[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Cooking for dogs , ideas, opinions

From: "BlackHawk Farms LLC" <blackhawkfarmsllc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:41:53 -0700
The meat (fish and chicken) serves as a base, but when I add the wheat germ, 
Carrot/broccoli/pumpkin puree, it goes directly into the cooked 
rice/barley/oatmeal  it is not cooked, just added.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joan Fox" <campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Cooking for dogs , ideas, opinions

> Ok..... but you kill the vitamins with the cooking.
>
> Joan
> --- On Wed, 10/15/08, BlackHawk Farms LLC <blackhawkfarmsllc@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
>
> Kathy,
>
> I love it and personally, now that I know about it, I wont go back.
>
> I feed my dogs a little kibble, my "dog stew" and a touch of raw
> hamburger
> meat each night.
>
> I learned my dog stew from Judy Eckland and Diane Strasser. I think even
> Lissa Cunningham perfected the method with the crockpot theory.
>
> here is what i calll my dog stew.
>
> Take a whole chicken throw it in a crockpot and cook it for about 2-3 
> days.
> Bones and all, throw it in there and let it cook. When it starts to get
> "mushy" keep "mashing it down" and add a cup of water to
> it. Skin, bones,
> and all. (I have an assistant that likes to fish, so I have been adding 
> one
> whole freshwater fish and cooking it with the chicken).
>
> On the stove, I take a package of Long grain Brwon rice (white is fine if
> you dont have it) and a package of Barley (quick barley is fine if you 
> dont
> find the other) and a couple of cups of oatmeal and cook and mix. I also
> take a couple of carrots, fresh pumpkin (now that its in season) and an 
> iron
> source like Broccoli and pouree it in my blender and pour it in the
> Rice/Barley/Oatmeal Mixture.  When the chicken is done and cooled, add 
> into
> the barley/rice mixture and stir for all you are worth. This is a great
> supplement that combines your meat source, calcium (from the bones) fish 
> oil
> and products (from the fish), your rice and barley as your fillers the
> carrots and pumpkin provide my vitaman C and A and your Iron source is 
> from
> the marrow and the broccoli. Also, when you are cooking for you pets, you
> control it and you know whats in it. the skin provides the fat source et.
>
> Now when I feed, I give like a cup of kibble, a cup of the stew and a 
> touch
> of raw hamburger meat and my viatman e source comes from wheat germ.  Here
> recently, i had a bitch with a snotty problem from allergies, I have mixed 
> a
> touch of local whole raw honey (found down the street from a lady who 
> keeps
> bees) and I havent had any issues with morning snottiness from this bitch.
>
> I feed less kibble, you can tell from the dogs coat and vitality they are
> doing well, and the poops are hard and firm.
>
> Essentially I like the control over the diet, I like the fact I dont feed 
> as
> much and I love the results. Sure its a pain in the arse to make and when 
> I
> do, I usually have a messy kitchen but, what I also do is make enough for 
> a
> few weeks and then freeze what Im not using.
>
> Its great.
>
> Mike

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