Homemade Dog Food Recipes

How to Make Your Dog Healthy Meals at Home

By Kassidy Emmerson, published Apr 26, 2006
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I'm a dog lover and an owner of several dogs. My pound basically eats store-bought dog food just because I don't have the time to cook for them every day. But I do cook them special homemade dog food recipes from time to time, especially when one of them isn't feeling well, and he or she turns its nose up at the regular chow. Have you checked out the ingredients in a bag or can of dog food lately? It's common for them to contain animal by-products, artificial colorings, and chemical preservatives, just to name a few things your canine doesn't need. Homemade dog food is much healthier for your pet than most store bought food. There's no argument about that. Homemade food is made with fresh food ingredients that your dog needs in order to maintain his or her best health. Not to mention the money you'll save with making your own homemade dog food. The best brands of dog foods are expensive to buy!

The first recipe I'm going to share with you is one that all of my dogs love. It originated because my Beagle had an upset stomach and wouldn't eat. Normally, dogs aren't picky eaters like cats can be. But if your dog isn't feel up to par, they can easily turn down their normal food.

This recipe is inexpensive and easy to make for your dog:

Turkey and Vegetable Mix
I use two pounds of ground turkey and a bag of chopped, mixed vegetables. I chose turkey because it's easier to digest than beef. (Using fresh veggies is actually a better idea because they have more minerals and vitamins in them.) This made a day's meals for my little Beagle. How much you'll need to make will depend on the size of your dog. You can always make up a big pot of this recipe, then refrigerate the leftovers. You can refrigerate the leftovers for up to a week. Then, for his or her next meal, just take out the desired amount and microwave it until it's just warm.

Takeaways
  • Homemade dog food doesn't contain the chemicals that store-bought does.
  • Rice helps alleviate a problem with Diarrhea because it binds the bowels.
  • Homemade dog food is no more expensive than buying dog food.
Did You Know?
When you change your dog's diet, do it gradually so the modification doesn't upset their tummy.
Mix some homemade food into their regular food, adding a little more at each meal until the switchover is complete.
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I make a whole chicken in a pressure cooker - Cook it until the bones are soft (they crush easily - I check the largest bone and it has to crumble very easily) for Calcium then add carrots and either rice or potatoes and then sometimes a mango for a kick a sweetness. They LOVE IT! I use different kinds of rice for a different taste. Their stew is great and they love it. Everything is fresh and I feel good feeding it to my dogs. I have 2 Maltipoos - 1 is mine - 1 is my sons and a Welsh Corgi/Border Collie mix another sons. We love them and they are definately family members! I also check into more vitamins for them as well and I take them for check-ups 1x per year and they are very healthy.

Posted on 07/10/2008 at 2:07:08 PM

 
I have an adorable Cockapoo. I make her food with a chub of ground lamb and a tray of chicken livers, add cooked yams, celery, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. sometimes a clove of garlic and one of my multivitamins (crushed).....The veggies are not cooked a lot! To this I add 2 cups of brown rice, freeze in her dinner size containers!

Posted on 07/09/2008 at 6:07:59 PM

 
Very good information. It seems that your article has helped many people. Nice work!

Posted on 05/04/2008 at 9:05:10 PM

 
The vet told me my Maltase was in renal failure[5-22-07] she didn't say how long he might last.[I didn't want to know.] I went home and started making all his food using info I got from the pc, and here it is almost Christmas and he is so much inproved you would never know he was sick.His last blood test was great. I will never feed my dogs commerical dog food again.I have 3 dogs, and I love cooking for them.

Posted on 12/20/2007 at 3:12:13 PM

 
Cooking for our pets is such a good idea. Thank you for an informative article to help people take care of their canine friends.

Posted on 12/09/2007 at 6:12:09 AM

 
I have started cooking for my babies and It makes me so happy to do so. REAL FOOD is what they NEED!!!

Posted on 11/01/2007 at 7:11:00 PM

 
i have a 12 month boxer.(female),some times eats some times not shes on dry food but has bad tummys at times. I live in spain so hot she is full of life but seems to be on the thin side could you please surgest a home make food for her.

Posted on 10/20/2007 at 12:10:00 AM

 
We lost our Akita, Jake, when he was only 10 years old. He had a growth in his lower stomach area. The vet suggested not to have surgery as he would live only a couple of months. She was correct. If I knew then what I know now regarding the commerical dog foods, I would have homecooked his meals. I am now home cooking for our little mutt, Mikayla.

Posted on 09/29/2007 at 9:09:00 AM

 
I cook chicken, brown rice, brown noodles and oatmeal for my dogs. I'm not sure if I should be adding something else...

Posted on 09/28/2007 at 4:09:00 PM

 
My mini dachshund needs to be on a low-protein diet, because of abnormal kidney values. I'm looking for a homemade recipe because she doesn't like the store-bought kind.

Posted on 09/15/2007 at 11:09:00 AM

 
I have been making homemade food for my 2 Shiztus for 2years. I was doing research due to an uncontrollable seizure disorder and came upon some interesting info about seizures and food allegies. Since I have switched their food My seizure dog has an average of 3 seizures per YEAR verse 8 per month. She is still on her meds but lost weight (phenobarb makes you gain weight) and her sister stopped having the runny messy eyes. Every week a make a mix of Beef/ chicken/ or turkey -ususally sauteed in a bit of EVOO. Combined with what ever fresh veggies are on sale or in my mom's garden. (Always using atleast one orange and green veggie combo) I steam the veggies till tender crispand run them through the food processor. Then mix all together and add some whole wheat couscous or brown rice cooked in low salt broth. I freeze a batch and use a batch.

Posted on 09/12/2007 at 7:09:00 PM

 
i recently adopted a puppy that was suffering from coccida. I took him to vet who put him on expensive dog food. I went on line and discovered chicken and rice diet. When I called the vet back, they told me to come get more dog food. I mentioned the home made remedy to which they said, "oh yeah, you could do that."(wonder why they didn't suggest that???) He is healthy and happy now. I am going to make all his food from now on, it saves money, uses up parts of food that we wouldn't use.

Posted on 07/19/2007 at 11:07:00 AM

 
I have been cooking for our newfies since March. One of our girls has cancer and was given 30 to 60 days. We feed a modified cancer diet and we have passed 90 days. I will continue cooking for our dogs after she crosses the rainbow bridge. They are part of our family and we hope to have them around for a long time

Posted on 06/20/2007 at 8:06:00 PM

 
I am cooking chicken, rice and carrots as we speak. I do have a call in for my Vet. to see if I need to add any type of supplement. The recalls have me scared and I will do whatever it take to keep my baby's healthy.

Posted on 06/07/2007 at 2:06:00 PM

 
How much do you feed them? Say if I'm giving her chicken, rice, carrots. I have a 6lb Papillon.

Posted on 05/20/2007 at 7:05:00 AM

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