| If you feed your dogs manufactured dog food do you | | | | and helps to bind the food together. |
| really know what you are feeding them? I recently | | | | Now that I have assembled all the ingredients it's time |
| came across a class action lawsuit that been filed | | | | to prepare the food. A really quick and simple recipe is |
| against various pet food manufacturers, having read | | | | to take 2 cups of cooked rice, 1 cup of meat which |
| the details and done further research I decided that I | | | | can be raw or cooked and a cup of grated |
| couldn't safely feed my dogs any manufactured food | | | | vegetables, carrots and cabbage are good but try to |
| so I needed to research some healthy homemade dog | | | | avoid onions. Mix all these together with a small bit of |
| food recipes. The priorities when looking for good | | | | lard or vegetable oil and feed to your dogs. I can |
| recipes was to ensure that the food would be healthy, | | | | guarantee that after only a few weeks on a menu like |
| it would be quick to prepare and it would be cheap. | | | | this your dogs will be fitter and healthier than before. |
| My first stop was my local butcher who I use every | | | | There are a few things you need to be aware of |
| week. I explained to him that I was going to make my | | | | before you start to change your dog's diet. Firstly their |
| own dog food and asked him what he could supply | | | | digestive systems aren't as advanced as human ones |
| that was cheap. He now happily provides me with a | | | | so you'll need to change their food gradually over a |
| large bag of off cuts and meat that would soon be | | | | few days. Start by adding a small amount of your |
| out of date every Saturday evening. I you don't have a | | | | homemade dog food to your dog's meal mixing it with |
| local butcher speak to the local supermarket and see | | | | the normal food. Over a period of three to four days |
| what they can provide you with. You'll often find that | | | | gradually increase the amount of homemade food and |
| they drastically reduce prices on meat that will soon go | | | | reduce the manufactured food. Always ensure that |
| out of date. | | | | you keep plenty of fresh water available for your dog |
| After sourcing the meat I then managed to source a | | | | to drink with his meals. Small dogs need only to be fed |
| supple of cheap vegetables from the local farmers | | | | once a day while larger dogs should be fed twice. |
| market. Many farmers use to throw away misshaped | | | | By choosing simple homemade dog food recipes it is |
| or bruised vegetables at the end of the market, not | | | | possible to extend your dog's life span significantly and |
| anymore! The final ingredient I sourced was large | | | | to save money. Why not try it for a month and see |
| catering packs of brown rice. The rice is very nutritious | | | | the improvement in your best friend. |