HOMEMADE DOG FOOD!!! $20/WEEK FOR THREE BIG DOGS!!! SEE UPDATES IN COMMENTS!!!
UPDATE: I have since removed corn and added spinach. I am researching how to make the BARF diet, which is Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods for adult dogs. Subscribe and hit the bell so you are notified when i release that video, and others like it! Thank you for stopping by!!
This batch of homemade dog food will feed THREE big dogs for a week, for about $20!!!
I am tired of feeding my SWEET DOGGOS expensive kibble to the tune of about $200/month! AND i know it isn't GREAT for them, even though it is one of the higher rated brands of kibble. This is my first experience and my twist on other videos i've researched. I have been adding chicken and rice cooked in bone broth for several weeks, but now I'm taking it to another level and getting ready to cut out kibble completely.
Since mixing more whole foods with their kibble, they have been poohing better, especially my big dog who was taking a really long time to pooh.
Now they all drop quick easy loads. They also seem happier, smarter and more energetic.
The only thing i need to do is make this process more efficient next time so i dont spend all day on this. But it will save me a TON of money!!! And they will be getting excellent whole food meals every time.
min Protein is 1 gr per pound of bodyweight , i would swap the rice for quinoa (rice is to inflammatory) and i would replace the corn for yams or butternut squash chicken necks are super cheap and are excellent for calcium and are natures toothbrush if fed raw or at least only plunged in boiling water for 1 min if you not adding any supplement add at least some kelp for iodine ...very important and a bit of sea salt for minerals and sardines at least once a week i been cooking for 10 years for my pups .
Thank you so much for your comment!! I am investigating the BARF diet. Do you know anything about it? Where do you buy chicken necks?
I agree 💯
How do you figure out how much a dog needs to be fed I am so lost and struggling, no rice , no sweet potato’s, no peas, no lentils. Lean beef Hamburger Blue berries Broccoli Apple Quinoa Carrots Green beans I just found a super good video very informative but lost on how much to feed per weight and age kzhead.info/sun/oM2Om6iZiYGsiaM/bejne.html
My baby gets ground turkey( cooked first) , add in pumpkin, sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots, peas, spinach and chicken livers and gizzards, and coconut oil and put into a stock pot and cooked until raw veggies and potatoes are done. I do add a little kibble on top . He just loves it and never gets tired of it.
This is pretty much what I do for my 80-pound dog. I use lean ground beef, or chicken, or turkey, brown rice, and veggies. A game changer for me is buying the frozen veggies from Walmart--bags of sliced carrots, diced sweet potatoes, green beans, and peas. They're about a $1.00 per bag, and it saves me a lot of time. My husband cooks 2 eggs every morning to add to her food.
Rice is not a good carb.
kudos for a step in the right and maybe wrong direction. Just my opinion. If it comes out the way it went in I dont feed it to my dogs. Corn...filler. Rice for upset stomachs...but maybe not so much daily..empty carbs. IF dogs are loosely descendants of wolves who had very little veggie in the diets, except from the animals from which they ate.. this recipe is very heavy on veggies and maybe lacking in the portion of meat. Of course veggies but maybe more balanced to the meat portion. Meat ...prepared chicken which was probably seasoned with? skip the easy route. Seasonings can be toxic to dogs. Dont overcook your meat. Dogs need fat in their diet..use fat when you cook the meat. also start easy on the ingredients when switching an animal to home prep foods. You dont know what they may react to. limited ingredients to start for 30 days then gradually change 1 item at a time. final note supplements... our soil is nutrient poor which in turn makes our veggies nute lacking. kudos for using the eggshells. 80 a month is amazing ?...........Good luck.
Eggs, turkey, chicken, broth, bone broth. Where am i lacking protein? Rice has protein and is cooked with the bone broth. My dogs eat fountain grass when they go outside, by choice. They devour veggies like carrots, cucumber, spinach. I am monitoring their energy, weight, pooh, etc. I am new to home prep meals for them, so I am sure this will evolve as i learn more. Your comment is appreciated. And Yes. $80 a month for human grade proteins, as opposed to $200 for Taste of the Wild kibble.
maybe just less of the rice per portion. start simple. Disclaimers as you go. Many are asking for advice , does that make you nervous? Limited ingredients to start. 1 Protein 1 Veggie Rice And a dog friendly fat to cook the meat in, always drain your meat. many dogs are actually allergic to chicken. 30 days you can start changes. allergies once triggered take months to eliminate. just like a baby try one new food at a time. I cook for 4 . 2 allergic to chicken, 2 others sweet potato, all 4 are ok with pumpkin. (so far) 1 eats and tolerates anything except bananas. 1 watch the carbs high energy? ...low energy? you cooked everything separate then mixed , just mix according to each dog. when starting keep a ingredient journal with each batch. that way if you do see a problem developing with one, start back with his mix when he didnt have an issue. 1 night a week i do organ meats very inexpensive. they stink. but they lov em. watch salt content in packaged items avoid if you can. meaning no seasoning. I also do blue planet sardines in water for treats 1 a month for a topper very expensive. some human foods are toxic to dogs make sure you know what they are. sounds like you got your recipe from a friend of a friend and without research? you have passed it on.....Some think if its here( internet) its gospel......Just my 2 cents @@ImaDoGToo
@GenevieveTheDogMom I'm a raw feeder as what brought me to your channel. Rice is starch for dogs. Remember their physical makeup is different than ours and they process food differently. I personally feed 80% protein 10% bone 5% secretion organs and 5% cooked veggies. Starches, rice and corn are only fillers, no nutional value. Please have your dogs blood drawn once a year to make sure they're getting what nutrients they need. If not it can cause their organs to fail, and their hair and toenails to fall out.
A big, with a grain of salt is the “vet approved” .. agree keep it appropriate, simple and avoid emotional attachment. I have a very young 8 month old and a 15 year old. Adjust for aging. Avoid all the filler and do not over moisturize.
Rice & corn are carbs & dogs don’t need a lot of carbs. A vet dog food recipe says at least 50% meat. I think your recipe is too heavy in the carb department.
