Feeding Your Dog Homemade Dogfood to Ensure a Long, Healthy Life

The two main reasons for my foray into making dogfood myself are right below with their favorite person. That and a friend losing a precious pet to poisoned petfood. A lot of pets, unfortunately lost their lives before a huge petfood recall in 2007. The deaths were due to a chemical melamine which was traced to wheat gluten used in the petfood and bought from a company in China. My friend's dog died in a great deal of pain from loss of kidney function. I just could not imagine that happening to my two rescues, Summer and Autumn.

In fact, I had started feeding my dogs my own food because they were in pretty bad shape when I first got them.

Brief overview, Summer, the beige Chihuahua, is from a puppy mill and had been badly mistreated, caged and pregnant most of her life until shipped off to a kill shelter. Autumn, my little Brindle, was on her own without food or water for quite a while because her owner became ill and couldn't care of herself, let alone my Autumn.

To get them on their feet as soon as possible I started feeding them pureed chicken braised in broth and mixed with pureed vegetables. Didn't have a clue what I was doing but it worked. Then I started buying them 'the good stuff', the pet store brands. However, their coats, eyes, energy just weren't the same.

So I started doing research and came up with tons of information as to what is good and almost more importantly, what is NOT good for them. Then I started gathering recipes, both for meals and for treats. Now, at the ripe old age of 15 each, they are healthy, active and the best natured animals you would ever want in your home.

A bonus about making your own dogfood is the lack of additives. And variety. My two get bored with the same thing day in and day out.

Summer's favorite is stew. I brown 1 lb hamburger meat (or ground turkey or chicken) and add about a 1/2 tsp. bone meal, some chopped cooked potatoes (not much) and a handful of steamed veggies (baby carrots, broccoli, string beans, cut small or peas, 3 kinds usually ). They love it. They're coats are glossy, eyes are bright and just full of energy. People often stop to pet them and coo over them which they love. The people we run into are usually shocked at their ages. Pretty good for two old girls. Cheee, maybe I should be eating their diet, they do look good.

Aside from food, I just want to vent a little about having pets. They need human relationship. What they don't need it to be put in a cage (sometimes called a crate, but it's a cage) or left in a yard around the clock. If a person can't spend time with them, don't get a pet. But I hope people will share their home with a dog or a cat from a shelter. They will benefit so much and as will the animals. Actually, if you're reading this, this paragraph will probably not pertain to you. But if you agree, or even if you don't agree, let me know.

I'm attaching a link for the best book on homemade dogfood written. It's the one that got me started so if you're interested, take a look.

All questions and comments welcome.

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