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Gourmet Dog Quality Nutrition System High Quality Home-made Dog Food ONLY 45c* Day?
Gourmet Dog Quality Nutrition System
High Quality Home-made Dog Food
ONLY 45c* Day
Make High Quality - Low Cost Dog-food in Your
Home Kitchen!
(* based on chicken dinner and 35 lb dog. Will vary depending
on size of dog, ingredients & local prices.)
Written & Published by Steve Gaskin, Koroit, Victoria, Australia.
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2High Quality Home-made Dog Food
ONLY 45c* Day
It’s true - I do it for my dogs and I will teach you how
to make dog-food that is better than ANYTHING that
comes out of a can or bag!
I am passionate about dogs and I treat them like my
kids - so I guarantee that what I will teach you in this
book, will enable you to make high quality food that
your dog or dogs will wolf down - it’s that good!
I started years ago, when I simply could not afford
the high prices charged by the pet food companies
for “mush” in a can!
We still do it today and now we’re breeders of
Staffordshire Bull Terriers. Many people that have
purchased pups, have commented on how well
nourished they look and on the size versus others
they have looked at - it was even commented on once
by a vet - and he bought one!
3I’ve done the research - so you can feed
your dogs with confidence!
We live in an information age - it’s also an era where people
increasingly question what goes into their own food.
And concerned pet owners the world over are asking questions - but
not only pet owners - also many veterinary surgeons, several of whom
have published books or articles, calling into question the ingredients
used in pet-food.
I have spent hours reading books and articles on this subject and can
say with confidence that my doggy diets are not only budget priced
but they will look, taste and nourish your dog better than ANY canned
or dried food! They are balanced and complete and so good, you
could almost eat it yourself!
“They are balanced and complete and so good you
could almost eat it yourself”
My dog meals start with quality human grade sources of protein -
chicken, beef, cheese, eggs, kangaroo, turkey etc - and build on that
with great sources of carbohydrates like rice, pasta, oats, potato and
other vegetables.
I have also added nuts and seeds for Omega 3 & Omega 6 essential
fatty acids, plus soluble and non soluble fiber like oat-bran and
flax-seed husk. To ensure that even the fussiest dogs are catered for -
my recipes are varied, but also fully customizable by you - to whatever
YOUR dog likes and we appreciate how fussy some of them can be?
Start with this base recipe, and upgrade later to the full version
with 9 other recipes that your dog will love!
4Basis of healthy dog meals
Protein
Protein is an essential component in the diet of dogs, they are essentially
carnivorous. But many canned or dried foods use mostly plant sources of protein
for the simple fact that vegetable proteins are much cheaper than animal
proteins. But vegetable based proteins like those found in soy beans, chickpeas,
lentils etc are not complete in all the amino acids found in animal proteins like
meat and milk and dairy. To overcome this they add the meat by-products as
mentioned in the articles on page 5.
In his book Home Prepared Dog and Cat Diets, The Healthful Alternative, -
when speaking about commercially prepared pet food, Donald Stromberg had
this to say:
“The cost of pet foods is lessened by using no more animal protein, than is
necessary. Using sources of animal proteins not fit for human consumption also
reduces the cost. For example, animal meat meals are unfit for human
consumption. Some meat meal protein is from animals that died and were
beginning to decompose.” (pg. 35)
Stromberg gives a figure of 13 % protein for growing dogs and 19 % for ageing
dogs. My aim is to ensure that all of my recipes fall into this higher protein
range. Since dogs in the wild are predominantly meat eating, most of their
dietary protein will come from animal or insect sources - I use animal proteins.
However dogs also can and do eat fruit - here in Australia, foxes are known to eat
blackberries and undoubtedly other fruit, for example grapes from a vineyard
or fruit from an orchard. Our Staffords love all kinds of fruit - including banana!
