If you've got pit bulls, I'm sure your neighbors will do nicely.... ;-)
Ground beef sauteed in a pan.
Add garlic, diced onion, veggies [like carrots, peas, etc] and cooked rice [preferably brown rice].
At least if you make it yourself, you don’t have to worry that is was Made In China!
Don’t know about homemade dog food. Three rat/chi’s and one big yard mutt. The first three have been on Purina-now Red Flannel-since they were weaned-10,9, and 7. No problem with skin or coat/weight. Yard dog is @ a year old-beautiful.
There is something around here-the vets call it Carteret county crud. I have no idea what it is, but it causes severe itching and chewing. Often changing the dogfood to Purina helps, add some cod liver oil and vit e.
The dogs have a bad smell, like mange. Prednesone doesn’t help-benadryl will help with the itching but it won’t do anything about root cause. The dogs that get it seem to be the ones that spend a lot of time running ditches or in the water. I wonder if some of them are allergic to nutrias? I know nutrias can cause skin problems in humans-just a thought.
Doesn’t seem to be contagious, as I know people with multiple dogs. One out of five might have it. Changing the diet does something. Maybe something lacking in some of the dogfoods?
Basically, what I do is feed 2/3 ground meat to 1/3 fruits and vegetables. To make the vegetables more easily digested for our 12 1/2 year old, I steam some of the vegetables (broccoli for instance). The rest I just grind, mix, and freeze in ice cube trays.
Some of my favorite sites for raw or BARF feeding are
http://www.njboxers.com/faqs
http://www.diamondpaws.com/health/barfadult
There are also already prepared raw foods.
http://www.bravorawdiet.com/products.html
http://search.onlynaturalpet.com/search.aspx?searchterms=Raw-Food-Dogs
http://www.omaspride.com/index.htm
http://www.stevesrealfood.com/
These lists are by no means all that there are. Do a search for BARF feeding for canines.
Feeding Suggestions-Dry kibble
Dog Weight Puppy Adult Senior
3-10 lbs. 1/2 - 1cup 1/4 - 1/2cup 3/4 - 1 1/4 cups
10-20 lbs. 1 - 2 1/2cups 1/2 - 1 1/4 cups 1 1/4 - 2
20-50 lbs. 2 1/2 - 6 1/2c 1 1/4 - 3 1/4 c 2 - 3 1/4c
50-100 lbs.6 1/2 - 12 c 3 1/4 - 6 3 1/4 - 6c
We feed our Lab boneless skinless chicken breasts. I grill them outside once a week and store them in a plastic zipper bag. Cut them up into 1/2 inch chunks. We also feed her the thin sliced turkey breasts lunch meat.
I’d give you my first wife’s entire cook book but that would be inhumane for your dogs.
Sorry.
.....Thoughts on home-made dog food?......
Ive found the most difficult part is skinning the cat.
Willys back in town!