Human grade food; lovingly, home-made specifically for Paps!
WHAT I FEED MY DOGS (AND YOUR PUPPIES)
Please realize, I'm feeding several dogs and at times a 'load of puppies' -- I don't measure out 10 cups of cut up chicken, etc., but I use ALL human grade food - non-hormone fowl and fresh (occasionally frozen) veggies. Technically I can eat my dog food, I'm just not particularly a fan of liver or gizzards. This is a guideline only.
⦁ Boneless chicken breasts and thighs (sometimes an entire turkey) ~65-70%DEBATE: raw or cooked? I don't mind raw, but in such amounts I want to verify they don't get parasites. Raw bones are okay for dogs (never cooked), but they need to be closely monitored. I don't do that as 'food'.
I will also sometimes add scrambled eggs (with pulverized shell -calcium) or a couple of sardines (flavor and added nutrients/protein)
⦁ Organ meat ~5% chicken livers and/or gizzards
⦁ Rice/Quinoa/Oats ~10% I like that rice makes it stick together, is filling and the dogs like it. I like quinoa and oats for gut health, protein and consistency.
⦁ Veggies and fruit ~ Sweet potatoes, pumpkin, broccoli, green beans, peas, fresh spinach, carrots -- occasionally blueberries, cranberries, apples and/or strawberries
⦁ Other items - Parsley, turmeric, garlic
DEBATE: Isn't garlic poisonous to dogs? Sure, if you feed them 20 cloves in a sitting. Small amounts are a natural antibiotic, is great for heart health, can help repel insects without chemicals and makes food taste good. This is less than 1%
Meat is easiest to cut up 1/2 frozen. I cut up the meat into small cubes (easier to mix later) and put it all in my insta-pot with about 1 cup of water and add parsley, turmeric & garlic and hit the 'poultry' button. My small batch will be large for you...
I wash, peel and cut up 2-3 large, sweet potatoes, a large head of broccoli, several large carrots and large handful of spinach. I sometimes vary cranberries instead of carrots, green beans instead of spinach or peas instead of sweet potatoes - usually to give a variety, but also what I think they need or what I have on hand. You don't want to give too much starch or not enough roughage.
I will then get a large pot for the rice, quinoa, oats & veggies - usually 1 - 1 1/2 cup rice, 1/2 cup quinoa & 1/2 cup oats (remember I do a very large batch) and throw the veggies in with enough water for grain plus 1-2 cups of water. Once all is cooked and cool enough to work with, then I put it all in a huge roasting pan to mix. I use an old potato masher to mash it all together (this is the hardest part), mixing and smashing veggies and meat. While mixing, I'll add water or bone broth (I freeze it in cubes from turkey days) and pumpkin. Once it's a consistency that will hold form, I use an ice cream scoop and make portions on a parchment lined cookie sheet and freeze for servings for my adults.
PUPPIES - I will take a portion of this food and add some applesauce, pumpkin and cottage cheese or yogurt. I will keep this in the fridge then add hot water to make it runnier and warm and will spread it out on a flat plate, puppy bowl or pie pan for puppies to slurp up. It will get thicker as they are fully weaned.
Can you do this yourself? Of course you can - I encourage it! I recommend making enough for several days and freeze servings. I usually make another batch several days before I run out and am building up a stock 'just in case' of travel, illness, or extreme busi-ness.
**NOTE - I do offer my dogs some kibble. My kibble has the NuVet vitamins on it (NuVet cannot be refrigerated). They are able to nibble kibble, throughout the day. I must have 'unfettered access to food & water' as a kennel and the homemade food is gone in about 2.5 seconds.
Here starts the new venture... I have been freeze drying my food. I started this idea when I realized I wanted to send some home with my pups. I realized I needed to tackle 'how' to get cold food home without it going bad and it not being heavy. Freeze dried food can last 25 years, weighs very little and is great for travel, emergencies or those that want homemade but have no time to do it. Freeze drying preserves 99% of nutrients.
I am now offering 'Pappy packs' - freeze dried food in 1/4 or 1/2 cup servings for my papillon customers only. They won't all be exactly the same - I am doing this all at home, by hand. My small bags hold about 5, 1/4 cup servings and large bags hold about 7, 1/2 cup servings. You can do individual servings or put them all in a container and feed them scoops (this may be necessary if the post man is not nice). I can send 3-4 bags at a time, so it stays fresher.
In addition to 'food' - I have treats. I make freeze dried yogurt treats for the dogs. I've made them with chicken livers, pumpkin, blueberries, apples and/or strawberries. They are a big hit! They like them as is - crunchy.
Puppy Pappy Packs -
1 Bag of 5, 1/4 cup servings of food (1/4 is usually a full day of food) $10 4 bags each of 5, 1/4 cup servings $40
Adult Pappy Packs -
1 Bag of 7, 1/2 cup servings of food (1/2 is usually a full day of food) $20 3 bags each of 7, 1/2 cup servings $60
Pappy Treats -
1 Bag of 30 each variety of freeze-dried yogurt treats $10 *These are yummy -- I'll eat all but the liver treats.
SHIPPING IS $5 FOR A SMALL BOX AND $10 FOR A LARGE BOX
Just click the ORDER PAPPY PACKS button below to email your request.