I vary the protein content of my home-made food, according to the needs of my
dogs. One of my girls is now 10 years old and diabetic, so her diet is quite high
in protein and very low in fat. Pregnant bitches and growing puppies need
considerably more protein and also need more total food quantity.
However when using meat as your source of protein, you can cause problems for
the dog if it is not balanced with the correct minerals. Red meat alone for
example will supply good levels of iron, but almost no calcium and phosphorus
etc. Dogs in the wild would eat an entire rabbit - fur, bones gizzards and all! I can
attest to this because one of mine DID just recently! When they do this they are
able to extract ALL of the minerals in the bones of the animal—as well as the
protein, so it is more balanced!
5My principle protein source is skinless chicken necks. I use these because of
their LOW PRICE, high protein/low fat ratio - PLUS - the added advantage of the
minerals like calcium, phosphorus and potassium etc, available in the bone!
Plus skinless chicken necks are often available as human grade fresh meat
in the deli departments of many supermarkets or poultry meat stores, this
means they need to be fit for human consumption! In my other recipes I
also use beef and kangaroo, as well as turkey and also utilize the quality
proteins available in dairy products.
You are STREETS ahead in quality compared to commercial pet-food when
you use high quality human grade protein sources!
Carbohydrates
According to Strombeck - most commercial foods contain carbohydrates as their
primary energy source. While dogs can digest some carbohydrates, around 20%
pass through undigested. Therefore excessive levels of carbohydrates are there
mainly to add bulk to the pet food and if they are not entirely digested, just
become wasted space in the can!
My recipes feature rice because it is one of the best assimilated sources of
carbohydrates for dogs. White rice digests the fastest and brown much slower,
due to the protective rice husk. Diabetic dogs benefit from the slower energy
release of brown rice or a mixture of the two.
I also use pasta, either white or whole meal, depending on what I am making. You
will find that dogs, like us - prefer white pasta?
Vegetables are included in my recipes, both for the fiber and carbohydrate they
contain, as well as the extra vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants. I have trialed
using both fresh vegetables and frozen mixed vegetables and found the frozen
home brand vegetables to be convenient and cost effective. Studies I have read
for humans, show that frozen vegetables are almost as nutritious as fresh.
Fiber
On page 26 of his book Stromberg says “Dogs and cats in the wild select diets
containing negligible fiber. Thus, dogs and cats have low requirements for fiber.”
He goes on to say: “The 20 per cent fiber level of some pet foods is excessive.” I
choose to add small amounts of oat bran and rely on the existing fiber in the
vegetables as well as the husks of Linseed in the LSA mix in my recipes.
6Essential Fatty Acids
Sometimes called “Healthy Fats” - we have recently discovered Omega 3 &
Omega 6 are helpful with human health - so too with dogs. It is claimed that dogs
need more Omega 6 than Omega 3. The LSA mix I referred to in the previous
paragraph is ground Linseed, Sunflower and Almond and is a good source of
both Omega 3 & 6. Since the linseed husks do not digest they add a small
amount of fiber. I add fish oil and sunflower oil also, to provide extra sources and
also to assist in keeping skin and coat condition.
Minerals and Trace Elements
My recipes rely on a base amount of skinless chicken necks to provide lean
protein but also for the bone available in the neck vertebrae as a good source of
the bone minerals - calcium and phosphorus etc. These are then boosted with
the minerals available in the vegetables, kelp, nuts and seeds of my doggy diets.
Additionally it has long been established that sea kelp is a valuable source of a
range of minerals and trace elements, so much so, that many commercial pet
food manufacturers now add it to their food.
I choose to add a small amount of kelp powder to all of my doggy dinners. Go
easy on it - it has a terrible taste and your dog could reject the food if too much
is added, stick to the recipe guidelines. It is available in health food stores and
many supermarkets, it is quite good value for money when used as suggested.
Salt & Spices
I add very small amounts of salt for flavour, Stromberg suggests the use of a salt
substitute (potassium chloride), I use so little salt I’m not concerned with it, but
I’ll let you decide?
