| When you say the words "a raw meat diet for dogs" | | | | one-fourth teaspoon minced garlic, and 2 teaspoons |
| to a pet owner who is used to give their pets | | | | of an oil mixture (11 oz. cold-pressed canola oil, 2 oz. |
| commercially store-bought dog foods, it often gives a | | | | wheat germ oil, 2 oz. flax seed oil - the remainder, |
| shiver down their spines. That's especially so if | | | | you can keep for future use). |
| images of a choking dog because of a bone has | | | | Procedure. Mix together. Serve. |
| been well-conditioned in their minds. | | | | Carrot, Nuts and Broccoli Recipe |
| Well, at least that's what my cousin tells me. He said | | | | Ingredients: 1 whole carrot (peeled and sliced into bite |
| that although he's read of the benefits of giving a | | | | sized bits), 4 to 6 small spears of broccoli (also cut |
| dog raw food - usually health benefits like him being | | | | into bite-sized bits), 6 peanuts. |
| less susceptible to getting allergies, cancer, joint | | | | Procedure. After washing the vegetables thoroughly, |
| problems (yes, dogs get arthritis too), dental/ear/eye | | | | mix and serve. This provides your dog his daily |
| ailments, obesity, poor skin and coat, etc. - it still | | | | calcium, potassium, beta-carotene, vitamin C, fiber |
| didn't sit well with him at first. But he claims that once | | | | and protein needs. |
| you overcome that first step (read: giving your dog | | | | Banana and Apple Recipe |
| his first partial or full raw food meal), the rest will be | | | | Ingredients: 1 banana, one-half of an apple, 4 |
| relatively easy. | | | | tablespoons of cottage cheese. |
| To help you out, here are some recipes he's tried. | | | | Procedure. Peel the banana; cut into small pieces. |
| (Actually, he got these from a friend of his who has | | | | Take off the skin of the apple and slice into bite |
| been feeding his dog bones, vegetables and raw | | | | sized pieces. Add cottage cheese and mix together. |
| meat since time immemorial). | | | | Serve. (A variation would be to add some raw |
| Basic Raw Dog Food Recipe | | | | chicken slices in the mix.) |
| Ingredients: half a cup of raw meat (ground poultry, | | | | Raw dog food usually gives you some fulfillment as a |
| lamb, chicken, organ meats, etc.), half a cup of | | | | pet owner. Imagine being able to give your dog |
| pureed vegetables (choose your own veggies), | | | | warmth, love, shelter and now, a healthy diet that will |
| one-fourth cup of whole grains, a teaspoon of bone | | | | give him a longer, happy life. What pet owner |
| meal powder, one-fourth teaspoon ascorbic acid | | | | wouldn't want that? |
| powder, one-fourth teaspoon of kelp powder, | | | | |