Cooking for dogs?



Hi Everyone,

I read a question on someone wanting to know what they could could for their dogs.

So, I thought I would give you my recipe that I cook for my dogs:

Ingredients:

Beef Mince.
Finely chopped chicken (no bones) or chopped up bacon rinds.
A teaspoon of minced garlic.
A tablespoon of Vegetable oil.
A cup of mixed vegetables.
Gravy Mix.
Pasta or rice.

Method:
Boil mince in a saucepan.
Pan fry the chicken or bacon then add to the boiled mince.
Steam the mixed veges then add to mince as well.
Steam or boil the rice or pasta then add to the mince as well.
Add the minced garlic to the mix.
Make up a cup of gravy and put in the mix.
Let the mix cook through while stirring and adding boiling water until it is all soft and nicely mixed.
Let cool.
Stir through a tablespoon of oil after it has cooled before serving.

This can be kept in the fridge and even frozen in portions.

So,
What recipe/s do you use for your dogs??
Yes my dogs also get raw meaty bones and dry dog food as well.
They eat this everyday instead of getting canned dog food.
Neway, I didnt ask for comments on my food, I wanted to share it with others and have them share theirs with me.
My mother cooked this for her dogs, her mother cooked this for her dogs and so on and so forth. No dog has ever been harmed from it and has certainly lived a long and healthy life.
For poster RED260Z:

I dunno where you got your info from. Here is an article on garlic:
Garlic (Allium sativum) has been used for thousands of years for medicinal purposes. Sanskrit records show its medicinal use about 5,000 years ago, and it has been used for at least 3,000 years in Chinese medicine. The Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans were known to have harnessed the healing properties of garlic as well. According to the Whole Dog Journal, small amounts of garlic not only act as a natural flea repellant, but garlic can be used for its wonderful antifungal and antibacterial properties. It also promotes the production of white blood cells thereby acting as an immune booster for dogs with low or compromised immunity and may benefit dogs with diabetes by helping reduce blood-sugar levels.
What makes garlic so great for dog health problems? Allicin appears to be the active component in the root bulb (cloves) of the garlic plant which trigger its healing properties. Allicin is formed when alliin, a sulfur-containing amino acid, comes into contact with the enzyme alliinase when raw garlic is chopped, crushed, or chewed. Heating garlic will lessen the medicinal capabilities, but naturally dehydrating it won’t. That is to say the garlic used in a nutritional supplement, or garlic found in one of our pet food mixes is simply raw garlic that has been crushed and dehydrated.
Despite its healing qualities, Garlic contains a compound named thiosulphate. In extremely high levels thiosulphate can be a dangerous toxin that cause hemolytic anemia in dogs. But we’re not talking about garlic dog treats, supplemental garlic, or healthy table scraps that may have included fresh garlic in the recipe. We’re talking about situations where your pet sniffs out several bulbs of garlic you were about to use for a giant batch of homemade spaghetti sauce for the whole neighborhood and winds up eating 50 cloves in one sitting. We repeat . . . it would take up to 50 cloves for garlic to be harmful to your dog! 50 cloves of garlic wouldn’t be a good idea for anyone, let alone your dog. In the event that your dog did get into a basket of garlic cloves, the symptoms of hemolytic anemia can develop within a few hours or a few days. Signs include vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, depression, and loss of appetite.
The bottom line there is that dogs and cats can get into many things around the house that are toxic if consumed in large quantities. But, when used in moderation, garlic can be a healthy supplement. According to Charlie Fox, the co-author of The Garlic Cure (McCleery & Sons, 2002), garlic can be used to stimulate and support immune function, trigger gastric juices for better digestion, encourage the growth of friendly bacteria, and prevent infections. He’s seen garlic reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer as well as improve blood sugar regulation and promote detoxification.

