Posted on July 13, 2011 by paulbridgeman

Welcome to Make Your Own Dog Food .org  This is my 1 year old Labrador called Penfold and I want to share with you some AMAZING Dog Food Receipes you can easily prepare at home and ensure your dog could live as many years as possible!!.

Deciding on what type of dog food is one of the most critical decisions you will ever make when caring for your beloved friend! What you feed your dog will directly influence all aspects of their health from minor things like their coat/nails to more serious issues like compromised kidneys and food is also directly linked to your dogs behaviour!! Only in recent years have dog owners begun to realise the many potential benefits of preparing their meals at home and  ensuring the dog is receiving the perfect nutritionally balanced  meals.

I’ve come across an exciting new website for people searching for home made dog food recipes. Dr John Miller has spent over 50 years researching this topic and has complied The Best 245 Home Made Recipes to help unlock your dog’s full potential!

According to Dr Miller, very few of the high street Commercial Brands offer your dog the needed nutrition and some indeed contain harmful preservatives & chemicals. These harmful ingredients can include: Indigestible waste products, colors, dyes, toxins, pesticides, chemicals, harmful preservatives (BHA, BHT and Ethoxyquin) and antibiotics. A recently completed report by a chap called Andrew Smith exposes some shocking facts about commercial dog food and highlights certain ‘better’ brands which pass his strict criteria and are safe to feed to your dog. Check it out…..DOG FOOD SECRETS

Poor Diets can often lead to increased chances of: Cancers, weakened immune system, liver failure, sluggish behaviour or hyperactive, putrid gas, diarrhea, dull coat and heavy shedding, epilepsy, vomiting, ear infections, compromised heart and kidneys, stunted growth and weakened bones, bad breath, bowel disease, diabetes, cystitis, cataracts, hypertension, build up in the eyes, arthritis, countless allergies.

Ensuring your dog receives a Healthy, Well Balanced & Nutritious Diet can help promote:

- Healthy skin and coat
- Strong well developed bones
- Bright clear eyes
- Firmer stools (and less of them)
- Well defined muscle tone
- Quality of life and longevity
- Healthy teeth and gums
- Fewer digestive problems
- More Energy & vitality
- Fewer behavior problems
and fewer trips to your Vet!

Be sure to check out Dr Miller Secret Dog Food Recipes. As well as 24 MUST READ articles, dog training tips and more home made dog products, Dr Miller is constantly updating his recipe list!!
Please come back here to post your comments about it. I’d love to hear your feedback on her report.

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Posted on June 29, 2011 by paulbridgeman

Understanding the Ingredients in Dog Food

It may not surprise you that many people who learn about the ingredients found in manufacturers’ dog food brands are switching to feeding their dogs a healthy home-made diet. They are beginning to realize that they can offer their pets a longer and healthier life by giving them quality, fresh food. And the answer to why that is true is very simple.

As you may know, the ingredients in foods are listed in descending order of amount. The meat in dog food refers to only cows, pigs, goats, and sheep, and only includes muscle tissue that is specified. Dog food is made up of animal byproducts. When cattle, pigs, chickens, lambs, or other animals are slaughtered, lean muscle tissue is trimmed away from the carcass for human consumption. Fifty percent of the animal does not get used in human foods. Whatever remains of the carcass — including heads, feet, bones, blood, intestines, lungs, spleens, livers, ligaments, fat trimmings, unborn babies, and other parts — is used in pet food, animal feed, fertilizer, industrial lubricants, soap, rubber, and other products. The nutritional quality of byproducts varies from batch to batch. Some years ago, roadkill was even used in pet food. Although there are still no laws or regulations against it, using roadkill in dog food is uncommon today. However, animals labeled as “4D,” which means dead, dying, diseased, or disabled, were only recently banned for human consumption, and are still legitimate ingredients in dog food.

The grains and vegetable products used in dog food are not any better than the meats. These products are labeled as unfit for human consumption. The amount of plant products used has risen dramatically over time, and now replace a large proportion of the meat that was used in the earliest commercial dog foods. As you can imagine, this change led to severe nutritional deficiencies that have been corrected along the way. Most dry dog foods contain a huge amount of cereal grain or starchy vegetables in order to give the food texture. These high-carbohydrate plant products provide a cheap source of energy in the form of calories. Gluten meals, which are high-protein extracts from which most of the carbohydrates have been removed, are often used to boost protein percentages without expensive animal-source ingredients. Corn gluten meal is the most commonly used plant product for this purpose. Wheat gluten is also used to create shapes in the food, such as cuts, bites, chunks, shreds, flakes, and slices, and as a thickener for gravy. In most cases, dog food that contains vegetable proteins are among the poorer quality foods.

Even the low-carb dog food, in which grains are substituted with potatoes, green peas, and other starchy vegetables, offer no particular advantage to pets. Except for dogs that are allergic to grains, dry low-carb diets tend to be very high in fat, and could result in weight gain. Besides lacking in nutrients, dog food is also saturated with additives and preservatives. Because manufacturers need to ensure that dry foods have a long shelf life (typically 12 months) to remain edible through shipping and storage, fats that are sprayed on dog foods to make them more appealing to dogs are preserved with either synthetic or natural preservatives. It is plain to see why so many pet owners are switching to feeding their dogs home-made fresh meals.

