myorganicpets
Posted : 3/12/2006 5:11:45 PM
In the beginning I used to put meat in w/the kibble but not anymore. Now they get a kibble meal and a homecooked meal w/fresh veggies, fruits, yogurt and fish for snacks. I feed them beef liver once a week, I grill it lightly in olive oil and garlic powder and then cut it up really small and mix it into a huge bowl of pulverized mixed veggies and mashed sweet & white potatoes or brown rice along w/apples, cranberries, melon or whatever other fruit I happen to have onhand, plus the appropriate amount of The Missing Link to supplement. I also feed chicken livers, gizzards, fresh salmon filets, fresh trout or whiting , canned mackeral or tuna, ground turkey, ground buffalo or lamb. I can't get any other kinds of organ meats here. No one sells kidneys or green tripe and the butcher didn't even know what 'sweetbreads' were !!
When I do want to feed 'meat' w/kibble, I buy Pet Botanics dogfood rolls. They're solid meat like a summer sausage and made with lamb or beef or chicken and includes all the organ meats like liver, kidneys, lungs, hearts,etc plus usually rice, omega 3 & 6 , rosemary, vitamins & minerals. The dogs go crazy for it. I just cut off a big hunk and grate it into their food. I also cut it up and use it for training treats or to shred into other recipes like when I make homemade dog biscuits. It's great for when you're away from the house too. They come in 2oz, 8 oz, 1lb,3lb and 5lb sizes and keep in the fridge for weeks and on the shelf unopened for months.
I just find that if I'm going to go through the trouble of cooking meat, I'm going to cook the entire meal . I feed Timberwolf kibble and the dogs love it so I don't have to add anything to it. I had to add stuff before to kibble that the dogs weren't too crazy about just to make them eat it.