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elle57 · 03-24-2007, 04:14 PM

First Of All I Want To Thank Everyone Who Wrote And Answered My Questions About Making My Own Dog Food. All You Guys Were Just Great And Very Knowledgeable.
Everyone Should Make Their Own Dog Food From Now On. I Know For Sure I Am Going To Do It.
About 1 To 1.5 Hours Every 2 Weeks Or So, Depending On How Many Yorkies You Have, You Can Make This Wonderful Food.

I Followed The Recipe That Someone Put In The Notes And Wow !
I Cannot Tell You How He Gobbled It Up This Morning And Evening. He Even Went Back To The Dish Several Times After It Was Gone And Licked The Bowl. Sammy Never Does That , And He Always Leaves Some Too, But Not With Homemade Food.

My Next Thing Is Making Him Peanut Butter Treats From Scratch.

I Am So Relieved That I Hopefully Will Not Have To Worry About Food Anymore Being Bad.
He Even Has More Energy Today After Eating The Food. I Am So Thrilled. Thanks To All The Yorkie Talkers !

Yorkiedaze · 03-24-2007, 04:24 PM

I'm so glad you are cooking for him. Isn't it amazing how much better they act and feel when they eat real food. You will continue seeing a positive improvement too.

elle57 · 03-24-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

I'm so glad you are cooking for him. Isn't it amazing how much better they act and feel when they eat real food. You will continue seeing a positive improvement too.

YES IN JUST ONE DAY I SEE IT. HE HAS NOT GONE POOP YET, SO I AM A BIT CURIOUS HOW IT WILL BE WHEN HE DOES. I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE HOW HE ATE IT UP, LIKE I HAD STARVED HIM FOR DAYS, LOL.
THANKS
ELLE57

Hokule'a · 03-24-2007, 04:30 PM

Yup, home cooking is the way to go! I love being able to give my babies 'healthy' food and a variety of it instead of the same ole kibble day after day. Mine also go crazy at meal time and have better poops and more energy

I hope more people realize how easy it actually is to cook for them! Thank you yorkiedaze, superpup and lovemysissy for the recipes and advice. I know there are a couple more of you out there that have helped also and apologize that I can't remember your names.

HisNameIsHarley · 03-24-2007, 04:34 PM

I'm going to try the home cooking as well but am wondering. With all the soft food, what about their teeth? Won't they be more prone to teeth issues if their food is always wet and soft?

elle57 · 03-24-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by HisNameIsHarley

I'm going to try the home cooking as well but am wondering. With all the soft food, what about their teeth? Won't they be more prone to teeth issues if their food is always wet and soft?

WELL I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THAT ALSO, BUT I WILL BE MAKING HIM PEANUT BUTTER TREATS WHICH ARE HARD AND I ALSO GIVE HIM ONE GREENIE A DAY, PLUS HIS BULLY STICKS. I BRUSH HIS TEETH AND USE THE SPRAY ON HIS TEETH TOO, WITH A FINGER BRUSH.

TLC · 03-24-2007, 04:54 PM

Great News! So glad he loves 'real food'. Mine love it too! I am trying feeding them Raw food right now, b/c I have serious poop eaters, but once I get it under control, back to make home cooked meals!

P.S. I would not give Greenies though, too many sick pets, they are not digestible. Do a search here on yorkietalk regarding Greenies, there are a lot threads about them

elle57 · 03-24-2007, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TLC

Great News! So glad he loves 'real food'. Mine love it too! I am trying feeding them Raw food right now, b/c I have serious poop eaters, but once I get it under control, back to make home cooked meals!

P.S. I would not give Greenies though, too many sick pets, they are not digestible. Do a search here on yorkietalk regarding Greenies, there are a lot threads about them

oh my goodness, i did not know that about greenies. i thought they were good for them. he loves them and i have been giving one a day for quite sometime now.

TLC · 03-24-2007, 05:10 PM

Most do love them, but IMO the risks and dangers of Greenies out weigh the babies love (and obsession) for them!

...mine love fresh stemed Green Beans - yummy

my2boyz · 03-24-2007, 05:12 PM

Fresh veggies for treats will help clean their teeth. You can also make a 'mash' of their soft food that you've made and bake it into little cruchy cookies for them. Go to your book store and see if you can find some of the pet nutrition books that are available...you'll find some recipes there for treats...some of them are too froofie but some are practical.

chattiesmom · 03-24-2007, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by elle57

oh my goodness, i did not know that about greenies. i thought they were good for them. he loves them and i have been giving one a day for quite sometime now.

You might want to try bullysticks instead -- they are much safer

HisNameIsHarley · 03-24-2007, 05:54 PM

Yeah, greenies have too many risks. I would stick with the bully sticks

my2boyz, I didn't know you could bake their soft food! Now that sounds like a cool trick! I'm all for trying that.

Plus, Harley really only likes crunchy things so that would work great! His favs are mini raw carrots, fresh apple chunks & celary.. Yea he's a weirdo!

elle57 · 03-25-2007, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

I'm so glad you are cooking for him. Isn't it amazing how much better they act and feel when they eat real food. You will continue seeing a positive improvement too.