Garlic is added to many pet foods today, as usual it was already in use in home
cooked dog foods for years prior. It’s said to help with intestinal health and also
apparently can help with flea control, we do not have any problems with fleas
and our dogs are inside dogs - but I mostly add it for flavour.
http://www.sojos.com/garlicarticle.html
Likewise ginger is said to be an effective anti-worming treatment, I once read
that it could kill up to 70 % of several worm types, I use it - but still also routinely
worm my dogs - I will NOT take chances where worms are concerned! Just the
thought of these horrible things slithering around inside my dogs makes me
cringe!
http://www.innvista.com/health/microbes/parasite/treatpar.htm
7Herbs
Use pretty well any herbs you like in moderation - be careful with pepper and
chilli in large quantity it may cause irritation to some types of (particularly
smaller) dogs.
I use curry powder, stock powder and tomato paste in my recipes, these are
added for flavouring only. NEVER add any sort of onion to dog food, they lack
the ability to digest it and can make them ill. Onion can kill dogs in sufficient
quantity!
The following base recipe is simple to make and provide nutrient dense meals
that you dogs will love.
The 10 recipes I provide in the Full Version Ebook are ALL you need to give your
dog both nourishment and variety. The recipes I have provided are safe and
complete and aimed at maximizing health and vitality for your dog.
COOKED vs RAW food?
My recipes use Human Grade meat where possible. This means that the meat,
often purchased from the Deli department or from supermarkets on special
price—is good enough for you to eat!
In the past it was often considered essential to feed cooked meat, to kill harmful
bacteria or parasites in the meat, because pet meat is often poorly monitored for
food safety and hygiene!
If you use good quality meat sources—you can just feed raw—it makes it that
much easier to look after your dog. However if you are at all uncertain about the
handling of the meat that you purchase, I would always advise that you cook it.
Footnote: Dogs LOVE chocolate (who doesn’t) - but chocolate does NOT
love dogs - if you feed your dogs chocolate you can make them seriously ill!
NEVER feed dogs chocolate—and DO NOT leave it around, where they can
reach it!
8Chicken Dinner
11 lb raw or cooked human grade skinless chicken necks.
($1.00/lb = $11)
2 lb pasta or rice (dry weight) cooked ($4.99/11 lb = 90c)
1 cup (7 oz dried soup mix (soak, then cook) (89c/lb = 45c)
2 lb cooked frozen mixed veg. (carrots, peas, corn, potato) ($1.89/2 lb)
2 ounces Sunflower oil ($1.99/pint = 25c)
2 ounces Fish oil ($4.99/pint = 63c )
1 cup of LSA* ( 80c)
2 Tablespoons Kelp powder (50c)
1 cup (2 oz) Oat-bran ($1.50/lb = 20c)
2 Tablespoons Mild Curry Powder (20c)
2 Teaspoons Chicken stock powder (30c)
2 Teaspoons Garlic Powder (20c)
2 Teaspoons Ginger Powder (20c)
2 Teaspoons Salt
Approx 1-1/2 gallon water is incorporated into rice & soup mix when
cooked.
Total (when cooked) - 30 lb (approx) for $17.52
12 ounce serve = 40 serves per 30 lb = 43.8 cents per day per dog
Please note: this is a high quality, protein packed, nutrient
dense meal, NOT some cheap and nasty dinner!
12 ounces daily - will sustain an active, muscular 35 lb
Staffordshire Bull Terrier, in show condition! If your dog is
smaller or larger, or less active, adjust quantity as
necessary.
9Reference List
Home Prepared Dog and Cat Diets, The Healthful Alternative, Donald
Strombeck, Iowa State Press, Iowa, USA, 1999.
Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, Richard
H. Pitcairn & Susan Hubble Pitcairn, Rodale Press, Pennsylvania,
USA,1995.
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