Posted by the human known as "Mom".......
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| Homemade dog food starts out like homemade soup! |
Yago has asked me to share my homemade dog food recipe with other humans. (Honestly, he just doesn't feel like blogging this week!) I've been cooking for him for over four years. He is 15 1/2 years old and has no arthritis or joint problems. He's fit, well muscled and in really great shape! Homemade dog food? Yes! For those of us who REALLY appreciate our pets, it's the only way to go! It's economical and easy to make. You can also feed it your spouse, kids and in-laws! It's that good!
This homamade dog food recipe feeds 2 medium sized dogs for six days.
3-4 beef soup bones with some meat (organic if possible). Buy in quantity and keep in the freezer.
You can substitue a small chicken or even steak bones!
3 lbs. barley, rice, old-fashioned oatmeal, or a combination.
Leftover vegetables- carrots, potatoes, broccoli, squash, swet potatoes, chard, spinach, tomatoes - whatever you have! Save your scraps throughout the week! No onions!!!!!
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| Leftover veggies from human meals. |
Garlic to taste
Ground flax seeds
Wheat germ
Boil bones in a large pot filled with water. Simmer as if you are making soup until the bone marrow softens.
Remove bones, making sure bone marrow falls into soup stock, and let bones cool. When cool, remove meat, chop and add back into the pot. Some bones can be given to dogs later as a snack. Fill the centers with peanut butter and freeze!
Chop or puree your leftover vegetables, using a blender. Add parsely, salt, pepper and garlic. Simmer on low about 30 minutes.
Add barley, rice, flax or oatmeal, and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for another 30 minutes. Let cool on the stove overnight. Mixture will be thick by morning.
Fill plastic container in portions sized for your dog. You can also add 1/2 of a human multi-vitamin or a dog vitamin in each serving. These containers can then be frozen or stored in the refrigerator for up to a week. Serve at room temperature.
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| These containers feed a medium-sized dog. |
If cooking a chicken, remove it from the pot and use it for your own meals. Give the dogs some of the skin and cartilage or small pieces of meat. Make sure the dog does not eat the chicken bones.
You can create variations of this recipe by using fish (Yago loves sardines - they are inexpensive and very nutritious) and other meats and vegetables. You can even combine this mixture with dry dog food.
Dogs have cohabitated with humans for thousands of years, and in the process, their bodies have adapted to the diets of humans in each country or region of the world. Yago will be introducing you to a new concept in dog feeding that he simply calls FEED BY BREED. But for now, during these dog days of summer, Yago will be hanging out here........
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