Be sure to check out Dr Miller Secret Dog Food Recipes.

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Posted on June 15, 2011 by paulbridgeman

Dog Food Receipes For Your Dog

Just in recent years has it become apparent to most pet owners that dogs can live perfectly fine without being fed packaged dog food. Before, everyone thought they needed to purchase the most expensive “quality” foods that were canned or packaged so that their dog to be healthy. Leftovers from home cooked meals were thought to be harmful when fed to dogs. However, it’s important to know that dogs have survived off eating human scraps for many, many years, and their digestive systems have become used to that type of diet.

Canned and dry dog goods contain preservatives and other additives that are making pet owners begin to worry if they are the best options for their animals. No one wants to be feed their own family fast food meals every day of their lives. Therefore, why would you want these types of processed foods for your dogs? It seems that some diseases and illnesses are being linked by vets to the processed dog food available on the market. It should be noted that there are a couple of reputable dog food brands that do provide high quality, healthy food, but the majority are creating their pet foods with poor ingredients that are not helpful to a dog’s wellbeing.

It is not natural for any animal to each a diet consisting entirely of cooked food. For this reason, most homemade dog food recipes call for raw ingredients. Vets have approved many of these recipes, and they are considered to be human-grade foods. They tend to be easy to prepare, and can be combined to create a wide variety of meals that will be enjoyed by most dogs. Homemade dog food recipes need to contain healthy amounts of fat and oil, and sugar content should be low. Processed sugar can be substituted by using honey or molasses.

Along with creating homemade meals that are healthy for your pets, you get to know exactly what they are eating. Dog food labels can be misguided, especially when manufacturers can change up to 15 percent of the recipe without having to alter the information provided on the box or bag’s label. Also, it’s common for these makers to list every form of an ingredient individually. If they didn’t it would likely become obvious that there is more corn ingredients in the food than there is meat.

Once you realize that homemade dog food is healthier for your pet, begin experimenting with different recipes. If you wouldn’t want your children consuming processed foods day after day, why would you want that for your pet?

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Posted on June 14, 2011 by paulbridgeman

Homemade vs. Store Bought Dog Food: What Food Source Is Better For Your Canine Friend

One of the key issues you’ll come across when talking about dogs and their health is their nutrition. After all, if you have a dog, you want him/her to live a happy, long and active life with no health complications that come about because of modern-day dog food. Why not consider feeding your canine friend homemade meals instead?

 

Why Dogs Need A Healthy, Well-Balanced Diet

Dogs need to have a well-balanced diet, just like humans do. The well-balanced diet needs to consist of the right nutrients so that tissues can repair themselves and the body continues to grow. When a dog doesn’t meet its nutritional levels, it can result in three things:

- Poor healing following an injury
- Stunted growth
- Lifespan that’s cut short

What Dogs Need In Their Well-Balanced Diet – Proteins, Fat and Carbohydrates

Proteins – There are many important nutrients that need to be in a dog’s diet but protein is the most important one. Proteins are essential to a canine’s growth and development as well as his/her immune system and structural makeup. Proteins can be changed over into fat then stored and be burned like calories.

Fats – Fat intake for dogs is not like humans. Dogs need fat in their diet, as they’re generally concerted forms of energy. It’s also needed for the kidneys to function properly and keep their skin and coat healthy.

Carbohydrates – Your dog also needs carbohydrates especially if they’re active. Be sure it’s a clean source of carbs that their body can use easily for energy.

Why Dog Food Isn’t Healthy For Your Canine Friend

Most canine owners believe that pet food companies have the best ingredients in their foods. However, if you look closely at the food label, you’ll notice that the protein level on the bag has no digestible protein. Keep in mind that the quality of digestible foods is between 70 and 80 percent. Foods not high in quality can have a digestible quality of less than 60 percent.

Most dog food is made up of chicken or other meat by products, which is fine but it isn’t very high in quality. Even poorer qualities of meat and digestible foods are bone and meat meal. Grains on ingredients labels are not considered good digestible sources of protein, as they just contribute to the carbohydrate load.

Why You Should Feed Homemade Food To Your Canine Friend

Okay, so now you know why you shouldn’t give your dog store packaged dog food. So, why should you give him/her the healthy homemade foods that you fix? By going this route, you have the ability to decrease or increase the nutrients they need. On top of that, you can give them the right portion size for their dog breed. By making your own food for your dog, you can eliminate the additives, artificial flavoring and preservatives that come in store bought dog food.

There are all kinds of healthy homemade dog food recipes available. Many of them call for the following things:

- Apples
- Bananas
- Honey
- Peanut butter
- Pumpkins
- Vegetables

They also call for fresh beef, chicken, fish and turkey.

Some dog owners decide on giving their canine friend homemade meals for three reasons:

1 – The dog has a health condition.
2 – The dog must follow a special diet.
3 – The dog is in competition training.

However, some folks just do it because they know store bought dog food is just processed, low-quality foods that sprayed with fat to look and taste good to dogs. Do you really want that for your canine friend?

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Posted on June 12, 2011 by paulbridgeman

Welcome to Make Your Own Dog Food.org.

The home of dog food receipes.

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