What Do You Feed Your Dog(s)?

[bettagurl]

I just wondered what everyone else here feeds their dogs, other than dog food, I mean.
I just had someone over who told me I was nuts because I was taking time fixing Tink, Sparkles and Dutch's food. I add carrots, oats, fish oil, vitamins, peas, rice and some kind of meat(chicken or beef) when I have some to their food, and they said it's not even good for them(coming from a person who's dog is sitting in their backyard 24/7 on a chain).

I also wanted to know if anyone had any homemade treats they could post, I like cooking for them =)
I've never tried making them treats, I thought if I ever did I would use liver paste or cheese as the main part of it.

Odd thread :D

[J double R]

nothing.

[SpockthePuffer]

My mom feeds her dogs and cats on a raw food diet. Not sure what brand or anything but I know its all natural and people could eat it if they wanted (other than the meat being raw)

My grandma makes homemade dog biscuits and I know she uses liver, not sure what else she uses but she lives on a farm so everything is fresh.

[judgemax]

I get a lot of my dog treats and such from these few sites..:)

http://www.bullwrinkle.com/Assets/Recipes/Recipes.htm

http://www.all-natural-dog-treat.com/

The BARF diet, is the raw diet. I don't feed that, simply because its to protein heavy IMHO, but, I know a lot of people who use it with great success. I feed my dogs Science diet. I also make them a "slop" .

its a recipe, I learned when I was breeding. It has beef broth, carrots, peas, flour,eggs, and a ton of other stuff. They seem to love it, and their coats are always shiny, ( and although, I can't prove it, I never have trouble with fleas, as long as I am feeding this, ..lol)

[bettagurl]

Well the problem with raw here is my pit hates raw food..lol she acts like she's scared of it. She isn't a dog.
All of the veggies are raw during the summer though, but I cook everything in the winter.

Thank you Judge! those are some great sites =)

[judgemax]

Well the problem with raw here is my pit hates raw food..lol she acts like she's scared of it. She isn't a dog.
All of the veggies are raw during the summer though, but I cook everything in the winter.

Thank you Judge! those are some great sites =)

They are two of my favorite:)

and, I do the same, cooked in winter, ..i think its nice for them to have a warm meal to! and my guys hate raw chicken, ..lol, they won't touch it! they will take it and bury it anywhere to get rid of it! lmao

[Alan R]

My dog has a sensitive stomach and vomits regular dog food. We have to buy the VERY expensive Science Diet :(

[FluffynTex]

I have researched dog food extensively since the recall last year. I am now feeding Chicken Soup for the Dog Lovers Soul. My finicky teacup poodle just loves it and has gained weight and looks so much healthier since switching over to it. I have fed Eukanuba and Science Diet and was not impressed in the least. You ever try Chicken Soup, you will never go back.

I don't cook for my dogs but I do give them treats from time to time, They love raw hamburger meat and raw chicken necks and eat it with relish. Even the finicky poodle. They weren't too sure about it at first but now they love it and its natural and healthy for them. Their teeth are so clean and sparkly white now too and no bad breath.
I also offer raw carrots now and then.

This is Poopy, the finicky teacup poodle hehe.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/Avandia/poopy.jpg

[ninjaish]

This is pepsi. cocker/lab
she is a very spoiled dog.
right now she is on a diet.
she gets 1 cup of ol roy twice a day

:nilly:
shes cool!

[Barbie]

Definitely research dog foods that are on the list from the whole dog journal. Any food that contains corn is terrible food for dogs. Corn is metabolized to sugars and shouldn't be used. MANY of the leading brand names do a ton of advertizing and save their money on the actual stuff they put into foods instead, namely cheap ingredients that sound good. Here (http://www.the-puppy-dog-place.com/dog-food-comparisons.html) is a rating system to use for your food.

I feed our dogs Canidae All Life stages. They get supplemented Omega 3, Ester C, glucosamine, and one gets cranberry extract as she's prone to urinary tract issues. We add pineapple to keep the same dog from eating poo, and then yogurt to keep them from having gas. Dog farts are all funny until they're falling out of dogs this size ;).

http://www.iryshemastiffs.com/gallery/albums/userpics/normal_twofer.jpg

Barbie

[bettagurl]

We add pineapple to keep the same dog from eating poo
Barbie
Thank you for reminding me about the pineapple thing, my shepherd came up a licked me face yesterday after eating a large pile of crap, gah!:crazy:

[judgemax]

I have never had a dog actually eat poo, lol..I will have to look into the whole pineapple thing.:)

[noodles62]

I feed my corgi Iams/Eukanuba only. Tried to lamb/rice mix but it does not promote good coat growth. My mom used to make dog food for all our dogs, she used fresh veggies, ground chuck, barley and lots of good stuff. She would make a huge batch and freeze in portions; thaw/heat and serve. It smelled really good and my sis even saw it served at a church pot luck one time!! I just dont have the time to cook for us let alone the dog!

