As far as supplements go, I truly believe that they are necessary. I know that some recipes that you find online do not even mention supplements, but those diets are not meant for long-term use. If you want to cook for your dogs on a long-term basis, they need to get calcium at least. We use KAL Bone Meal to get the right calcium
hosphorus ratio...Also, we mix up a healthy powder mix (that we got from Dr. Pitcairn's book) that contains kelp powder, nutritional yeast, vitamin C, etc. Also, we add vitamin E to the food. This is for my healthy maltese. My liver compromised yorkie gets a completely different homecooked meal, but it still has the calcium and some of the other supplements. The supplement that Wylie's mom uses for her little guys looks pretty good too
