How to Make Recipes for Your Own Dog Food

Understanding dog nutrition is key to coming up with homemade dog food recipes that are both healthy and tasty to your dog. Another key factor is knowing what you cannot feed your dog. A few items that are dangerous and can even be fatal to your dog are avocados, onions, mushrooms and citrus oil, which can be found in human food items. Dogs need a diet that is composed of 40 percent protein, 30 percent vegetables and 30 percent starch. These will be the main food groups you will choose from when creating a new recipe.

Things You'll Need

  • A notebook Index cards A pen or pencil
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Instructions

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      Make a list of the meats your dog likes to eat. Make sure they are ones he can actually have. Do not give your dog a lot of liver since it is not good for him.

    • 2

      Make a list of vegetables your dog likes. If you've never fed your dog vegetables before, now is your chance to experiment and see which ones he does like. Be sure and exclude onions and mushrooms because these are not good for your dog.

    • 3

      Make a list of the starches your dog likes. Again if you've never fed your dog brown rice, pasta or oatmeal, you will have to experiment to see what he likes.

    • 4

      Choose one meat your dog likes, one or two vegetables and one starch. Think about what would taste good to you mixed together and then try one of those combinations.

    • 5

      Cook your meat, vegetable and starch separately. Mix them together. Once the mixture cools and is just warm, have your dog do a taste test.

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      Write down on an index card or in a notebook the recipes your dog likes.