Comments on: Healthy, Cheap, Homemade Dogfood http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/cheap-recipes/healthy-cheap-homemade-dogfood Your local resource for finding cheap food. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CheapFoodHere http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/cheap-recipes/healthy-cheap-homemade-dogfood/comment-page-1#comment-1496 CheapFoodHere Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:02:55 +0000 http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/?p=479#comment-1496 please read comment above regarding garlic. please read comment above regarding garlic.

]]> By: Lauren http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/cheap-recipes/healthy-cheap-homemade-dogfood/comment-page-1#comment-1495 Lauren Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:43:03 +0000 http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/?p=479#comment-1495 I read on another site that dogs should not have garlic. Have you heard anything about this one way or another? I read on another site that dogs should not have garlic. Have you heard anything about this one way or another?

]]> By: CheapFoodHere http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/cheap-recipes/healthy-cheap-homemade-dogfood/comment-page-1#comment-1415 CheapFoodHere Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:12:49 +0000 http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/?p=479#comment-1415 Rachel, I am with you on the laziness, which is why I started mixing it with all-natural dry dog food after the initial 6 months once we started seeing drastic improvements in the arthritis. From my experience, if it sits in the refrigerator for longer than 5 or 6 days it starts to sour and our dogs won't eat it. We have frozen a batch when we went on vacation so it wasn't wasted and it turned out fine when we thawed it out. Some of the nutrients may be lost if frozen, not sure though. As far as room temp goes, we've left the hot pot of food out over night for 12+ hours (we forgot about it) to cool and it was fine for the standard fridge time after that. We used a large pressure cooker pot first and then after that a large pot we also brew beer in. I'd make a couple large batches on a weekend and freeze it in tall vertical storage containers, they seem to help maximize space in the freezer. Good luck and let me know how it turns out. Rachel,

I am with you on the laziness, which is why I started mixing it with all-natural dry dog food after the initial 6 months once we started seeing drastic improvements in the arthritis. From my experience, if it sits in the refrigerator for longer than 5 or 6 days it starts to sour and our dogs won’t eat it. We have frozen a batch when we went on vacation so it wasn’t wasted and it turned out fine when we thawed it out. Some of the nutrients may be lost if frozen, not sure though. As far as room temp goes, we’ve left the hot pot of food out over night for 12+ hours (we forgot about it) to cool and it was fine for the standard fridge time after that.

We used a large pressure cooker pot first and then after that a large pot we also brew beer in. I’d make a couple large batches on a weekend and freeze it in tall vertical storage containers, they seem to help maximize space in the freezer. Good luck and let me know how it turns out.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/cheap-recipes/healthy-cheap-homemade-dogfood/comment-page-1#comment-1414 Rachel Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:37:08 +0000 http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/?p=479#comment-1414 Thanks for the information. We have two 100+ lb Ridgbacks. I am definitely considering your recipe. However, I am wondering how long its shelf life is? Being home brewers, we have some pretty big pots and could make large batches easily. I suppose I could freeze portions . . . but I do also have limited freezer space. Do you have any more experiential knowledge about how long this stuff lasts - room temp, fridge temp, and freezer temp? I think I could do it, but probably would be lazy and stop doing it if I had to cook their food up more than maybe once a month. Thanks for the information. We have two 100+ lb Ridgbacks. I am definitely considering your recipe. However, I am wondering how long its shelf life is? Being home brewers, we have some pretty big pots and could make large batches easily. I suppose I could freeze portions . . . but I do also have limited freezer space. Do you have any more experiential knowledge about how long this stuff lasts – room temp, fridge temp, and freezer temp? I think I could do it, but probably would be lazy and stop doing it if I had to cook their food up more than maybe once a month.

