All you dog owners!!

you can go to a web site called dogfoodanalysis.com they review and rate dog food from
one to six star . but its not the end all be all for dog food reviews. hope this helps.

also i know a guy and this is what he feeds his dogs
1 cup dry dog food
1 cup cooked white rice. (not brown or minute rice)
2 raw chicken quarters. ( chopped up bones and all dogs can digest them raw just not cooked)
2 tablespoons mustard greens ( trick to this is put the greens in the freezer over night in a freezer bag next day hand crush sounds odd i know but it works)
after a while you can leave out the dog food.
and if you want go to wally world and get a cheap multivitamin and put it in the mix
be sure to break it in half if its large.

again this is one of many recipes
i also got a recipe for satin balls that i have personaly fed my dogs and they work to supplement dry dog food or to put weigt on your dogs
if any one is interested i can post it :) just let me know

hope this helps

frank
 
What kind of snacks do you guys give your dogs?
I cannot find anything that is made in the U.S.A. anymore.
 
L6steel said:
What kind of snacks do you guys give your dogs?
I cannot find anything that is made in the U.S.A. anymore.
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I find a variety of "Made in the USA" treats at Big Lots. You could also try Trader Joe's, Dollar Stores, etc. A lot of these places have dog treats that never quite caught on at the larger stores, but are made in the USA.

Here are some links that have info about dog treats made in the USA:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/593555/made_in_the_usa_for_dogs_chews_treats.html

https://www.to-shea.com/

http://www.pet-dog-cat-supply-store.com/shop/madeinusa.php?usacat=51

http://mojopet.com/shop/product_info.php/products_id/567?gclid=CKrlqcSQ3aMCFYyW7QodThjt9A

http://www.usbones.com/

http://www.backyardstyle.com/shop/usadogtreats.php?sort=pd

http://www.whitedogbone.com/madeinusa.html

http://www.jbpet.com/made-in-the-usa-treats.html
 
Keep in mind what your dog may be eating other than what you are feeding them. My little old terrior mix stays fat on what she hunts. We feed her Old Roy, wet & dry from Walmart, but she hunts & eats constinly when outdoors. I was watching her today, as I pointed her to go after after the neighbors Guinea fowl, (she cant see so well any more)
She stopped in mid-run to eat a grasshopper. This dog scavanges bugs, grubs, worms, moles, etc. I truly think that with out provided food that his dog might survive on its own. She roams wide and brings home all sorts of ravenged vegetables and bones.
 
My little terrier goes out and eats bugs and worms too. Has to roll on the worms first.
Shes got digging paws and I think she part chiawawau...I know I spelled that wrong.


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Here's my dog Lord Buckley.
He has skin allergies to quite a few things. Used to have to spend a couple hundred bucks a month on pills, shampoos etc - changing his diet really helped. We feed him on Orijen and now he hardly ever has problems and when he does it's got to do with other factors making him itch which will make him flare up. He did great on EVO too. Orijen is pretty fantastic though, can't recommend it enough.

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I wondered about putting him on a raw/home cooked diet for a while but I didn't know enough about it at the time so have suck with what I know for now. :)
 
bmilla35 said:
Hey guys...I have decided to make my own dog food because I am tired of the crap you can find at the grocery stores. The only problem is, I don't know how! I bought a chicken yesterday which i boiled in addition to some brown rice...but proportions and other foods I don't know anything about.

Sooooooo...what do you feed to your pet?

By the way, my pup turned 1 in May and is around 60 pounds
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I highly suggest you dont attempt this as you probally do not have the training necessary to make a well balanced diet for your animal. Just buy a good quality/brand food such as purina, science diet/hills, eukanuba, ect. You will find that you can end up feeding less which will end up costing your less of a high quality brand food which will provide all the nutrients your animal will need. Take it from a vet, if your really dont know what your doing, let the professionals do it for you. Bottom line is its cheaper, easier, and your animal will thank you for it if you get a high quality dog food.


P.S. A lot of those websites which may have receipies are lacking a lot of vital aminoacids and are not well balanced. The internet is good for a lot of things but not for things like this.
 
My dogs get Purina One and it's nearly a dollar a pound. They love it and thrive on it.
This big fella is 28" at the shoulder and has a super high prey drive. Yes, I have to keep him up when not hiking with him as he's extremely high-energy and would be gone.
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Mine do Eukanuba senior and occasional treats. Their favorite is chicken jerky strips. The black one had parvo at 8 weeks and lived on IV's and boiled chicken breasts at the beginning of his stay with me.

Here is a shot from today.

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Bastid said:
Mine do Eukanuba senior and occasional treats. Their favorite is chicken jerky strips. The black one had parvo at 8 weeks and lived on IV's and boiled chicken breasts at the beginning of his stay with me.
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Nice looking dogs, Gus. I'm glad the black one made it through parvo. So many don't.

