08/02/2023
Dog food recipe
I have been asked on many occasions recently for the recipe I use to feed my dog. I used to have an 85 lb Lab mix named Jaguar that was dying at 10 years old and he was the love of my life. I tried every diet the vets recommended for years, which included special kibble for kidney disease, all raw meat diet, cooked meat diet with organ meats, and all sorts. Nothing was working. I was willing to feed him anything that would work. When no diet seemed to be helping and he was getting worse, I figured I had nothing to lose so threw away all kibble dog food, animal products and made him human grade, all organic vegan, people food. I applied my knowledge of human health, kidney disease, and food to my dog. I can’t testify how it might work for your dog because I’m not a vet, but what I can say is my dog, Jaguar, lived healthfully for another 4-1/2 years. His kidney disease from a young pup miraculously disappeared and his mobility returned to like a young pup.
Here’s the recipe I used then and the recipe I use to feed my dog, Midnight, now. All organic, and all seasonings are fresh and aromatic. I have a huge pot that I cook it in, which lasts 3 weeks. I realize dogs are carnivorous but when a carnivorous diet isn’t working one must go to plan B. I’m only sharing my own experience and what worked. Feed at your own risk.
-3 quarts of water
-3 cups of lentils, and swap out for other color lentils, split peas, or mung beans in other batches
-1 C brown rice, and change rice rotation to black, red, basmati, etc
-3 large orange yams, and swap out sweet potatoes, pumpkin, or regular potatoes in other batches
-1 large Costco size bag of frozen Calif mix vegetables
-1 C celery, chopped
-1 C carrots, chopped
-6 T parsley
-3 t oregano
-5 bay leaves
-6 C canned tomatoes, or 2-28-oz cans
-1/4 C olive oil
Place all ingredients except tomatoes, oil, and frozen vegetables in a very large pot and boil until the lentils are soft. About an hour. Add the frozen vegetables and tomatoes. Let it boil for several minutes until the vegetables are tender. Remove from heat, add oil, and let cool. I freeze batches in 6-8 cup size Tupperware and take out one container at a time. After thawed in the frig for a day I whiz it up in a food processor to a lightly chunky texture. She gets 1-1/4 cups lentil soup with one cup kibble twice a day. I’m weaning her off the kibble. I also supplemented Jaguar’s diet and Midnight’s diet now with raw and cooked carrots, all vegetables, peas, avocados, apples, bananas, and all fruit and all raw nuts and seeds. She love Brazil nuts, almonds, peanuts, etc. I also change out the lentils for other easier to digest beans. She loves it all, just like Jaguar did. Dogs should not get salt. I never give my dogs gluten. Dogs don’t do well with onions and some don't tolerate garlic. I make all soups so it appeals to their smell and the aroma is delicious. I change out ingredients so they get a wide variety of foods. Let me know how your dog likes it.