[Barbie]

There are SO many better diets out there than Iams/Science Diet and the like. They all contain corn. They also spend a ton of money on advertising. That money comes from somewhere... I fed my old rottie exclusively Iams Lamb and Rice her entire life because she couldn't cope well with me changing it. I did a lot of research before we got the mastiffs and I was apalled to realize what I'd been doing to her. Make a slow adjustment and your dog would be way happier on a more holistic formula that they'd then eat less of. The rottenweiler ate 3.5 cups of food a day at 80 pounds. Cali gets 4 cups a day of Canidae at 137. It really does make a big difference! Whole dog journal! Run your foods through that dog food scoring system. You'll be apalled!

Barbie

[austinpetemo]

dog food and animal booboo

[cam191919]

the dash is on a ramen noodle diet :)























jk, of coarse. he just eats dog food. come to think of it my chickens get more variety than him. they even get watermelon. how did that happen?

[excuzzzeme]

. . . I add carrots, oats, fish oil, vitamins, peas, rice and some kind of meat(chicken or beef) when I have some to their food . . .

Odd thread :D


Well if you ever picked up a bag of "Wellness" Dog food you will find it labeled as holistic animal food and is also highly recommended by Veterinarians. The ingredients you mix happen to be the same ones in the "Wellness" brand of food. The only thing you have left out is cranberries which help with bowels and kidneys.

Who's nuts now? Keep feeding them your mix.

My shepherd prefers a snack of fresh poo over old poo.

[bettagurl]

Well if you ever picked up a bag of "Wellness" Dog food you will find it labeled as holistic animal food and is also highly recommended by Veterinarians. The ingredients you mix happen to be the same ones in the "Wellness" brand of food. The only thing you have left out is cranberries which help with bowels and kidneys.

Who's nuts now? Keep feeding them your mix.

My shepherd prefers a snack of fresh poo over old poo.

Ha and it's cheaper to just give them fresh food than to give them bagged dry food of the same thing :D
I had forgotten cranberries, I'm adding a little bit now, I'll start adding more soon.. I think it will be very good for my shepherd, who has had kidney and urinary problems in the past.

The only thing that my picky shiranian won't eat in her food is the carrots, unless they're thiny shredded or steamed, she picks them our and eats everything else, THEN eats the carrots by themselves. :shakehead:

[paperdragon]

Our dogs get home cooked food made with chicken and rice. One of my mom's poodles is a diabetic, and it's easier to give them all the same stuff.

[Morledzep]

my dogs eat a raw prey model diet. we try, using various animal parts to mimick what a wolf would eat in the wild, because after all, all our companion dogs are is selectively bred gray wolves.

nothing ground or commericially prepared. no fillers, no grains, and the only veggies they get are when they beg and get to lick our dinner plates (not very often).

unfortunately i don't have a way to post pics at the moment, my digital camera takes pics on floppy disks and the new computer doesn't have a floppy drive. and of course, all the pics i already have are on the old computer's hard drive that has a nasty virus.

As soon as i get an external floppy drive i'll post pics of my dogs.. and my fish which are also raw fed.

[lilim10]

my dogs eat a raw prey model diet. we try, using various animal parts to mimick what a wolf would eat in the wild, because after all, all our companion dogs are is selectively bred gray wolves.

nothing ground or commericially prepared. no fillers, no grains, and the only veggies they get are when they beg and get to lick our dinner plates (not very often).

unfortunately i don't have a way to post pics at the moment, my digital camera takes pics on floppy disks and the new computer doesn't have a floppy drive. and of course, all the pics i already have are on the old computer's hard drive that has a nasty virus.

As soon as i get an external floppy drive i'll post pics of my dogs.. and my fish which are also raw fed.

Dogs are not wolves. They have been bred through hundreds of years and are very different from wolves. Their teeth are not strong enough to break bone and will chip and wear if fed animal bones. They need carbs, not just animal meat. Veggies are also needed, though in a less amount. Feeding your dog nothing but raw meat will result in a shorter life span. Yes, feeding nothing but raw meat mimics a wolfs diet, but wild wolves live a significantly shorter life than domestic dogs because they eat nothing but raw meat.

"If pet owners were willing to accept mortality rates similar to wild canines for their pets there would be a lot fewer long term disorders of any type, not just food related ones. The average lifespan of a wild canid is very short compared to that of a pet dog and the same is true of feral felines. We deal with many of the problems of aging in pets because of the success of pet foods and improved health care. They don't live in a natural situation and for the most part they are probably better off because of that." (Mike Richards, DVM)http://www.vetinfo4dogs.com/drawmeat.html

[paperdragon]

Actually, wolves do eat fruits in the wild, just not in very large quantities. They'll pick up a fallen piece of fruit to eat here and there. And I've seen wolves in captivity trying to pick blackberries. Some of them really go crazy for things like watermelon and cantaloupe.