]]> By: CheapFoodHere http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/cheap-recipes/healthy-cheap-homemade-dogfood/comment-page-1#comment-1400 CheapFoodHere Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:20:58 +0000 http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/?p=479#comment-1400 Haley, it depends what size dogs, how many you have and if you mix it with any dry dog food. When we first put our two 65lb dogs on this food we were able to feed the two of them with a batch that lasted for 3 days, feeding them once in the morning and once at dinner time. You'll notice that the dogs will lose a little weight so be sure to add some oil or fat to the batch (we used sunflower oil). Once the dog's arthritis cleared up (it took about 3-4 months), we started mixing it with an all-natural, grain-free dry dog food. Each batch of this food costs about $5-6, the beets being the most expensive at around $2.99 for three big ones. Haley, it depends what size dogs, how many you have and if you mix it with any dry dog food. When we first put our two 65lb dogs on this food we were able to feed the two of them with a batch that lasted for 3 days, feeding them once in the morning and once at dinner time. You’ll notice that the dogs will lose a little weight so be sure to add some oil or fat to the batch (we used sunflower oil). Once the dog’s arthritis cleared up (it took about 3-4 months), we started mixing it with an all-natural, grain-free dry dog food. Each batch of this food costs about $5-6, the beets being the most expensive at around $2.99 for three big ones.

]]> By: Haley http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/cheap-recipes/healthy-cheap-homemade-dogfood/comment-page-1#comment-1399 Haley Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:28:53 +0000 http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/?p=479#comment-1399 About how much a month will this cost me? About how much a month will this cost me?

]]> By: CheapFoodHere http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/cheap-recipes/healthy-cheap-homemade-dogfood/comment-page-1#comment-982 CheapFoodHere Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:57:20 +0000 http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/?p=479#comment-982 Thanks for your comment Janet. I've looked into it and garlic has the same medicinal benefits to dogs as it does to humans to boost the immune system if given in controlled doses. This is a great website for info on both sides of the argument: http://www.natural-dog-health-remedies.com/garlic-for-dogs.html The recipe here calls for just a few cloves for the whole batch, which is split between two large dogs over 5 days or so. In this case I don't believe there is a danger, but rather a good little boost for them. Thanks again for your interest, and I'm sure the recipe works well without the garlic, if you choose to omit it. Take care! Thanks for your comment Janet. I’ve looked into it and garlic has the same medicinal benefits to dogs as it does to humans to boost the immune system if given in controlled doses. This is a great website for info on both sides of the argument: http://www.natural-dog-health-remedies.com/garlic-for-dogs.html

The recipe here calls for just a few cloves for the whole batch, which is split between two large dogs over 5 days or so. In this case I don’t believe there is a danger, but rather a good little boost for them. Thanks again for your interest, and I’m sure the recipe works well without the garlic, if you choose to omit it. Take care!

]]> By: Janet http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/cheap-recipes/healthy-cheap-homemade-dogfood/comment-page-1#comment-981 Janet Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:27:53 +0000 http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/?p=479#comment-981 Just to let you know garlic is not good for dog so I would avoid using it. Just to let you know garlic is not good for dog so I would avoid using it.

]]> By: Melissa Peterman http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/cheap-recipes/healthy-cheap-homemade-dogfood/comment-page-1#comment-497 Melissa Peterman Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:20:04 +0000 http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/?p=479#comment-497 Healthy dog food is just as important as healthy food for humans! Great post! Healthy dog food is just as important as healthy food for humans! Great post!

]]> By: CheapFoodHere http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/cheap-recipes/healthy-cheap-homemade-dogfood/comment-page-1#comment-431 CheapFoodHere Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:30:50 +0000 http://www.cheapfoodhere.com/?p=479#comment-431 Thanks Cheree, if you try out the recipe, let me know how it goes. I'm not sure how easy it is to get fresh beets in NC, but they are super cheap down here. I hate them personally, but it adds a nice color to the food and is supposed to be really good for the blood. Thanks Cheree, if you try out the recipe, let me know how it goes. I’m not sure how easy it is to get fresh beets in NC, but they are super cheap down here. I hate them personally, but it adds a nice color to the food and is supposed to be really good for the blood.

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