when we got bolt as a puppy in july of 2013, jason and i wanted to make sure that we started off in the best way possible with him, health-wise (A great resource for us has been dr. pitcairn’s complete guide to natural health for dogs and cats).
bridey was 7 when i inherited her from a friend, and she had always eaten the same purina dry dog food. i tried to switch her to a new dog food one time, years after i got her, but her bowels did not agree. i also also tried to give her homemade dog food (chicken, rice, and other ingredients) and her body didn’t like that either. since she’s clearly doing fine on that same old purina dry food, i’m loathe to change her routine on her now.
bolt’s first day at home, sleeping under the corn at 10 weeks old
but with bolt, who we got as a puppy, we wanted to be sure he grew up to be a big, strong, farm dog. so, we wanted to do something different and natural.
our latest dog food recipe for him per day is:
- 4 or 5 cups of diced, raw venison
- 4 or 5 cups of grated carrots
- 1 clove of garlic
- a pinch of green sand mineral supplement
- a pinch of kelp mineral supplement
- as much olive oil as desired
- a dash of salt
- a dash of cayenne pepper
every few days we add a small pinch of diatomaceous earth or raw pumpkin seeds to help prevent intestinal parasites.
our future plan is to begin adding brown rice to the mix for both dogs and to continue giving both of them a boiled or raw egg to eat every few days.
with the above recipe, bolt always gets a small amount (maybe a half of a cup) of his dry dog food for the crunch factor. eating the dry dog food always slows him down, too, which is nice!
three cheers for strong, healthy puppies and dogs!
bolt, at 10 months, with a bit of carpet fuzz hanging from his lips!
.:.