GOOD MORNING,
IF I MAY ASK YOU , WHAT DO YOU USE FOR HARD STUFF FOR THEIR TEETH? I MADE THE SOFT HOMEMADE FOOD AND HE LOVES IT, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HIS TEETH. THANKS FOR ANY ADVICE YOU HAVE
ELLE57

my2boyz · 03-25-2007, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by elle57

GOOD MORNING,
IF I MAY ASK YOU , WHAT DO YOU USE FOR HARD STUFF FOR THEIR TEETH? I MADE THE SOFT HOMEMADE FOOD AND HE LOVES IT, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HIS TEETH. THANKS FOR ANY ADVICE YOU HAVE
ELLE57

From my post above:

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Fresh veggies for treats will help clean their teeth. You can also make a 'mash' of their soft food that you've made and bake it into little cruchy cookies for them. Go to your book store and see if you can find some of the pet nutrition books that are available...you'll find some recipes there for treats...some of them are too froofie but some are practical.

Kona · 03-25-2007, 08:55 AM

Are you just cooking chicken (or any meat), rice, and veggies?

03-24-2007, 04:14 PM	#1
elle57 YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: douglaston ny Posts: 498	Wow ! Everyone Should Make Their Own Dog Food/thanks To The Wonderful People On Here First Of All I Want To Thank Everyone Who Wrote And Answered My Questions About Making My Own Dog Food. All You Guys Were Just Great And Very Knowledgeable. Everyone Should Make Their Own Dog Food From Now On. I Know For Sure I Am Going To Do It. About 1 To 1.5 Hours Every 2 Weeks Or So, Depending On How Many Yorkies You Have, You Can Make This Wonderful Food. I Followed The Recipe That Someone Put In The Notes And Wow ! I Cannot Tell You How He Gobbled It Up This Morning And Evening. He Even Went Back To The Dish Several Times After It Was Gone And Licked The Bowl. Sammy Never Does That , And He Always Leaves Some Too, But Not With Homemade Food. My Next Thing Is Making Him Peanut Butter Treats From Scratch. I Am So Relieved That I Hopefully Will Not Have To Worry About Food Anymore Being Bad. He Even Has More Energy Today After Eating The Food. I Am So Thrilled. Thanks To All The Yorkie Talkers !

03-24-2007, 04:30 PM	#4
Hokule'a Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 4,591	Yup, home cooking is the way to go! I love being able to give my babies 'healthy' food and a variety of it instead of the same ole kibble day after day. Mine also go crazy at meal time and have better poops and more energy I hope more people realize how easy it actually is to cook for them! Thank you yorkiedaze, superpup and lovemysissy for the recipes and advice. I know there are a couple more of you out there that have helped also and apologize that I can't remember your names. __________________ Eva and her keikis: Hokule'a, Kalani & Pi'ilani

03-24-2007, 04:34 PM	#5
HisNameIsHarley YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,119	I'm going to try the home cooking as well but am wondering. With all the soft food, what about their teeth? Won't they be more prone to teeth issues if their food is always wet and soft? __________________ LeeAnn Harley Remember.. Dog is God Spelled Backwards

03-24-2007, 04:54 PM	#7
TLC Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island Posts: 7,247	Great News! So glad he loves 'real food'. Mine love it too! I am trying feeding them Raw food right now, b/c I have serious poop eaters, but once I get it under control, back to make home cooked meals! P.S. I would not give Greenies though, too many sick pets, they are not digestible. Do a search here on yorkietalk regarding Greenies, there are a lot threads about them __________________ Adopt Donate Foster www.yorkie911rescue.com

03-24-2007, 05:10 PM	#9
TLC Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island Posts: 7,247	Most do love them, but IMO the risks and dangers of Greenies out weigh the babies love (and obsession) for them! ...mine love fresh stemed Green Beans - yummy __________________ Adopt Donate Foster www.yorkie911rescue.com

03-24-2007, 04:24 PM	#2
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	I'm so glad you are cooking for him. Isn't it amazing how much better they act and feel when they eat real food. You will continue seeing a positive improvement too.

03-24-2007, 05:12 PM	#10
my2boyz Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :) Posts: 5,219	Fresh veggies for treats will help clean their teeth. You can also make a 'mash' of their soft food that you've made and bake it into little cruchy cookies for them. Go to your book store and see if you can find some of the pet nutrition books that are available...you'll find some recipes there for treats...some of them are too froofie but some are practical.

03-24-2007, 05:54 PM	#12
HisNameIsHarley YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,119	Yeah, greenies have too many risks. I would stick with the bully sticks my2boyz, I didn't know you could bake their soft food! Now that sounds like a cool trick! I'm all for trying that. Plus, Harley really only likes crunchy things so that would work great! His favs are mini raw carrots, fresh apple chunks & celary.. Yea he's a weirdo! __________________ LeeAnn Harley Remember.. Dog is God Spelled Backwards

03-25-2007, 08:55 AM	#15
Kona Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,877	Are you just cooking chicken (or any meat), rice, and veggies? __________________ Kona Bernie