Ok, so I’ve been making my dog’s food for about a year. I get chix thighs at Costco. There are 6 slots with about 3 thighs in each place. I think it is 1.39 a pound, never over 20$ for the package. The thighs have bones in so I get some bone broth at the same time. I use my instant pot, add all the thighs and add water to the max level, cook on full pressure for 25 minutes. It can sit on warm as it just continues to cook or you can depressurize to your convenience and open. I let it cool, remove the chix and bones, pour off the broth and refrigerate, allowing the fat to rise to the top to seal it. I also cook brown rice in the instant pot, using the BB. Look up on YT, I think it is 25 mins. My little dog has lost some teeth so I use more liquid and cook longer than recommended, in an effort to make it softer. A keto hack for the rice is to freeze it after cooking, becoming “resistant “ so not as carby as people are alarmed over. I microwave sweet potatoes and green beans. Then use my stick blender to purée all ingredients with additional BB as needed. My guy isn’t a fan of eggs unfortunately. I have on hand some dehydrated egg yolks which I can add. I add a calcium supplement made for dogs/cats, a dog vitamin (Veterinary Secrets, vet out of Canada). I also add MCT oil which I have on hand and some honey. I know it is not a perfect receipt but still better than kibble. I was recently at my Vet’s office and mentioned what kibble I had previously fed him (Acana brand) and was roundly scolded as this is a “boutique” food and not from the major players. I never mentioned that I am currently feeding homemade. I can only imagine the ire I would have provoked. At that appointment I sadly had to put my cat down and was in conversation with the tech, whom I have known for several years on a professional basis. She previously worked for my former Avian vet. That vet was adamant about the fact that the big guns were the only ones with the budgets to research food/vitamin needs.Fair enough I thought. I will tell you that 20 years ago our family would visit other family who lived in a farm area. We traveled past a Purina facility with a rail line running next to it. The general odor of the air was never pleasant in that area. That convinced me about the source and general quality of kibble. My 2 cents worth. GBY and yours.
Wow. Thank you for that. Dogs have been eating our table scraps for centuries. And carbs are not the enemy, as many people have been brainwashed into believing. Too much protein for humans is deadly, unless you’re training for the Olympics. I find the freezing of rice concept interesting and will look into this, for my doggos. I buy the whole 3lb roasted chicken at $4.98 per bird. I would like to obtain the organ meats, however. I am interested in feeding my cat fresh as well, but have not approached it yet. What did you feed your kitty? Sorry for your loss. 💕🙏
@@ImaDoGToo thank you for the response. I was never successful with my kitty. When I changed her food she always would get diarrhea. Didn’t matter to what. I tried everything from another brand of kibble to commercial raw food to homemade food(cooked). It never made a difference plus she did not want to eat anything other than what I was feeding (Blue Buffalo duck kibble). I wish she would have eaten anything other than kibble but it was impossible to switch her over to anything else. The tech I referenced in my original comment said that Blue Buffalo was to heavy on fats. Perhaps but at least she ate it and didn’t have any problems. I will say that a couple of months ago she became somewhat aggressive with my little dog, something she had not done in the past. She also began to eliminate outside of her box, not next to the litter box but instead on the puppy pads I have placed in the laundry room and at the front door area. My dog would go there occasionally so I just began to put the puppy pads there. Well I saved a lot on litter but spent more on puppy pads. I only realized this once I saw her urinating on the pads. I thought it was a lot for my dog to be urinating that much when I take him out regularly. Anyway my advice is if you notice your animal changing behavior, look into it, take them to the vet, whatever but don’t ignore the change. She started this a few weeks before I was committed to attend a retreat and I didn’t have the money for a vet visit so I put it off , then it took a couple of paychecks to be prepared for the vet. Well in the end she had a bladder tumor which explained her change in behavior. So instead of paying for testing I paid for cremation that day. Needless to say I was not prepared for that but I wasn’t going to make her suffer anymore. As far as homemade food I have watched Dr. Andrew Jones, Veterinary Secrets, vids and I think he has a good basis for the formula. It isn’t a perfect recipe but it is still better than the kibble. And thank you for your sympathy. Putting an animal down is never easy but allowing them to suffer is even harder than euthanasia. 🙋♀️
I do brown rice, green beans, carrots, spinach, sweet potatoes and ground turkey. Ground turkey is $2.75 a lb at Aldi’s. I boil the rice and veg together and add the sweet potato towards the end and then the turkey a couple minutes after that. So It’s all cooked together in one pot. They’re 11 and 17. So far so good 👍
Thank you so much! I have 3 big dogs, as well, and have been looking for a healthy & budget-friendly way to make home-cooked meals for them.
Looks yummy...leave off corn and white rice, too much starch...sweet potatoes, kale, squash, zucchini, can pumpkin, blueberries, instead, 85% Needs to be Meat, ..add some sardines, in Water only, drain the water...Such beautiful pups...To All Pray...Blessings Shalom...
I’m from Denmark. Got 3 danish/Swedish farm dogs. I also make them homemade dog food. I cook 3 chickens in slow cooker. Use the broth to cook all the veggies and rice. After mixing and put in a box I use the rest of the broth between all. My dog love it. For extra safety they all get vitamins and the older dogs gets some extra vitamins for their joins. (As powder).
That's great! Lots of comments say no rice no veggies, but i think its not really a big deal, personally. Dogs are not wolves and have been naturally selected to adopt a more human diet. Im sure many will disagree with me, which is fine.
It's much better than dry food... (If I was a dog, I would hate to eat dry food every day).
Decades ago I had a Bouvier whose heart stopped during spaying. Had to nurse her back to health with home cooked food. My vet suggested boiling whole chicken and removing the skin and fat. After removing and shredding the meat, I then cooked the carcass in a pressure cooker and when the bones disintegrated I put it through the blender to make sure there were no bone fragments. Also cooked gizzard and hearts in the pressure cooker. The "filler" was brown rice.
I know right. Super gross. @@minutsi
I didn't grew up buying dog food I always seen my grandmother cook for them
What do you feed them? Table scraps?
