Dog Food

Yes, we cook for our dogs.  Twice a month we make large batches of fresh food following the best we could find as as far as nutritionally appropriate foods for our pups, which are the only children we have any interest in.

The ratio of meat to vegetable and starch for a dog food is 40-30-30.  We generally add organ meats (liver, gizzard and hearts) every other time, and since taking this picture a few months ago have switched their starch to a pasta and oatmeal mixture. 

And then to top it all off, we add about a tsp of olive oil to their bowls at each meal (they get 1/2 cup of food, twice a day).  The result is that 1) we have peace of mind (we KNOW what they are eating - and if you did a moments searching into what is actually in commercial, cheap dog food, you would vomit), 2) we have no fear of dog food recalls 3) our dogs are super healthy 4) they smell terrific, even when wet; they simply don't have that "dog" smell or the yucky wet dog smell at all 5) their fur is soft as a bunny, and they don't shed nearly as much and 6) they don't poop copious amounts.

I have had discussions with people about using the RAW diet, but for us that is not an option;  the dogs sleep in our bed (and Fuji sleeps on my pillow, at my head) and there is the danger of bacteria and other nasties leaving the body when you feed uncooked meats.