| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 10/19/2009 5:47:51 AM | I found some meat that was discounted in the supermarket so I took it home and cooked it up with rice. My JRT loved it and ate it with gusto. | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 10/20/2009 11:02:09 AM | My aunt used to buy the frozen chicken breasts and cook that with rice for her dogs. The never ate commercial dog food in their 10+ years.
I have started making my own dog treats for my dogs (more because I love making them).
Since my puppy's tendon surgery two weeks ago, I have been cooking more for her. I want to make sure she gets in the extra protein to repair her muscle. Last night she got some chicken mixed with zucchini. Tonight she'll get the leftovers from a business meeting I have. She will be disappointed when the recovery period is over.  | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 10/20/2009 7:51:12 PM | | Well no leftovers for Miss Molly. She got in to the cat lax and finished off the tube. Called the vet. Said to put her on a bland diet of hamburger or chicken and rice. She's going to make sure she keeps this people food going. | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 10/30/2009 3:26:33 PM | Poor Miss Molly! Or, should I say, poor Opequon?! Yuck!
What kind of treats do you make? Do you have a recipe? My dogs love the plain chicken jerky strips. I've tried to make them myself, but they don't come out right. If anyone knows the trick, please post! | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 10/30/2009 6:21:11 PM |
Is dog food really healthy for our canine companions?
I don't know the exact science behind how they make dog food, but I'm gonna say that its safe enough to be sold and bought by millions of dog owners around the world, otherwise they'd have gone out of business a long time ago.
How about this. Are human consumer food products safe for dogs? Especially with the long list of chemicals they add nowadays in our foods. Sausage meat, hams- they all contain preservatives and tenderisers of some kind.
I've seen some people who buy sausages from fast food places just to feed their dogs. It's quite sick, and tbh I'm worried about their dogs ingesting all this processed meat. What's safe for humans isn't necessarily safe for dogs. | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 10/31/2009 12:25:12 PM | | I cook pizza for my dog and cat, I make sandwiches for them too. Its easy just make the food and go watch tv or get on the phone and they do the rest. If the dog cant get to the food, the cat helps out,left tomato sauce footprints on the counter once.They must like the food I prepare as none is wasted and yes they are both fat. | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 10/31/2009 2:13:30 PM | My dog will eat anything, including you know what on a stick. What's funny about him is that he will eat tabe food and be full to the brim, and still go stand at his dish for his dog food ... it's expected. He's such an azz.
I have a cupcake/muffin business, and recently was asked to make cupcakes for the grand opening of a new BarcParc. I was unable to be there, but this is the recipe I came up with (found it somewhere online). Rudy yaps them up like crazy!
Pup Cakes
Mix 1 cup flour and 1 teaspoon baking soda.
Add in 1/4 cup peanut butter, 1/4 cup cooking oil, 1 cup shredded carrots or carrot baby (junior) food, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/3 cup honey and 1 egg.
Grease a mini muffin pan, and pour 3/4 full.
Bake at 350 degrees until done. Mini cupcakes or muffins bake fast. However, dogs don't care if they burn ... Flip it out of the pan and let cool.
Frosting
Mash up cottage cheese in a food processor for frosting (or by hand). Decorate with peanut butter piped from a ziplock bag and shredded carrots. | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 10/31/2009 10:30:34 PM | | I cook rice and chicken and lean hamburger for my two dogs. I mix it in with their dry food and some chicken broth. Of course it has to be warmed up too. No cold food for them. | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 11/1/2009 6:06:53 AM | I had to start cooking for my dog out of necessity. Bonus for the other dog is she ended up getting the same food. My dog ended up having severe food allergies to most things in food. Corn, chicken, lamb, potatoes, wheat, barley, egg, fish, shell fish, and many others. I researched and could never find anything I could buy that she could eat. I have recently found some products that she could have eaten but she has passed away from cancer .
The reason they say not to feed dogs raw meet is not because the dog can not handle it, it is because the dog may get on your furniture after licking its paws, lick your face, etc... The food could have salmonella or another food born illness and the dog could pass it to the human. The dog would not get sick from it but the human would.
I ended up making a pretty low carb diet because of the allergies. I used cooked venison, or beef and turkey. I cooked sweet potatoes, carrots, and brown rice. I ran every thing through the food processor leaving it chunky. Than I processed, greens(spinach, collard, or mustard), parsley(helps with digestion), garlic, olive oil, fresh green beans, fresh peas, soy flour, flax seed, cheese, and fruit. I would make a huge batch, separate it into containers and freeze. I would pull out what i would need. I did this fro about 7 years. I still make some for my dog I have now but I also buy some real good quality food that I have researched.
I also would make dog treats for them because it was so hard to find something she could eat. Being a pastry chef and a culinary arts instructor gave me some knowledge on the nutrional value of the food which helped be come up with the proper amounts of each ingredient.
The best thing was when I got done with the 30 gal bin I would scoop the food out of I would lay it on its side and two butts would stick out while they cleaned the inside of the bin. They sure did look forward to food day.  | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 11/4/2009 6:55:42 PM | Orion used to be on a raw diet. A mix of muscle meat, raw meaty bones, raw eggs(with shell), raw vegetables, cottage cheese, and vitamin supplements.
She stopped shedding from a wheat sensitivity, she didn't itch anymore, her poops were small because there's no wheat germ filler junk, and her energy skyrocketed.
And for those who say it's a bad idea, research it. It's healthy, balanced, and vet approved. | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 11/5/2009 4:30:26 AM | | The one time I made cous cous for Paco, his fur started falling off...not the usual shedding at all. I put a stop to that and just get him his usual raisin toast and special dog food before leaving for work in the morning. He's crazy about wafer sticks, so he gets those as well in his treat box. He's living with mum now...I hear he eats anytime he wants and has a mid afternoon cheeseburger from McDonalds. I won't be surprised if he gets to keep the toy from a Happy Meal. I miss that little bugger. | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 11/12/2009 2:30:13 PM | | I cook up a big pot of Venison/Oatmeal/Carrots/Rice for my dogs all the time. | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 11/13/2009 9:34:10 AM | My dog gets raw Moose, Deer, and Elk meat. It's 100% organic goodness for her. One feeding per day the size of a grapefruit nets one poop per day the size of of a mandarin orange. The bones, antlers and other assorted crunchy bits are her chew toys.
Other than the occasional leftovers, I don't know why you would cook for your dog, seems a waste of time to me, and besides, raw is best.
Vegetarian dog food? Now that's funny.  | |
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 11/14/2009 11:15:04 AM | LOL, Boatswamper, unfortunately I can't just go shoot an elk 0r moose in downtown Chicago. Also, I don't like raw meat lying around my kitchen.... those nasty little things like botulism and me just don't get along. And antlers....well, I'll just leave that one alone.
When I move to the wilderness, and can feed my pups outdoors - I'll write you back. Oh - and did you really measure that poop? LOL!
Yeah, and I'm with you on the vegan dog food!
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| Do you cook for your dogs?
Posted: 11/14/2009 12:47:10 PM | ^^ There's no moose or elk where you live? Why would you live there then??
Oh - and did you really measure that poop? LOL!
Heh, no, but I've picked up enough of her turds with a shovel over the years that I know what I'm talking about.
I agree, raw meat laying around is not such a good idea, that's why I freeze it, all 400+ lbs of it. When I butcher an animal, I pack all the trimmings into little bags for her and fire them in the freezer. Whenever I go to the deep freeze my dog go nuts with anticipation. | |
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