Nice recipe! We make our own dog food! Typically what ever meat is on sale, we also occasionally get sardines and chicken hearts, gizzards, liver , veggies and oatmeal or rice. We make our own calcium supplement from eggshells. I cook the doggie food at the same time as we batch cook for our family. About 30min effort /week.
Sounds great! I don’t use this recipe any longer, but I will try if your ideas.
@@ImaDoGToo Cool! The Calcium powder is a HUGE money saver and all the food waste we are avoiding by also giving our dogs the food scraps. My dog can eat anything (of course not toxic foods for dogs!) and is just happy with pretty much anything. I still give our doggo some kibble, but she is doing really well with real, fresh food! Love your updates, too ❤
Dogs don’t eat corn
Such cute dogs ❤ They are lucky to have a mom like you 😊 Yeah Kibble is no good. It hurts in the long run and their poop stinks. Nothing beats home cooked. You might notice that their poop don't stink at all. It will get better and better with time. The recipe looks great!👍🏼 You can sometimes throw in some liver or any organ meat. A dollop of Greek Yogurt once a while would be yum and great on the gut. Bless your pooches with a very long and healthy life!
Thank you!!! I also give them a little peanut butter sometimes. Yes i will add some yogurt! Also, i cannot believe how much water they are NOT drinking anymore with their food rich in water, instead of dehydrated! Their Pooh is much less than the previous gargantuan turds and right, barely smells! I learned the corn comes out intact, so i quit the corn.
@@ImaDoGToo a little corn is not going to hurt them. If it’s not chewed up, it will pass right through undigested. What people don’t realize is, is the part of the vegetables and meat that we don’t eat, goes into our pet’s food. They would get the stalks and husks, sometimes with a bit of actual corn on it, most likely GMO to boot.
I appreciate your post as I have two small pups and based on you calculations my pups are approx 3.64 per bi weekly less and that reassures rotten 1 and rotten 2 are in line with what I read on their daily consumption based on weight in general plus stinker snacks. Don't toss out your broth or even when you open a can of anything, save, freeze and use in your next batch. I agree with you too, my babies love their natural food, plus you can use Oats. Let me know if you would like the information of the business I purchase 25 lbs for only 17.22 or 50 lbs for 35.37. It's so great for them and all they have with a piece of frozen slice or two of banana self cut, then the main cooked similar ti what you have for Lunch/Dinner.
Great well done homemade food is the best you know what your buying and cooking from fresh....👍❤️🇬🇧
Thank you for that. They are happier and healthier, for sure.
I've been doing this since the 90s when I was considered a kook. I use a pressure cooker for the brown rice & veg. I feed raw meat. Add sardines, flaxseed, blueberries, oranges, melon, spinach. You'll figure it out. Good job.
Thank you!! I also have long been considered a kook. Nice to meet you! I am researching how to make the BARF diet, which is Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods for adult dogs.
I cooked homemade "gravy" for my two Springers for years before they passed. I also would recommend switching from white rice to brown, remember that carrots and corn are both high in sugar content so maybe a bit less and add yellow beans, broccoli, sweet potatoes, lentils. Pumpkin was a huge favorite of my guys as was fresh apple and or banana cut up to add on top as was watermelon chunks.
Thank you! I have since amended the recipe. See description for updates. I should make a follow up video. Did you get more fur babies? I couldn’t live without annuals around.
@@ImaDoGToo Yes we now have the sweetest girl who is a black Labrador (4yrs old) and then I spotted a female puppy for adoption who is a Cocker/TerrierX (1 yr. old) and she is black and white so she stole my heart because both my Springers were both black and white my male was 14 yrs and his sister 13 yrs old when we lost them 4 months apart. Luckily I knew both parents of my Lab and I was given second pick of the litter after her human grandma :) so I had her for 18 months before we lost our other 2, I'm not sure I could have made it without her. The price we pay for them loving us is the heartbreak of losing them when it's their time to leave, but, life does go on and new loves and adventures makes the loss a tad more bearable. Best wishes to you and your furbabies this holiday season from me and my furbabies. Take care.
It looks like stir fried rice for people after it’s in the containers. It looks like something any dog would like to eat. Thanks for sharing.
Great job. I make my dog's food as well. I'm always improvising. But time wise i throw a whole bunch of things in a large baking dish and put it in the oven. I combine ground turkey, ground beef and ground chicken mix in a couple of eggs and throw a half bag of frozen spinach in there, with a sprinkle of tumeric and pepper and in the kven it goes. I made homemade bone broth separately. When i feed my kiddo her food, i then put a few tablespoons of the broth over her food. Very easy. I look back years ago when i just fed my dog nothing but dry kibble. Never again.
We do our best to give our dogs the best .We dont use this recipe any longer. no more rice, corn, or sams club chicken.
Buddy has stunning eyes
We have a 60 pound German Shepherd I cook for every day now. No more kibble. We are also battling yeast which is horrible. I have to go grain free carb free for a little while longer, it is taking its sweet time to go away. Love the video. You did a great job and your doggies are the beneficiaries of a wonderful home cook. Thank you.
Thank you for that. 🙏💕
Have you tried ACV my dog always get a yeast about 8wks after her rabie shot. I use Fairchild with the mother from Amazon
Thank you so much . This is inspiring. Can you pls share measurements for each ingredients you add .
I didn’t really measure. I just threw it all together.
We do 1#ground fresh turkey 3 big yams diced,4 large carrots diced,4 celery diced.This mix will last a week for our#30 dog at feeding time 1 cup turkey mix an 1/2c brown rice!
NEVER ever give a dog chicken bones... they can splinter and injure your dog's intestines! some people say if you do the do not cook them
I been feeding my 120lb dog home cooked meals. Currently, the food she seems to like is Chicken thigh meat with oatmeal, carrots, peas and walnut oil. I cook the thighs in the instant pot. It is totally easy to pop the skin and bones off after cooking. I then run the meat through the food processor to shred it up. She gets 1.5 cups of chicken meat mixed with 2.5 cups of the cooked oatmeal-veggie mix 2 times a day. It’s probably about 60 bucks a week in chicken?
