| Just as taking the time to cook your own meals can | | | | food recipes altogether. It’s been suggested |
| be healthier than eating out or eating a meal that | | | | that the biggest danger in this comes from |
| comes in a box, making your own dog food recipes | | | | low-quality onions, so if you purchase good-quality |
| is a way to both add variety to your pet’s | | | | onions, you may also minimize the danger. Two |
| diet and have more control about what goes into | | | | Japanese breeds, the Akita and the Shiba Inu are |
| your dog’s body. And although making your | | | | particularly susceptible. |
| own dog food recipes can result in a happy, healthy | | | | Honey |
| canine who doesn’t have a lot of artificial | | | | While an excellent natural sweetener, honey is a food |
| flavors or preservatives, there’s also the | | | | that is dangerous not only in dog food recipes fed to |
| potential for missteps if you add the wrong foods. If | | | | puppies, but if given in any recipe to a human infant |
| you’re starting to cook your own dog food | | | | as well. The reason behind this is that the honey can |
| recipes, here are some foods to avoid: | | | | contain botulism spores, which don’t affect |
| Chocolate | | | | adults due to their strong immune systems, but can |
| One of the most commonly known things to avoid | | | | affect young animals and humans, who |
| feeding dogs, you should never add this food to any | | | | haven’t built up strong immunities yet. So be |
| dog food recipes. The substance theobromine, which | | | | sure to leave the honey out. |
| occurs naturally in chocolate, is toxic to dogs. While | | | | Alcohol |
| the concentration of theobromine varies in chocolate, | | | | Great for cooking in recipes for people, don’t |
| with milk chocolate containing the least and | | | | try to get fancy and put any alcohol in dog food |
| baker’s chocolate the most. In any case, avoid | | | | recipes. While wine or sherry make great, flavorful |
| chocolate in dog food recipes. | | | | liquids for sauces for people, the alcohol never |
| Onions | | | | completely cooks out, and just as with people when |
| Onions, though they make great flavoring for both | | | | it’s ingested in large amounts, alcohol can be |
| human and dog food recipes, can lead to a condition | | | | fatal to dogs. Err on the side of caution and leave |
| called Heinz body anemia, which destroys red blood | | | | the alcohol out. By avoiding these dangers in dog |
| cells and can lead to full-blown anemia in dogs. You | | | | food recipes, you will ensure that by cooking for |
| have a few ways to minimize this risk, such as | | | | your pet, you’re making him or her healthier |
| cutting the onions big enough that they impart some | | | | instead of ill. |
| flavor to the food before easy removal before | | | | Want to find more dog food recipe? |
| serving, or just leaving the onions out of your dog | | | | |