In this article, I’ll share with you my preferred homemade and natural raw dog food recipes. You’ll find 4 different raw dog food recipes that are tailored to specific dog conditions.
In short, I’ll share:
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A life spent eating dry dog food is no life at all. If anyone is under any illusion that dry food is anything but money making junk food then you need to sit back and have a think and possibly look at the ingredients. Dogs absolutely need fresh species appropriate food, the same way we do and every other animal on the planet, and in your dog’s case, this means lots of fresh meat.
Note 1: If you’re new to the whole raw dog food idea, please check out our extensive article Everything About Raw Dog Food in 10 mins. Once you understand the basics and you’ve picked a suitable recipe to start your dog off on below, take yourself over to our article on how to make your own raw dog food for the actual process of mixing, storing, introducing etc.
Note 2: As per the articles above, we formulate raw dog food recipes to the very rough 7:1:1:1 ratio. Tweak where you like, there are many opinions, some use a bit of veg and fruit, some don’t (here’s why we do) but everyone is agreed on the “lots of meat, not too much excreting organ or bone”.
Note 3: Make sure the bone content is not too high (you’ll know as the stools will go from brown to white, they might straining and become constipated). We recommend around 10-15% but every dog is different and our dog menu ideas can be tweaked to suit your pup.
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You can find raw dog food minces etc a bit cheaper than this but I urge you to go as ethical and organic as possible.
Mix all ingredients together, stirring until all are blended well. Portion into 500 grams or kilos to suit your needs. Ideally tupperware boxes are the most convenient way to store this food. Freeze and remove from the freezer approximately 5-6 hours before needed. This food will stay fresh for approx 3-4 days when defrosted and kept in the fridge.
Mix all ingredients together, stirring until all are blended well. Portion into 500 grams or kilos to suit your needs. Ideally tupperware boxes are the most convenient way to store this food. Freeze and remove from the freezer approximately 5-6 hours before needed. This food will stay fresh for approx 3-4 days when defrosted and kept in the fridge.
Reduce the chicken out of the above “Active Recipe” and use a bit more duck mince (fatty) and increase the beef/pork/lamb option, increasing the calorie content of the meal further.
If you have multiple dogs and need to send a few pennies, another option is to add in a kilo of cooked organic porridge.
I’m not an advocate for feeding overweight dogs less food per se. I prefer to give them the same size meal but lower in calories. More on fat dogs here.
First, check our dog food calculator and make sure you’re not over-feeding him. Next, use the “Standard Mix” but remove the red meat. Only use white meats such as chicken, turkey or fish mince in the mix as they’re much lower in calories.
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Also, watch the treats for at least a month (make your own based on lean meats such as chicken/ turkey breast). Also consider buying a dehydrator and dehydrate lung which is low in fat but still healthy.
These foods are completely inappropriate and most are poisonous for your pup, so please always avoid folks. Always worth having a list made that can be stuck on your fridge for all to see.
We’ve described the topic in detail in What Not to Feed Dogs. Here’s a quick summary:
As mentioned earlier, every dog is different and has individual requirements. So these dog menu ideas can get you started and you can change and tweak where necessary.
We believe in balancing over time rather than worrying about the nutritional value in each and every food.
There is no such thing as ‘complete’ food and studies show that dry/processed food companies miserably fail to attain this anyway. We guess that you don’t know exactly what goes into your own diet every day in terms of the exact vitamins, minerals, zinc, magnesium but that most people have a balanced diet and the same goes for our dogs.
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This post was last modified on 18/10/2023 13:11
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