Hey my wonderful dog-loving subscriber! I just uploaded a bunch of videos introducing Shadow and Buddy to the world, to be released between today and the 10th. I really appreciate your subs and comments! I LOVE MY DOGGOS and love sharing ideas with you in the comments.
Yea, white rice is just a filler. BUT if you used brown rice, it not only would fill them up but its very nutritious !!!...Good video, God Bless You and Yours Always !!!
yes i've been looking for huge bags of brown rice at a good price AND looking for an affordable source to start the BARF diet.
I agree that brown rice is much better than white. I only give my dog white rice if his tummy is upset.
I watched another video that included powdered turmeric, ginger, and the egg shells. The egg shells were washed and air dried then ground d into a powder with a food processor. She stated a veterinarian approved the ingredients. She also added chicken livers. The other ingredients were very similar.
yes ive seen similar. I have also ground egg shell and given them whole, as id seen in another video. I'm still working on the winning recipe. I've gone mostly raw but when i'm lazy, they get kibble.
Hi,watched your video..amazing..yes in India I always give my 3 dogs (bull mastiff,shepherd & frenchie ) homemade food ..but I boil chicken n veggies with turmeric (helps build immunity) n mix with boiled rice when feeding..n in summer give curd / yogurt rice..
Yes ive seen recipes with tumeric. i bet they would love yogurt rice! Thanks for the suggestions!
Looks great
Hey Raul. It's James Holbrook (Random Donater) still have a ways to go, but wanted to check in with yall. Have a blessed day.
I just started making food for my 2 Shitzus. I change meats each week so they get a variety. I got a great deal on turkey gizzards so those go in along with brown rice and mixed vegetables. They love it. I do have kibble in between meals if they want it, as kind of a snack.
where do you get the gizzards? this is something ive never shopped for in my life.
So I have read that you should not mix kibble with real food because the ph to digest kibble and real food are different. So feed kibble separate from real food. I read that on dogs naturally blog if you would like to read for yourself
I bought the gizzards at a meat market but I’ve seen them in bigger grocery stores too. They are pretty cheap too. Highly recommend.
@@nataliewilliams2483 Good to know, thanks. I’m not mixing kibble with the real food, it’s just a snack in between feedings. Only if needed too, I leave a small amount out when I’m at work which they don’t usually eat but when I get home they will snack on it. That way they are still getting some nutrients and the benefits of eating hard kibble for teeth.
@@nataliewilliams2483 not true....there's tons of whole foods toppers out there, that are meant to be put over kibble to increase the nutritional value.
WoW, your homemade dog food looks better than what I eat as a human!.
I had Four Labrador Retrievers, two passed away within one year and one has been very sick, go to find out that the brand food that I was giving all my dogs, thinking it was one of the best food because it was recommended to me by the vet. Now , I’m making homemade dog food, I always alternate the protein, and weekly I give them beef liver, I cook it because it can have parasites. I don’t use corn and I use very little rice. There food needs to be 85%/90% meat 10%/15% carbs
If you only knew why vets recommend that food. I got that list too, and when I saw Purina at the top I tossed it in the trash. Sorry to hear about your doggos. I am not using this recipe any longer.
I make my dog food. The ratio should be mostly meat with some organ meats ideally. I use either peas & carrots or spinach or collards. I also add eggs and have replaced rice with Dr. Marty's freeze dried food, as a mix in. I do not recommend ever giving corn. I also use Veterinary Secrets supplement.
Thank you for that. Read any other comment on corn and the description of the video. Corn and other ingredients were removed long ago.
Are you feeding probiotics and a little organ meats or giving supplements separately, and are you varying the meat protein as chicken is high in omega 6 and one of the lower protein meats? Also I was under the understanding, that corn is very hard for dogs to digest.
I removed the corn since this vid. Thanks for the suggestions.
How many cups and how many x’s a day do you give each dog. ? Have you any more recipes? Came across your video. Going to do this. Thanks
My big dogs get 2 cups 2 time a day. My smaller dog gets 1.75 cups 2x a day. Take out the corn. I’m leaning about the BARF diet. Look it up.
I just made my dog food today for the month it cost 48$ My kibble was 70 a bag and my golden was eating bag and a half. so around 100 a month to feed him and this is the recipe 22 chicken legs got for $7 2 pounds of ground turkey 8$ 1 almost 2 pounds of salmon 10$ 24 eggs 3$ 2 pounds of livers 4$ fresh spinach 1$ fresh parsley 1$ butternut squash 1.50$ turmeric 1.50$ 5 pounds of carrots 4$ 7 pound sweet potatoes 4$ brown rice 3$ and i used about a pound of green beens i had .so we will see how it go's and for the prep it was about 2 hrs of cooking n pealing n cutting ect wow I have to bag all of it now since it cooled witch took almost 4 hrs but we we will see how it go's 😊
We do a raw/semi cooked chicken and beef diet for the dog. Veggie mix. ixnay on the rice and corn. Peas, sweet potato, spinach and egg shell ground fine, mixed with poached egg and tumeric. Salmon once or twice a month. Home made jerky and peanut butter for treats two/three times a week. The cats get strictly pieces of meat w/vitamin e and taurine. Egg and salmon/fish once/twice a month. Vet visits twice a year. No health problems, no dental problems, no allergy problems.
what kind of dog is the brindle that is in the background. I have a rescue that looks identical to him but I don't know what kind of he his or what kind of bloodline he may have.
This is Shadow. He had a Plott Hound Lab mom and a Pyrenees Border Collie dad. He is very Pyrenees/Plott in his expression and personality. We call them mountain mutts. Buddy is his nephew, with the same breed mix, but he is very much border collie. Look up Plott Hound, state dog of North Carolina. Fascinating bloodline.
I cook my 7 dogs, ground turkey, brown rice, veggies, sweet potatoes, turmeric. Very very bland but they love it. My 4.5 pound chihuahua no longer has seizures since I stopped giving them dry dog food.
Can l ask how much tumeric and do you cook it or use it raw?
And do you steam the veggies or raw?
