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LoagbugBoopdie	New: Homemade Diets		Lead	[-]
Posts: 1 10/13/11 01:52 AM	Tags : None I am new to this site but I have been exploring and have already found that is great seems to have tons of people with lots of great advice!! Here is my story. I have two pugs my oldest is Logan (loagbug) and he is almost one, and Bailey (boopdie) she is nine months old. They are both wonderful puppies, I love them to pieces. I have been doing a lot of research in the dog food department and I do not like what I have found. With all the information on what is actually put into dog food I have decided that i want to go for the homemade dog food, I love to cook so why not cook for my puppies too. I have been doing research on that too and it seems to be a great choice but with all of resources the Internet has to offer it is so hard to make decisions! I am not comfortable feeding my puppies raw meats but I do want 100% homemade foods. Most of the places I have found that are dedicated to homemade dog food recipes and information all say that additional vitamins and minerals are necessary for a healthy complete diet, but what exactly do the vitamins need in them or is there a type or brand that I should be looking into? I want to make sure I am feeding them all nutrients they need. I have also found many sites that suggest cooking the fruits and vegetables, why? Is it better for them to be cooked or is that a comfort and makes it easy for dogs to chew? Are there any recipes that you would suggest? Any tips that you guys are familiar with? What about portions? Both of my pus are about 20 pounds maybe a few more. Any input would be great!! I apologize for all the questions I am very new to all this and want to make sure I am doing what is best for my babies!! Thanks!!
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Posts: 10009 10/13/11 12:24 PM Administrator	It is recommended that you give a good multivitamin as there ar always minerals and vitamins that can be missed when fixing homemade diets. I can't recommend a particular one, as I haven't ever done a full homemade diet. But, perhaps others will chime in. I read recently that many of the fruits used in dog food arent necessary for their diet, but they will need some roughage to keep them regular, so the veggies help with that. I'm not sure it makes any different whether the veggies are cooked or not. But no nightshade stuff like onions. And of course no grapes for fruit. Many here like rice, especially brown for bulk and fiber, green beans carrots. Be prepared for a bit of gas if you use things like brocolli, lol! Be prepared for their pooh to be different till they get used to the diet......and certainly do a slow switch. I think there are some diets stickier to the top of this forum. Let us know what else we can help with, if we are able. Cindy and Nash Nash was born 9/2/1998, and is my sweet 1/2 breed Cocker Spaniel/English Springer Spaniel. He was dx'd with diabetes in November 2007 and is currently on 9 units of Novelin N twice a day. Nash went blind approximately 6 mnths after dx, has glaucoma and gets eye drops 5x day
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