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Guidelines For Nutritious Homemade Natural Dog Food

The recent recalls on many commercial dog foods have made many pet owners very wary about their best friends’ diets. The profit-prioritized manufacturing process, preservatives and other chemicals, and sub-grade ingredients found in many commercial brands also leaves a lot to be desired. The solution to this dilemma is to either switch to one of the high-quality, organic, pricey products that are available from more ethically-minded manufacturers who specialize in creating natural dog food, or to cook your best bud’s meal at home.

You can find many recipes online for nutritious, wholesome dog food, and you will find a sample recipe below for you to try, but remember that these (including this article) should be considered as guidelines, not professional advice. Certain ingredients, processes and amounts may not be right for your specific dog. Some breeds have particular dietary requirements. Like us, individual dogs can suffer from allergies, and there are ailments, diseases and other conditions that can be affected by diet. Lifestyle, age and size play a part in determining portion sizes, preparation and ingredient choice.

Always, always get your vet’s approval before feeding your pet new recipes or making any dietary changes. If you are unsure about anything, your veterinarian is the first person to check with.

In basic terms, a healthy doggy-diet should contain balanced proportions of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and vitamin and mineral supplements (administered according to weight and vet instruction). Calcium is especially important – some bonemeal or egg-shell powder sprinkled on your buddy’s food should be sufficient. Never use garden-grade bonemeal – it contains toxic chemicals. Human/pet-grade bonemeal is available at many health- and pet stores.

Being carnivores, dogs require about forty percent of their diet to be protein. Easily available, good sources of protein include cooked, ground chicken, lamb or beef. Feed your best friend good quality meat that contains no chemicals, hormones or antibiotics. Find out if your local organic butcher has a pet section – many do. Kidneys, liver and other organ meat make for welcome, healthy ingredients to incorporate in your mutt’s meal. An egg now and again is a good idea and your four-legged companion is bound to agree.

The remainder of the diet should be a mixture of vegetables and grains. Frozen veggies that can be happily incorporated: corn, peas, lima beans, cut green beans. Recommended fresh vegetables: grated carrots or zucchini, broccoli, baking potatoes, yams/sweet potatoes. Fast-cooking grains: cornmeal, couscous, rolled oats, quinoa, whole-wheat, bulgur. Longer-cooking grains: millet, brown rice, barley, wheat berries.

Please Note – Stay Away From: onions/onion powder, all forms of coffee, tea, alcoholic drinks, almonds, macadamia nuts, raisins and grapes (incl. Juices, oils, etc.), the green parts of potatoes (foliage, sprouts, peels), tomato leaves/stems, rhubarb leaves, fruit seeds and pits – these are all toxic. Veggies containing a lot of oxalic acid are not exactly toxic, but will hamper calcium absorption, so keep away from rhubarb, spinach and swiss chard if you can help it. Never feed your pets table scraps. Let just-cooked food cool down to room temp before feeding – some dogs get upset stomachs or burns when they wolf down hot or too-warm food.

A sample natural dog food recipe for a medium/large dog: 1 to 1.5 cups roasted chicken cut into small pieces; 1 cup cooked barley; 0.5 cup shredded carrots, cooked; 0.5 cup green beans, cooked; 1 tablespoon plain, organic yoghurt.

Jamie is a family pet health guru who specializes in organic raw dog food.

 

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