Did you know that not being aware of what goes into your dog’s food could make him sick and even reduce your dog’s life?
In recent years, there has been a huge increase in healthy dog food and dog owners are even making their own homemade dog food, as more people learn about what the food they buy for their dogs actually includes. With more diseases now showing up in our dogs, we have to see what we can do to keep them healthy.
Since dog food labeling laws and regulations are less stringent than we are, it can be difficult to figure out what actually goes into your food. If a particular ingredient is not listed on the ingredient list, unfortunately that does not mean it is not there. There have even been reports of pets being recycled back into commercial dog food after being euthanized, with the lethal drugs still in their system. Basically anything that cannot be offered as human grade food seems to find its way into commercially manufactured canine food products and then be promoted as healthy. It’s no wonder that allergies, kidney failure, and other diseases are killing more dogs than ever. Therefore, it is not surprising that the incidence of serious food allergies is increasing.
These allergies can lead to poor coat, puffiness and wind, low energy, and organ damage. Although the effects are often minor initially, they can develop into more serious health problems.
The best options for your dog’s health are healthy dog food or making your own, which is easy and rewarding to make, to promote the health of your best friend.
This is just one example of how easy it is to make your own dog food. Try this recipe to get started.
Plate of chicken, rice and vegetables
A healthy dinner that happens to be my dog’s favorite dish!
1 kg / 2 pounds chicken (thighs / thighs)
1 cup of rice
1 chicken bouillon cube (bouillon)
1/2 kg / 1 pound frozen vegetables (usually consists of peas, carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli stalks)
Enough water to cover.
Place all of the above ingredients in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and simmer for half an hour or until chicken is cooked through. Let cool. Remove the chicken from the bone (never feed your dog cooked bones). If there’s too much water in the mix at the end I usually scoop it out with a ladle and let them drink the leftover liquid once cooled which they love. Then mix everything together and divide the contents of the saucepan into small containers and freeze. Scoop out a serving the day you give this to your dog.
These amounts are for smaller dogs such as Silky Terriers or Jack Russells and can be adjusted based on how much makeup you want and the size of your dog.
An added bonus, feeding your dog chicken, rather than beef, can sometimes also help with dogs that have a strong doggy odor.
So put on your chef’s hat and cook up a storm for your dog.
