Homemade Yorkie Recipes (Food & Treats)

[Dolly001]

Oh! I didn't ralize that...it will be dificult to find a canine nutritionist here...
I will try to find one online...
Any idea of someone?
Thank you!

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by Dolly001

Oh! I didn't ralize that...it will be dificult to find a canine nutritionist here...
I will try to find one online...
Any idea of someone?
Thank you!

You can go to balanceit.com and buy a recipe.
I wouldn't use the Balance IT L that they will tell you to use.
I'd use the combination of human vitamins and minerals they will give you instead.

[Dolly001]

Thank you!

[MY BELLA MIA]

A friend of mine gave me this recipe, which is safe for dogs. I made this the other day for my baby's first birthday. She loved it!! The humans had some too. It was pretty good.

Dog Peanut Butter Cake

1 Cup Flour
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1/4 Cup Peanut Butter
1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
1 Egg
1/3 Cup Honey
1 Cup Shredded Carrots

Mix the flour and baking soda together. Add remaining ingredients. Blend well. Pour into 8" round or square baking pan coated with PAM. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Cool completely. Frosting can be made with 1 cup Cottage Cheese and 2 tablespoons of peanut butter pureed in blender or food processor. Frost when cool. If you don't have a cake decorating kit, you can take some peanut butter in a ziploc bag, push it to the corner, seal it and cut the very tip of the corner off. Then you can write your baby's name on the cake. Here's a picture of mine. (I used the ziploc bag, and it was real easy).

[lulubu]

This recipe I invented for my dog out of necessity - The vet thought she may have pancreatitis, so after her bouts of diarrhea, the vet suggested she rest her digestive system with white rice and low fat cottage cheese.

I fixed short grain white rice in my $14 rice cooker from Target, and mixed it with low fat organic cottage cheese (just in case she was sensitive to chemicals after coming off of i.v.) However, as a working mama, I couldn't mix it fresh everytime! So I made batches up over the weekend and froze it for a few days. She loved it! It was also easier to mix thawed cubes into her regular food as a way to slowly reintroduce her regular food.

1 cup cooked and cooled white rice
1/2 cup low fat organic cottage cheese

Mix in bowl, spoon into icecube trays, freeze, and serve.

[LilMissy]

Hello Everyone!

I just thought that I'd share the recipe my kids and I made for the dogs tonight.

Gingerbread Men for Dogs

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/4 water
1 large egg
2 tbsp canola or olive oil

Combine dry ingredients, then whisk wet ingredients seperately. Combine the 2. Roll out 1/4 inch thick. Bake at 350 for 12-15 mins until firm.

[smilingyorkies]

Originally Posted by Ceibasmom

Dogs - varies depending on age, activity level, health, weight and season. These are guidelines based on weight; the total is per day and should be divided between two meals:

Up to 10 pounds - 1 to 11/2 cups
11 to 20 pounds - 2 to 3 cups
21 to 40 pounds - 4 cups
For each additional 20 pounds, add 2 cups.


BRAVO'S BODACIOUS HEARTY BURGER STEW

1 pound ground beef or turkey
1/2 pound millet
1/2 pound spinach, chopped
1/2 pound carrots, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons kelp powder
4 to 6 cups spring water
Yield: About 9 cups.

Combine all ingredients in a stainless-steel pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the carrots are tender. Remove from heat, and allow to cool.
With an electric hand mixer or a food processor, blend into a puree.
Using plastic baggies or yogurt containers, divide into meal-sized portions. Refrigerate three days' worth and freeze the rest.


Source: "The Whole Pet Diet: Eight Weeks to Great Health for Dogs and Cats," by Andi Brown

Hi, I am new to this site and it seems a little overwhelming, so I hope I am doing this right. I am really confused on what to feed my new yorkie. My last (the love of my life) I had to put down because of a collasped trechia. Before that I had given him a soup bone and he got acute pancretitus. The vet said it was due to the fat or the marrow in the bone. She said Yorkies can not digest fat very well and I don't want to make the same mistake again. Most people tell me to just feed him dry food and nothing else. He is a little picky and a little on the thin side. I am afraid if I just feed him dry he will get to skinny and if I feed him people food he will get sick. He also is doing the reverse sneeze thing which is really freaking me out because I think that is what brings on the trech problems. Can I get your take on these things? You sound like you have had yorkies for some time?
Thanks for any info.

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by smilingyorkies

Hi, I am new to this site and it seems a little overwhelming, so I hope I am doing this right. I am really confused on what to feed my new yorkie. My last (the love of my life) I had to put down because of a collasped trechia. Before that I had given him a soup bone and he got acute pancretitus. The vet said it was due to the fat or the marrow in the bone. She said Yorkies can not digest fat very well and I don't want to make the same mistake again. Most people tell me to just feed him dry food and nothing else. He is a little picky and a little on the thin side. I am afraid if I just feed him dry he will get to skinny and if I feed him people food he will get sick. He also is doing the reverse sneeze thing which is really freaking me out because I think that is what brings on the trech problems. Can I get your take on these things? You sound like you have had yorkies for some time?
Thanks for any info.

