeless people tends to work well. Lots of protein. lol
Chicken and Rice is very good
If you feed your dog dry food, then you're in luck. Just feed your dog plain bread. (trust me, even plain bread taste better than dry dog food)
if wet food, then put 3 or 4 potatos in the microwave oven, after cooked, chop them in small square. Then pour in one can of chunky Campbell's soup. Wa La. That's it.
Third options: give your dog whatever you're eating. After all, 3 weeks later, new dog food should come out.
I live in Alaska and I have 3 dogs. Here, most dogs are given salmon, halibut, etc.. cooked with bones. Those are not ';scraps'; it is real food, with true vitamins and omegas. I add rice, pasta and I keep all greens, veggies such as carrots peelings, warmed it up and it is dinner! I also hard-boil a dozen eggs per week and give them as a treat.
I do have a bag of dry (Science Diet) just in case -however, when you look at the price per pound of most dog food, you are better off giving your pet smoked salmon - it would be less expensive! Why buy a potentially dangerous product that says ';contains real chicken'; at $18.00/lb when you could have 5 chickens for the same price?
Lots of marketing! my dogs are in great health with really shiny hair without the help of Monsanto or Con Agra.
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