If anyone wants to read up on this go to this link:

http://www.sojos.com/garlicarticle.html



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6 comments a "Cooking for dogs?"

it sounds crazy but one time i made my dog penut butter cookies. basically just mixed peanut butter oil flour and 2 eggs into a batter baked it like cookies they loved em

Sometimes we give our dogs orijen kibble, but when we prepare their meals, it’s mostly this:

Ingredients:

1. A whole carcass (chicken, duck, rabbit, or something)
2. Or, parts of a carcass (meat, bones, organs, offal of beef, venison, etc)

Method:
1. Give them the whole thing.
or.. process in heavy duty food processor and freeze so they can enjoy later.

And..
Narina – I like the concept of the velvet balls, but I don’t like the idea of so much wheat/grain based ingredients (wheat germ, total cereal, oatmeal are the ones I can remember right now).

and, to mycierra (the question-poster) – I hope that you supplement your recipe with either kibble or something else.. most of what goes into your recipe is tasty and colorful, but useless for vitamins or minerals. You need to at least include a source of a calcium like ground bones or whole eggs including egg shell, and also some organ meats. You could also skip the pasta or rice, as dogs don’t really need it at all. It just fills them up on empty carbs instead of the protein they need more of.

Stupid question (my question I mean, not yours!!) but how often do you feed that to them?
SOUNDS GREat!
(So sorry about the typingg dog is all over the keyboard.., he gets jelous of the laptop!)

i don’t cook anything for my dogs. cooking the meat before you give it to them cooks out the nutrients they need. and giving meat that doesn’t have the bones ground into it doesn’t do much good either.

i like fat/velvet/silk balls for fattening a dog up. its a raw supplement for fattening a skinny dog.

if you aren’t going to feed a good raw diet then stick to a good commercial dog food. cooking doesn’t do much for the animal

PLEASE …… Do not put garlic or onions in your pets food. It’s not good for your dogs.Garlic does not get rid of fleas, it’s an old wives tale. Gravy mix has too much salt in it. Use Light Soy instead, very low salt.

My Vet approved recipe is as follows.

2 Kg meat – chicken, beef what ever. Minced or chopped fine. I use ox cheek which also has liver & kidney mixed in.I get minced chicken every now & then again with liver & kidney, just for variaty.
1 to 2 kg chopped mixed vegies. I cheat & buy a packed of pre chopped mixed frozen vegie.
1 kg dried soup mix (lentils, beans etc etc)
1 cup of rice.Brown is best.
1/2 cup olive oil.
1/2 cup of light soy.
1/2 cup mixed green herbs. Parsly’s good.

Cook meat in enough water to cover until done. Add vegies, oil, soy & herbs. Simmer on low while you cook the soup mix & rice in another pot. Once cooked, mix it all together. Allow to cool slightly & pack into containers & freeze.
I cook the soup mix & rice seperatly as I found cooking it all in one big pot made the rice & soup mix stick to the bottom & was hard to clean. Two pots are easier to handle too.

The dog also get bones every day.Keeps her busy while I’m at work and it’s great for her teeth. Good calcium supply as well.

My Akita, cats and lizards love this stuff. I add fruit to the mix 50:50 for the lizards plus calcium & minerals. They all thrive! Been using this ever since I found out how bad commercial dog & cat food is.They put too much Filler in to bulk the food up. Ever since I’ve been cooking for the animals, they don’t need to eat as much, their output has been smaller, firmer & dosn’t STINK to high heaven!!
Do yourself a favour & read up on what’s actually in comercial dog & cat food. Most food, not all, is rubbish. We have been tricked into beleiving we can’t look after our pets unless we BUY their pre-cook goop in a can dried hard rubbish. Everyone used to feed raw or cooked food to their pets before the companies got in on the act.
Humans are encouraged to stop eating junk food &cook for ourselves ….. so what about our pets???

Sounds Great!

When I was little and raised on a farm we gave the dogs the left overs from our food. My mom would make extra gravy and they ate everything we ate, and never went to the vet except for rabies if we had the money and they lived 20 years. something about the food they eat!!! great recipe!

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