Home cooking for your doggie

If you are concerned about the health and well being of your dog and are fed up with the latest Mad Cow scare stories of contaminated beef in dog food, have had it with high vet bills because of food allergies and just plain want to have a healthy dog, then you might like to consider cooking for your favorite canine ! The net is filled with sites which list recipes without giving a thought to the age, weight, general health and breed of your dog. In the same way that not all humans can eat the same food, not all dogs can follow the same diet ! It all depends on the individual dog and it's needs ! This month, I will formulate a home cooked diet for a 50 pound sheepdog who is a mature adult and is allergic to wheat. Please return to our site next month for additional diet suggestions !

Month of September

Week of September 1 - 7

Two meals a day which consist of:  wild rice (not truly a rice grain, but actually a type of grass) - high in fiber, lots of omegas, B vitamins - about one cup per meal, combined with ground buffalo meat  - about 1/4th of a cup, and 1/4 cup of collard greens,  and a dab of pumpkin and yogurt -pulp your veggies and supplement with salmon oil. Collard greens are high in calcium.

Week of September 8 - 14

Two meals a day which consist of 1/2 of a cup of salmon fish (Try Chicken of the Sea vacuum packed fish), about one cup of pulped squash, carrots, pumpkin, bok choy (high in calcium) and a dab of kefir and supplement with  spirulina if possible because of high levels of omegas.

Week of September 15 to 21

Two meals a day which consist of 1/4 cup of boiled chicken, about one cup of a mixture of chickpeas (Use dried chickpeas as the canned type has too much salt),  mustard greens, collard greens, peas, few carrots, a dab of yogurt or kefir and supplement with salmon oil. Remember to pulp your veggie mixture

Week of September 22 to 30

Two meals a day which consist of 1/4 cup of ground turkey, about one cup of a mixture of wild rice and veggies (pulp your veggies), a dab of kefir and supplement with salmon oil or spirulina.

Note: Use kefir/yogurt only if your dog is not lactose intolerant

You will notice that we are using small amounts of protein because sheepdogs do well with smaller amounts of protein levels, however this varies according to individual breeds. Some breeds may not be interested in veggies and you may have to find alternative solutions, such as supplementing with powdered greens, etc.

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