Homemade Yorkie Recipes (Food & Treats)

[Gayle_T]

I've posted this recipe before...but thought I'd do it again since my vet replied.

BTW...Taylor is SO perky on this recipe! Taylor is 14 months old.

Hi Dr. Spiezio,

I have been feeding Taylor Royal Canin Yorkshire dry food and even though it hasn't been recalled I decided to cook for him. I was given this recipe by Ruth Steiner who heads up the Yorkie Play group here in Sarasota and used to own "Max's Dog Bakery". Taylor has done well on it but I just wondered if you could look at the ingredients and let me know if there is anything you might be concerned about if he eats this long-term. We will be leaving for Chicago and will return in September.

1 lb. ground turkey
1 lb. lean ground beef
3 cups of millet (which I've only found at Whole Foods) I soak it before cooking to soften it)
4 1/2 cups water
4 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
Carrots, Celery, Zucchini chopped that combined equal 2 cups total
Tiny sprinkle of garlic powder

Brown meat
Add Millet, water and broth
Simmer
Add vegetables at the end for another 5 minutes
Let cool....then it can be frozen in containers

Each day Taylor (12 lb Yorkie) eats about 1 1/2 cups with 1 PetMeds Super VitaChew broken up in it.

I hate to bother you with this but just wanted to check to see if there is anything I should change.

Thanks so much,

Jim Spiezio
Date: 05/18/07 19:07:49
To: Gayle
Subject: Re: Dog Food Question


Hi,

Please do not think you are bothering me with questions. I am your dogs Dr. & part of my responsibilty is to help you take good care of him so when in doubt PLEASE feel free to call or e-mail me.
I think that the diet is probably better then any thing that you will find in any pet food. All the ingredients are good quality and you are feeding a vitamin so that covers all your bases. I think it is safe and probably healthier then any thing from a pet company. So keep right on feeding that diet.
Have a safe and happy summer!
Dr. S

[Doodlebug]

Thanks for posting this and for your vet's comments. I am going to try it.

Where do you get the vitamin? Does PetSmart sell these?

[Gayle_T]

Originally Posted by Doodlebug

Thanks for posting this and for your vet's comments. I am going to try it.

Where do you get the vitamin? Does PetSmart sell these?

I order them online from http://www.1800petmeds.com/index.asp...OV&ID=18954782

[Doodlebug]

Thanks.

Do you only feed him in the evening? Mine are used to having dry food available all the time and they eat whenever they want. I think they would be hungry before evening, so should I also leave dry dog food down for them at first in addition to evening feeding of the homemade recipe?

(You sure have a nice vet.)

[Gayle_T]

Originally Posted by Doodlebug

Thanks.

Do you only feed him in the evening? Mine are used to having dry food available all the time and they eat whenever they want. I think they would be hungry before evening, so should I also leave dry dog food down for them at first in addition to evening feeding of the homemade recipe?

(You sure have a nice vet.)

He is a great vet! As far as your question. Taylor always had dry food down all day. Now I give him about 2/3's of his daily portion in the morning and then 1/3 around dinnertime. He seems fine with this schedule. I quit all store-bought food for him, and he is so perky and LOVES this food. There wasn't even any adjustment time... I just gave it to him and all of his body functions are working just great.

[Doodlebug]

Gayle T: I made this for my babies tonight. I put a little in each doggie bowl to cool it down and a little went on the floor (it was already cool). Daisy ran over and scarfed it up like crazy. When I put their bowls down they DEVOURED it!!!

Now they are yipping at me for more. I have to let it cool down a bit more. They are driving me crazy....thanks for the recipe! It won rave review with the four legged crowd here!

[Doodlebug]

Guess What! My husband was curious so he tried it. He LOVES it!!! He took a second helping (tablespoon). He kept telling me "this stuff is really good...I really like it".... Daisy and Teddy are GLARING at him. (hey leave OUR food alone.. you got your own)...I just thought I might add... he also liked his real dinner too, LOL

[Gayle_T]

I'm so glad your babies love it! I know Taylor sure does! It does smell good! I was temped to serve it for dinner the night I made it. If we ever are in a hurricane we could all chow down on it!!! BTW it's always good to add a vitamin supplement to it also.

[Dark_Star]

Originally Posted by Lyz517

I joined a weekly email recipe site. I havent tried these yet but will share the recipes as I receive them.


1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cups grated cheddar cheese
1/4 pound margarine -- corn oil
1 clove garlic -- crushed
1 pinch salt
1/4 cup Milk -- or as needed

Grate the cheese into a bowl and let stand until it reaches room temperature.
Cream the cheese with the softened margarine, garlic, salt and flour. Add enough
milk to form into a ball.