Chicken jerky strips. :thumbup: The preferred treat of my munchkins.
 
navihawk said:
I'll try those. I'm not crazy about giving them rawhide.
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I get mine at Costco. 3 lbs for $14+. They are made in China. The company is local, and I have never had a problem with this particular product. I think it is Waggin Tail?

WalMart sells the same product, $9.99 for 20 oz.

I don't give rawhide chips, or the rawhide that is tied at the ends to look like a bone. My little munchkins can chew through that stuff in no time, and it gets so soft that they try to swallow it and almost choke.

The only rawhide I allow my munchkins to gnaw on are the rolled retriever sticks - about 9" long. It takes a week or two to get down to the last 3" and that is with several of them taking turns. When it gets that short, I pick it up and toss it out when they aren't looking. They are going to chew on something, and that seems to be the only thing that they don't chew through immediately. Plus, it gives their teeth and gums a good workout, with very little of it being swallowed individually on a given day. As long as I keep an eye on the length (as it shortens), I don't worry about them swallowing and choking on a big soft hunk of it.
 
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Thanks for all the help so far guys...greatly appreciated. I am seeing lots of awesome dogs! :D

It appears many of you decided to change dog foods due to allergies or sensitive stomachs, both of which my dog doesn't have. As stated before, one reason I wanted to make him his own food is so I can control what he eats. Like several of you have mentioned (and may I say, have little faith! lol), I may not be qualified to control what he eats. I think I know a fair amount about nutrition, having taken several courses of it and also being a biology major (side story: when I was a junior in high school and the guidance counselors pressured us into college they gave us a giant book containing thousands of different degrees. The one that standed out above all others was...animal nutrition! Unfortunately, only two schools in the entire U.S offered it, one being Cornell and the other some random school in Vermont or New Hampshire.) That being said, it isn't fair to my dog to put his health in my hands. I will definitely consult with his vet before putting him on a diet solely on food I prepare. Until then, I will mix the food I made with his dry food. Once the dry food I have now is up I will look into the better stuff.

For the record, the second reason I wanted to prepare his own food is he just doesn't eat the stuff we have now lol. When he does, he eats it right before he falls asleep
 
bmilla35 said:
Thanks for all the help so far guys...greatly appreciated. I am seeing lots of awesome dogs! :D

As stated before, one reason I wanted to make him his own food is so I can control what he eats. Like several of you have mentioned (and may I say, have little faith! lol), I may not be qualified to control what he eats. I think I know a fair amount about nutrition, having taken several courses of it and also being a biology major, <snip> ...That being said, it isn't fair to my dog to put his health in my hands. I will definitely consult with his vet before putting him on a diet solely on food I prepare. Until then, I will mix the food I made with his dry food. Once the dry food I have now is up I will look into the better stuff.

For the record, the second reason I wanted to prepare his own food is he just doesn't eat the stuff we have now lol. When he does, he eats it right before he falls asleep
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As was stated by one of our resident Vets, it is not easy to fully provide a dog's nutritional needs by preparing his food yourself. I understand your need to want to be in control of WHAT he eats. And you CAN control it, by choosing a quality dry food.

Even though you have taken a couple of nutrional courses in college, that doesn't qualify you as a canine nutritionist. Dudley will do very well if you provide the right food. I am glad that you are going to check with your Vet. Most Vets will recommend a quality dog food, in the proper amount, put down for about 15 minutes at meal time. If the dog doesn't eat, pick it up. Put it down at the next meal time. Of course, if the dog likes his dry food, it shouldn't take much to get him to chow down when his kibble is in his feed dish.

You didn't state what brand of food you are currently feeding Dudley the Studley. Maybe he doesn't want to eat it because it lacks what he needs and doesn't taste good. And as any knowledgeable dog guardian will say, "A healthy dog will never starve itself to death." Dudley is healthy, so he will eat what you provide.

You can control what Dudley eats - you provide his meals. That doesn't require that you prepare it. Just buy a quality dry food and you are controlling what he eats.

Keep us posted! Good luck.
 
Warning on the chicken jerky. It is like crack for dogs. Mine will protest loudly by 7 P.M. if they have not gotten at least a daily fix. Have not seem them get to the point of convulsions, but that may be because I know not to run out of them.
 
Wellness brand dog foods, available from PetCo (I think... I always get it mixed up with PetSmart, but one of them has the complete line) is good food. I know several veterinarians and several veterinary chiropractors who recommend it with 100% confidence. It seems really pricy compared to crappier food, but your dog will need less of it when you compare how much you need to feed him, so it's well worth it.
 
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