any Dog food Recipes?

[wschaub]

Perhaps this is not the place for pet food requests (and if not please move to the correct area) but does anyone have any simple dog food recipes for if we run out of pet food?

[BTR]

I take a pound of ground turkey and 2 cups of rice and cook it with 4 cups of water. Then I add a can of mixed vegetables, some ramen and a couple of eggs, including the shells and mix it all up. I also throw in any leftovers that do not have garlic or onions.

I have been feeding this to my dogs for a couple years now and they are healthy, energetic and the perfect weight for their breeds. I started making this for them when the melamine scare began and any time I have run out and given them dry, commercial food, they have become sluggish and mopey. However, within hours of going back on this, they resume their perky, happy states.

I have some more recipes on my blog here:

http://justdogsdogsdogs.blogspot.com/search/label/Recipes


Barb

[wschaub]

I take a pound of ground turkey and 2 cups of rice and cook it with 4 cups of water. Then I add a can of mixed vegetables, some ramen and a couple of eggs, including the shells and mix it all up. I also throw in any leftovers that do not have garlic or onions.

I have been feeding this to my dogs for a couple years now and they are healthy, energetic and the perfect weight for their breeds. I started making this for them when the melamine scare began and any time I have run out and given them dry, commercial food, they have become sluggish and mopey. However, within hours of going back on this, they resume their perky, happy states.

I have some more recipes on my blog here:

http://justdogsdogsdogs.blogspot.com/search/label/Recipes


Barb


Seems interesting I suppose it works with any ground meat. why mix in the egg shells? I would be afraid she would choke on them.

[BTR]

My dogs love the crunch of the eggshells and they are a great source of calcium. I break the eggs up and stir it up real good in the food. Our Golden Retriever actually hangs around when my husband cracks eggs for his breakfast in the morning. She gets as excited for the shells as she would a raw steak!

[Southwind]

We use Jesse's scotch broth recipe mixed with whatever greens we have on hand, and some of the cheapest crockpotted meats (necks, chicken gizzards,livers, hearts) we can find. We crockpot the bean/rice mix, then add fresh greens and the meat broth. Dogs and some of the cats love it. Stores real well too. Cheaper than the dog crap commercial stuff I used to buy.

[Lake Lady]

I started making food for my girls (2 pugs and a bischon) and they love it. The bischon had her little nose turn pink and after making this it turned black again.

1lb. ground beef, chicken, turkey
1/2 cup brown rice
2 stalks of broccoli, chopped fine
2 or 3 medium potatoes, chopped fine
3 medium carrots, chopped fine
4-5 cups water

Brown meat and put it all in the crockpot. Cook about 5-6 hours on low and waa la! Dog food.

This is what I give my girls for breakfast. I also let the free graze on their dry food during the day.

[cache]

When my Doberman was a puppy, we fed him two hard boiled eggs with the shells crushed up every day with his puppy chow, for the extra calcium. Made him a little stinky, though.

[wschaub]

I started making food for my girls (2 pugs and a bischon) and they love it. The bischon had her little nose turn pink and after making this it turned black again.

1lb. ground beef, chicken, turkey
1/2 cup brown rice
2 stalks of broccoli, chopped fine
2 or 3 medium potatoes, chopped fine
3 medium carrots, chopped fine
4-5 cups water

Brown meat and put it all in the crockpot. Cook about 5-6 hours on low and waa la! Dog food.

This is what I give my girls for breakfast. I also let the free graze on their dry food during the day.

sounds good, i would actually eat that myself as well.

[curlysue]

I take a pound of ground turkey and 2 cups of rice and cook it with 4 cups of water. Then I add a can of mixed vegetables, some ramen and a couple of eggs, including the shells and mix it all up. I also throw in any leftovers that do not have garlic or onions.

I have been feeding this to my dogs for a couple years now and they are healthy, energetic and the perfect weight for their breeds. I started making this for them when the melamine scare began and any time I have run out and given them dry, commercial food, they have become sluggish and mopey. However, within hours of going back on this, they resume their perky, happy states.

I have some more recipes on my blog here:

http://justdogsdogsdogs.blogspot.com/search/label/Recipes


Barb

Thanks! Just went and made it for 2 beagles and a lab. They loved it! I doubled the recipe, stored in a tub, and placed it in the garage fridge.

[Southwind]

When my Doberman was a puppy, we fed him two hard boiled eggs with the shells crushed up every day with his puppy chow, for the extra calcium. Made him a little stinky, though.

He's a dobe, he would fart anyway. They all do. Mine used to stink me outa the house.

[BTR]

CurlySue,

Glad they liked it! Our dogs hover in the kitchen when they see us pull out the rice or the stainless steel pot we cook it in. They know!

All veggies work great except green beans. We tried that and we had to banish them to the backyard during waking hours. Green beans give horrible, noisy gas to our dogs!

We had an older dog who was slowing down and seemed to have abdominal pain often. Within weeks of going on this simple food, she lost about 7 pounds and started playing and running again. A year later she died of stomach cancer. We are sure that the cancer was there when we began the diet, but this food gave her an extra year with us. I only wish we would have given her this food many years earlier so her quality of life would not have had the chance to decline. We have a precious golden retriever with hip dysplasia and no symptoms. Controlling her weight is the best medicine to keep this condition from affecting her and we are so happy to see that she has no pain or discomfort.

Barb

[labellavita]

the recipes sound good, clean, simple food, but I'm wondering, how often do you have to make this for your dog(s)?

I have a German Shepherd (8 mos old) and she can eat. Right now she's partially raw fed, partially canned/kibble fed. I would love to drop the 'man-made' canned/kibble oods as they are full of junk, but I'm wondering if I can afford to keep her in home-made food too. :P

Anyone have a big dog and make their own food? How long does 1lb of turkey plus extras last?

Thanks!!!!!

P.S. thinking I really need to start raising rabbits :P

[RENMAN358]

A chek german shepard has chosen to stay with
us. We adopted him as a 12 wk old pup who was
already on raw diet solid food on a farm.

we have always had a shepard around , but never
on the raw diet. I was amazed at the difference in
health and attitude. So we continued with what he
grew up with .

He is three now and consumes a chicken qtr for
breakfast, and half a qtr for dinner. Thats about
1.5 lbs per day plus kibble for grazzing. 2 cups.

[BTR]

the recipes sound good, clean, simple food, but I'm wondering, how often do you have to make this for your dog(s)?




I make it about once every 4 or 5 days. At its most basic, I use 1lb ground turkey, 2 cups rice (dry) and a can of mixed veggies. I will sometimes stretch it with a couple of eggs, shell and all, and a package of ramen noodles. That makes it last an extra day or so. I will also put any healthy leftovers in the food, provided there are no onions or garlic in them.

I just dump it all in a pot and cover it for 20 minutes on med. high heat.