How To Make Dried Dog Food

Although commercially available dog foods can be pricey, they're certainly not the healthiest foods for your pet. You can make this healthy dog food easily, and save plenty of money while you're at it. This recipe will give you 20 to 25 cups of dried dog food, which can be frozen until you're ready to use it. You'll appreciate the fact that only your good ingredients go into your dog's food, and you'll know how fresh it is.

Things You'll Need

  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 3 cups cooked wild or brown rice
  • 2 cups dried milk
  • 2 teaspoons of bone meal
  • 1 cup melted lard or bacon grease
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups milk, water, meat drippings, meat juices, broth or gravy
  • 2 to 4 cups cooked shredded fish, fat or meat (optional)
  • 1 cup cooked carrots
  • 1 cup cooked peas
  • Airtight containers
  • Plastic food bags
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Instructions

    • 1

      Mix the whole wheat flour, rolled oats, rice, dried milk and bone meal very well together and set aside.

    • 2

      Whisk the eggs slightly in a separate bowl. Blend in the melted lard or bacon grease. Add the milk, water, meat drippings, meat juices, broth or gravy. Mix all these ingredients thoroughly.

    • 3

      Stir the egg mixture slowly into the dry mixture a little at a time, blending it well following each addition, as a stiff dough begins to form. Add 2 to 4 cups of cooked shredded fish, fat or meat, if desired. Carefully fold in the cooked carrots and peas.

    • 4

      Grease two or three large baking pans well. Spread a layer of the dough into the pans, keeping it about ½-inch thick.

    • 5

      Preheat the oven to 175 degrees F. Bake the dough for approximately 45 to 55 minutes, or when it's lightly browned and begins to pull away from the sides of the pans.

    • 6

      Remove the pans from the oven and cool them thoroughly on racks. Break the dried dog food into pieces appropriately sized for your pet. Measure enough of the dog food for four or five days into airtight containers or sealed plastic food bags, and refrigerate.

    • 7

      Seal any remaining dried dog food in airtight containers or food bags, and freeze.