Chill for 1/2 hour. Roll onto floured board. Cut into shapes and bake at 375
degrees for 15 minutes or until slightly brown, and firm.

Makes 2 to 3 dozen, depending on size.

YIKES...!!! Haven't I read somewhere that garlic is toxic for dogs...?????

"Onion and garlic poisoning

Onions and garlic are other dangerous food ingredients that cause sickness in dogs, cats and also livestock. Onions and garlic contain the toxic ingredient thiosulphate. Onions are more of a danger.

Pets affected by onion toxicity will develop haemolytic anaemia, where the pet’s red blood cells burst while circulating in its body.

At first, pets affected by onion poisoning show gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea. They will show no interest in food and will be dull and weak. The red pigment from the burst blood cells appears in an affected animal’s urine and it becomes breathless. The breathlessness occurs because the red blood cells that carry oxygen through the body are reduced in number.

The poisoning occurs a few days after the pet has eaten the onion. All forms of onion can be a problem including dehydrated onions, raw onions, cooked onions and table scraps containing cooked onions and/or garlic. Left over pizza, Chinese dishes and commercial baby food containing onion, sometimes fed as a supplement to young pets, can cause illness.

Onion poisoning can occur with a single ingestion of large quantities or with repeated meals containing small amounts of onion. A single meal of 600 to 800 grams of raw onion can be dangerous whereas a ten-kilogram dog, fed 150 grams of onion for several days, is also likely to develop anaemia. The condition improves once the dog is prevented from eating any further onion

While garlic also contains the toxic ingredient thiosulphate, it seems that garlic is less toxic and large amounts would need to be eaten to cause illness."

Still, I wouldn't take any chances and just skip the garlic when making this recipe...!

[donnarod]

Tricksie loves food. She gets bored with her dry food and I do give her a few honey nut cheerios, green beans, carrots. Was thinking of getting baby food and mixing it with her dry food. Had a Maltese before and he was so sensitive to anything but just Ceaser's. Spent lots of money keeping him alive when he got hold of human food, so I am a little paranoid about Tricksie.

[sgab80]

Ive been cooking up a batch of food each week for Lillybelle ever since the recall when she became sick....I have found a rather lovely benefit that I remember from my cat days.....since I add about a tsp or so of chopped garlic to her food I have not seen one single flea or tick....I have not had to buy any Advantix or Revolution this summer. I live in Tennessee, we go outside every single day.. sit on our porch and drink tea while Lillybelle runs, rolls and plays in the grass sometimes for hours...(its hot, we have lots of ticks and fleas)....she hasnt had a single one! What a bonus...!!
.....Its the garlic!....

p.s. I did notice someone saying here they use canned vegetables...thats fine..
I do too...Im a nurse and work from home...and like I tell my patients...be sure to rinse the canned vegetables....they have lots and lots of SALT.

[sgab80]

I did notice the previous post about the garlic...I just havent heard that before about garlic...Lillybelle has been eating this way since March and has been in perfect health...Had all her lab work redrawn in May...perfect!
So for us ..we're good....Maybe because its such a very small amount.

[connieb]

how old should your yorkie be before u feed him these things

[elle57]

Originally Posted by Ceibasmom

LEO'S COOKIES (an original recipe from Pilar Passmore)

1/2 brick regular or low-fat cream cheese
2 cups whole-wheat flour
6 ounces carrot baby food
3 ounces olive oil
Splash of vanilla

Mix the ingredients; mash, knead and flatten. If you don't have a bone-shaped cookie cutter, use the baby food jar to make round cookies.
Place cookies on a baking sheet, and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Turn off the oven, and leave the cookies inside until the oven cools.
Yield: about 21/2 dozen cookies.

A batch generally keeps for about two weeks.

Passmore's warning: "Once they eat these cookies, they won't eat the others."

hi, have you made these dog treats for your yorkie ? if so. did he like them ? can you freeze them ?
thanks for your reply ahead of time
elle

[Lyz517]

Muffin's Apple Pupcakes

Ingredients:

2 3/4 cups water
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 tsp vanilla
4 cups of whole wheat flour
1 cup tinned (canned) apple
1 tbsp baking powder
1 egg
4 tbsp's honey

Preparation:

This time we need the oven preheated to 350°F.
Grab your muffin tin and spray with oil.
Then mix all of the wet ingredients thoroughly.
In a separate bowl mix all of your dry ingredients.
Now slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
Remember to keep stirring so you don't get any lumps.
Pour into your muffin tins.
Pop in the oven and bake for 75 minutes.
Take out of the oven and remember to let them cool before
giving them to your dog or you can store in a sealed container