shorty Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 There seems to be alot more people feeding their dogs homemade diets these days. What do you feed your dog? Thanks, Wendy [url]http://www.mydogsite.com[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GizmoRedNosePit Posted August 6, 2002 Share Posted August 6, 2002 With gizmo certain days I just leave dry dog food and on some days I give her canned roast beef dog food and some days both with rice! So what ever day it is!! LOL :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefeathers! Posted August 6, 2002 Share Posted August 6, 2002 I feed OMH Wellness supplemented with a natural cooked diet. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 7, 2002 Share Posted August 7, 2002 [quote name='shorty']There seems to be alot more people feeding their dogs homemade diets these days. What do you feed your dog? Thanks, Wendy [url]http://www.mydogsite.com[/url][/quote] Bil Jac Select dry Pedigree Canned Table Scraps (including veggies starches and meats) in small portions Training Treats beef jerky type Prime Rib Bones (I LOVE that restaurant that gives me 20 ribs at a time to take home for the fur kids) Smoked beef bones - dinosaur size or knuckles Pig Ears Compressed Rawhides Hey! my diet isn't that full of treats! :wink: :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 7, 2002 Share Posted August 7, 2002 Hills science diet puppy for Lucy Ol' roy For Freckles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 7, 2002 Share Posted August 7, 2002 [quote name='candybug2002']Hills science diet puppy for Lucy Ol' roy For Freckles[/quote] Just an FYI neither food is a very good quality one and the Roy product has been known to cause skin problems in some dogs. but of course YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefeathers! Posted August 7, 2002 Share Posted August 7, 2002 Ah... Ol' Roy. Just so you know... Ol' Roy ranked highest on the list of foods containing pentobarbital. That's the drug used to euthanize animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted August 7, 2002 Author Share Posted August 7, 2002 Right now Shorty is on a diet. :oops: He is eats Royal Canin Holistic kibble, green beans (no salt), low fat vanilla yogurt,and baby carrots. He gets 2 small treats a day which are Aunt Jenis natural homemade dog biscuits. The weight is coming off slowly just like his Vet recomended. He was not extreamly over weight,but I wanted to make sure he stays fit and healthy. :D I am also reading up on homemade natural diets for him. Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 7, 2002 Share Posted August 7, 2002 I've recently started making my own dog dinners. A beef heart heart stew with carrots, celery, brown rice, garlic, sea salt, parsley, and some other stuff thrown in, liver,sometimes. Anyway, it's turning out to be alot cheaper than buying dog food for 6 med to lg dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 7, 2002 Share Posted August 7, 2002 I feed my dogs solid gold adult food, flint river ranch with chicken hamburger carrots parsley. soon to be only solid gold adult food:o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 i choose other b/c I feed a combination of dry food and cooked homemade food (mostly chicken and rice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corgilady Posted August 10, 2002 Share Posted August 10, 2002 Last night in puppy class, the subject of dog food came up. Thanks to this site (yaaay! :D ) I knew a lot about the ingredients....when I started talking the teacher started trying to shut me up... :wink: She works for a pet store. Anyway I just said get on the internet and look it up. I am still debating whether to commit to a BARF diet....$$$ and time commitment....so here's what they get right now: Purina One dry Nutro max canned (for the puppy, one can a day in addition to the dry) one hot dog apiece, cut up and tossed into their pool ("dive for hot dogs") liver treats table scraps one hamburger per dog per day ***no they aren't spoiled!*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 11, 2002 Share Posted August 11, 2002 Hazel is currently on Iams but I am thinking about "Natural Balance". It has more meat and better ingredients, and it's cheeper! It's also found in feed stores, which makes it easier when I move to find it... what do you think of this stuff? She also get the occasional table scrap, as she cleans the floor under the dining table where the kids eat, yum food droppers! I also feed her apples, carrots, and the occasional hot dog for a working treat. She'll do *anything* for a hotdog! (funny thing, koko wouldn't touch a hot dog...) :roll: [/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooshie Posted August 11, 2002 Share Posted August 11, 2002 Loki is on Nutro Natural Choice Lg Breed Adult dry...(although I am considering switching to OMH Wellness). I suppliment him with brown rice, chicken and cottage cheese....oh and treats of course...he LOVES biscuits...and liver brownies :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefeathers! Posted August 11, 2002 Share Posted August 11, 2002 Smooshie, I would go ahead and make that switch to OMH Wellness (or 3 Dog Bakery, or Solid Gold, or something similar). I was once considering Nutro as an alternative to the Wellness I am feeding only because it is so much more widely available (I have to order the Wellness and I can buy the Nutro just about anywhere). Imagine how disappointed I was to find that Nutro is also on the list of foods found to contain pentobarbital (the drug used to euthanize animals). :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooshie Posted August 11, 2002 Share Posted August 11, 2002 :o Thanks for the info,Horsefeathers! I will definately look into making the switch....now I just have to find a place that carries Wellness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooshie Posted August 11, 2002 Share Posted August 11, 2002 Thanks newfiemom! I just checked out the link you sent me and there are actually 6 or 7 stores within 10 miles of me that carry OMH products,so I'm in luck :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 [quote name='Horsefeathers!']Imagine how disappointed I was to find that Nutro is also on the list of foods found to contain pentobarbital (the drug used to euthanize animals). :([/quote] Where can I find a copy of this list? I would hate to feed my sweet dog pentobarbital. I can only imagine how you felt when you found out. Thanks SL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 I feed my two dogs Pro Plan, I did think of trying Bil Jac and they loved it and the results were great but its a wee bit out of my budget right now. I had a question about that BARF diet, do you give them raw meat or cook it a little first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefeathers! Posted August 14, 2002 Share Posted August 14, 2002 Guest, you can view the (US) government's list of foods containing pentobarb at [url]http://www.fda.gov/cvm/efoi/dfchart.doc[/url] . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 14, 2002 Share Posted August 14, 2002 [quote name='sashagirl']It's raw Beagle.[/quote] Are you sure you don't even heat up a skillet and cook it a little? Because to kill anything dangerous? I was just wondering and would like to start giving my dogs a raw egg once a week and then raw (or cooked slietly) once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefeathers! Posted August 14, 2002 Share Posted August 14, 2002 ...and on the other hand, I did the soaking business and STILL had a dog get sick from salmonella in raw meat while BARFing. It's a calculated risk. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 14, 2002 Share Posted August 14, 2002 Hmmm... just because I will be such a worried freak that my dogs will get something I will cook it just a little to kill ANY bacteria. But I will not cook it to much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aroura Posted August 17, 2002 Share Posted August 17, 2002 [quote name='Anonymous']I've recently started making my own dog dinners. A beef heart heart stew with carrots, celery, brown rice, garlic, sea salt, parsley, and some other stuff thrown in, liver,sometimes. Anyway, it's turning out to be alot cheaper than buying dog food for 6 med to lg dogs![/quote] Sounds good guest, although you may want to add some muscle meat - offal is good to supplement but you must use at least half muscle meat or the diet may be too rich. I have fed BARF for the past month and the dogs have never looked better, all though my wallet has never looked worse :-? Beagle, the meat is usually fed raw. If you are worried then cook it only very slightly so it is still mostly raw. If you are feeding chicken necks don't cook them, rather soak them in boiling water for a few seconds. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aroura Posted August 17, 2002 Share Posted August 17, 2002 Horsefeathers, I can't get that link to work :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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