[nagdu] Home Made Dog Food

Fri Sep 24 18:23:42 UTC 2010

Salt is essentially bad for the heart. That is why we are encouraged not to use so much sodium.

On Sep 24, 2010, at 1:03 PM, cheryl echevarria wrote:

> it is fattening I guess, I am sure there are reasons
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>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Tracy Carcione<mailto:carcione at access.net> 
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>  Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 1:47 PM
>  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Home Made Dog Food
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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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>> Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>
>>  Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 1:15 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Home Made Dog Food
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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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