I read so much it's doing my head in, lm so worried about getting it wrong and harming my dogs.
Additionally note, Pumpkin can assist via periodically with regular bowel movements perhaps a few times a week or bi weekly; just a teaspoon with meals.
If dogs can digest rice, can their wolf cousins do it too?
Great Job tough
I want to start feeding my new German shepherd some homemade meals, I feed her science diet kibble right now but my last dog got heart disease and I fed her taste of wild … ready to make some fresh meals for my new rescue ❤
Ruh row. Taste of the Wild is highly rate by many independent sources! That’s concerning. I am not using this recipe any longer. Now it’s a combo of T of Wild and as much raw meat, eggs, and some yogurt as I can give them. STILL Learning.
I make my dogs dog food been doing it for over 30 years, I’ve tried all different things and I basically go back to dogs are carnivores so I give my girl ground turkey chopped steak usually I chop up chuck steak it’s good for her to get the fat from that meat I steam it in a little bit of water and then I put the meat in a stainless steel bowl and then I steam string beans and grind them up and then mix it with the meat, then I let the meat gel up in the refrigerator overnight, she also gets a little bit of flaxseed oil in the mornings and I will give her an egg I prefer to give it to her sunny side up because she cannot digest scrambled or hard boiled eggs sunny side up seems to work the best, I also give her one sardine every day and that seems to be totally nutritional for her I will poach salmon or arctic char sometimes trout also mix that in with her food about once a week and of course high quality water and that’s her main diet and she’s doing fantastic
Thank you for that! That's wonderful to hear! I think dogs are omnivores, in that they're opportunistic scavengers. They will eat whatever they can get. In the wild, they can usually only eat animals or grass...or pooh.
great recipe! spinach may contain pesticides, fungicides, and chemical fertilizers which cause mineral deficiency. the corn is a waste, it cant be digested well. carrots have a high glycemic index for a dog so No. Keep in mind dogs are naturally carnivore, vegetables don't really have place in their daily diet . the rice (sometimes) is ok just add 1/3 more protein, beef hearts, liver and chicken and turkey gizzards
I'm new to making my dogs food at home. I ha e a Yorkie poo that's about 6 yrs old he is a rescue with a sensitive stomach. Can someone point me in the right direction to making healthy food for him? ❤
Constructive Criticism: Feed 75-80% animal based (includes meat, organs/innards) and the rest plant based consentrating on low glycemic options. Weigh all ingredients (no measuring) to ensure proper animal based to plant based amounts. Carrots are higher in sugar, so I'd choose butternut squash and/or canned pumpkin. Holistics I follow say NO to corn as well as rice. Rice can contain arsenic, inflammatory, not easily digested; if you must choose a filler organic oats, barley or quinoa (seed) are healthier options. Add leafy greens (these are close to 50% within the plant based for my homemade food). Add in organ meat at 5% of the batch for one particular organ and can add a different one at 5%. Heart is a muscle meat rich in Taurine and Coq10, so I add at 10%. Finely mince plant based because dogs digestive systems do not process it as fast as animal based causing pieces to come out of the stool, therefore not utilizing nutrients. I feed a small breed and her diet of 6 years is variety meats, organs, heart, sometimes gizzards, egg, fatty fish, leafy greens, sometimes fresh/dried herbs, low glycemic veggies, butternut squash or pumpkin, blueberries or fresh cranberries, calcium source. Egg added to breakfast every other day, salmon/sardine meal every 4 days, homemade bone broth every other day, a sprinkle of seed over a meal every other day, supplement every other day, omega 3 oil daily sauerkraut for probiotic twice weekly. I never feed grains, potatoes, pasta, lentils, legumes, carrots or peas. She also gets dehydrated one ingredient chews twice weekly.
I would watch a video about this content. Drop a long when you make one.
How much does this recipe make and how often are you making the dog food? I want to start doing this for my dog. Thank you
This fed my three dogs (60, 80 & 100 lbs) for two weeks giving them on average 3 cups a day (one gets less, the other gets more, based on size). I did this again today and left out the corn and added spinach. I made 19 days for $33. So I’d say you could feed an 80 lb dog like this for about $7 a week which is insane. Amazing. And I still have four chicken carcasses boiling to make more chicken broth. I also make a bone meal broth and cook basmati rice in it once the bones are soft enough to vitamix. Hope that helps!!
Im all for the idea of cooking for your dog. But, how do you keep their teeth in good shape? Brushing or raw bones? Im getting a new small breed pup down the road and plan on cooking the food when he's a bit older. There have been so many horror stories out there about kibble, you don't know what to choose.
I use synthetic (?) bones, doggy tooth brush and tooth paste, and general wiping and checking. My big dog gets really gross under his chin area after he eats. It took me forever to figure out where the brown smudges on everything were coming from. Keep examining their mouth and body.
Some concerns: no omegas--dogs need 3, 6 and 9, and there's not nearly enough in this diet, especially of the omega 3. And not enough protein for three large dogs. The cost will go up when you add the omegas, ditto the protein, but not nearly as high as the food budget for dried-up kibble was. Regardless, any dog on a home-cooked diet will do far better. Mine is a happy girl, almost 10 years old, but she plays and runs zoomies like she is a puppy, and has no joint aches or stiffness, jumps up to high surfaces and lives with a life-embracing joy.
I appreciate your critique, and would invite you to add specific fixes to your comment. Regarding Omegas, 3 and 6 make 9, so no need to add 9. Eggs have Omega 3 and 6. This diet is nearly ALL protein, with chicken, turkey, and eggs. How can it not be enough?
Have you ever watched Dr Judy Morgan? She said on one of her videos that there is no one way to feed your dog and also she has different books on dog health and recipes
It is better. You can mix it then freeze it in 1 or 2 day portions. I buy minced barf meat and now lightly cook it then mix. I have 3 dogs all senior from 5 to 20 kilos, so minced is best.
Thank you!!
Those blue eyes with that lil face❤❤❤❤. Did you get that recipe from somewhere?😊
Supposedly from Farmer’s Dog. Thank you. Buddy is very beautiful!!
