Recipes
Making homemade food for your dogs is a great way to ensure they are getting fresh and healthy ingredients. It is important to ensure they are getting the right nutrition, so make sure their diet is well-balanced and they are getting all of the vitamins they need.
Of course, make sure and check with your veterinarian when changing your dog's diet.
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Dog Treats
Baking treats for your pup is wholesome and delicious! This recipe has pumpkin and ginger for calming the digestive system, oats which are filled with nutrients, with peanut butter and cinnamon for taste. Our seniors get so excited when I pull out the ingredients because they know their favorite treat is in the making!
Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 large eggs
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup canned pumpkin (use 100% pure pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling)
2 tbsp peanut butter (make sure it does not contain xylitol- we like to use peanut butter that is 100% peanuts and no added ingredients)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients except flour. Gradually stir in flour until it makes a stiff dough. Knead the dough and add more flour if it is too sticky. Roll out the dough onto a floured countertop until about 1/3 inch thick. Use a glass or cookie cutters to cut out the treats and place them on a baking sheet. Continue kneading, rolling, and cutting until all the dough is used. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool. Keep refrigerated.
Chicken and Rice
* May substitute venison or ground turkey for the stir fry recipe- not the sensitive stomach recipe.
Chicken and rice is a healthy meal and often prescribed when your dog has an upset stomach. Here are 2 simple recipes, 1 for overall nutrition, and 1 to treat an upset stomach.
Chicken and Rice Stir Fry for Dogs
Ingredients
1 cup cooked white rice, prepared
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken cut in bite size pieces
1 cup fresh or frozen green beans, cut in bite size pieces
1 cup fresh or frozen carrots, cut in bite size pieces
1 tbsp olive oil
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp parsley
1/4 tsp rosemary
1/4 tsp salt
Prepare 1 cup of plain white rice as directed on package, add 1/2 tsp of ginger and stir. Set aside.
Boil carrots and green beans in boiling water for 20 minutes. Drain.
In large frying pan heat olive oil on medium, then stir in chicken, salt, and rosemary. Cook until chicken is tender, about 7-10 minutes. Add peas and carrots, rice mixture, and parsley. Stir in beaten eggs. Continue stirring until eggs are fully cooked.
Cool before serving.
Chicken and Rice for sensitive stomach
Ingredients
1 cup cooked white rice, prepared
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut in bite size pieces
Prepare 1 cup of plain white rice as directed on package, add 1/2 tsp of ginger and stir. Set aside.
Cut white meat chicken into small bite sized pieces. Cook in boiling water until cooked through, 10-12 minutes.
Combine chicken and rice.
Cool before serving.
LIVER HEALTH DOG FOOD
When your dog has special medical issues that require a specific diet to maintain their health, sometimes it is best to make homemade food to ensure they are getting all of the ingredients they need. Lilly has liver disease and has improved tremendously on this diet. She also has a daily dietary supplement she takes that is a prescription. Please remember, every dog is different, so please check with your veterinarian first.
Ingredients
2 lbs. diced boneless, skinless, chicken breast
3 lbs. sweet potatoes
3 large eggs
1 lb. green beans
1 cup brown rice
1 cup fresh chopped spinach
1 cup blueberries
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/2 tsp. Rosemary
Boil whole sweet potatoes until soft (you can poke a fork in them to check). Rinse with cold water. Once cooled, you will be able to easily pull the skin off. Discard the skin and mash the sweet potatoes with a fork. Set aside.
Heat a frying pan on medium heat with 1/2 tbsp. olive oil. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink in the center- about 10-12 minutes. Beat 3 eggs and add to the frying pan. Stir until eggs are cooked completely.
Boil 1 cup brown rice as directed on package.
Boil green beans and carrots together for 20 minutes. Drain.
Add sweet potatoes, rice, green beans, and carrots to chicken and egg mixture. Stir.
Add chopped spinach and blueberries. Stir thoroughly.
Cool. Keep refrigerated.
This will keep well in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Please freeze any more than what your dog will eat in that time for future use.
Kidney Health Diet
For kidney disease it is important to restrict salt, and maintain a diet low in phosphorus and proteins, but rich with omega-3 fatty acids.
Ingredients
2 lbs. lean ground beef
1 29 ounce can pure pumpkin
6 egg whites
1 lb. green beans
2 cups brown rice
1 cup blueberries
1 large apple, chopped (remove core and seeds)
1/2 cup shredded carrots
2 tbsp. coconut oil
Brown ground beef in a large pot. Do not drain. Stir egg whites and coconut oil into the hot beef.
Prepare 2 cups brown rice according to package.
Boil green beans and carrots together for 20 minutes. Drain.
Stir beef and egg mixture, rice, green beans and carrots, pumpkin, blueberries, and apple together.
Cool before serving.
When serving, stir in warm water to make it like a thick soup. With kidney disease, lots of water is important, so by adding it to the food it increases water intake.
This will keep well in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Please freeze any more than what your dog will eat in that time for future use.