Bonnies Homemade Chicken Dog Food Recipes

HEALTHY, HOMEMADE DOG FOOD WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken breast to about 1" thick, peel and chop sweet potatoes into 1" pieces, peel and slice carrot into 1" pieces, cook rice and set aside.
• Preheat a skillet to medium-high heat and add a small amount of oil.
• Add chicken to skillet and cook for about 5 minutes per side, flipping over at the halfway mark. Check temperature with a meat thermometer to make sure it has reached 165° F. Let chicken rest and then cut into 1" pieces. Set aside.
• In a large pot, add sweet potato pieces and enough water to cover all the potatoes. Bring to a boil and then continue cooking for 15-20 minutes on medium heat.
• Remove potatoes and use a masher to mash potatoes to your desired consistency.
• Re-oil skillet and set to medium heat. Add chicken and sweet potatoes, stirring to combine, and then add the sliced carrot.
• Cover pan, reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking for about 10 minutes until carrots have softened.
• Remove from heat and let the food cool fully before serving.

BONNIE'S NUTRITIOUS VET APPROVED DOG FOOD

Steps:

• 1. FIRST: Let's get the disclaimers out of the way. This is a Feeding Guideline Only. If your dog has any medical issues, consult with a vet or veterinary nutritionist to make sure this homemade diet works for your pet. You can make your own homemade dog food with human foods, but it must have the right balance of protein, fiber and carbohydrates to be healthy. Vets generally don't recommend making your own raw dog food because of the risk of bacterial contamination or possible public health risks.
• 2. A BALANCED DIET: Your homemade food needs to be balanced. It must contain protein, fiber and carbohydrates. Puppies require 25% protein in their meals, and adult dogs require 18%. Be aware that protein needs change according to the dog's age and vary according to breed. Check with your vet. The percentage of carbohydrates is not set in stone by the veterinary community and regulators. Again, check with your vet to determine your dog's ideal weight. FEEDING AMOUNT GUIDELINES: Feeding amount is according to your Vet's guidelines to maintain the dog's healthy weight. SOURCE: This information came from the Massachusetts' Animal Medical Center. The recipes are for dogs weighing 15, 30 and 60 pounds.
• 3. THE DOG DIET PROTEIN SOURCES: The primary protein source is dark chicken, but you can substitute with turkey, lamb, pork, beef or eggs in the same proportions. All meat should be cooked. CARBOHYDRATES: Consist of pasta, white or brown rice, sweet potato, barley, peas, corn or oatmeal. All grains should be cooked. FIBER: Comes from carrots, bell peppers, green beans, baby spinach, squash or broccoli but should be no more than 10% of the dog's entire dietary intake. Vegetables can be cooked or uncooked. MULTI VITAMIN POWDER. (pictured) I use All In One for Phoebe. I mix a teaspoon of it into her food with the evening meal.
• 4. VET APPROVED RECIPE FOR 15 POUND DOG 3 ounces of a cooked protein source, (dark chicken, turkey, lamb, pork, beef, or eggs.) 1 1/3 cups of cooked carbohydrates, rice, sweet potato, barley, peas, corn, or oatmeal. 1 tablespoon of vegetables, cooked or uncooked, carrots, bell peppers, green beans, baby spinach, squash, pumpkin or broccoli 1 to 2 teaspoons of a fat source such as vegetable oil (add multivitamin powder that contains calcium to evening meal) The orange is from the pumpkin I added.
• 5. VET APPROVED RECIPE FOR 30 POUND DOG 4 1/2 ounces of cooked protein source, dark chicken, turkey, lamb, pork, beef or eggs. 2 cups cooked carbohydrates, rice, sweet potato, barley, peas, corn or oatmeal. 1 1/2 tablespoons of vegetables, carrots, bell peppers, green beans, baby spinach, squash, pumpkin, or broccoli. 2 to 3 teaspoons of a fat source such as vegetable oil. (add multivitamin powder that contains calcium to evening meal)
• 6. VET APPROVED RECIPE FOR 60 POUND DOG 8 ounces of the cooked protein source, dark chicken, turkey, lamb, pork, beef or eggs. 3 1/2 cups of cooked carbohydrates, rice, sweet potato, barley, peas, corn or oatmeal. 3 tablespoons of vegetables, carrots, bell peppers, green beans, baby spinach, squash, pumpkin, or broccoli. 3 to 5 teaspoons of a fat source such as vegetable oil (add multivitamin powder that contains calcium to evening meal)
• 7. Bonnie's Notes: Phoebe loves this recipe for dogfood. She is a 25 pound Cockapoo. She is an old dog, passed her life expectancy. It is really nice to see her looking so forward to mealtime once more. Also, when this happens.. and it will when they get older...Here is something you can try, if you run it by your vet first. Plain pumpkin and yogurt mixed with a little boiled and skinless dark chicken can stop diarrhea.

HOMEMADE DOG FOOD WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pour water and oats into a rice cooker. Seal and select setting according to manufacturer's instructions; cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Pull out the pot as soon as the unit clocks to Warm setting. Set aside.
• Heat oil over high heat in a large frying pan. Add chicken and cook, covered, for 4 minutes, stirring every minute. Add green beans and cook, covered, stirring every minute, for 4 minutes. Pour in aminos and stir; chop mixture using a spatula. Cover, reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add cooked oatmeal to mixture; stir and chop further using a spatula. Remove from heat and let cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Package for freezing.

LUCKY AND RIPPY'S FAVORITE DOG FOOD

Steps:

• Place chicken, vegetables, and rice into a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Stir in water until the mixture is smooth. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and all of the liquid has been absorbed, about 25 minutes. Cool completely before serving; store covered in the refrigerator.

BONNIE'S HOMEMADE DOG KIBBLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine the egg and the oil. Stir water into the dry ingredients. Then stir the egg mixture and mix all of this well. This will be a thin batter. Divide the batter between lipped baking sheets. I use two large pizza pans. Spread the batter evenly, about 1/2 inch thick. Bake 45 minutes. It will shrink back from the edges and lightly brown. Cool, then slice into small pieces. Store covered in refrigerator. Place in freezer bags and freeze.
• There ARE a lot of opinions about how to feed our dogs, and I am really concerned about the dog food that is available, even from the Vet. So my opinion is that I am going to go this route. I did my research, and everyone in the field has an opinion, and some of these people are very qualified to give opinions, some are not. So you do have to watch who you believe and who you don't believe--like with anything else in life. I am happy with what I have come up with to feed Chantilly and Phoebe, who happen to be be very dear to my heart. As for nutrition, there is more nutrition in this dog food I am feeding my girls than there is in a bag of any dog food out there. There are also multi-vitamins available from your Vet that you can purchase to boost your dog's diet if you are concerned about anything that is lacking. Now this paragraph is very important. It is the WAY that I feed my dogs. I make kibble, BUT I also make dog food. There is a difference. Kibble is dried and the dog food I make is not dried. I combine and feed BOTH to my animals. So I don't feel they are missing anything nutrition-wise. I feed them some Kibble and I add my recipe of dog food to it, and cover both with unseasoned homemade chicken broth. My dog food consists of chopped cooked chicken, fresh vegetables cooked in the broth (no garlic or onions, no salt). The recipe is posted. The girls love it AND it is healthy. No, I don't have a degree in dog nutrition (if there is such a thing) but I know I can do better than what I was feeding them.