I make my dog food and it is with chicken liver gizzards hearts beans peas and carrots Anne Rice
I started making my dog food and her breath smells much better ❤
So many positives. What are you using? I haven’t made this recipe in a while.
Are you feeding them a cup and a half twice a day or once a day?
No longer using this recipe. I was feeding 2 cups 2x daily for by big dog
I make my own cat food- have been doing thisfor years. People back then, told me i was crazy, but the cats like it and it is cheaper than the 75.00 bag
What does your recipe consist of?
@@ImaDoGToo I buy salmon that I steam I add rice , scrambled eggs and mixed veggies. I also give them the crust of toast for their teeth. My 14 year old was very sick a few years ago. We had to tube feed him. Since that time he refuses to eat cat food. He has been eating home made for 5 years . I supplement of vitamins. He is quite happy
I have a small puppy can you tell what's in it he won't eat kibble at all he was 8 weeks when i got him
Are you asking what's in this? chicken, turkey, eggs, rice, veggies. I have quit cooking the veggies and quit giving corn. I am not an expert, but I saw this as a replacement given directly from Farmer's Dog ( i think) to one of their customers to hold him over between deliveries due to a gap from delayed shipment.
This is not a suitable diet for a growing puppy! If you want a gently cooked diet go to a canine nutritionist or a holistic veterinarian . Puppies need more nutrients such as calcium than adult dogs. You can aslo go to companies like Raised Right pet foods that make puppy formulated gently cooked food as well as adult food. They use whole foods without added synthetic vitamins.
Instead of rice add cooked lentils, so much better than rice.😊
Thank you! will do!
I add calcium, flax and sunflower oil.
Sunflower is highly inflammatory.
These dog having better meal then us.
Sam's roasted chicken gave my dogs diarrhea, so I don't add it now that I am making their food. I use coconut oil and mix Jenny O turkey, 85-97 fat free ground beef, chicken gizzards and or liver, frozen peas, frozen green beans, frozen sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin puree, 4 eggs, grinded egg shells, a sprinkle of black pepper, and turmeric, quinoa, white or brown rice, blue berries, or other berries and slow cook for 6 hours. I add salmon oil when I plate their meal, plus I add one cosequin pill at breakfast. I also add a little Victor (no grain) kibble. My Pit Bull loves it. My Dachshund is picky so sometimes he eats it but gets bored and I boil chicken thighs with a bit of kibble. As a daily treat, I give them plain Greek yogurt.
thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I do not feed this any longer. Always looking.
Great start. You need to add organ meat like beef liver and omega 3 and 6 fish oil( after cooking) as well as seaweed kelp for trace minerals. Its not a balanced meal otherwise. Nice job. 0:31
The eggs have 3 and 6. I did take out the corn and replace it with fresh spinach.
Show me one dog or wolf or coyote in the wild or any other carnivore / predator that eats seaweed for trace minerals.
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I grind up all the veges so they don’t get pancreatitis…also no corn for my GSD..I also add chicken liver..gizzards..and hearts
I am not a Vet…I watch lectures of vets who recommend raw food diets. I make my own raw diet….basic guidelines are 70 % protein, 10% organic meat, 10% bone or eggshells, 10% veg / antioxidant rich fruit steamed broccoli stems , , wild blueberries ( frozen ) steamed carrots usually. I add some green lipped muscle powder of occasionally water packed sardines , I follow Dr Judy Morgan , and Rachel Fuscaro for raw food recipes and talks with vets who are holistic. Proteins should be switched up. And nothing is written in stone . I would only give rice if they have upset stomach and no corn. Look up the anatomy of a corn kernel..only a teeny little middle part is protein and can be absorbed. If you gave each pup a pinch of broccoli sprouts, and 5 wild blueberries they would get lots of good antioxidants .
I just read your update. That’s great! Your dogs are gorgeous and will be better off with human grade food. Congratulations on making their food.
Hi guys i just got a 5 weeks old caucasian puppy she was orphaned and so i got her from a friend.. Just wanted to ask if i can substitute kibble for this?
What is a Caucasian puppy? 5 weeks old it should still be with mom. Puppies should stay with mom until about 10 weeks, minimum. I would do some research into how to feed such a young puppy. This is what I feed my adult dogs. That said, street dogs in Costa Rica eat whatever they can and survive. So, although some people will tell you to seek the advice of very expensive specialists, I am of the mindset that if you’re doing it better that they would have in nature, it will be okay. I’m sure I will get a lot of hateful comments for this, but just look at the reality of orphaned dogs on the street. They manage. Research it online and do your best. Adjust as necessary. There is an entire industry that thrives from us believing our dogs need a scientific formula and a lifetime of store bought food. I think that is nonsense and we must use our image wisdom. We know how to keep human babies alive, and I’m sure we can figure out how to naturally keep doggos alive and happy. Good luck! Keep me updated!! What did you name your Caucasian puppy? 😄 I could make a few funny guesses, but I don’t think most people would think they were funny! 💕💕💕
@@ImaDoGToo I’m just stressed cos she’s refused to eat puppy dry food and she’s only accepting milk formula but i got some other puppy foods and she just wouldn’t take it😩 I don’t like her being starved plus yeah I wouldn’t just take her away from her mom if her mom was still alive, she was orphaned with a brother so i decided to keep just her
@@ImaDoGToo Her name’s Kali 🥰 she looks alright but it’s just the fact that she’s not eating that’s bugging me
Ooohhh no!!! Give her what she will take. IF it's formula, give her formula. IF you can, see a vet. If not, do whatever you can to bridge the gap until she's ready to eat solid food. Maybe another viewer will have some good advice for you? good luck, sweet lady. Keep us updated. @@dikachisusan471
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I have cooked for my dogs, 7y/o and 5 y/o. You shouldn't give dogs corn. Like humans, corn is hard to digest. It's just a waste because it will come out whole in their poop, unless you puree it. I saw that video that you are referring to with the man whose order was late from Farmer's Dog. The stuff that they put in dog food, no matter how much it costs, is just horrible for dogs. It's stuff that humans won't eat and that are just harmful for dogs. Homemade dog food just makes sense as it is healthier and you know exactly what your dog is getting. When dog food brands say "chicken, beef" are in their food, even if it's the first ingredient, I can guarantee you it's no more than an ounce of actual meat spread out over pounds and pounds of kibble or wet food. Good for you and your dogs for realizing the benefits of homemade dog food!
