[nagdu] Home Made Dog Food
Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com
Fri Sep 24 18:07:25 UTC 2010
It also means you retain water so you drink less.
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it is fattening I guess, I am sure there are reasons
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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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>
>
> 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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