I haven't seen Ceibasmom post in a long time.
Fat can trigger pancreatitis but there is no reason to avoid people food altogether. There are certain things they can have and certain things they can't. I will say, just because you find a recipe in this thread doesn't mean it's safe. There are some I would never, ever feed. You can give all dry food. You can give canned or mix the two. You could do homecooked with the help of a nutritionist... Lots and lots of Yorkies reverse sneeze. I have never heard that it can cause collapsed trachea. Mine does it occasionally and I think her trachea is okay.

I'm sorry about your Yorkie.

[Lady of Yorkies]

Originally Posted by smilingyorkies

Hi, I am new to this site and it seems a little overwhelming, so I hope I am doing this right. I am really confused on what to feed my new yorkie. My last (the love of my life) I had to put down because of a collasped trechia. Before that I had given him a soup bone and he got acute pancretitus. The vet said it was due to the fat or the marrow in the bone. She said Yorkies can not digest fat very well and I don't want to make the same mistake again. Most people tell me to just feed him dry food and nothing else. He is a little picky and a little on the thin side. I am afraid if I just feed him dry he will get to skinny and if I feed him people food he will get sick. He also is doing the reverse sneeze thing which is really freaking me out because I think that is what brings on the trech problems. Can I get your take on these things? You sound like you have had yorkies for some time?
Thanks for any info.

Try some goats milk. I think it is a miracle come true for my dogs. I can't afford to give it to the adults very often but I have had 2 puppies from different mothers almost die from the mothers losing their milk. I am amazed at how well they did when I started feeding them the goats milk. For some reason we have a lot of problems with low blood sugar in our babies and the goats milk works wonders. It will put weigh on my adults but it is not cheap when you have as many dogs as I do. You can find it in the baking aisle in the grocery store. Sylvia

[Rachelena]

Originally Posted by Ceibasmom

Dogs - varies depending on age, activity level, health, weight and season. These are guidelines based on weight; the total is per day and should be divided between two meals:

Up to 10 pounds - 1 to 11/2 cups
11 to 20 pounds - 2 to 3 cups
21 to 40 pounds - 4 cups
For each additional 20 pounds, add 2 cups.

SPOT'S CHICKEN STEW

21/2 pounds whole chicken or turkey (bones, organs, skin and all)
1/4 cup chopped fresh garlic
1 cup green peas
1 cup coarsely chopped carrots
1/2 cup coarsely chopped sweet potato
1/2 cup coarsely chopped zucchini
1/2 cup coarsely chopped yellow squash
1/2 cup coarsely chopped green beans
1/2 cup coarsely chopped celery
1 tablespoon kelp powder
1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
11 to 16 cups spring water

For dogs only: Add 8 ounces whole barley and 6 ounces rolled oats, and adjust the water content to 16 cups spring water or enough to cover the ingredients. (The grains are not recommended for cats.)

Yield: 20 cups.
Combine all ingredients in a 10-quart stainless-steel stockpot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then turn down heat as low as possible and simmer for 2 hours; carrots should be very soft.
Remove from heat, let cool, and debone the chicken.
With an electric hand mixer or a food processor, blend the ingredients into a puree. The stew should be slightly thicker for dogs and more soupy for cats.
Using plastic baggies or yogurt containers, divide into meal-sized portions. Refrigerate three days' worth and freeze the rest.

Source: "The Whole Pet Diet: Eight Weeks to Great Health for Dogs and Cats," by Andi Brown (Celestial Arts, $16.95)

Just a little confused. I was under the impression Garlic was poison for out little 4 legged loved ones???

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by Rachelena

Just a little confused. I was under the impression Garlic was poison for out little 4 legged loved ones???

A very large amount one time or small amounts over time have been blamed on hemolytic anemia, asthmatic attacks and dermatitis. Garlic is a member of the onion family and it does what onions do (toxic wise to dogs) just to a lesser degree. We skip it altogether. It isn't worth the risk.

[Princes mom]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

You can go to balanceit.com and buy a recipe.
I wouldn't use the Balance IT L that they will tell you to use.
I'd use the combination of human vitamins and minerals they will give you instead.

Do you have a favorite receipe for dog biscuits? I've tried the ones from Blue Buffalo and Solid Gold...Prince would eat a tiny bit of each, and that is it.

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by Princes mom

Do you have a favorite receipe for dog biscuits? I've tried the ones from Blue Buffalo and Solid Gold...Prince would eat a tiny bit of each, and that is it.

I do a gingerbread/molasses recipe most and I just made banana muffins for Ellie. I can find the links if you would like them.

[Princes mom]

Yes, I would!! Thank you.

[YorkieLuv8219]

Thank you for all of these ideas ... very helpful in feeding my Yorkies the best there is ... because they deserve it!