Allways home made 🤗🥗🥘
Even if you fed them just rice and broth, it’s way better than dry food. I’ve studied pet nutrition my whole life. Your dogs look like they are thriving, so keep it up. Add in some raw or dehydrated organ meats if you can. I too, jumped off the fast food pet food band wagon. Always remember, when it comes to big corp, it’s all about the money, not our pets health.
Thank you! This is how i feel as well. I do go back and forth between different forms of food for my dogs.
@@ImaDoGToo years ago when I got into the natural pet treat business, I was shown how to make dog food out of old work boots. No lie! All you had to do was throw the recommended vitamins and a chunk of meat in it, to say “with beef”, or whatever you were using. I thought, man, our pets need help. That’s why I got into the business years ago. Although pet food has come a long way from my early days, money still overrides morality.
never seen meal prep for dogs
Thought corn is not good for dogs :? I made chicken, rice and veggies for dogs but never used corn
I was following what i think is hte farmer's dog recipe, maybe not. But if youread the description of the video or any of the other comments about corn, you will find i've long since removed it, and all grains and veggies. Instead, i use cooked and raw meats, eggs and yogurt, staggered with kibble.
what type of dog is buddy?
looks like my dog but with short hair
He's Pyrenees/Border Collie/Plott Hound/Lab. Very much a border collie personality.
Good job ! if you don't already have a Instant Pot to do most of the work for you ( in short order ) they are the very best investment , make sure it's the instant pot brand , well made and long lasting ! I cook for 2 big dogs and have a 6 quart pot right at 3 times a week, with your 3 big dogs you might look into an 8 quart. P.S. The Vet recently told me to continue on with at least 1 cup of kibble per day mixed in to cover their need for " Taurine ". Yea your right about deleting the corn because they, like us do not digest it and be careful with the amount of spinach because of the high amount oxalates can cause kidney problems. Also good to add in some chicken organs such as livers, gizzards and hearts they too are very inexpensive and good for the dogs .
Thank you! where do you get your organ meat? Yes i need another Instapot. thanks for the reminder. I do continue a little kibble. It's been a challenge the past couple weeks to get their dog food made. These guys are service animals. I wish they could go shopping without me. That would be the most valuable service!!
I get my Organ meat from the piggly wiggly. Not sure if you have one in your area or you can ask your local butcher
@@ImaDoGToo I get mine at either winn-dixie or walmart right in the meat dept. and have started buying the beef liver from the frozen section since it is supposed to be an excellent addition to their diet.
Just an FYI Homemade chicken broth with out onions and garlic . Regular Chicken broth is bad for your dogs ! Corn is Bad too
The Costco rotisserie chicken is injected with a flavoring solution and the skin has seasonings, so it's not good for your dog. I suggest you buy raw chicken and cook it.
Thank you! I have been.
This is pretty good except for the corn. Dogs don’t digest corn and most of it is GMO. Stay away from corn. Add raw eggs. So much protein and good nutrition in them.
yes, thank you! I took out corn after it occurred to me, seeing it whole in the pooh. I added spinach and am looking into a raw carnivore diet, instead of so much rice and veggies. thank you for dropping by! I will post another video when i get the raw ingredients to prep.
Looks just like the food I cook for my dogs too, do look like human fried rice, don’t they 😊🫶🏻🙏🏻👍🏻
Yes it seems fine, although i have changed what i feed them quite a few times to find what works for us. We now randomly cycle through higher end kibble, raw and cooked meats, eggs, yogurt, broth and bone meal stew.
Not judging you, i thought corns was a no no for Dogs. I too made fresh dog food also.
In the description and many comments, i mention i have since removed the corn. I was following the Farmer's Dog recipe, or so i thought. I now have removed 99% of the rice, all of the corn and veggies, and give them meat, bone meal and broth and eggs, with a tiny bit of kibble. I'm working on sourcing organ meats, if you have any insight.
@@ImaDoGToo I add organ meat , ground turkey, ground beef, carrots and peas spinach some time sweet potatoes or quinoa . I add all the ingredients in my instant pot. At the End I mix in a raw egg and salmon oil . My vet approve this recipe. Don’t forget to add calcium to the food . Stir with lots of love.
Where do you buy organ meat? @@barbaradwyer2106
Cut the rice down, quinoa, chia seed and ground flaxseed, some oats. With the rice, brown/wild over white rice. Corn, no real nutritional value for dogs. Some dogs have problems with it. Peas and legumesin general should be limited. Muscle meat, 70%+, organ meat 20%+ vegetables, fruits, the rest. Don't forget calcium, that should be 4 to 6%. But in all it's not terrible, and probably better than most kibble.
Thanks. If you read the description or any comment, you’ll discover I’ve changed it since this video. But the dogs did quite well on it.
All that rice is like the same carbs as purchased dog food.
okay.
The rice gives some fiber which helps my dog with elimination. If I remove the rice then his Pooh is softer and a little slimy, not the best result.
Good job! You are heading in the right direction. 50lb dog should have about a lb of meat a day. Organ meat like beef or chicken gizzards are good. I will do about half of lb with my other animal protein. Ditch the corn and too much rice. A dogs diet should be about 70 percent meat. Great idea about the bone meal. I never thought of that.
Thanks for the insight! I have taken out the corn, and am getting rid of the rice. I blend the soft bones and the bone broth and simmer it to a thick paste and add it to their food. I've been doing chicken, turkey, eggs, and bone broth, plus a little kibble. I need to find organ meats.
I have recently heard about copper build up please do your own research on this. Supposedly it is from to much liver organ meat given to often but idk as I am still doing my research
@@nataliewilliams2483 I researched this about a year ago. One ounce a day for my 55 lb dog is good for the immune system. You have to be careful because you can feed too much liver. I add one pound for a week of food for three dogs. So far all is good. 😁
Where's the organ meat? Where's the meaty bones? Calcium, Iodine, Zinc, manganese, vitamin e?