Please realize, I'm feeding several dogs and at times a 'load of puppies' -- I don't measure out 10 cups of cut up chicken, etc., but I use ALL human grade food - non-hormone fowl and fresh (occasionally frozen) veggies. Technically I can eat my dog food, I'm just not particularly a fan of liver or gizzards. This is a guideline only.
⦁ Boneless chicken breasts and thighs (sometimes an entire turkey) ~65-70%DEBATE: raw or cooked? I don't mind raw, but in such amounts I want to verify they don't get parasites. Raw bones are okay for dogs (never cooked), but they need to be closely monitored. I don't do that as 'food'.
I will also sometimes add scrambled eggs (with pulverized shell -calcium) or a couple of sardines (flavor and added nutrients/protein)
⦁ Organ meat ~5% chicken livers and/or gizzards
⦁ Rice/Quinoa/Oats ~10% I like that rice makes it stick together, is filling and the dogs like it. I like quinoa and oats for gut health, protein and consistency.
⦁ Veggies and fruit ~ Sweet potatoes, pumpkin, broccoli, green beans, peas, fresh spinach, carrots -- occasionally blueberries, cranberries, apples and/or strawberries
⦁ Other items - Parsley, turmeric, garlic
DEBATE: Isn't garlic poisonous to dogs? Sure, if you feed them 20 cloves in a sitting. Small amounts are a natural antibiotic, is great for heart health, can help repel insects without chemicals and makes food taste good. This is less than 1%
Meat is easiest to cut up 1/2 frozen. I cut up the meat into small cubes (easier to mix later) and put it all in my insta-pot with about 1 cup of water and add parsley, turmeric & garlic and hit the 'poultry' button. My small batch will be large for you...
I wash, peel and cut up 2-3 large, sweet potatoes, a large head of broccoli, several large carrots and large handful of spinach. I sometimes vary cranberries instead of carrots, green beans instead of spinach or peas instead of sweet potatoes - usually to give a variety, but also what I think they need or what I have on hand. You don't want to give too much starch or not enough roughage.
I will then get a large pot for the rice, quinoa, oats & veggies - usually 1 - 1 1/2 cup rice, 1/2 cup quinoa & 1/2 cup oats (remember I do a very large batch) and throw the veggies in with enough water for grain plus 1-2 cups of water. Once all is cooked and cool enough to work with, then I put it all in a huge roasting pan to mix. I use an old potato masher to mash it all together (this is the hardest part), mixing and smashing veggies and meat. While mixing, I'll add water or bone broth (I freeze it in cubes from turkey days) and pumpkin. Once it's a consistency that will hold form, I use an ice cream scoop and make portions on a parchment lined cookie sheet and freeze for servings for my adults.
PUPPIES - I will take a portion of this food and add some applesauce, pumpkin and cottage cheese or yogurt. I will keep this in the fridge then add hot water to make it runnier and warm and will spread it out on a flat plate, puppy bowl or pie pan for puppies to slurp up. It will get thicker as they are fully weaned.
Can you do this yourself? Of course you can - I encourage it! I recommend making enough for several days and freeze servings. I usually make another batch several days before I run out and am building up a stock 'just in case' of travel, illness, or extreme busi-ness.
**NOTE - I do offer my dogs some kibble. My kibble has the NuVet vitamins on it (NuVet cannot be refrigerated). They are able to nibble kibble, throughout the day. I must have 'unfettered access to food & water' as a kennel and the homemade food is gone in about 2.5 seconds.
Here starts the new venture... I have been freeze drying my food. I started this idea when I realized I wanted to send some home with my pups. I realized I needed to tackle 'how' to get cold food home without it going bad and it not being heavy. Freeze dried food can last 25 years, weighs very little and is great for travel, emergencies or those that want homemade but have no time to do it. Freeze drying preserves 99% of nutrients.
I am now offering 'Pappy packs' - freeze dried food in 1/4 or 1/2 cup servings for my papillon customers only. They won't all be exactly the same - I am doing this all at home, by hand. My small bags hold about 5, 1/4 cup servings and large bags hold about 7, 1/2 cup servings. You can do individual servings or put them all in a container and feed them scoops (this may be necessary if the post man is not nice). I can send 3-4 bags at a time, so it stays fresher.
In addition to 'food' - I have treats. I make freeze dried yogurt treats for the dogs. I've made them with chicken livers, pumpkin, blueberries, apples and/or strawberries. They are a big hit! They like them as is - crunchy.
Puppy Pappy Packs -
1 Bag of 5, 1/4 cup servings of food (1/4 is usually a full day of food) $10 4 bags each of 5, 1/4 cup servings $40
Adult Pappy Packs -
1 Bag of 7, 1/2 cup servings of food (1/2 is usually a full day of food) $20 3 bags each of 7, 1/2 cup servings $60
Pappy Treats -
1 Bag of 30 each variety of freeze-dried yogurt treats $10 *These are yummy -- I'll eat all but the liver treats.
SHIPPING IS $5 FOR A SMALL BOX AND $10 FOR A LARGE BOX
Just click the ORDER PAPPY PACKS button below to email your request.
Just put 'Pappy Packs' in the subject line and let me know what you want and where to send it. I'll also need to know how you'd like to pay.
