Comments on: Healthy Homemade Organic Dog Food Recipes

By: teresa a

teresa a — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:16:00 +0000

Not exactly sure of what it is you looking for, but Rachel Ray often puts some in her magazines. You might try looking her up on her website.

By: reluctant_lucy

reluctant_lucy — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:19:19 +0000

I agree with Showtunes. You need to do research. Here is what I feed my dogs. I ran this by my vet but I would STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU CHECK WITH YOUR OWN VET before feeding them this diet as dogs are different and have different needs.

FOOD
A 12 oz portion is suitable for one day’s ration for a 20 lb dog.
4 oz (1/2 cup) protein – any meat, chicken, fish or eggs (all cooked).
4 oz carbohydrate – for example cooked rice or grains, pasta, cooked cereals such as oatmeal, potatoes or even bread (packed tight when measuring). Dogs do not process fibre as well as humans so I mix white and whole grain.
4 oz vegetables – any cooked vegetables (obviously not potatoes or other high carbohydrates). Carrots, broccoli, turnips, green peppers, green beans, etc., but not onions which contain high sulfur content which is bad for dogs.
Simply mix the contents together or not as you choose.

While this basic diet is balanced it can be improved by some simple supplements.

SUPPLEMENT
To mix the basic supplement use:
Debittered brewers yeast (B vitamins) – 2 cups
Wheat germ – 1 cup
Desiccated liver powder (A, D and iron) – 1 cup
Bone meal (Ca and P) – 1 cup
Sunflower seeds, ground fine (E and B) – 1 cup
Sodium ascorbate (C) – ½ cup
Powdered kelp – ¼ cup

Mix together and store in a cool dry place (fridge).
To improve the diet quality add 1 tsp of the basic supplement for each 12 oz portion of the food mixture and 1 tsp flax oil.

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By: Showtunes

Showtunes — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:38:05 +0000

Research research research.

Dont take another person’s recipe and run with it. Ive been given a few that contain harmful things or lack nutrients.
Here are a few websites with some info-get more before you do anything though:

http://www.bullwrinkle.com/assets/recipe...

http://www.i-love-dogs.com/dog-food-reci...

http://www.seefido.com/html/dog_food_rec...

http://www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/contra...

http://www.kaimarafs.com/homemadedogfood...

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?...

http://dels.nas.edu/dels/rpt_briefs/dog_...

http://huntingsociety.org/carbos.html...

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cg...

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Edit: Look into both raw and cooked. I chose cooked for mine, but many people prefer raw.

By: Julia Lane

Julia Lane — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:12:58 +0000

Review by Julia Lane for Barker's Grub : Easy, Wholesome Home-Cooking for Dogs Rating: The author provides excellent information as to why commercial foods are not the healthiest diet for your dog. She also gave me the confidence to try this as I am not comfortable in the kitchen. Making meals for my dogs took some of the pressure off since I knew they would like everything I made! Plus, the recipes are very easy, though the prep work is time-consuming if you're not an experienced cook.

Unfortunately, after several weeks of spending all of our free time in the kitchen or grocery store, my husband and I decided that we simply couldn't keep up since we had to cook for four large dogs (ranging from 45 lbs.-80 lbs.). In order to do this, one of us would've had to quit our full-time job or make a career out of it like the author (she runs a dog catering business) to justify all the time and money spent.

If you have one large dog, or multiple small dogs, and you have the time and inclination to do this, then I would highly recommend Barker's Grub. Otherwise, you can make these meals just for special times such as birthdays, obedience school graduation and holidays, which is what we plan to do.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:57:11 +0000

Review by for Barker’s Grub : Easy, Wholesome Home-Cooking for Dogs
Rating:
This is both a useful and an important book. Pet owners and even many veterinarians have been bamboozled by the pet food industry which provides convenience for pet owners, but at the cost of feeding our pets what is basically chemically-laden GARBAGE, and I don’t mean garbage like leftovers, I mean chicken …, rendered god-knows-what and I won’t even go into what rendering is. There are some other books available on … about what is actually in most commercial pet food, what — legally — some of those innocent-sounding ingredients actually can be. Suffice it to say that it’s quite shocking and disgusting. Most people laugh at the idea of cooking for dogs, as if it’s some frou-frou whim, but really, if one thinks about it, dogs have evolved over many years to eat our leftovers — that is, food. Yes, FOOD!!!! This book is very helpful because cooking for dogs can be confusing (we’ve not been educated in our culture about what they can eat / what they’re allergic too or have trouble digesting, e.g., chocolate and onions are not good for dogs), and also, without the tips the author provides, cooking for dogs can be unnecessarily time-consuming. She provides an excellent variety of recipes — for different types and ages of dogs and different types of health challenges — in large quantities. Thus you can make a big batch and freeze it all, taking out to thaw a day or two’s worth of portions as you go. I zap it in the microwave for just a few seconds and add a splash of milk or rice milk if it comes out a little too hot. By the way, cooking for your dog need not be expensive. Some of the recipes in this book are (“Tuna Togetherness” comes to mind) but not all — there are also recipes with say, squash and peas and liver. By the way, this book has a charming cover. It would make a wonderful gift for any dog owner.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:30:08 +0000

Review by for Barker's Grub : Easy, Wholesome Home-Cooking for Dogs Rating: I found out about this book from a holistic veterinarian. This is such a wonderful book, I have purchased now 5 copies as gifts for friends. The recipes are easy, wholesome, and my dog's digestion (previously a problem requiring numerous visits to the regular vet and monster doses of antibiotics) has been excellent ever since she's been eating this food, which she loves. I have recommended the book especially for people whose dogs have challenges, such as cancer, heart trouble, or arthritis. But even for perfectly healthy dogs, this is a terrific book.

By: Ann Harrison

Ann Harrison — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:36:12 +0000

Review by Ann Harrison for Barker's Grub : Easy, Wholesome Home-Cooking for Dogs Rating: There was some really good information in this book. There weren't as many recipes as I would have liked but the recipes they have are excellent. Many of the recipes are geared to dogs that have heart problems or arthritis, etc. which was excellent for me. Excellent for anyone that does home cooking all the time for their dog because it is geared for a weeks supply.

By: L. Svara

L. Svara — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:21:19 +0000

Review by L. Svara for Barker's Grub : Easy, Wholesome Home-Cooking for Dogs Rating: Overall this book is GREAT. The information in the book is very thorough and my dog loves everything I've made using this book. However, for the main meal recipes, they are all kind of no-brainers. What the author could have done was just provide a list of ratios - so much meat, so much grain, so much vegetables, so the cook could mix-and-match ingredients. I could see people who are DEPENDENT on sticking to recipes being very limited by feeling they have to make these dishes exactly as spelled out, but in reality the author could have provided better instruction on being flexible as long as the right food-type ratios are stuck to.