Home made dog food and treats

[Jacqui-S]

I came across this site a while ago and bookmarked it. I think it was the cheesy biscuit recipe that had caught my eye.
I was looking for something else this morning and "re-discovered" it. Thought I would share.
Dog Food Recipes

The delights include bone broth gummie bear treats, teething biscuits for puppies, tuna loaf and err.....how to make your doggy dinner from a pigs head

 

[SteffiS]

Glad you've resurrected this , I'd made some bits from it in the past but lost the link. Giving the pigs head a miss tho' .

 

[David]

Tempted to try one or two of those when OH is out. Sometimes it's best not to know what I'm doing in the kitchen.

 

[Aitch]

Some good recipes there. I'll try some of those.
I also like 33 Best Homemade Dog Food Recipes that are Vet Approved
I'm rubbish at links so sorry if it is a bit clumpy.

 

[Jacqui-S]

Worked well @Aitch !
Thanks.
Always good to have a recipe to start with, then can diversify.

 

[snowbunny]

Hmmm, don't know about the pig's head, but we can buy sheep heads in supermarkets in Andorra. Quite the delicacy. Not even from the butcher counter - packaged and on the shelf next to your lamb chops

 

[Jacqui-S]

packaged and on the shelf next to your lamb chops

 

[Aitch]

I am a great believer in nose to tail use of an animal so using the head, offal etc. is all good news to me.

 

[snowbunny]

We get a lot of offal in our supermarkets that people would faint at over there! I just went and bought some "regular" stuff (kidney, liver, heart) but this conversation made me realise that there is a lot of stuff you just don't see on UK shelves - tripe, pig trotters, fresh pig ears, brains etc, all there ready to be bought. If you buy a pack of chicken livers, they come with the hearts, too. I'm not a fan of the hearts, but the dogs definitely approve!

 

[Aitch]

I love offal. The dogs go crazy for it too. I'm lucky as there is a very good butcher nearby and some amazing farm shops. It makes me realise how darn spoiled my dogs are though!

 

[snowbunny]

That's what I like to hear!

I like kidney and liver. Not a fan of tripe at all. I had brain when I went to a nice restaurant once and wasn't that excited by it. Our butcher here is amazing, I must see if he can get us some other bits such as lungs.

 

[edzbird]

Not a fan of tripe at all. I had brain when I went to a nice restaurant once and wasn't that excited by it. Our butcher here is amazing, I must see if he can get us some other bits such as lungs.

Eeeww!! I'll stick to tinned sardines & my pyramid pans....though I will cook up the giblets from a duck (why don't we get giblets in a chicken any more?) for Coco - he goes mad for them.

 

[MaccieD]

Hmmm, don't know about the pig's head, but we can buy sheep heads in supermarkets in Andorra. Quite the delicacy. Not even from the butcher counter - packaged and on the shelf next to your lamb chops

In France it was pig's head

 

[Aitch]

I suppose I just eat as our ancestors would have, everything except the squeak!

 

[Cath]

Thanks Jacqui will try some for Fred and Annie, but they do love their Liver cake.

 

[Pepper]

We get a lot of offal in our supermarkets that people would faint at over there! I just went and bought some "regular" stuff (kidney, liver, heart) but this conversation made me realise that there is a lot of stuff you just don't see on UK shelves - tripe, pig trotters, fresh pig ears, brains etc, all there ready to be bought. If you buy a pack of chicken livers, they come with the hearts, too. I'm not a fan of the hearts, but the dogs definitely approve!

Chicken hearts are delicious!

 

[Lab_adore]

Do you give your dog(s) equal portions at breakfast and dinner? Or is one larger than the other?

 

[edzbird]

Made doggy ice cream for Coco yesterday - it's a hit in this hot weather.

1 ripe banana, mashed. One small tub natural yoghurt, 2 generous dollops of peanut butter. Mix well - spoon into ice cube trays & freeze. I can vouch - they are lovely.

Just thinking - substitute the peanut butter for mashed sardine - no I'm not going to taste this one!

 

[Jacqui-S]

Do you give your dog(s) equal portions at breakfast and dinner? Or is one larger than the other?

I give the same amounts. Half morning half evening.

 

[SteffiS]

Made doggy ice cream for Coco yesterday - it's a hit in this hot weather.

1 ripe banana, mashed. One small tub natural yoghurt, 2 generous dollops of peanut butter. Mix well - spoon into ice cube trays & freeze. I can vouch - they are lovely.

Just thinking - substitute the peanut butter for mashed sardine - no I'm not going to taste this one!

Ooo that's a good idea - might try making those .