Ask farmers dog
@@ImaDoGToo People like you shouldn't be allowed to own pets. Your dogs are seriously lacking many essential vitamins and minerals and that's your response. They'd be better off eating kibble, at least it's balanced!
Good video. I would suggest not to feed 🌽 to dogs.
We don’t any longer.
Meat 80% 10% veg/fruit 10 organ meat
No corn please, might be a lil good on carbohydrates but i wouldn’t use corn, soy or wheat, veterinarians and nutritionists won’t recommend that, use carrots, green beans, broccoli, baby spinach,cauliflower,squash, organic pumpkin, brown rice, flax seed, sunflower oil, virgen unrefined coconut oil, salmon oil, organic turmeric, green apples, pears, poach eggs (easy to digest) blend shell eggs for calcium,sweet potatoes, bee pollen, spirulina powder, ground turkey, deboned chicken, deboned pork, ground beef lean, salmon, beef liver, chicken liver, chicken gizzards,chicken hearts, duck, grains etc. best of wishes
Read the description. Thank you for commenting!!! Do you know about the BARF diet?
@@ImaDoGToo Biologically Appropriate Raw Food, yes depends on the case of the dog i have 4 and 1 one them is extremely allergic to poultry to the point of non stopping scratching and bleeding, but back to barf i choose not to cause all the bacteria’s
where do you source your ingredients? @@fernboy3
@@ImaDoGToo veterinary school and i read books and videos i’m actually on my first year .
@@ImaDoGToo ingredients are very important but guaranteed analysis are most
I would never feed a dog corn. First, many dogs are allergic to corn. Secondly, virtually all corn is genetically modified. I'm also disappointed that she is using white rice. Unless your dog has digestive trouble and can't handle whole grains, there is absolutely no acceptable excuse for using white rice when brown rice is nutritionally so superior. I think I'll rely on recipes that come from vets and animal nutritionists. Anyone can make dog food, but not all homemade foods are equally healthy and this recipe is lacking.
It’s basmati. And if you read the updates or pretty much any comment, you’ll see we don’t use this recipe any longer. I was following something I saw online. Thanks for stopping by.
Corn is not good for dogs and the Sam's club chicken is loaded with sodium. You definitly use whole chicken pieces instead.
In the updated description and many of the comments, i mention i removed corn after this vid. Looking into the BARF diet now.
Corn is 90 percent GMO and no food for dogs
No do not add more that is enough rice no more 🙏😭🤦♂️😂😂
we dont even use this recipe any longer. But I think if you realy look at it, MOST of it is animal protein.
Great recipe and I'm sure the dogs were crazy about it!.....Did you know that plastic dishes can give off these things called phthalates which can mess up humans and dogs hormones, reproduction system, and endocrine system.....SOOOO, not a great choice to put this beautiful dog food into plastic. Stainless steel is much better! Looking forward to trying the dog food.....Thank you 😊
I do not heat the plastic, but i will invest in stainless when i can. Thanks for the tip.
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Plastic does not need to be heated to give off these chemicals.....@@ImaDoGToo
You could do a good raw or even cooked diet just as easily. This has a lot of worthless and damaging carbs in it. Rice is inflammatory and nothing but a filler. A little bit of carrots are OK but she didn't want a lot of them. Corn is again nothing but a filler. Eggs are great. Egg shells are great. Meat is great. Please do some research into a raw diet. With three large dogs, you could make it affordable by using chicken leg quarters as your base, add liver and kidney, some ground meat, some sardines, and some eggs now and then. If you want to do veggies purée, some Broccoli, spinach, green beans, etc. A lot less work. Less money. And 10 times the nutritional value of this.
Read the video description for updates. I have gone raw and will make another video soon. This was following the Farmer’s Dog recipe.
@@ImaDoGToo I am glad to hear that. Because, quite frankly, this recipe is pure crap. I don't mean that against you, but it is bad. The farmers dog is making a mint, and they are still selling crap food.
WAY TOO MUCH RICE ( CARBS) FOR DOGS..AND THE CORN IS JUNK TO A DOG...
Yep I have since removed all but meat, eggs bone meal/bone broth.
Small amounts of rice is safe but too much rice inflames the pancreas and can lead to or aggravate pancreatitis
Took the rice and corn out.
Do not give your dogs chicken bones. They will splinter and get stuck in there throat or intestines.
Raw bones are fine. Cooked bones are dangerous.
Sorry but raw bones are worse.
not according to my research. But i appreciate your passion @@kesh4442
TRUTH BE TOLD: No dog food made by man is good for dogs. The same applies to cats. Those new foods like "Farmers Dog" are all made to appeal to humans. Dogs have no real need for fruits or vegetables in their diet. It's really all about marketing to humans to make more money, not necessarily about the nutrition and the well-being of your pet dog or cat. REALITY: The perfect food for your dog, or cat does not appeal to the average person. WHY? It's too expensive to maintain on a regular basis for a dog or cat. THE PERFECT FOOD FOR YOUR DOG OR CAT is actually the exact same foods you would feed to a pet boa constrictor; Feeder Rats, Feeder Mice, Feeder Guinea Pig and Feeder Rabbits. These animals contain all the perfect nutrition and vitamins (organs, brain, bone, and blood) your dog and cat need to be as healthy as they can be. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, ASK YOUR LOCAL VETERANARIAN.
Add more meat it’s not enough
Oh wait i didint notice th3 ground turkey,
Too much work!
I agree. I dont do this anymore.
I've been collecting recipes lately for dog treats ! lots on YT that seem totally healthy.
Have you tried chicken paws. My dogs love them and they are good for their joints
Why would anyone put corn in dogfood
GOOD QUESTION. I was following a recipe supposedly from Farmer's Dog. In the comments I have mentioned many times that I have since removed corn and added spinach. I am researching how to make the BARF diet, which is Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods for adult dogs.