[jpittman_56]

I feed my dog the new pan diet Freshpet Select, it is not cooked per say but pasturized, it has the benifits of the raw diets without the fear of parasites being introduced, they have Chicken, Turkey and Beef, they contain no preservitives and must be kept in the fridge and have a 14 week shelf life. My dog Molly is an Aussie Shepherd 17 years old before changing to this diet she was unable to go up and down stairs, after having been on this diet she goes up and downstairs without any problems and even went swimming at our camp last weekend. If you have any interest Freshpet has a web site that tells about their products.

[lilim10]

Actually, wolves do eat fruits in the wild, just not in very large quantities. They'll pick up a fallen piece of fruit to eat here and there. And I've seen wolves in captivity trying to pick blackberries. Some of them really go crazy for things like watermelon and cantaloupe.

My dog likes to eat watermelon! :eek:

[colshe]

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[stephstar]

Feeding your dog nothing but raw meat will result in a shorter life span. Yes, feeding nothing but raw meat mimics a wolfs diet, but wild wolves live a significantly shorter life than domestic dogs because they eat nothing but raw meat.


Not completely true. Domestic animals live longer lives because of the lifestyle too. They do not have to hunt for their food, they do not have to live outdoors (well most anyway), they do not have to starve during sparse seasons.

I feed my dog raw chicken and beef, cooked eggs plus "Go" dry food. I rotate the flavor of the dry food (salmon, duck, veggies). My dog eats better than we do! When we go huckleberrry picking in the late summer, my dogs eats the berries right off the bush.

Bettagurl, what you are feeding your dogs sounds like a great diet to me! I try to give my dog cod liver oil pills but I always find them around the house spit out! :)

[psyche]

I general stick to better quality kibble and a bit of whatever I have. And I have a 9 year old dog that my new vet guessed was 4 or 5.

[countrychick]

I feed my dog medi-cal, a no grain food made with sweet potato and duck.

[Luvbugz]

We were feeding Canadiae (or however you spell it) til it went up to about 50 or so bucks a bag. We have switched to a similar holistic food called Premium Edge. My little pug is extremely allergic to corn (which is more common than you think). He starts getting weepy eyes and starts sounding really congested.

[countrychick]

We were feeding Canadiae (or however you spell it) til it went up to about 50 or so bucks a bag. We have switched to a similar holistic food called Premium Edge. My little pug is extremely allergic to corn (which is more common than you think). He starts getting weepy eyes and starts sounding really congested.
That's an odd reaction, usually it affects the bowels and gut or shows as a skin reaction first.

[Luvbugz]

Just going by what the vet said. We took him in when he first got him. He had really weepy eyes and was snorting way more than a reg pug should. He asked him what he was eating. The previous owners had him on Purina. We, of course, switched him right away. All of his symptoms cleared up. When we went away last year on vaca, he stayed with some friends of ours. I didn't think to tell them about his allergy because we were providing them with his food anyways. They ended up giving him some crap treats that were corn based. Same thing started up again. His eyes started "crying" and he got all snuffly. *shrug*

[noodles62]

My dog does not snack on poo but he does love to snatch those red wigglers that have dried up on the pavement! Occasionally the fresh ones too! (one time he ate so many worms - without my knowledge, of course - he pooped red and I thought he was bleeding.....just the worms!)

:eek:

[stephstar]

he pooped red
:eek:
:rofl:

[blue2fyre]

I have 2 dogs. My oldest dog is 8 and she has trouble being on most dry dog foods. They only thing we found that didn't make her throw up is called Nature's Recipe, fish& potato. She's been on that for a long time and rarely throws up. My other dog is on it too so they don't try to steal from each other.

I agree with the above about researching dog food. Most of the time vets are paid to push foods like Science diet, which isn't the best stuff out there. It's better to research for yourself and make sure there are no fillers.

As a treat we have some raw patties they like, and they get carrots.

[TechAquaria]

... We add pineapple to keep the same dog from eating poo, ... ;). Barbie

Does that work on cat poo eating dogs? That is my dogs particular problem!

I think I'll try it! I could actually quite hiding the cat box!

Regards,
TA

[noodles62]

Does that work on cat poo eating dogs? That is my dogs particular problem!

I think I'll try it! I could actually quite hiding the cat box!

Regards,
TA


mmmmm, "Kitty Roca". :rofl: I had a dog that did this all the time and she got sooo fat!

[Wycco]

"What Do You Feed Your Dog(s)? "


Smaller Dogs... Chihuahuas, shih-tzu, you know- all your general "rat-dog" breeds...



;)


What- why the uproar- people feed smaller fish to bigger fish all the time! :)





I AM kidding of course and don't mean to offend anyone. Wish I had a dog- can't afford to put a fence up at the moment though and I don't think it would be fair to keep one couped up in the house all day. So it'll be a few years until I can get one... and no, I won't really feed it smaller dogs.