Tonight's theme: Simplicity.Boneless chicken breast (BOGO!), boil in pot. Remove meat and chunk. Boil green beans in same pot using same water. Remove to cool. Boil potatoes in same chicken-y, green bean-y water. Remove to cool. Combine, add calcium and oil, serve. Try to get Billy to wash pot.
Category: home prepared pet diets
Dinner at Chez Dog
I've got lots of extra potatoes (on sale, didn't get around to eating) so tonight boiled up some reds and some russets for the dogs. I carved out the sprouted "legs" - which is what I always called them as a kid, they terrified me - but left the skins on. After they cooled, I … Continue reading Dinner at Chez Dog
Faux Outrage du Jour: Rachael Ray
If you've blogsurfed recently, you may have run across folks getting their undies all bunched up over a "deadly dog food recipe" which appears on Rachael Ray's website and in Modern Dog magazine. The recipe, which looks to make a few pounds of food, includes 1/2 of a medium onion, cooked. Onions are on the … Continue reading Faux Outrage du Jour: Rachael Ray
Dinner at Chez Dog Tonight
I snagged a package of about-to-go-off-so-on-markdown chicken thighs at the grocery store yesterday and this afternoon cooked them up. After the chicken got cooking, I tossed in some other foods I had on hand - carrots, sweet potatoes, new potatoes and spinach. Remove chicken bones post cooking, toss meat back in pot, let cool and … Continue reading Dinner at Chez Dog Tonight
Recipe: Spinach and Cheese Biscuits
I've been trying different recipes to make green and red dough for dog biscuits. My raspberry biscuits did not turn out red at all but these spinach and cheese biscuits had a bright green dough which was very fun to work with. The final product was not nearly as green as the uncooked dough (the … Continue reading Recipe: Spinach and Cheese Biscuits
Kibbles n’ Kitties
Dr. Elizabeth Hodgkins reminds us of what types of foods cats should and should not be fed:Diabetes in the cat is a man-made disease, which is completely preventable by avoiding the "kitty junk-food" that is dry kibbled cat food. Without question, it is the continuous, day-in, day-out consumption of this poor-quality, highly processed, carbohydrate rich … Continue reading Kibbles n’ Kitties
This is That Time of the Year
"The Holidays" are an annual excuse for all sorts of pet advice in the media. There are common sense suggestions, such as being watchful that pets don't slip out the front door amidst all the comings and goings of holiday guests, as well as good advice on preventing dogs from eating anything toxic, such as … Continue reading This is That Time of the Year
Don’t Forget the Calcium, Mom
For a healthy adult dog being fed a home prepared cooked diet, it is important to understand the ratio of Calcium to Phosphorus and to create a proper balance. Opinions vary on what the ideal ratio of Calcium to Phosphorus should be in the canine diet. This veterinary article recommends a Calcium:Phosphorus of 1.2:1 while … Continue reading Don’t Forget the Calcium, Mom
Juliette de Bairacli Levy’s Natural Rearing Diet for Dogs
I have for several years now bemoaned my inability to find a summary of Juliette de Bairacli Levy's Natural Rearing diet for dogs on the web. Born in 1912, Juliette is an herbalist and breeder of Afghan hounds. Her wonderful book, The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat (originally published in 1955), does … Continue reading Juliette de Bairacli Levy’s Natural Rearing Diet for Dogs
AAFCO – The Pet Food Industry Fails to Regulate Itself
The National Research Council (NRC) has traditionally set the standard for nutrient requirements for dogs and cats with their publications. The NRC recommends feeding trials in order to determine if a food is truly "complete and balanced". I don't have a degree in animal nutrition but that makes sense to me. How else can it … Continue reading AAFCO – The Pet Food Industry Fails to Regulate Itself
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