Home made puppy food
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Photo by Brian E. FordYou can make food at home for more mature puppies – say at about 6+ months.
Make sure you get good quality produce – if you wouldn’t eat it yourself it isn’t suitable for your pet. Use you common sense here though – you might be able to make choices about junk food in your diet, your puppy depends on you making sensible food choices. Don’t add spices or salt to the puppy food – making it tasty for you isn’t the idea – it’s about making healthy food for your growing pup. And yes, that means no chocolate.
You can use any meat – chicken (remove the bones) with vegetables, including rice or couscous. If you don’t plan on using any commercial dog food (dry or canned), you should check with your vet to recommend an appropriate multi-vitamin supplement.
Variety is the one spice you can add. Alternate between chicken, beef, lamb, and perhaps some more exotic meats if they’re affordable and available – goat, turkey, and/or rabbit really add variety. Mix in some starches – rice, couscous, pasta, potato; and some yellow (carrot, pumpkin, squash), and green vegetables (cabbage, zucchini, broccoli). The only vegetable to avoid are the various forms of onion. If you are feeding some of the leaner meats you may want to add some olive oil, cod liver oil, or salmon oil, and a little fat to make you pup’s coat shiny. Check with your vet for some other suggestions for suitable ingredients.