[nagdu] Home Made Dog Food

Fri Sep 24 17:47:30 UTC 2010

Milk?!  Echo is dairy-intolerant, but all my other dogs have loved a bit
of dairy.  Bit of cheese, a little milk, or, the best, a bit of ice cream!
When I was in school learning computer programming, many times I'd drag my
tired self home and me and my dog Nestor would share a little ice cream. 
It was the high point of our day. Never did us any harm, in moderation.
Tracy

> This is the list of items I was told by GDF.
>
> taboo is grapes, chocolate, caffeine, raisin, human vitamin supplements,
> milk and other dairy products accept for eggs, salt, stuff in taco
> seasoning even the mild ones are toxic with the salt and other ingredients
> in them, if you dog is okay that is great.
>
> Salt biggie no no.
>
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Tracy Carcione<mailto:carcione at access.net>
>   To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>   Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 1:15 PM
>   Subject: Re: [nagdu] Home Made Dog Food
>
>
>   I'd leave out all the seasonings, especially the salt.
>   I read somewhere that dogs can't eat members of the onion family, and
> that
>   includes garlic, but on the other hand I've seen dog treats featuring
>   garlic, so I'm confused on that one.
>
>   There are a number of books about homemade dogfood on Bookshare, and
> some
>   at NLS, which you seem to know about.
>
>   I tried feeding Echo a raw diet for a while, but she could not adapt to
>   it.  But I have friends who feed raw and have been very successful with
>   it.
>   I thought about the cooked dogfood alternatives, but the truth is that,
>   after a hard day's work, I can't always bring myself to cook for the
>   humans, and I sometimes wish we had a simple bowl of kibble for
> ourselves.
>   It could also be a bit of a hassle while travelling. (Although, in my
> wild
>   college days, I sometimes failed to pack extra dogfood and fed Glade a
>   plain hamburger, which she thought was EXCELLENT!)
>   Tracy
>
>   > Hi all,
>   >
>   > I sent the following message to the Blind Cooks list yesterday, but
>   > realize
>   > that maybe it was best sent to you fellow guide dog lovers.
>   >
>   > I'd love to hear about your experiences of cooking for your dogs.
>   >
>   > "Just thought I'd fess up to having made eight quarts of doggie stew
>   > yesterday.
>   >
>   > I'm running low on Canidae kibble, and can't afford the 40+ pound bag
> and
>   > the taxi fare to schlep anything heavier than 15lbs home until next
> week,
>   > so
>   > I'm experimenting with home cooking for Alvin.
>   >
>   > Like most guide dog owners, I've made my share of post-tummy-upset
> bland
>   > diet mix, combining white rice, cottage cheese, a little egg, and
> maybe
>   > some
>   > canned tomato.  But this is the first time I've cooked up a batch of
>   > vittles
>   > for a healthy dog.
>   >
>   > This is what I did, with food already in the house.
>   >
>   > I put a little olive oil in an eight-quart stock-pot, sprinkling it
> with
>   > seasoning salt and garlic powder. In this I browned about 4 1/2 pounds
> of
>   > lean ground beef and ground turkey, mixed.  Finding this too bland for
> my
>   > taste upon sampling, I added a packet of very mild taco seasoning.
> Then I
>   > added a standard can of diced tomatoes,a large package of sliced
> frozen
>   > carrots, and a smaller package of frozen, French-cut green beans.
> Using
>   > the
>   > tomato can, I added four cans of water and two cans of thoroughly
> rinsed
>   > white rice.  Stirring, I brought all of this to a boil, covered it,
> then
>   > let
>   > it simmer on very low heat for about 20 minutes.  Then I went to taste
>   > some,
>   > figuring that if Alvin had to eat it, I'd better like it too.
>   >
>   > When I turned off the heat and lifted the lid, I found all the water
>   > absorbed, and all the ingredients incorporated.  Nothing was stuck to
> the
>   > pot.  My kitchen had a nice aroma throughout.  The finished product
> was
>   > more
>   > bland than I'd want human food to be, and a little more starchy than
> I'd
>   > hoped, owing to the white rice, but not at all unpleasant.  If I do
> this
>   > again, I'll use brown rice and vary my veggies.  Because it's not
> soupy, I
>   > plan to pack this mixture into serving-size food storage bags and
> stack
>   > them
>   > in the fridge and freezer.
>   >
>   > Alvin and I went to a concert last night, following an afternoon of
> work
>   > downtown, so I brought kibble along for dinner and didn't serve my
>   > creation
>   > until breakfast this morning.  Stews
>   > are best served the second day, anyway, aren't they?
>   >
>   > Alvin seemed to think so.  Heated just a little to take off the
>   > refrigerator's chill and sprinkled with a quarter-cup of Canidae
> kibble
>   > for
>   > crunch, I set Alvin's morning ration before him and got rave reviews.
> A's
>   > tail wagged merrily as he ate, and he licked up every last trace
> before
>   > surrendering his bowl to be washed and filled with water for a
> refreshing
>   > drink.
>   >
>   > It's great to be appreciated!
>   >
>   > My inspiration for this effort came from the Three Dog Bakery cookbook
> and
>   > from The Good Food Cookbook for Dogs.
>   >
>   > Do any of you cook for your canines?"
>   >
>   > Elizabeth
>   >
>   >
>   >
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