Cooking for your dog offers benefits like diet management appeasing picky eaters and bond building but there a few common mistakes for owners to avoid.
Alternative dog food when you run out.
If you order your dog food online choose the auto delivery option so that you always have some extra dog food on hand.
Once the big bag of dog food is empty and you re reaching for the baggie it s time to replenish your dog food supply.
It s a balanced homemade meal your dog will love.
Besides apples bananas pears cooked potato carrots peas beans and broccoli are ideal for your hound.
You can also add some veg such as carrots broccoli or peas to the whole mix and mash it together as well.
There are some dogs that simply can t process commercial dog foods.
Scramble two or three eggs in a small amount of olive oil and serve over plain cooked grains with a side of vegetables.
Some owners believe that the dog being part of the pack needs to eat the way the rest of the pack eats.
Fruits and veggies also threat with bacterial contamination though not as much as raw meats.
Foods to avoid completely.
Adding meat or fish would be a good supplement and then you can mash it all together so he or she s no picking the bits they want out.
Listed below are some of the more controversial.
Apples pears bananas peas broccoli spinach and carrots are some of the examples of fruits and veggies to give your dog.
This can stand as the main bulk and fibre for their meal and you can additionally throw in other things to make it a bit more attractive for your dog.
The first good option is brown rice.
To avoid complications it s highly recommended you wash them all before chopping them.
White meats and fish such as chicken are better than red meat such as beef or pork as red meat tends to be fattier and more likely to lead to the runs.
While higher end commercial food may be recommended sometimes a dog needs an alternative.
These suggestions and meals while all perfectly safe and healthy for your dog are not 100 nutritionally complete and should not be fed for longer than 5 7 days which should be enough time to get your dog back to their regularly scheduled feeding program.
For the vegetables it is advisable to steam or lightly boil them so that they retain as many nutrients as possible before consumption.
There s one other fridge staple that makes a perfect emergency meal for your dog.
What if a dog no matter the brand of food simply continues to put on weight.
The tips and recipes here will help you provide a healthy dog friendly meal in a pinch.