Homemade Yorkie Recipes (Food & Treats)

[YorkiePrinceGio]

Isn't garlic toxic for dogs?

[Donna from Iowa]

I have always told so, but on the internet and according to Dr. Morgan DVM small amounts won't hurt them. I have not used any yet but I am new, they have been around a long time. Kind of up to you Yorkie Prince.


Donna from Iowa

[AlfiesMum]

My pups started off loving the food and now they won't eat it. They have been sick with kennel cough though so I hoping that they will come around but I have put their kibble out again just so they don't go hungry.

Mine you they have been gobbling up plain chicken when I give it to them. I am feeling a bit deflated because they won't eat now.

[Donna from Iowa]

Don't give up, they are sick right now and food probably is not their greatest thing to think about. You could write to Dr. Judy Morgan DVM and see what her thoughts would be. You can also get on Facekbook and look and go to "Search" and look up Home cooked food for dogs. Post to Emily. She will surely tell you what she feels is a good thing to do. Just don't give up, you may have to boil your chicken and keep the broth. Chunk up your chicken and use enough broth in a little bowl for each one and give it to them. That may help them a little. They probably feel horrible and it surely wouldn't hurt them for a few days. Gradually grind up a few carrots and add a little to each bowl with the chicken and broth. You could also add a little turmic, like a little pinch. Let me know how you are all doing, I struggle here too.


Donna from Iowa

[ladyjane]

www.petdiets.com

www.balanceit.com

Board certified vet nutritionists on the above sites. Excellent resources for home cooking!

[AlfiesMum]

Thanks everyone

I use the balance it website.

Alfie is back scoffing down the food and loving it but Penny is not eating it and I fear she is losing weight. Now if I gave her just chicken or chunks of leftover sirloin steak she'll scoff them so I know she is being just picky. What should I do?

[Zoey Zendaya]

My Zoey came out of her funk after being in ER at a year and a half from gastroenteritis eating their Hills ID canned , floored ME!....she was very picky eater then and LOVED IT...worth a try...

[Donna from Iowa]

I KNOW, all three of my little ones were on k/d, id, z/d, little did I know it and it's ingredients could have killed them in the long run. Anyway I don't know what cardboard and sawdust does to a little ones health but I wouldn't think much. I feel so bad when I look at my 13 year old Yorkie and think to myself "I fed them Science Diet and all along I KNEW I shouldn't be) I failed them, my intuition was telling me and I ignored it. PLEASE anyone reading this should HOME COOK or use Candia or something that is good for your dog. If your dog has or needs low diet in fat YOU CAN DO THAT!!!! If I can anyone can. It doesn't take time to learn. Go on Facebook and look for Home Cooking for dogs or Home cooked meals for dogs. There are several ones there, the one with Emily is really a good one. She helps so much. I won't bring another can of dog food in my house or kibble. I learned when I turned the can around and put in words I didn't understand what it was. The computer will tell you. z/d is the one I finally came to light on. And because Vets push it, some don't know any better because they didn't go into nutrition, just the medicine. I also use Dr. Judy Morgan DVM and Holistic she has her own Web Page.
I am so sorry to hear about your baby, glad she is doing better. Try home cooking for her. She will love it. I am trying to get to the point where I will raw feed my babies. I know it will be even better.
Donna

[AlfiesMum]

I have had another morning with Penny turning her nose up at the food. I thought it was the beef mince recipe as it has rosemary in it so made up shredded chicken thigh, carrots, broccoli and rice and gave her a tester this morning and she wouldn't go near it. But when Alfie when outside and left his bowl with some leftovers she was over scoffing it.....it was the mince with rosemary mix!!!

DO said maybe she doesn't eat in the morning as we just would have left kibble out for them to eat whenever but have had problems getting the HC food into her in the evenings too.

I gave her a bowl of plain shredded chicken thighs last night before giving her the taster of the complete meal and she scoffed it. Just worried she is starving.

And definitely won't be going back to canned or dried food. I just need to figure out what she likes and I don't think it's the veg and rice to be honest.

Alfie loves it all thankfully.

[Zoey Zendaya]

Can you go to your butchers and find a nice lean sirloin steak ? I do this once in a while...fry it lightly on med heat in just a little coconut oil which they love ....fry it till it's still a littler pink , don't over cook....then ...I have a small chopper ...throw some small pieces in an give it a light chop...
Bet she'll eat that...
Then go from there adding a little of what you do think she might eat to that a little at a time...

[Zoey Zendaya]

Make your food plain for picky eater...Rosemary is yuk

[Donna from Iowa]

My pups love Rosemary, just don't add a ton. I also put in Thyme. It's fresh out of my garden. I am going to try some others that I have planted. I do use dried Dandelion, I dig it up out of the neighbor's yard, root and all. Then dry it out and put it in my little blender and grind it up and put in air tight container. I add some to the cooking food. About 1/2 Tbs.
My little Female "Willow" is a picky eater, drives me crazy. I put about 1/2 organic honey on top of her food and some times I put a light sprinkle of Parm. cheese. She gobbles it down. They are Yorkies, seems like females are much more picky than the males. My two males eat it down.
I think before long I will just be giving their meat to them raw, vegies and a little carbs. and some calcium and see how they do. I've been a little slow in doing this, have to read up more on it. But, many are doing it and their babies are doing GREAT
Let me know how your little stinker is doing. Don't let her get her way or play you, she will you know. Sometimes when they like it even they have to mess with you.

[Donna from Iowa]

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)

For every lb. of food that you home cook you must add 800 to 1,000 mg of calcium. You can use dried out egg shells: 1 tsp ground shell per lb. Have to wash them and dry them out in oven. Or get Calcium without the added Vitiman D or Magnesium (sp) You can use bone meal to. I didn't know that but it is true and I am doing it. I'm using the 800mg. since Yorkies are small. You even need to do this if you are giving supplements and they are getting chia seeds, yogurt etc. Not enough has to be in food.

[Donna from Iowa]

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)

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[Donna from Iowa]

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)

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