What can I feed my dog? Common question I get asked when making homemade food. Assuming your pet does not have an intolerance to specific ingredients here’s a list to consider (not meant to be all inclusive)
And remember – stay out of the rut!
If you aren’t sure if your pet may be intolerant to certain foods – consider a Glacier Peaks Test!
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Hi Dana - my first batch I am going to go by the Crockpet template grain and bean free that you provided. My question is, I see some recipes that use liver and other organs (such as the one you provide in your homemade dog food guide), but in the Crockpet recipes, none call for those. Is that because of the supplements used in them or is it just a preference? Just curious.
If cooking full homemade becomes too much financially, how would I calculate feeding 50/50, homemade and a kibble or freeze dried raw?
If I was to purchase from BJ’s Raw, just the protein blend, can that be gently cooked and added to the Crockpet base? And since it contains organs/bone, would I leave out the calcium and kelp supplement?
Just looking for ideas for protein.
Organ is not included in the Crockpet Diet, the extra required V/M are in the supplementation. I do have some clients that choose to add organ/liver to Crockpet on an occasional basis. Crockpet was designed to be a simple easy to follow plan without having to add or calculate additional requirements.
Not sure what you mean calculate – as in cost? Some folks simply do 1/2 and 1/2 or use fresh food recipes as toppers. If you do stick with kibble chose the best quality you can – less processing, less synthetics, etc.
Depends on what you buy from BJ RAW – if you chose a 80/10/10 option – many people feed only that. You could add some veg to make it more similar to the BARF model – but cooking the protein is not necessary. I would not add it to crockpet as it contains bone, and we never want cooked bone given to the dog. BJ raw may have some simple ground proteins that can be use. I believe Hare Today does as well.
Recipes are generally sensitive to change – many are crafted very specifically. Crockpet is designed to simplify yet give you an option to rotate your veg/protein sources and still be balanced.
If you start in a more “custom” approach, then following the homemade food guide is more closely aligned.
Fantastic information! I appreciate you and so glad I found you, otherwise I would be making myself mental. I try not to overthink, but sometimes find myself getting lost in the vast information.