My dog only likes the food I eat. Should I just make extra and give it to him?

Question

My diet consists mostly of lean meats, scrambled eggs, fresh veggies, pasta and potatoes. The dog loves what I eat and turns up his nose at dog food. I figure dogs have eaten what we have for 1000s of years and have thrived. Please don't tell me processed food is so much better.

Answer 1

Make extra for him, after all, he's a member of your family.

Answer 2

The food we eat is processed too dear. Chemicals are sprayed on the vegetables, cows and chickens are fed 'processed' diets... no matter how you cut it you're feeding the dog processed food. Some of your veggies/fruits could very well have been grown in a lab.

Your dog has specific needs that are addressed by commercial holistic foods such as Canidae, Wellness, Innova, etc.

Answer 3

We are doing a lot of home cooking for our dogs now, because we have a dog with special dietary needs and they can't be met by processed foods. You can feed your dog what you eat, but you need to research the ratio of protein/fiber/carbs/veggies to make sure the dog is getting what it needs. There are several great websites with info on home cooking for your pets. Actually Vegan dogs are much healthier than Vegetarian dogs and they both are healthier than meat eating dogs. We have to feed our dog a low protein diet and are feeding the Dr Dodds diet. She is a vet from the University of Tennessee. Here is what it consists of. You can substitute veggies, protein sources, carbs. Use cottage cheese or eggs instead of fish for your protein, work with it as much as you want. With the nutrients added, this is a good low protein diet. Your dog might need additional protein, but you could add that to this recipe.

Dr. Dodd's HOMEMADE DIET


This diet is an updated homemade diet that has been submitted by a nutritionist from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. The nutritionist spoke with Dr. Dodd about the changes recommended to make the diet more balanced and complete. Dr. Dodd has given permission to post this modified diet to the liver shunt lists:

LIVER FRIENDLY DIET (canine)

1 pound cod filets
1/2 pound sweet potatoes
1/2 pound white potatoes
1/2 pound green beans
1/2 pound carrots
1 Tablespoon canola oil
3 tablets (750 mg) Calcium carbonate
1 Capsule Vitamin E (100 IU)
1000 mg Omega 3 fatty acids
1/2 Vitamin B complex human vitamin tablet

Mix all ingredients together until it is well blended. This will give you approximately 8 cups of food. Depending on the size of your dog, you can double or triple the recipe.
With liver disease try and feed in 3 or 4 small meals, the last one being at bedtime. This puts less stress on the liver. Put one-meal portions in baggies and freeze what you won't use in 3 days. You should be able to cook once a week and freeze what you don't use. This recipe will stay fresh for 3 days in the fridge.

Cod fillets or white low-fat fish has a specific amino acid that actually helps heal the liver. Soy and fat-free cottage cheese also have this specific amino acid, but should not be used in a diet until the pre- and post-meal bile acid test comes back in a normal range.


Calcium carbonate is 40% elemental calcium. If another calcium compound is selected, the percentages vary and the dose should be recalculated for accuracy. Please use canola oil as other oils do not contain similar amounts of linoleic acid. Please note that this is still a low fat diet. The vitamin E, fish oils, B complex vitamins, and L-carnitine are suggestions that we make for patients with liver disease, as these animals have altered absorption of these nutrients. This recipe can be used for long term feeding without reservation. The recipe makes about 1400 grams of food containing 1150 kcalories.

Answer 4

Talk to the vet about what nutritional values the food you'd give your dog would provide. You need to consider your dog's age, breed, size, health and activity level. Your vet may be able to provide you with a specific diet plan for your dog including foods your dog can and cannot eat. Remember, never give your dog any onions, garlic or grapes.

Answer 5

If your dog is not getting a well-balanced diet, he will develop heart disease among many other conditions over time. Your food doesn't have the same amino acids and vitamins that he needs.

If you don't want to feed him dog food from a bag, then buy a book about home-cooked dog food diets and cook him that. They have well-balanced recipes that include all of the nutrients your dog needs.

I'm personally a fan of dog food from a bag. I know that my dog is getting everything she needs.

Answer 6

These foods are not good for dogs to eat.

Apples
apricots
avocados
baby food containing onion
bones
bread dough
broccoli
candy(xlylitol)
cat food
cherries
chocolate
citrus oil extracts
corn cob - intestinal blockage
dairy products
raw eggs (salmonella)
grapes and Raisins
hops
liver
macadamia nuts
Mushrooms
nutmeg
nuts
onions
peaches
pears
plums
potatoes (mash potatoes ok)
rich fatty foods
1.turkey skins
2.bacon,sausages,hot dogs
3.fruit cake,plum pudding
4. deep fried
Rhubarb (leaves)
salmon(Rickettisal)
salt
table scraps
tomatoes
1.stems
2.leaves
3.unripe tomatoes
4.ripe tomatoes
The fruit seeds and pits can cause cyanogenic glycosides which can result in Cyanide poisoning.

Here is the link
http://www.missouriscenicrivers.com/baddogfoods.html

http://animal.discovery.com/guides/dogs/safety/toxicproducts.html

Answer 7

Making your own food is very difficult. Try Evanger's. They make superb canned dinners. Check out the site:
http://www.evangersdogfood.com
If I weren't vegan I'd say they look good enough to eat!

Answer 8

some foods are very dangerous to dogs.
so dont give it human food or else itll get really used to it with diarrhea here and there.
just say "no" and give it dog food and when it eats dog food, say "good boy!" [or girl] then give it a treat. itll get the hang of it.

Answer 9

just watch the salt, spices and herbs, dogs systems dont do well with these.
otherwise its a nice diet for your dog, dogs eat anything in the wild

Answer 10

some of the foods can be poison to for your dog,!!!