OT - Homemade dog food

mEGG_My_Day

Due to poor planning on my part, I ran out of dog food this weekend.  We can only get the brand we use at the Vet, who was closed till Monday. 

So I cooked up some ground chicken we had and added a can of unsalted green beans.  The dog was very happy with it!! 

Do any of you cook for your pets?? Anyone have dog food recipes?

kweitz

I make my own dog food. Raw chicken or beef, hard boiled eggs, cooked rice, and supplements from Dinovite in Crittenden KY. Dogs love it. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Chicken and rice soup (real thick).  Just need to watch the stocks I use to make sure they are onion&garlic free.

bucky925

agree with @kweitz  I did a lot of reading when we got our 2nd bullmastiff (gone now) but raw chicken, eggs various other things.  The coat really shined up, energy, well for a couch potatoe bully raised.  And if you shopped sales not much more than premium dog food. 

Moleman

Raw food only. 80% meat or fish, 10% bone! and 10% organ. Dog lives it and an extremely healthy dog. When a good year for deer it's pretty cheap as well. 

FanOfFanboys

fed last dog raw

befriended a local processor so I got a lot of duck, deer, wild pig, etc from him for free. it was stuff he just threw away

I added pumpkin, eggs, yogurt, etc to it

I would mix together in bags and freeze. then would give dog 3-4 bags per day. based on his size was about right, I fed frozen, just tore bag and dumped. he would eat and gnaw, helped burn some energy

took some learning to get to that. 

current dog just gets raw occasionally. maybe one day I will get back into. cheaper, if done right. but important to balance everything dog needs if going to do full-time. otherwise it is best to supplement with kibble and such  

pgprescott

I remember those days. We called squirrel or rabbits. 

mEGG_My_Day

I'm gonna read up on the raw food thing - thanks for the tips.  I like the idea of knowing exactly what my dog is ingesting.